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Lesson61 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.
ði Hubble ˈtɛlɪskəʊp wɒz lɔːnʧt ˈɪntuː speɪs baɪ ˈnæsə ɒn ˈeɪprəl 20,1990 æt ə kɒst ɒv ˈəʊvər ə ˈbɪljən ˈdɒləz. raɪt frɒm ðə stɑːt ðeə wɒz ˈtrʌbl wɪð ði Hubble. ðə ˈpɪkʧəz ɪt sɛnt ʌs wɜː ˈvɛri ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntɪŋ bɪˈkɒz ɪts meɪn ˈmɪrə wɒz ˈfɔːlti! ˈnæsə ɪz naʊ ˈgəʊɪŋ tuː pʊt ðə ˈtɛlɪskəʊp raɪt, səʊ ɪt wɪl suːn biː ˈsɛndɪŋ ʌp fɔːr ˈæstrənɔːts tuː rɪˈpeər ɪt. ðə ˈʃʌtl ɪnˈdɛvə wɪl biː ˈteɪkɪŋ ði ˈæstrənɔːts tuː ði Hubble. ə ˈrəʊbɒt-ɑːm frɒm ði ɪnˈdɛvə wɪl græb ðə ˈtɛlɪskəʊp ænd həʊld ɪt waɪl ði ˈæstrənɔːts meɪk ðə ˈnɛsɪsəri rɪˈpeəz. ɒv kɔːs, ði Hubble ɪz əˈbʌv ði ɜːθs ˈætməsfɪə, səʊ ɪt wɪl suːn biː ˈsɛndɪŋ ʌs ðə ˈklɪərɪst ˈpɪkʧəz ɒv ðə stɑːz ænd ˈdɪstənt ˈgæləksiz ðæt wiː hæv ˈɛvə siːn. ði Hubble wɪl tɛl ʌs ə greɪt diːl əˈbaʊt ði eɪʤ ænd saɪz ɒv ðə ˈjuːnɪvɜːs. baɪ ðə taɪm juː riːd ðɪs, ði Hubble's ˈiːgl aɪ wɪl hæv sɛnt ʌs ˈθaʊzəndz ænd ˈθaʊzəndz ɒv ˈwʌndəfʊl ˈpɪkʧəz.
任务配置:
L0+L4
知识笔记:
新词:telescope 望远镜;faulty 错误的,有缺点的;endeavor 努力,尽力;grab 抓住,抢夺;necessary 必要的,强制的;atmosphere 大气层;distant 遥远的;galaxy 星系;
词组:at a cost of 花费;right from the start 从一开始;send up 发射;
send to:发送到;发送给
send away:v. 发送;派遣;解雇;驱逐
send for:召唤,派人去叫;派人去拿
send off:寄出;派遣;给…送行
send up:射出;使上升;长出;检举;提出;判决入狱
练习感悟:
今天这篇……可能是科学内容比较多,专业的词汇比较多,比较吃力hhh