Lesson 61Trouble with the Hubble

哈勃望远镜的困境9 句 · 1:42

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  1. Whatisthespecialimportanceofatelescopeinspace?

    太空望远镜有什么特殊的重要意义？

  2. TheHubbletelescopewaslaunchedintospacebyNASAonApril20, 1990atacostofoverabilliondollars.

    哈勃望远镜于1990年4月20日由美国国家航空航天局发射升空，耗资10多亿美元。

  3. RightfromthestarttherewastroublewiththeHubble.

    从一开始，哈勃望远镜就有麻烦。

  4. Thepicturesitsentuswereverydisappointingbecauseitsmainmirrorwasfaulty!

    它发回给我们的图像非常令人失望，因为它的主镜有缺陷！

  5. NASAisnowgoingtoputthetelescoperight, soitwillsoonbesendingupfourastronautstorepairit.

    美国国家航空航天局现在打算把这台望远镜修好，因此不久将送4名宇航员上天去修理它。

  6. TheshuttleEndeavourwillbetakingtheastronautstotheHubble.

    “奋进”号航天飞机将把宇航员送到哈勃望远镜那里。

  7. Arobot-armfromtheEndeavourwillgrabthetelescopeandholditwhiletheastronautsmakethenecessaryrepairs.

    “奋进”号上的一只机械手臂将抓住望远镜并固定住它，让宇航员进行必要的修理。

  8. Ofcourse, theHubbleisabovetheearth'satmosphere, soitwillsoonbesendingustheclearestpicturesofthestarsanddistantgalaxiesthatwehaveeverseen.

    当然，哈勃望远镜位于地球大气层之上，因此它很快就会发回我们所见过的最清晰的恒星和遥远星系的图像。

  9. TheHubblewilltellusagreatdealabouttheageandsizeoftheuniverse.

    哈勃望远镜将告诉我们有关宇宙年龄和大小的许多信息。

  10. Bythetimeyoureadthis, theHubble'seagleeyewillhavesentusthousandsandthousandsofwonderfulpictures.

    到你读到这篇文章的时候，哈勃望远镜的锐利目光已经给我们发回了成千上万张精彩的图片。

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英英解释为课文中的义项。

telescope/ˈtelɪskoʊp/n.

a long tube you look through to see far away things

望远镜

#0What is the special importance of a telescope in space?

launch/lɔːntʃ/v.

to send something up into the sky or space

发射

#1The Hubble telescope was launched into space by NASA on April 20, 1990 at a cost of over a billion dollars.

space/speɪs/n.

the empty area far above the earth where the stars are

太空；宇宙空间

#1The Hubble telescope was launched into space by NASA on April 20, 1990 at a cost of over a billion dollars.

billion/ˈbɪljən/num.

the number 1,000,000,000; a thousand million

十亿

#1The Hubble telescope was launched into space by NASA on April 20, 1990 at a cost of over a billion dollars.

faulty/ˈfɔːlti/adj.

not made correctly; not working as it should

有缺陷的；有毛病的

#3The pictures it sent us were very disappointing because its main mirror was faulty!

astronaut/ˈæstrənɔːt/n.

a person whose job is to travel and work in space

宇航员

#4NASA is now going to put the telescope right, so it will soon be sending up four astronauts to repair it.

shuttle/ˈʃʌtl/n.

a spacecraft that can fly to space and come back many times

航天飞机

#5The shuttle Endeavour will be taking the astronauts to the Hubble.

grab/ɡræb/v.

to take hold of something quickly and firmly

抓住

#6A robot-arm from the Endeavour will grab the telescope and hold it while the astronauts make the necessary repairs.

atmosphere/ˈætməsfɪr/n.

the air that goes all around the earth

大气层

#7Of 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.

distant/ˈdɪstənt/adj.

far away in space

遥远的

#7Of 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.

galaxy/ˈɡæləksi/n.

a very large group of stars in space

星系

#7Of 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.

universe/ˈjuːnɪvɜːrs/n.

all of space and everything in it

宇宙

#8The Hubble will tell us a great deal about the age and size of the universe.

eagle eye/ˈiːɡl aɪ/phr.

very sharp sight that notices every small thing

锐利的目光

#9By the time you read this, the Hubble's eagle eye will have sent us thousands and thousands of wonderful pictures.