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進入中英對照讀新聞》India space chief unfazed by Moon mission’s apparent end 印度太空首長對探月任務顯然告終泰然自若
印度月球探測車「普拉岡」上攝影拍攝登陸器「維克拉姆」（Vikram）在月球表面的模樣。（美聯社）
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As hopes dim of further contact with India’s Moon rover, the country’s space chief has said he was satisfied with the prospect of calling its successful lunar mission to an end.
與印度月球探測車再次聯繫上的希望渺茫之際，該國太空首長說，他對於就此結束這次成功的登月任務感到滿意。
Rover Pragyan was powered down before the start of lunar night.
探測車「普拉岡號」在月球夜晚開始前進入休眠。
The Indian Space Research Agency had hoped to prolong the mission by reactivating the solar-powered vehicle once daylight returned to the lunar surface, but so far has been greeted by radio silence.
印度太空研究署原本希望，藉由月球表面重回白天時，重新啟動這具以太陽能驅動的探測車來延長這次任務，但目前為止都沒收到無線電訊號回應。
"It is OK if it does not wake up because the rover has done what it was expected to do," ISRO chief S. Somanath told reporters late Wednesday. (AFP)
印度太空研究署首長S.索馬納週三晚間向記者說，「如果它醒不過來也能接受，因為這具探測車已經完成超過原本預期要達成的」。
（法新社）
新聞辭典
unfazed：形容詞，不擔心的，泰然自若的。例句：He seems unfazed by his greying hair.（他似乎對他變灰白的頭髮感到泰然自若。）
dim：形容詞，黯淡的，不樂觀的；動詞，變暗，減弱。例句：Dim the light, please.（請把燈光調暗。）
