2025.11.02 青少年新闻速递
Host: News Discovery Time! Today we are exploring… (Sound effects: Bang! Pop! Wow!) a lake that looks like a painting and a journey to the stars!
Hello, everyone, and welcome back to our weekly news roundup for curious minds! I’m your host, ready to share some of the most amazing stories happening right now. First, we will float through a scene of breathtaking beauty, and then we will blast off on an incredible space adventure. So, buckle up!
Our first story takes us to the Wulingyuan Scenic Area in China’s Hunan province, where something truly magical has happened at Baofeng Lake. For days, autumn rain had been falling, but recently, the clouds have parted and clear skies have returned. And what they’ve revealed is simply stunning.
Baofeng Lake is a renowned/famous attraction, but after the rain, its beauty has reached a new level. A large number of visitors have flocked to see the amazing scenery. Imagine this: you are sitting in a small boat, gliding silently across the water. You feel the cool, fresh air on your face. The lake’s surface is a vibrant turquoise color, so clear and still that it perfectly reflects the sky above. It’s like floating on a giant, liquid jewel. All around you, you see iconic stone cliffs rising dramatically towards the sky. Their tops are wrapped in a soft blanket of white clouds and lingering mist, making them look mysterious and ancient. It feels as if you have sailed straight into a traditional Chinese painting, a living, breathing piece of art. Photographers have been captivated by this view, trying to capture the perfect picture of the cliffs reflected on the water.
The entire scene is a perfect example of nature’s powerful, peaceful presence. It reminds us that sometimes, after a period of grey rain, the world becomes even more colorful and bright. If you were in that boat, feeling the peacefulness of the lake and seeing the misty mountains, what kind of happy thoughts would come to your mind?
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Now, hold on tight, because we are leaving the tranquil waters of Earth and rocketing into outer space! Our second story is about China’s 16th manned spaceflight mission, Shenzhou XXI (meaning “Divine Vessel”). This is a huge event!
Late on a Friday night, three astronauts began their incredible six-month journey. Their names are Senior Colonel Zhang Lu, the mission commander; Major Wu Fei, the spaceflight engineer; and Zhang Hongzhang, the payload specialist. They launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, which is in the Gobi Desert. Can you hear the countdown in your head? 5, 4, 3, 2, 1… Liftoff! Their spaceship was carried by a Long March 2F rocket, a massive vehicle that is 20 stories tall! To help you picture that, it’s as tall as stacking about 30 cars on top of each other. That’s a seriously big rocket! It thundered up, leaving a bright trail in the night sky.
Soon after, they crossed a special boundary called the Karman line, which is 100 kilometers above sea level. This is where outer space officially begins! Imagine traveling that distance straight up; it would be like a one-hour car ride on a highway, but going vertically! Once in space, the Shenzhou XXI spacecraft separated from the rocket and started its rapid autonomous (independent/self-governing) journey to the Tiangong space station (meaning “Heavenly Palace”). The docking process was planned to take only about three-and-a-half hours.
The Tiangong is currently the only operational space station run by a single nation, which makes this mission even more significant. When the Shenzhou XXI crew arrived, they didn’t just find an empty station. The Shenzhou XX crew was waiting inside to welcome them! For a few days, both teams will be together in space, which must be a really cool experience. The new crew will learn from the old crew before the Shenzhou XX astronauts head back home to Earth.
So, what will the Shenzhou XXI crew do for six months? They have a very busy schedule! They will conduct 27 new scientific and technological projects. These experiments cover everything from space life sciences and medicine to creating new materials in microgravity. They will also perform spacewalks to install new equipment, like shields to protect the station from space debris (trash/junk), and deploy other instruments. They’ve even planned to give science lectures from space for students like us!
What I find especially inspiring is the story of Zhang Hongzhang. He said that it was a privilege because he had actually helped design one of the science projects they brought with them. Now, he gets to conduct his own experiment in orbit! Imagine inventing something and then traveling to space to test it yourself. If you had the chance to design one experiment to be done on the space station, what amazing question would you try to answer?
That’s all the time we have for today. From misty lakes to star-filled skies, our world and the universe beyond are full of wonders. Keep asking questions and keep exploring!
