双语热点：中国首辆火星车定名“祝融”，解读名字背后的文化涵义

祝愿美好未来、融汇古今中外，我国首辆火星车在第六个中国航天日之际正式拥有了自己的名字——祝融号。以火神的名字命名，首辆火星车的名字源自哪些中国传统文化元素？新时代背景下这一名称又被赋予了哪些新的内涵？让我们一起解读“祝融”背后的深层涵义吧。

China's first Mars rover has been named Zhurong, announced the China National Space Administration (CNSA) on Saturday, China's Space Day.

Zhurong is the god of fire in ancient Chinese mythology, which echoes with the Chinese name of the red planet, Huoxing (meaning the planet of fire).

国家航天局(CNSA)在上周六第六个中国航天日之际公布我国首辆火星车正式命名为“祝融”。 祝融是中国上古神话中的火神，这个名字恰好与火星的名字相呼应。

Fire brought warmth and brightness to the ancestors of humankind, and fire lit up human civilization. Naming China's first Mars rover after the god of fire signifies igniting the flame of China's planetary exploration, according to Wu Yanhua, deputy director of the CNSA.

火给我们的祖先带来了温暖和光明，火照亮了人类文明。国家航天局副局长吴艳华表示，以火神命名中国的第一辆火星车，标志着中国星际探索的火种已经被点燃。

Literally, Zhu (meaning wish) expresses the good wishes for humankind's exploration of the universe. Rong (meaning integration and cooperation) reflects China's vision of the peaceful use of space and the building of a community with a shared future for humanity, Wu said.

吴局长解读道：从字面上看，“祝”（祝愿之意）表达了人类探索宇宙的美好愿望。“融”（意为融合与协作）反映了中国对和平利用空间以及建设未来人类共同空间社区的愿景。

The name is another example of Chinese aerospace workers' scientific romance as they have named spacecraft, including Tianwen, Chang'e and Beidou, after Chinese traditional culture, which also shows the Chinese people's spirit of exploration and cultural confidence, he said.

与我国其他航天器（“天问”、“嫦娥”、“北斗”）的命名思路一脉相承，将火星车命名为“祝融号”体现着中国航天人的科学梦想和浪漫情怀，同时，也彰显着中国人的探索精神和文化自信。

In an online survey conducted by China’s space authorities, the name Zhu Rong received nearly 20 per cent more of the 3 million votes cast than Hongyi, the name favoured by many space scientists in China.

在火星车全球征名活动公众网络投票中，在总共超过300万的投票中，“祝融”以超过20%的选票荣登榜首，排名第一，超过了众多空间科学家们更为青睐的“弘毅”。

Zhu Rong：the god of fire

火神祝融

Zhu Rong is the God of Fire in ancient Chinese mythology. He's believed to live in the Bright Place of Kunlun Mountain. It is said that he sent the kindling from heaven, and taught human beings how to use fire.

祝融是中国古代神话中的火神。传说他住在昆仑山的光明之地。据说他从天上引来了火种，并教会了人类如何使用火。

According to some legends, Zhu Rong was an official in charge of fire under the Yellow Emperor. He was the son of a tribal leader. As a child, he was named Li. Born with a red face, he was big, tall and very smart. But he had an innately hot temper. At that time, Suiren discovered the method of making fire by drilling wood, but didn't know much about keeping and utilizing fire. Li had a special bond with fire and he became an expert in fire managing. Whenever he got fire, he could keep it for a long time. Li was capable of using fire for cooking, heating, lighting, driving beasts and insects away. So the later generations honored him as the God of Fire.

据传，祝融是黄帝统治下的掌火官。他是部落首领的儿子，原名叫黎。他天生红脸，身材高大，聪明异常。但是他天生脾气暴躁。那时，燧人氏发现了钻木取火的方法，但对保存火种和用火的知识并不了解。黎与火有着特殊的联系，并成为了管理火的专家。他每次可以将火保存很长时间，并且使用火来做饭，取暖，照明，驱赶野兽和昆虫。因此，后人将他尊为火神。

Mission on the Red Planet

火星征途

The roughly 530-lb. (240 kilograms) solar-powered Zhurong rover is part of the Tianwen-1 mission, which launched in July 2020 and arrived in orbit around Mars in February.

“祝融号”火星车重量约为530磅（240公斤），这台太阳能驱动的火星车是天问一号火星探测器的一部分，于2020年7月23日成功发射入轨，今年2月10日成功被火星捕获，顺利进入环火轨道。

The Tianwen-1 orbiter has been collecting high-resolution images of Zhurong’s target landing site in Utopia Planitia. The landing attempt is expected in mid-May, according to a senior Chinese space scientist.

The rover carries panoramic and multispectral cameras and instruments to analyze the composition of rocks. Zhurong will also investigate subsurface characteristics with ground-penetrating radar, if all goes according to plan.

中国航天专家透露，目前天问一号已经完成预选着陆区的高清影像数据获取，预计于5月中旬进行着陆尝试。

火星探测器上携带的全景和多光谱相机及科学仪器将协助进行火星上岩石成分的分析。“祝融”还将按计划使用探地雷达开展着陆区地形地貌分析等工作。

英文来源：新华网

【相关词汇】

mythology：神话; 某文化(或社会等)的神话

planetary exploration：行星探索

aerospace：航空航天(工业); 航空航天技术

kindling：引火柴; 引火物

make a fire by drilling wood: 钻木取火

orbit：(天体等运行的)轨道

high-resolution images：高分辨率图像

panoramic and multispectral cameras：全景和多光谱照相机

ground-penetrating radar：探地雷达; 地质雷达