天宮一號安全燒蝕銷毀 撞擊地球怪論化作青煙
While many people are proud of China』s rise, the rapid development of China』s aerospace industry is the envy of some Western countries. China』s development has always been accompanied by envy and vilification.
在許多人為中國的崛起而感到驕傲的時候，中國航天事業的迅猛發展也使得許多西方國家羨慕不已。然而，中國的進步時常伴隨著別國的妒忌和誹謗。
Launched in September 2011, Tiangong-1 had a design life of two years. The lab successfully docked with the Shenzhou-8, Shenzhou-9, and Shenzhou-10 spacecraft, and conducted a series of experiments over the years. The lab had completed its main missions following Shenzhou-10』s return to Earth in June 2013.
天宮一號目標飛行器於2011年9月發射，設計壽命為兩年。該飛行器曾成功與神州八號、神舟九號以及神舟十號飛船對接，並且在這幾年間完成了一系列實驗。事實上，自2013年6月神舟十號成功返回地球起，天宮一號就已經完成自己的主要使命。
China Manned Space Agency announced that the Tiangong-1, or Heavenly Palace 1, reentered the Earth"s atmosphere at about 8:15 am, on April 2, 2018, Beijing time. 「The reentry falling area located in the central region of South Pacific. Most of the devices were ablated during the reentry process,」 the announcement said.
中國載人航天宣布，天宮一號已於北京時間2018年4月2日上午8點15分左右再入大氣層，再入落區位於南太平洋中部區域，絕大部分器件在再入大氣層過程中燒蝕銷毀。
Fear about Tiangong-1』s return to Earth was grossly overblown. The space lab burned up in a perfect location: the middle of the South Pacific, and there have been no reports of injuries or other misfortunes.
關於天宮一號墜入地球的種種擔心和恐懼隨之消散。飛行器已經在最恰當的位置——南太平洋中部區域銷毀，沒有任何造成傷害或不幸事件的報告。
But in the run-up to its return home, speculation ran wild.
但在天宮一號回家的路途上，西方輿論似乎不那麼友善。
The Guardian reported that the space lab had been "out of control" for years and would hit the Earth and could release "a highly toxic and corrosive fuel called hydrazine." But an expert at China Aviation News, Zhang Baoxin, refuted the claim, saying that the experimental space lab had reentered the Earth』s atmosphere because it ran out of fuel and not because China lost control of it, the Global Times reported.
英國《衛報》稱，天宮一號已「失控」多年，將撞擊地球並且釋放出「一種含極高毒性和腐蝕性的肼燃料」。《環球時報》援引中國航空新聞網專家張寶新（音），批駁了英國媒體的說辭，他表示，天宮一號空間實驗室的燃料用盡，所以再度進入地球大氣層，而不是因為「失控」。
The only thing that was out of control was the Western media speculation.The space lab』s expected reentry was used by some Western media as a propaganda opportunity to fan the flames of fear about China』s rise and to try to cast doubt on China』s space capacity.
其實，唯一失控的是西方媒體的臆斷。天宮一號返回地球已經被西方媒體用做一個宣傳造勢的機會，來煽動起人們對於中國崛起的擔憂情緒，還試圖藉此抹黑中國航天事業的形象。
American conspiracy theorist Alex Jones warned that China』s first space station was 「careening towards the Earth」 and when it hits, 「8.5 metric tons of burning metal and toxic chemicals will cover an area a thousand miles long.」
美國陰謀論理論家亞歷克斯·瓊斯曾斷言稱，中國的第一個空間站正在「沖向地球」，當它撞擊地球之時，「8.5噸燃燒的金屬和有毒化學物質將覆蓋一千英里長的區域」。
Australia"s The Today Show posted an actual warning on social media: "WARNING: A doomed space station is right now entering the earth』s atmosphere and is expected to crash into our planet any minute now! The Chinese lost control of The Tiangong-1 space station in outer space two years ago," the tweet said.
澳大利亞的「今日秀」節目在社交媒體上發文稱：「警告：一個空間站正在進入大氣層，隨時有可能撞擊我們的星球！中國人兩年前就已經對天宮一號失去了控制。」
But in the end, the space lab burned up safely over the South Pacific. The safe return of the Tiangong-1 has showcased the professionalism and capacity of Chinese scientists.The only thing that has crashed is the tinfoil-hat speculation and fake news.
但最終，天宮一號在南太平洋安全燃盡。天宮一號的順利返航展現了中國科學家的專業和能力。
天宮一號沒有「失控撞擊地球」，卻將各種不著邊際的猜測和虛假新聞撞得粉碎！
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P.S. 小編順帶學了個新詞?，tinfoil hat（錫帽），戴錫帽，意指偏執狂，（對別人）瞎猜疑，疑神疑鬼
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