Lesson 61 Trouble with the Hubble
What is the special importance of a telescope in space?
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.
ˈlɛsn 61 ˈtrʌbl wɪð ði Hubble
wɒt ɪz ðə ˈspɛʃəl ɪmˈpɔːtəns ɒv ə ˈtɛlɪskəʊp ɪn speɪs?
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 wiːhæv 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：
Hubble /'hʌbəl/ n. 哈勃 (姓氏) (天文学)
telescope 英 /'telɪskəʊp/ vt. 压缩；使套叠 vi. 套叠；变短 n. 望远镜；缩叠式旅行袋
launch 英 /lɔːntʃ/ vt. 发射（导弹、火箭等）；发起，发动；使…下水 vi. 开始；下水；起飞 n. 发射；发行，投放市场；下水；汽艇
faulty 英 /'fɔːltɪ; 'fɒltɪ/ adj. 有错误的；有缺点的 比较级 faultier 最高级 faultiest
astronaut 英 /'æstrənɔːt/ n. 宇航员，航天员；太空旅行者
astron /'æstrɔn/ n. 天体器（美国热核装置名称）；阿斯特朗（品牌名）
shuttle 英 /'ʃʌt(ə)l/ n. 航天飞机；穿梭；梭子；穿梭班机、公共汽车等 vt. 使穿梭般来回移动；短程穿梭般运送 vi. 穿梭往返
atmosphere 英 /'ætməsfɪə/ n. 气氛；大气；空气
galaxy 英 /'gæləksɪ/ n. [天] 星系；银河系（the Galaxy）；一群显赫的人
eagle 英 /'iːg(ə)l/ n. 鹰；鹰状标饰
练习感情：
so it will soon be sending up four astronauts to repair it.
so it will be sending up four astronauts to repair it soon.
soon 放前边很不习惯。