跑車上太空，行銷出奇招
It seems that merely sending a rocket into space is too every day to achieve.
送火箭上太空似乎已經太過尋常。
merely(adv.)僅僅是rocket(n.)火箭space(n.)太空achieve(v.)達成
The founder of SpaceX, Elon Musk, said he planned to launch a Tesla electric car into orbit in 2018. It is then going to orbit Mars if all goes according to plan.
SpaceX太空探索公司創辦人伊隆馬斯克表示，2018年他計劃將一輛特斯拉汽車發送到火星軌道中。
founder(n.)創辦人launch(v.)發射electric(adj.)電動的orbit(n.)軌道
Elon Musk, the SpaceX CEO, previously announced that he plans to send an original Tesla Roadster into space atop a Falcon Heavy rocket, a rocket that SpaceX has been designing for years.
SpaceX太空探索公司CEO伊隆馬斯克日前宣佈，他計畫透過重型獵鷹火箭，將一輛特斯拉汽車送至太空，SpaceX太空探索公司以為這艘火箭策劃一年。
previously(adv.)先前announce(v.)宣佈space(n.)太空atop(prep.)在⋯⋯之上rocket(n.)火箭
This will be the first flight of the Falcon Heavy.
這將會是這艘重型獵鷹火箭的首航。
He showed off 7 photos on his Instagram account, revealing that his Roadster is prepping to head into orbit near Mars.
他在自己的Instagram上發布了7張照片，展現他的特斯拉Roadster已準備被發射至太空。
show off展示、炫耀reveal(v.)透露prep(v.)準備orbit(n.)軌道
Musk wrote on Instagram that “Test flights of new rockets usually contain mass simulators in the form of concrete or steel blocks. That seemed extremely boring. Of course, anything boring is terrible, especially companies.”
馬斯克在他的Instagram發文中寫道「新火箭的試飛通常就是載著一些水泥或鋼鐵的超大模擬器。那樣真的超無聊。當然啦，任何無聊的事都很糟，一家無聊的公司就更慘了。」
rocket(n.)火箭contain(v.)包含simulator(n.)模擬器concrete(n.)混凝土steel(n.)鋼block(n.)大塊的硬物extremely(adv.)非常地
So, the company decided to send something more interesting.
所以，他們決定發送一些更有趣的東西。
The Falcon Heavy, which is set to launch early next year, is being loaded up with a Tesla Roadster.
重型獵鷹火箭將被裝載著一輛特斯拉Roadster汽車。
launch(v.)發射load(v.)裝載
The Roadster will also be playing David Bowie’s Space Oddity.
車上還會同步播放David Bowie的歌「Space Oddity」。
However, Musk has suggested that the first Falcon Heavy could end in an explosion shortly after takeoff.
然而，馬斯克已經猜測，這架重型獵鷹火箭可能會在發射後便以爆炸結束。
explosion(n.)爆炸takeoff(n.)起飛
Will the plan succeed or fail like he said? We will find out soon.
這項計畫到底會成功，還是如他所說的失敗呢？我們很快就會知道。
find out發現、知道