《灶神之妻》，谭恩美
民间还传说这一日是迎回灶神的日子。
According to folklore, it is also the day to welcome back the Kitchen God.
到了汉代，灶神被人格化，并赋予了新的功能。
To the Han Dynasty, the God of Kitchen was anthropomorphized and endowed with new functions.
新的灶神像也买好，还有用高粱桔编的马和狗。
A new image of the Kitchen God is purchased, and figures of horses and dogs are plaited out of sorghum stalks.
还有灶神赫斯·提亚，代表居家生活和家庭幸福。
Hestia, the goddess of the hearth, represented home life and family happiness.
但是象灶神星这样的较大天体更能引起人们的兴趣。
关于祭灶和灶神节即小年的日期，也是有着不同的风俗。
There are numerous customs associated with honoring the Kitchen God and determining the date of the Kitchen God Festival, or Little New Year.
证据表明灶神星有着和地球一样被岩石地幔覆盖的镍铁地核。
The evidence suggests it has a nickel-iron core like the Earth's, overlain by a rocky mantle.
落在地球的陨石中，每二十块中就约有一块可能来自灶神星。
About one in every 20 meteorites that falls on the surface of the Earth is probably a bit of Vesta.
这些照片上的每一个像素都代表着灶神星表面45公里的范围。
In the images, one pixel corresponds to 45km on Vesta's surface.
就灶神星而言，望远镜曾发现过它表面喷发过玄武岩岩浆的证据。
In the case of Vesta, telescopes have spied evidence for the eruption of lava (basalt) on its surface.
“黎明”号到达灶神星也将标志着太空探索取得了另一项重大成就。
The arrival of Dawn at Vesta also marks another significant achievement.
这种陨石与地球上的火成岩相似—因此可以相信灶神星上有地幔存在。
Such meteorites look like igneous rocks from earth-hence the belief that Vesta has a mantle.
这些地球上的陨石看上去像火成岩- - -因此相信灶神星有个地幔。
Such meteorites look like igneous rocks from earth-hence the belief that Vesta has a mantle.
传说这会把灶神的嘴粘住，让他在向上天禀报时只讲这家人做的好事。
It is thought that this will seal the Kitchen God's mouth and encourage him to only say good things about the family when he ascends to Heaven to make his report.
按照传统，干净的房子是为了迎接灶神，他每年会从天界下凡进行年检。
Traditionally, a clean house is meant to appease the Kitchen God, who will descend from heaven for his annual inspection.
2011年中期到年末当曙光号进入灶神小行星时，将开始提交科学数据。
Scientific data will start rolling in sometime in mid- to late 2011, when Dawn enters Vesta orbit.
与真正行星相仿，灶神星的尺寸和密度使其具备足够的引力保持基本的球体形状。
Vesta's size and density make it massive enough for its gravity to keep it roughly spherical, like a proper planet.
人们认为，倘若没有木星引力的阻挡，灶神星这样的大型天体本会被兼并为行星。
It's thought that larger chunks such as Vesta could have merged into planets had they not been foiled by Jupiter's gravity.
这一主题在谭恩美的第二本小说《灶神之妻》（1991）中得到进一步的发挥。
The theme of mother-daughter relationship has been further developed in Amy Tan's second novel, The Kitchen God's Wife (1991).
它们表明，在灶神星表面曾有过多种演化过程，并为灶神星与行星相似提供了广泛的依据。
They show that a variety of processes were once at work on the surface of Vesta and provide extensive evidence for Vesta's planetary aspirations.
中国人相信诸神,尤其是灶神,他在年末返回天庭朝见玉皇大帝的时候,会禀报每户人家的行为善恶。
The Chinese believe that the gods, in particular the kitchen god, leave their homes and visit the Jade Emperor, the ruler of the heavens, to report on the conduct of families.
探测器将要从三种不同的轨道对灶神星进行探测，其中第三个轨道距灶神星表面约200公里。
We will go into three different kinds of orbits and the last of these will be about 200km in height from the surface.
该证据的一部分来源于灶神星的密度，另一部分来源于数以百计以陨石形状存在的大块岩石。
Part of that evidence comes from its density and part from hundreds of chunks of rock, in the form of meteorites.
每年，灶神会向玉皇大帝报告每个家庭的状况，而这个家庭来年好运与否是根据他的报告而定。
Every year the hearth god reports on the family to the Jade Emperor, and the family has good or bad luck during the coming year according to his report.
在老皇历中占羊，故常说的“三羊（阳）开泰”乃是吉祥的象征，也是恭迎灶神回民间的日子。
In the history of sheep, reason often say "three sheep (Yang) kaitai" is the symbol of auspicious, also welcomes kitchen back to private life.
“黎明号”于2007年发射升空，是首个探测小行星带两颗最大天体灶神星和谷神星的飞行器。
Launched in 2007, Dawn is the first mission to explore Vesta and Ceres, the two largest members of the asteroid belt.
“黎明号”于2007年发射升空，是首个探测小行星带两颗最大天体灶神星和谷神星的飞行器。
Launched in 2007, Dawn is the first mission to explore Vesta and Ceres, the two largest members of the asteroid belt.
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