مکالمه ی فعالانه قسمت د

Active Speaking Part D

But even without power, they will continue their speedy journey across the universe.

Will they continue their speedy journey across the universe without power?

Yes, they will continue their speedy journey across the universe without power.

The contents of the golden records contain spoken greetings in 55 languages.

What do the golden records contain? The golden records contain spoken greetings in 55 languages.

In Arabic, it says, “Greetings to our friends in the stars. May time bring us together.”

What does it say in Arabic? In Arabic it says, “Greetings to our friends in the stars. May time bring us together.”

In English, it says, “Hello from the children of planet Earth.” What does it say in English? It says in English, “Hello from the children of planet Earth.”

And in Amoy it says, “Friends of space, how are you all? Have you eaten yet? Come visit us if you have time.”

Does it say, “Have you eaten yet?” in Amoy? Yes, it says, “Have you eaten yet?” in Amoy.

The records also contain 90 minutes of music.

How many minutes of music do the records contain? The records contain 90 minutes of music.

Space was limited on the record, so the producers of the record couldn’t do justice to the depth of human musical expression.

What was limited on the record? Space was limited on the record. Could the producers of the record do justice to the depth of human musical expression? No, the producers of the record couldn’t do justice to the depth of human musical expression.

They did do their best to choose a selection of different styles including indigenous music, classical music and rock and roll.

Did they do their best to choose a selection of different styles of music? Yes, they did their best to choose a selection of different styles of music. What kind of music did they include? They included a selection of indigenous music, classical music and rock and roll.

The Beatles agreed to have the song “Here Comes the Sun” on the record, but it didn’t make the cut.

What band agreed to have the song “Here Comes the Sun” on the record?

The Beatles agreed to have the song “Here Comes the Sun” on the record.

Did it make the cut? No, it didn’t make the cut.

Apparently, their stingy record company was worried that aliens would get to listen for free so they refused.

Did their stingy record company refuse? Yes, their stingy record company refused. Why did they refuse? They refused because they were worried that aliens would get to listen for free.

The record also includes sounds of Earth from wind to waves to heartbeats, to whale songs, and even the sound of a kiss.

Does the record also include sounds of Earth from wind to waves? Yes, the record also includes sounds of earth from wind to waves. Does it also include heartbeats, whale songs and even a kiss? Yes, it also includes heartbeats, whale songs and even a kiss.

It also has brainwave recordings of a woman contemplating the history of humanity and falling in love.

Does it also have brainwave recordings of a man? No, it doesn’t also have brainwave recordings of a man. It also has brainwave recordings of a woman. Is she contemplating the history of humanity and falling in love?

Yes, she is contemplating the history of humanity and falling in love.

And finally, there are images expressing our knowledge of the stars, chemistry, and biology, as well as photos of nature and humans.

Are there images expressing our knowledge of the stars, chemistry, and biology? Yes, there are images expressing our knowledge of the stars, chemistry, and biology. What other kinds of photos are there? There are photos of nature and humans as well.

Engraved on the record cover are image-based instructions on how to play the record and a map showing our position in the universe.

What kind of instructions are there? There are image-based instructions on how to play the record. Are they engraved on the record cover? Yes, they are engraved on the record cover. What kind of map is there? There is a map showing our position in the universe.

Not everyone was on board with the map though.

Was everyone on board with the map? No, not everyone was on board with the map.

Some feared that giving away our location to a possibly hostile alien race might not be the smartest thing to do.

Were some afraid of giving away our location? Yes, some were afraid of giving away our location. Who were they afraid of? They were afraid of a possibly hostile alien race.

US President Jimmy Carter had a more hopeful view of future aliens receiving our message.

What US President had a more hopeful view of future aliens receiving our message? US President Jimmy Carter had a more hopeful view of future aliens receiving our message.

He included the following message on the Voyager spacecraft: Where did he include the following message? He included the following message on the Voyager spacecraft.

“This is a present from a small distant world, a token of our sounds, our science, our images, our music, our thoughts, and our feelings.” Is this a present from a large distant world? No, this isn’t a present from a large distant world. This is a present from a small distant world. Is it a token of our sounds, our science and our music? Yes, it is a token of our sounds, our science and our music. Is it also a token of alien thoughts, and feelings?

No, it isn’t a token of alien thoughts and feelings. It is also a token of our thoughts, and our feelings.

“We are attempting to survive our time so we may live into yours.” What are we attempting to survive? We are attempting to survive our time.

Why are we attempting to survive our time? We are attempting to survive our time so we may live into yours.

“We hope someday, having solved the problems we face, to join a community of galactic civilizations.”

What do we hope to join? We hope to join a community of galactic civilizations.

“This record represents our hope and our determination, and our good will in a vast and awesome universe.”

Does this record represent our hope and our determination? Yes, this record represents our hope and our determination. What else does it represent? It also represents our good will in a vast and awesome universe.