NASA官网短片辟谣：12月21日并非世界末日(双语）_高中英语语法

NASA官网短片辟谣：12月21日并非世界末日(双语）

进入12月份以来，有关“世界末日”的谣言甚嚣尘上。美国国家航空航天局（NASA)为了避免恐慌，日前特意提前发布一部名为《跨过2012：为什么世界末日没来》（Why The World Didn't End Yesterday）的短片辟谣，并在官方网站上开辟关于“2012世界末日”的答疑专区。

Dec. 21, 2012, won't be the end of the world as we know, however, it will be another winter solstice. Contrary to some of the common beliefs out there, the claims behind the end of the world quickly unravel when pinned down to the 2012 timeline.

2012年12月21日不是世界末日，它只是另一个冬至日。那些明显和常识相悖的‘末日’谣言当会在这一天之后不攻自破。

NASA官网答疑

Q: Are there any threats to the Earth in 2012?

2012地球会不会有危险？

A: The world will not end in 2012. Our planet has been getting along just fine for more than 4 billion years, and credible scientists worldwide know of no threat associated with 2012.

世界不会在2012年终结，我们的地球在未来的40亿年中还会正常运行。全世界的权威专家都确认地球没有受到任何外在威胁。

Q: What is the origin of the prediction that the world will end in 2012?

2012世界末日这种预测到底是从哪儿来的？

A: The story started with claims that Nibiru, a supposed planet discovered by the Sumerians, is headed toward Earth. This catastrophe was initially predicted for May 2003, but when nothing happened the doomsday date was moved forward to December 2012 and linked to the end of one of the cycles in the ancient Mayan calendar at the winter solstice in 2012 -- hence the predicted doomsday date of December 21, 2012.