《灶神之妻》，谭恩美
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.
但是象灶神星这样的较大天体更能引起人们的兴趣。
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.
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.
灶神监察家家户户的道德品质。
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.
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.
当一家人祭灶时，心中企盼灶神让上天护佑全家人。
When a family makes offerings to the Kitchen God, it is in the hopes that he will ask Heaven to protect their household.
当新年到来时，他们会把一张新的灶神像贴在墙上。
When New Year's Day comes, they put up a new picture of Zao Shen on the wall.
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.
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.
“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.
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.
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.
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.
“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.
尽管如此，灶神星却是个能令人印象深刻的天体——它是火星与木星之间的小行星带中的第二大的星体。
It is nonetheless an impressive object - the second most massive asteroid in the belt of rocky debris that orbits between Mars and Jupiter.
与真正行星相仿，灶神星的尺寸（直径大约为520公里）和密度使其具备足够的引力保持基本的球体形状。
Vesta’s size (it is around 520km in diameter) and density make it massive enough for its gravity to keep it roughly spherical, like a proper planet.
只要我们足够有耐心，天公也作美，我们还有机会看到一个小天体——它就是被命名为灶神星的小天体。
Though it takes a lot of patience and excellent sky conditions, it is possible to see a tiny object called Vesta.
灶神星属于被科学家们称作“原始行星”的一类星体，这种星体不具备“成熟”行星——比如地球和火星——的尺寸。
Vesta is what scientists term a protoplanet - a body that never acquired the proportions of "grown-up" planets such as Earth and Mars.
自进入轨道后，“黎明号”已拍摄了500多张照片，并不断精调路径渐渐靠近灶神星以获得更好的拍摄角度。
Since entering orbit, Dawn has taken more than 500 pictures, while refining its path and inching ever closer to the surface to get a better view.
自进入轨道后，“黎明号”已拍摄了500多张照片，并不断精调路径渐渐靠近灶神星以获得更好的拍摄角度。
Since entering orbit, Dawn has taken more than 500 pictures, while refining its path and inching ever closer to the surface to get a better view.
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