歌词
A panel of experts appointed by the White House
由白宫任命的专家小组警告说
has warned that current plans to send astronauts back to the moon
当下，为火星载人计划做准备的
in preparation for manned missions to Mars
将宇航员送回月球的计划
are just not viable.
并不可行。
One of the panel members Li Ruoqiao
其中一名小组成员李若桥（音译）说，
says the space agency NASA
美国宇航局
hasn't been given enough funds to realize the plans.
没有足够的资金来实现这些计划
"That is when the visions for space aspirations
“2004年，太空愿望的愿景
were first announced in 2004
首次公布，
there was expectation of a certain budget level
（我们）对接下来几年的预算标准
of the next several years.
都有期望。
In fact over the last five years
事实上在过去的五年里，
those numbers are nothing realized.
这些数字没有实现。
So because of that we are in a pickle that we are in now."
正因为我们现在经济困窘，所以我们走到了现在这个局面。”
The experts say the current budget of the space agency NASA
专家说，目前美国宇航局的预算
would need to be increased by billions of dollars.
需要增加数十亿美元。
Without the extra money,
专家还说，如果没有额外的钱，
the experts say, NASA would have to work
美国宇航局就会
with private companies now
与私营企业合作，
trying to embark on commercial space flights.
试图开展商业太空飞行
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