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61 Trouble with the Hubble

The Hubble telescope was launched into space by NASA on April 20, 1990 at a cost of over a billion dollars. Right from the start there was trouble with the Hubble. The pictures (it sent us) were very disappointing because its main mirror was faulty! NASA is now going to put the telescope right, so it will soon be sending up four astronauts to repair it. The shuttle Endeavour will be taking the astronauts to the Hubble. A robot-arm (from the Endeavour) will grab the telescope and hold it while the astronauts make the necessary repairs. Of course, the Hubble is above the earth's atmosphere, so it will soon be sending us the clearest pictures of the stars and distant galaxies (that we have ever seen). The Hubble will tell us a great deal about the age and size of the universe. By the time you read this, the Hubble's eagle eye will have sent us thousands and thousands of wonderful pictures.

哈勃望远镜于1990年4月20日，由美国航空航天局发射升空，耗资10多亿美元。 从最开始哈勃望远镜就有问题。它传送给我们的图像很令人失望，因为它的主要镜子有误差。 美国航空航天局准备纠正这一错误，为此将把4名宇航员送入太空修复望远镜。"奋进"号航天飞机将把宇航员送上哈勃。 当宇航员进行必要的修复工作时，"奋进"号上的一只机器手将抓住望远镜并托住它。 当然，哈勃位于地球的大气层之外，因此，它很快就会给我们传送我们所见到过的、有关行星和远距离星系的最清晰的照片。 哈勃将为我们提供有关宇宙的年龄和大小的信息。 等到你读到这篇文章时，敏锐的哈勃望远镜已经为我们送来了成千上万张精彩的照片。

Words

  • telescope /ˈtɛləˌskop/ 望远镜
  • disappointing /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntɪŋ/ 令人失望的
  • faulty /ˈfɔlti/ adj. 有错误的
    1. Even though I know this is faulty, I still have to use it.
    2. I told you it was faulty.（L39）
    3. It is my car that’s faulty, not Leo’s.（L58）
  • astronauts /ˈæstrəˌnɔts/ n. 宇航员
    1. I saw that famous astronaut at the village fair last weekend.（L60）
    2. The astronaut spent three years training himself to cook.（L59）
    3. The astronaut was eager to go home.（L57）
  • shuttle /ˈʃʌtəl/ n. 航天飞机
    1. Can you tell me where the shuttle bus is?（L39）
    2. It is said that there aren’t any shuttle buses here.（L58）
  • Endeavour /ɪnˈdɛvɚ/ 奋进号, 努力
  • atmosphere /ˈætməsˌfɪr/ n. 大气层
    1. The telescope is above the earth’s atmosphere.
    2. is/where/what/why…
    3. Do you like the atmosphere here?
    4. Why don’t you like the atmosphere here?
  • galaxies /ˈɡæləksiz/ 星系
  • universe /ˈjunəˌvɝs/ n. 宇宙
    1. What do you know about the universe?
    2. He spent years learning things about universe.
    3. I’m fairly certain that he know nothing about the universe.（L55）
  • eagle /ˈiɡəl/ n. 鹰
    1. This eagle eye is worthless.（L55）
    2. Let’s stick to the plan and fix the eagle eye first.（L54）
    3. In his spare time, he likes to learn how the eagle eye works.（L52）
  • launch /lɔntʃ/ v. 发射
    1. The Hubble telescope was launched…
    2. on April 20, 1990.（L10）
    3. was/what/why/when…
    4. The telescope has already been launched.
    5. The telescope will be launched next week.
  • billion /ˈbɪljən/ n. 十亿
    1. a billion dollars…
    2. It is said that the telescope is worth a billion dollars.（L58）
    3. The telescope is said to be worth a billion dollars.（L58）
    4. Are you telling me that a relation of yours has got a billion dollars?（L60）
  • grab /ɡræb/ v. 抓
    1. I was thinking we should go grab a coffee.
    2. Maybe we can grab a beer next week.
    3. They've actually got a bar there, so I always
    4. You're gonna grab the glasses
  • distant /ˈdɪstənt/ n. 遥远的
    1. It occurred to me that we could see the distant galaxy through this telescope.（L46）
    2. How can we have a glimpse of the distant galaxy?（L42）
    3. You needn’t have told me that this is a picture of the distant galaxy.（L41）

将来完成进行时

will have been doing

一个动作持续或重复到将来

Expressions

  • right from the start 从一开始就
    1. Right from the start, he complained of his work and his boss.（L59）
    2. My mom forbade me to watch TV from Monday to Friday, right from the start.（L51）
    3. Right from the start, I can’t tell the difference between these two.（L42）
  • grab a beer/coffee 喝杯啤酒/咖啡