1.练习材料
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.
2.任务配置:L0
3.知识笔记
(1)查音标
/ˈlɛsn/61 /ˈtrʌbl/ /wɪð/ /ði/ /'hʌbl/
/ði/ /'hʌbl/ /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/ /'hʌbl/. /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 / /'hʌbl/. /ə/ /ˈrəʊbɒt/-/ɑːm/ /frɒm/ /ði/ /ɪnˈdɛvə/ /wɪl/ /græb/ /ðə/ /ˈtɛlɪskəʊp/ /ænd/ /həʊld/ /ɪt/ /waɪl/ /ði/ /ˈæstrənɔːts/ /meɪk/ /ðə/ /ˈnɛsɪsəri/ /rɪˈpeəz/. /ɒv/ /kɔːs/, /ði/ /'hʌbl/ /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/ /'hʌbl/ /wɪl/ /tɛl/ /ʌs/ /ə/ /greɪt/ /diːl/ /əˈbaʊt/ /ði/ /eɪʤ/ /ænd/ /saɪz/ /ɒv/ /ðə/ /ˈjuːnɪvɜːs/. /baɪ/ /ðə/ /taɪm/ /juː/ /riːd/ /ðɪs/, /ði/ /'hʌblz/ /ˈiːgl/ /aɪ/ /wɪl/ /hæv/ /sɛnt/ /ʌs/ /ˈθaʊzəndz/ /ænd/ /ˈθaʊzəndz/ /ɒv/ /ˈwʌndəfʊl/ /ˈpɪkʧəz/.
(2)学单词
1) Hubble /'hʌbl/ n. 哈勃(望远镜)
2) telescope /ˈtɛlɪskəʊp/ n. 望远镜
3) launch /lɔːnʧ/ v. 发射
4) space /speɪs/ n. 空间
5) NASA /ˈnæsə/ n. 国家航空航天局
6) billion /ˈbɪljən/ n. 10亿
7) faulty /ˈfɔːlti/ adj. 有错误的
8) astronaut /ˈæstrənɔːts/ n.宇航员
9) shuttle /ˈʃʌtl/ n. 航天飞机
10) Endeavour /ɪnˈdɛvə/n.“奋进”号
11) robot-arm /ˈrəʊbɒt/-/ɑːm/ n. 机器手
12) grab /græb/ v. 抓
13) atmosphere/ˈætməsfɪə/ n. 大气层
14) distant /ˈdɪstənt/ adj. 遥远的
15) galaxy /ˈgæləksiz/ n. 星系
16) universe /ˈjuːnɪvɜːs/ n. 宇宙
17) eagle eye /ˈiːgl/ /aɪ/ n. 鹰眼