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中文版本 （开场音乐，节奏明快，充满好奇感）
主持人： News Discovery Time！新闻探索时间！今天我们要探索……（音效：Bang! Pop! Wow!）一个美如画卷的湖泊，和一次飞向星辰的伟大旅程！
大家好，欢迎回到我们的每周新闻快报，这里专门为充满好奇心的你服务！我是你们的主持人，已经准备好分享当下最激动人心的故事了。首先，我们将在仙境般的美景中泛舟，紧接着，我们将点火升空，展开一场不可思议的太空冒险。所以，坐稳咯！
我们的第一个故事，将我们带到中国湖南省的武陵源风景区，那里的宝峰湖发生了一些真正神奇的事情。一连下了好几天的秋雨，但最近，云开雾散，天空终于放晴了。而雨后呈现的景象，简直美得令人窒息。
宝峰湖本就是一个很有名的景点，但在雨水的洗礼后，它的美丽又提升到了一个新境界。大批游客都涌（yǒng）来欣赏这难得的景色。想象一下这个场景：你正坐在一艘小船上，小船在水面上安静地滑行。你感觉到凉爽、新鲜的空气拂过你的脸颊。湖面是那种充满活力的绿松石色，清澈又平静，完美地倒映着蓝天。这感觉，就像是漂浮在一块巨大的、液体形态的宝石上。简直不要太舒服！你的四周，是标志性的石崖峭壁，壮观地直插云霄。山顶被一层柔软的白云和缭绕（liáo rào）的薄雾包裹着，让它们看起来既神秘又古老。你感觉自己好像直接闯入了一幅中国传统山水画，一幅活生生的、会呼吸的艺术品。摄影师们也完全被这景色迷住了，都想拍下悬崖倒映在水中的完美瞬间。
整个景象完美地展现了自然强大而又宁静的力量。它提醒我们，有时候，经过一段灰蒙蒙的雨天，世界反而会变得更加五彩斑斓。如果你在那艘船上，感受着湖泊的宁静，看着云雾缭绕的群山，你的脑海里会浮现出什么样的快乐想法呢？
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现在，抓紧了！因为我们要离开地球上宁静的水面，飞驰冲向外太空！我们的第二个故事，是关于中国的第16次载人航天任务——神舟二十一号。这可是个大事件！
在一个周五的深夜，三名航天员开启了他们令人难以置信的六个月太空之旅。他们的名字是：指令长张陆大校、航天飞行工程师吴飞少校，以及载荷（hè）专家张宏章。他们从位于戈壁（Gēbì）沙漠的酒泉卫星发射中心发射升空。你能在脑海里听到倒数的声音吗？5、4、3、2、1…发射！运载他们飞船的是长征二号F火箭，一个高达20层的庞然大物！为了让你有更直观的感受，这大约等于把30辆小汽车一个接一个叠起来那么高。这火箭可真不是一般的大！它呼啸着升空，在夜空中留下一道明亮的轨迹。
不久之后，他们穿越了一条叫做“卡门线”的特殊边界，它位于海拔100公里的高空。这里就是外太空正式开始的地方！想象一下垂直向上走这么远的路，差不多相当于在高速公路上开车一小时，只不过是朝天开！进入太空后，神舟二十一号飞船与火箭分离，并开始自动快速地飞向天宫空间站。整个对接过程计划只用大约三个半小时。
天宫空间站是目前唯一一个由单个国家独立运营的空间站，这让这次任务的意义更加重大。当神舟二十一号的航天员们抵达时，他们发现空间站可不是空荡荡的。神舟二十号的航天员们正在里面等着欢迎他们呢！在接下来的几天里，两个团队会一起待在太空，这一定是一种超酷的体验。新来的队员会向前辈们学习，之后神舟二十号的航天员们就会返回地球家园。
那么，神舟二十一号的航天员们在六个月里要做些什么呢？他们的日程表可是排得满满的！他们将进行27个全新的科学技术项目。这些实验涵盖了从空间生命科学、医学到在微重力环境下制造新材料等各种领域。他们还要进行太空行走，去安装新的设备，比如保护空间站免受太空碎片撞击的防护罩，以及部署其他仪器。他们甚至还计划从太空为我们这样的学生讲授科学课呢！
我感觉特别受鼓舞的是航天员张宏章的故事。他说这次任务是一份殊荣，因为他们带上去的其中一个科研项目，他本人就参与了设计。现在，他将亲手在轨道上进行自己的实验！想象一下，你发明了一样东西，然后亲自去太空测试它。是不是很厉害？如果给你一个机会，为空间站设计一个实验，你会想要解开什么奇妙的谜题呢？
今天的时间就到这里了。从云雾缭绕的湖泊到繁星满天的宇宙，我们的世界和更远的地方充满了奇迹。请保持提问，继续探索吧！
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听力问题（中英文）
- Where is Baofeng Lake, which was mentioned in the news, located? 新闻中提到的宝峰湖位于哪里？
- What did the news say the surface of the lake looked like? 新闻里说湖面看起来像什么？
- How many astronauts are part of the Shenzhou XXI mission? 神舟二十一号任务中有几名航天员？
- How long will the Shenzhou XXI crew stay in the Tiangong space station? 神舟二十一号的航天员将在天宫空间站停留多久？
- What is special about astronaut Zhang Hongzhang and one of the science projects? 航天员张宏章与其中一个科学项目之间有什么特别之处？
参考答案（中英文)
- It is located in the Wulingyuan Scenic Area of Zhangjiajie, in China’s Hunan province. 它位于中国湖南省张家界的武陵源风景区。
- It was described as a vibrant turquoise color, like a “giant, liquid jewel.” 它被描述为充满活力的绿松石色，像一块“巨大的、液体形态的宝石”。
- There are three astronauts: a mission commander, a spaceflight engineer, and a payload specialist. 共有三名航天员：一名指令长、一名航天飞行工程师和一名载荷专家。
- They will stay for six months. 他们将停留六个月。
- He helped design one of the science projects that he will now get to conduct in space. 他参与设计了其中一个科学项目，并且现在将由他亲自在太空中进行这个实验。