英文电影宝典——Apollo 13

tc.) That was supposed to be the theme from ‘2001,’ in honor of command module, Odyssey. A "theme" can be a song that people think of when they think of a film, in this case the 1969 movie "2001: A Space Odyssey." All the networks dumped us. One said we made going to the moon as exciting as a trip to Pittsburgh. "Networks" refers to the major television companies. If the networks "dump" a show or news event, they decide not to broadcast it (in this case, because Americans no longer care about moon trips). Pittsburgh is large city in the state of Pennsylvania. This is all the channels we get, Mrs. Lowell. A "channel" is another word for a TV station. Do they know they’re not on the air? If something is "on the air," it is being broadcast live over TV or radio. If anyone from the IRS is watching, I forgot to file my 1040 return. The IRS is the Internal Revenue Service, which is the government agency which collects taxes. "To file" a paper is to officially fill it out and give it to an office to be recorded. A "1040 return" is the most well- known type of tax form, which most Americans file by every April 15. That’s no joke; They’ll jump on him. "That’s no joke" is a way of saying that the situation is serious. In this case, to "jump on" a person means to make life difficult for them. Fred Haise and I will float through this access tunnel. "To float through" something is to gently move through the air. An "access tunnel" is a tube that allows travel from one place to another. That stir is going to be on both H2 and 02 tanks? "To stir" a liquid is to mix it with a spoon, though here it refers to the shaking up of gases that are stored on the ship. H2 is the gas hydrogen, and 02 refers to the gas oxygen. The skin of the LEM is only as thick as a couple of layers of tinfoil, and that’s all that protects us from the vacuum of space. "Tinfoil" is thin aluminum covering, used to wrap sandwiches. A "vacuum" is a word for space that has nothing in it (not even air!) We can get away with this because the LEM is designed only for flight in outer space. "To get away with" something is to do something bad, illegal or dangerous without getting into any trouble. Fred Haise, Renaissance Man. A "Renaissance Man" is a guy who has lots of different types of talents and interests. Houston, that bang you heard was Fred Haise on the cabin repress valve. A "bang" is a loud noise. The "cabin" refers to the living area inside the spaceship, and a "repress valve" is a switch that stops the flow of a gas or liquid. He gets our hearts going every time with that one. Jim’s way of saying that Fred scares them and makes their hearts beat fast when he makes that kind of banging noise. We’re about to close out the Aquarius and return to the

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