DAY 036
2022.05.22
Source: bloombergbusiness
来源：彭博社商业
Title: China and the US are racing to make billions from **mining** the moon's minerals
标题：《中国和美国正竞相从月球矿物开采中赚大钱》
中美在太空也竞争
Just like in the era of Apollo and Sputnik half a century ago, the world's largest superpowers are in a space race and looking to make billions from mining minerals from the moon. Only this time, the countries don't **see eye-to-eye** on rules of the road for **extracting** resources in outer space.
就像半个世纪前的阿波罗和斯普特尼克时代一样，世界上最大的超级强国正在进行太空竞赛，并且从月球的矿物开采中掘得大量财富。只是这一次，两国在开发外太空资源的规则上意见不一致。
This becomes particularly dangerous in an **era** where the **cosmos** are becoming more crowded, with billionaires like Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos **launching** their own rockets.
这在一个宇宙变得越来越拥挤的时代变得尤其危险，像依隆·马斯克和杰夫·贝佐斯这样的亿万富翁都在发射他们自己的火箭。
Unlike Earth, the moon may **contain** large amounts of **helium**-3, a potential **non-radioactive** **alternative** to **uranium**. In fact, Chinese state media has previously said the moon is "sometimes **referred to** as the **Persian Gulf** of the solar system," with experts believing 5,000 tons of **coal** could be replaced by about three **tablespoons** of helium-3.
与地球不同，月球可能含藏了大量的氦-3元素，这是一种潜在可替代铀的非放射性元素。事实上，中国的官方媒体早先就称，月球“有时候被称为太阳系中的波斯湾，”有专家认为，大约3汤匙的氦-3元素可以替代5000吨的煤炭。
**Keywords: 关键字词：**
Mine 挖矿；采矿
See eye-to-eye 看法一致
Extract 挖掘；采掘
Era 时代
Cosmos 宇宙
Launch 发射
Contain 包含
Helium 氦元素
Non-radioactive 非放射性的
Alternative 替代品
Uranium 铀元素
Refer to 指的是；参考
Persian Gulf 波斯湾
Coal 煤炭
Tablespoon 汤匙
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