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Peralta wants to ensure that the artwork included in the Lunar Codex represents diverse artists and various artistic mediums. The collections currently have works from over 162 different countries. These include works from painters, photographers, writers, filmmakers and more. Each piece of artwork will be miniaturized onto nickel plates that can be read with a microscope. Content such as music and movies will be saved on digital cards instead.
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While the idea of humanity colonizing the Moon was long just thought of as science fiction, countries worldwide are now seriously considering this possibility. Samuel Peralta hopes that the Lunar Codex can be the start of art and culture on the Moon.
佩拉爾塔想要確保包含在《月球密典》裡的藝術作品代表各式各樣的藝術家，以及不同的藝術媒介。這些藏品目前擁有來自超過一百六十二個不同國家的作品。其中包括畫家、攝影師、作家、電影製作人等的作品。每一件藝術作品都會被微型化並放到鎳金屬片上，可以用顯微鏡來讀。而像是音樂和電影等的內容就會被儲存在數位卡片上。
雖然人類殖民月球的想法長久以來都只存在於科幻小說中而已，但世界各地的國家目前都正認真考慮其可能性。薩繆爾‧佩拉爾塔希望《月球密典》可以是月球上藝術與文化的開端。
What Did You Learn?
1. Which of the following best describes Samuel Peralta?
(A) An astronaut who also excels at painting.
(B) An artist who started a spaceship company.
(C) A person with expertise in physics, art and business.
(D) A physician with a dream to live on the Moon one day.
2. If the following piece is going to be included in the Lunar Codex, how will it be stored?
(A) The image will be folded up.
(B) A digital file of it will be saved.
(C) The picture will be copied on a spacecraft.
(D) A miniature copy of it will be put on a nickel plate.
3. Which of the following is true about the Lunar Codex?
(A) It includes work from over 162 countries.
(B) It aims to collect 30,000 art pieces.
(C) It has already landed on the Moon.
(D) It was created by NASA.
4. What does the author mean by, “... the idea of humanity colonizing the Moon was long just thought of as science fiction, ...” in the last paragraph?
(A) Colonizing the Moon has been a reality for centuries.
(B) The idea of settling on the Moon is currently a popular scientific theory.
(C) Until recently, the notion of humans living on the Moon was mostly conceptual.
(D) The Moon has always been considered an ideal location for human colonization.
答案：1. C 2. D 3. A 4. C
Words in Use
4. orbit vi. 繞軌道運行
The satellite is set to orbit around the Earth.
該人造衛星將會繞地球運行。
5. destination n. 目的地，終點
Billy was driving around without a specific destination in mind.
比利漫無目的地開車到處閒晃。
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