Lesson61 Trouble with the Hubble
The Hubbletelescope waslaunchedinto space by NASA on April 20,1990 at a cost of over a billion dollars. Rightfrom the start there was trouble with the Hubble. The pictures it sent us werevery disappointing because its mainmirrorwasfaulty!NASA is now going to put the telescope right, so it will soon be sending upfour astronauts to repair it. The shuttle Endeavour will be taking theastronauts to the Hubble. A robot-arm from the Endeavour will grab thetelescope and hold it while the astronauts make the necessary repairs. Ofcourse, the Hubble isabovethe earth's atmosphere, so it will soon be sending us the clearest pictures ofthe stars and distant galaxies that we have ever seen. The Hubble will tell usa great deal about the age and size of the universe. By the time you read this, the Hubble's eagle eye will have sent usthousands 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 stɑːtðeə wɒz ˈtrʌbl wɪð ði Hubble. ðə ˈpɪkʧəz ɪt sɛnt ʌs wɜː ˈvɛri ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntɪŋ bɪˈkɒz ɪts meɪn ˈmɪrə wɒz ˈfɔːlti! ˈnæsə ɪz naʊ ˈgəʊɪŋ tuːpʊt ðə ˈtɛlɪskəʊp raɪt, səʊ ɪt wɪl suːn biː ˈsɛndɪŋ ʌp fɔːr ˈæstrənɔːts tuː rɪˈpeər ɪt. ðə ˈʃʌtl ɪnˈdɛvə wɪl biː ˈteɪkɪŋ ði ˈæstrənɔːts tuː ðiHubble. ə ˈrəʊbɒt-ɑːm frɒm ði ɪnˈdɛvə wɪl græb ðə ˈtɛlɪskəʊp ænd həʊld ɪt waɪl ði ˈæstrənɔːts meɪk ðə ˈnɛsɪsəri rɪˈpeəz. ɒvkɔːs, ði Hubble ɪz əˈbʌv ði ɜːθs ˈætməsfɪə, səʊ ɪt wɪl suːn biː ˈsɛndɪŋ ʌs ðə ˈklɪərɪst ˈpɪkʧəz ɒv ðə stɑːz ænd ˈdɪstənt ˈgæləksizðæt 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, ðiHubble's ˈiːgl aɪ wɪl hæv sɛnt ʌs ˈθaʊzəndz ænd ˈθaʊzəndz ɒv ˈwʌndəfʊl ˈpɪkʧəz.
现在来看看我们应该如何正确的发出/ts/这个音。
上下齿自然合拢，嘴唇张开不要太大。
舌端贴住齿龈，堵住气流。
然后舌尖略微下降，气流随之泄出。
注意：/ts/是个清辅音，声带不震动。/ts/,/dz/,/dr/,/tr/是传统的音标符号，新课本中美式、英式读音都没将其包括在内。
cats/kæts/n. (复数)猫
boats/bəʊts/n. (复数)小船
meets/miːts/vt.(第三人称)遇见
gifts/gɪfts/n. (复数)礼物
limits/'lɪmɪts/v. (第三人称)限制
eats/iːts/vt. (第三人称)吃
任务：l0+l1
