1·Rance Hendrix, alien psychology specialist with the third Venusian expedition, trudged wearily across the hot sands to find a Venusian and, for a fifth time, to try to make friends with one.
兰斯·亨德瑞克斯是第三批金星远征队的随队外星人心理学专家，他此刻正精疲力竭地在金星滚烫的沙地上跋涉，想找到一位金星人，并设法与之交上朋友。这已经是他的第五次尝试了。
2·A few tidal projects, such as the 42-year-old barrage at rance in France, operate like traditional hydro schemes, in which tidal water simply rushes through turbines.
一些潮汐能设施的运作就像传统的水力发电计划一样——潮水直接在涡轮机中流过。法国兰斯的一个有42年历史的堰坝，就属于这一类。