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Lesson 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.

ˈtrʌbəl wɪð ðəˈhʌbəl

ðəˈhʌbəl ˈtɛləˌskoʊp wʌz lɔnʧt ˈɪntu speɪs baɪˈnæsəɑn ˈeɪprəl 20,1990 æt ə kɑst ʌv ˈoʊvər əˈbɪljən ˈdɑlərz. raɪt frʌm ðə stɑrt ðɛr wʌz ˈtrʌbəl wɪððəˈhʌbəl. ðəˈpɪkʧərz ɪt sɛnt ʌs wɜr ˈvɛri ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntɪŋ bɪˈkʌz ɪts meɪn ˈmɪrər wʌz ˈfɔlti! ˈnæsəɪz naʊˈgoʊɪŋ tu pʊt ðəˈtɛləˌskoʊp raɪt, soʊɪt wɪl sun bi ˈsɛndɪŋ ʌp fɔr ˈæstrəˌnɔts tu rɪˈpɛr ɪt. ðəˈʃʌtəl ɪnˈdɛvər wɪl bi ˈteɪkɪŋ ði ˈæstrəˌnɔts tu ðəˈhʌbəl. əˈroʊˌbɑt-ɑrm frʌm ði ɪnˈdɛvər wɪl græb ðəˈtɛləˌskoʊp ænd hoʊld ɪt waɪl ði ˈæstrəˌnɔts meɪk ðəˈnɛsəˌsɛri rɪˈpɛrz. ʌv kɔrs, ðəˈhʌbəl ɪz əˈbʌv ði ɜrθs ˈætməˌsfɪr, soʊɪt wɪl sun bi ˈsɛndɪŋʌs ðəˈklɪrɪst ˈpɪkʧərz ʌv ðə stɑrz ænd ˈdɪstənt ˈgæləksiz ðæt wi hæv ˈɛvər sin. ðəˈhʌbəl wɪl tɛl ʌs ə greɪt dil əˈbaʊt ði eɪʤ ænd saɪz ʌv ðəˈjunəˌvɜrs. baɪ ðə taɪm ju rid ðɪs, ðəˈhʌbəlz ˈigəl aɪ wɪl hæv sɛnt ʌs ˈθaʊzəndz ænd ˈθaʊzəndz ʌv ˈwʌndərfəl ˈpɪkʧərz.

任务配置：L0+L4

知识笔记：

telescope 望远镜

launch 发射

at a cost of 耗资……；造价为……

from the start 一开始

put sth. right 把……修理好

astronaut 宇航员

grab 夺取

atmosphere 大气层

galaxy 星系

练习感悟：

要注意的单词发音：endeavour、astronaut、atmosphere、clearest、galaxies，repair it。