随着“探索一号”载人潜水器母船首航成功，中国深海科考开启万米之门。

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China is capable of exploring depths of 10,000 meters below the surface of the ocean after the Tan Suo Yi Hao, the mother ship of a 4,500-meter manned submersible, returned to her home port of Sanya, Hainan province.

The vessel had just completed her maiden voyage, conducting deep-sea scientific investigations in the Mariana Trench, the Chinese Academy of Sciences said.

The Tan Suo Yi Hao, which is 94.45 meters long and 17.9 meters wide, with a 12,000 horsepower main engine and a range of 10,000 nautical miles, is a modified marine-engineering vessel.

随着“探索一号”4500米载人潜水器母船回到海南三亚港口，中国具备了探索海洋水下一万米区域的能力。

中科院称，“探索一号”刚刚在马里亚纳海沟完成首航，进行了深海科考。

“探索一号”船长94.45米，宽17.9米，主机功率达12000马力，续航能力1万海里。它由工程船改造而成。



【讲解】

文中的deep-sea scientific investigation就是“深海科考”的意思，其中investiation用作名词，意为“调查，研究”，常见的词汇搭配如：foundation investigation（地基查勘）、economic investigation（经济调查）；动词变形为investigate（调查；研究），如：The police are investigating the murder.（警察正在调查这起谋杀案。）

第三段中的nautical用作形容词，意为“海上的；航海的；船员的”，如：A nautical mile is 1,852 meters.（一海里等于1852米。）