So one thing that I want to do is to make people realize that astronauts in general are very normal people. They are down to Earth, so to speak. I know it sounds contradictive, but we are very normal people. We are very normal people with a fantastic privilege and opportunity to do something that is extraordinary.

  • -- Luca Parmitano 帕尔米塔诺

所以我想做的一件事就是让人们意识到宇航员通常都是非常正常的人。可以说,他们是脚踏实地的。我知道这听起来有些矛盾,但我们都是非常正常的人。我们都是非常普通的人,拥有非凡的特权和机会去做一些不寻常的事情。

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I had never been to a fashion show before going to the Burberry show last month. It was an extraordinary spectacle. I was incredibly green and had no idea what an undertaking it is. I also have a new respect for models because they are so close to the front row and must be so self-conscious.

在上个月参加巴宝莉时装秀之前,我从未参加过时装秀。这是一个非凡的场面。我非常环保,不知道这是什么事业。我对模特也有了新的敬意,因为她们离前排太近了,一定很有自我意识。

I mean, it is an extraordinary thing that a large proportion of your country and my country, of the citizens, never see a wild creature from dawn 'til dusk, unless it's a pigeon, which isn't really wild, which might come and settle near them.

我的意思是,这是一件不同寻常的事,你的国家和我的国家的大部分公民,从来没有见过野生动物从早到晚,除非它是一只鸽子,这不是真的野生,它可能会来附近定居。

If you're a kid who is always on the outside hoping to be on the inside, you're watching a lot. You're trying to figure out how to become a normal person in a society that considers you weird.

如果你是一个总是在外面想要在里面的孩子,你在看很多东西。你在想如何在一个认为你很奇怪的社会里成为一个正常的人。

The trouble with normal is it always gets worse.

正常的问题是它总是变得更糟。