American aerospace company Lockheed Martin has found a really cool way to inspire the young minds of today to pursue careers in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM).
為了激發(fā)青少年對(duì)科技、工程和數(shù)學(xué)的興趣，美國(guó)航天公司“洛克希德馬丁”開(kāi)發(fā)出了一個(gè)新奇有趣的方式。

It may look like a regular yellow bus, but that's because all the magic happens once you get inside. Meet the "Mars Experience Bus," part of Lockheed Martin's new "Generation Beyond" national education program to get the kids involved in studying what goes on outside of our home planet. The bus offers an immersive virtual reality experience making the youngsters feel like they are driving on Mars.
它外表看起來(lái)和普通黃色校車(chē)沒(méi)什么兩樣，不過(guò)，當(dāng)你坐進(jìn)去才是見(jiàn)證奇跡的時(shí)刻——它是一輛“火星體驗(yàn)車(chē)”，源自洛克希德馬丁公司最新的“劃時(shí)代”國(guó)家教育項(xiàng)目，能讓孩子們探索地球家園之外的世界。這輛車(chē)提供浸入式虛擬現(xiàn)實(shí)場(chǎng)景，孩子們仿佛身臨其境飛馳于火星表面。

The VR experience was developed by taking advantage of software created for today's “most advanced video games,” so you can imagine the quality of the picture is top notch. The kids do seem really excited to see the bus take a virtual trip on the red planet and explore unknown territory. It's certainly a great method to spark their curiosity about the universe via virtual reality implemented on an ordinary bus.
這種虛擬現(xiàn)實(shí)場(chǎng)景是基于現(xiàn)有軟件研發(fā)的——該軟件原本用于開(kāi)發(fā)當(dāng)今世界“最先進(jìn)的視頻游戲”，所以不難想象，其視覺(jué)效果一定是頂級(jí)的。看得出來(lái)，參與穿越火星虛擬之旅、探索未知世界的孩子們，很享受那個(gè)刺激的過(guò)程。

The Lockheed Martin's vehicle will embark on a tour in the United States to allow kids from different parts of the country to take a ride in it. The Generation Beyond project also includes a neat smartphone app for iOS and Android devices providing real-time information concerning weather reports from Mars. In addition, middle school teachers have access to a free deep space curriculum.
洛克希德馬丁公司的火星體驗(yàn)車(chē)將環(huán)游美國(guó)，讓各地的孩子們都有機(jī)會(huì)體驗(yàn)火星之旅。“劃時(shí)代”項(xiàng)目也發(fā)布了一款簡(jiǎn)單易用的智能手機(jī)應(yīng)用，分為iOS和安卓版，上面提供實(shí)時(shí)的火星天氣預(yù)報(bào)。此外，中學(xué)教師還有機(jī)會(huì)參與一項(xiàng)免費(fèi)的深度空間課程。

Vocabulary
virtual reality：虛擬現(xiàn)實(shí)(利用計(jì)算機(jī)虛擬的視覺(jué)、觸覺(jué)環(huán)境，令人恍如身臨其境并可在里面活動(dòng))
top notch：拔尖的，出眾的

英文來(lái)源：motor1.com
編譯：杜娟