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No one knows for sure what asteroid mining will look like,
but it seems that robotic mining is most likely.
Robots will be sent to
dig for target materials and send them back towards Earth.
They will
be programmed to explore the surface and identify materials, and be equipped for tasks such as drilling, collecting, and transporting.
be programmed to explore the surface and identify materials, and be equipped for tasks such as drilling, collecting, and transporting.
They may work independently or be controlled remotely from Earth.
Unfortunately, these types of robots have yet to be developed since
the technology is still young.
the technology is still young.
As technology continues to develop,
better methods for obtaining materials will undoubtedly emerge.
better methods for obtaining materials will undoubtedly emerge.
No one knows for sure what asteroid mining will look like, but it seems that robotic mining is most likely.
for sure는 ‘확실히, 틀림없이’라는 뜻이다.
what asteroid mining will look like는 wh-명사절로, knows의 목적어로 쓰였다.
it seems that robotic mining is most likely는 <seem to+V>를 사용하여 robotic mining seems to be most likely로 바꿔 쓸 수 있다.
They will be programmed to explore the surface and identify materials, and be equipped for tasks such as drilling, collecting, and transporting.
첫 번째 and는 explore와 identify를 연결하고 있으며, identify 앞에는 to가 생략되어 있다.
두 번째 and는 be programmed와 be equipped를 연결해준다.
Unfortunately, these types of robots have yet to be developed since the technology is still young.
Unfortunately는 문장 전체를 수식하는 문장 부사이다.
<have yet to+V>는 ‘아직 ~하지 않았다’라는 뜻이다.
since는 해당 문장에서 이유를 나타내는 종속접속사로 쓰여 because와 바꿔 쓸 수 있다.