You see, unlike our clunky(沉闷的金属声，发出沉闷声的) earthbound（固着于土地的，为世俗利益所束缚的，讲实际的） forms of construction…

你看，和我们地球上这种笨重的钢筋水泥建筑物不同的是

 

…the technology on Krypton, Superman’s home world…

超人老家氪星的建筑

 

…was based on manipulating the growth of crystals.

则是靠水晶变化而来

 

Sounds like hocus-pocus （哄骗）to me.

对我来说就像是在听天书一样

 

Well, naturally, to the primitive mind, any sufficiently （十分地，充分地）advanced technology…

嗯，没错，在原始人看来，任何高超科技

 

…would be indistinguishable from magic.

就是在施魔法

 

But imagine: cities, vehicles, weapons… entire continents…all grown.

但你设想一下： 城市、汽车、武器,整个大陆，都在变化

 

To think that one could create a new world…

不可思议，一个人就能够造出新世界

 

…with such a simple little object.

用这么一个简单而平凡的东西

 

Exactly, Kitty.

没错

 

Clark has been doing a little soul-searching for the last couple years.

克拉克在过去的几年里走了一遭探寻真我之路

 

He saw Llamas. – Yeah?

他见过喇嘛 – 真的？

 

Yeah. – Must be tough coming back.

真的。- 回来的路想必也很艰辛吧

 

Well, you know, things change.

恩，你也知道，世事无常

 

…but sometimes things that you didn’t think would change could change.

但有时候你认为不会改变的事却变了

 

Take Lois.

就拿露易丝来说吧

 

A woman like her, I never thought she’d settle down.

像她这样的女子，我未料想她就这么安定下来了

 

But if you ask me, She’d still in love with you-know-who.

可如果你问我的话，她心里还仍然爱着那个人

 

The original space shuttle generated 7.5 million pounds of thrust(插，戳，刺，推力)…

太空梭产生750万磅力的推动力

 

…just in the initial launch phase.

就在最初发射的瞬间

 

But, by piggybacking(骑在背肩上) on this Boeing 777…Yes?

但是若我们将它用波音777来运载。。。请说？

 

If this launch is as pivotal（枢纽的，关键的） as you claim…

若这次发射真如您所说的那么重要的话

 

…Why is it being covered by one news network?

那为什么只有独此一家电视新闻网到场呢？

 

Why don’t we save those questions for the post-launch briefing.

我们为何不将这个问题放到发射后的媒体吹风会上说呢

 

How about that, Miss Lane?

您意下如何？琳恩女士

 

When we hit 40,000 feet, the shuttle will detach, ascend…

当我们爬升至4万英尺时，飞船将分离，上升

 

…and then fire the first of two propellant systems, the liquid fuel boosters（后推的人，支持者，后援者，调压器）.

之后两组推进器的第一组点火并开始工作，也就是液态燃料助推器

 

When the shuttle reaches the stratosphere…

当太空梭进入平流层

 

…the secondary insertion(插入) booster will fire…

其第二组入轨助推器将进行点火

 

…propelling the craft at 4gs into the mesosphere.

一直将太空所用第四宇宙速度推入中间层

 

Wow, that’s really something, Lex.

哇！莱克斯，看上去还真像那么回事呢

 

It’s freaking(奇异，反常) Gone With the Wind.

看上去真够玄乎的