Lesson61 Trouble with the Hubble 哈勃望远镜的困境.docVIP

Lesson61 Trouble with the Hubble 哈勃望远镜的困境 The Hubble telescope was launched into space by NASA on April 20,1990 at a cost of over a billion dollars. 哈勃望远镜于1990年4月20日由国家航空航天局发射升空，耗资10多亿美元。 Hubble:哈勃 telescope:望远镜 launch:发射 at a cost of ….:以…的造价；以…的价钱/费用 He has just built a new house for his family at a cost of $10,000.他刚刚为他的家庭建造了一座价值10000美元的房子。 Right from the start there was trouble with the Hubble. 从最开始哈勃望远镜就有问题。 right起强调作用,”就,恰恰” start:在这里是名词：“开始，开端” from the start:从开始时 be trouble with:（ 机器等的）故障，问题 There is (engine) trouble with my car.我的汽车（发动机）有问题。 The pictures it sent us were very disappointing because its main mirror was faulty! 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。 It sent us为定语从句，修饰pictures disappointing:令人失望的 main:主要的 mirror:镜子 fault: [f?:lt]名词：缺点，缺陷 faulty:形容词：有缺点的，有错误的，错误的 在名词的后面加上y变成形容词，类似的用法还有： wealth(财富)----wealthy health(健康)----healthy NASA is now going to put the telescope right, so it will soon be sending up four astronauts to repair it。 国家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。 put….right: 放….正确的（位置），翻译成： 纠正，校正；修好（故障等） send up:发射 astronaut:宇航员 The shuttle Endeavour will be taking the astronauts to the Hubble. “奋进”号航天飞机将把宇航员送上哈勃。 shuttle:航天飞机 Endeavour:名词：“奋进”号 endeavour:努力 A robot-arm from the Endeavour will grab the telescope and hold it while the astronauts make the necessary repairs. 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。 robot-arm:机器手 grab:抓 necessary必要的 repair:在这里是名词 necessary repairs:必要的修理 Of course, the Hubble is above the earths atmosphere, so it will soon be sending us the clearest pictures of the stars and distant galaxies that we have ever seen. ?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。 clear:清晰的 distant:?遥from a distance从远处 galaxy:星系 that we have ever seen作pictures 的定语从句，修饰pictures. 形容词最高级the clearest pictures后面的定语从句往往用：….ever heard, met, read, seen等完成式 This is the longest book (that) I have ever read. Ian is the most interesting man (that/whom) I have ever met.伊恩是我所遇见的最有趣的人。 The Hubble will tell us a great deal about the age