「親愛的月球」藝術計畫
After much fanfare online, Elon Musk, CEO and founder of SpaceX, has revealed that the first private passenger to go to the moon will be Japanese entrepreneur and billionaire Yusaku Maezawa.
在網上大肆宣傳之後，SpaceX的執行長兼創辦人馬斯克透露，世界第一位環遊月球的民間人士將會是日本創業家和億萬富翁前澤友作。
fanfare(n.)(通常指宣佈重要人物到場的)號角齊鳴;大肆宣傳reveal(v.)透露;揭露=discloseentrepreneur(n.)企業家;創業家
“He’s a very brave person to do this,” Musk said of the Japanese entrepreneur, whose identity was revealed at an event at SpaceX’s headquarters and rocket factory in the Los Angeles suburb of Hawthorne.
在洛杉磯郊區霍桑市的Space X總部和火箭工廠公佈前澤友作的身份時，馬斯克談到這位日本企業家是「一個非常勇敢的人。」
identity(n.)身份
“This is going to be dangerous ... it’s not 100 percent certain that we succeed in getting this to flight.”
「這將是危險的......我們並不是百分之百確定能成功升空。」
Maezawa is the founder of Japan’s largest online fashion retail website Zozotown and the 14th richest person in the country.
前澤是日本最大的線上服飾網站Zozotown的創辦人，也是日本第14大富豪。
He paid for all the seats on board Musk’s Big Falcon Rocket, which will fly on a circumlunar trajectory as soon as 2023.
他買下了馬斯克「大獵鷹火箭」上的所有座位，火箭最快將在2023年出發，繞行月球一周後返回地球。
on board在…交通工具上circumlunar(adj.)繞月球的trajectory(n.)軌道、軌跡
How much that has cost him has not been disclosed; however, Musk did say that Maezawa is “paying a lot of money that would help with the ship and its booster”.
馬斯克沒有透露前澤花了多少錢，然而，馬斯克說前澤花了很多錢，將幫助打造太空船和推進器。」
disclose(v.)公開、公佈、透露、揭露spaceship(n.)太空船booster(n.)推進器
“He’s ultimately paying for the average citizen to travel to other planets,” he elaborated.
馬斯克進一步解釋道：「他最後支付的錢讓一般老百姓也可以到其他星球旅行。」
ultimately(adv.)最後、最終、終歸、終究average citizen一般老百姓elaborate(v.)詳細解釋;闡述
Maezawa, who is an avid art collector, intends to use the trip as an opportunity to connect science and art.
前澤是一位狂熱的藝術收藏家，他打算將這次旅行作為連結科學和藝術的機會。
avid(adj.)熱衷的=enthusiastic=keenintend to RV打算
Speaking at the launch in Los Angeles, he told reporters that he plans to bring six to eight artists to the moon free of charge so that they can create masterpieces to be enjoyed around the world — a project which he has given the affectionate title #dearMoon.
他在洛杉磯的發表會上告訴記者，他計劃免費帶六至八位藝術家登月球，好讓他們創造可為世人共賞的傑作—— 他給這個計畫取了一個充滿個人情感的名字：「＃親愛的月球」。
launch(n.)發表會free of charge免費=for freeso that…如此一來就…;為了=in order that…masterpiece(n.)傑作、最傑出的作品affectionate(adj.)表示愛的;充滿深情的;有感情的
“Through the ages, the moon has filled our imagination, so I named this project with constant love and respect for our planet’s constant partner,” he said.
他說：「歷代以來，月球豐富了我們的想像，因此我以對月球永遠的熱愛和敬意替這個計畫命名」。
imagination(n.)想像;想像力constant(adj.)恆久不變;(伴侶或朋友)忠實的;始終如一的