Lesson 61 Trouble with the Hubble（课件）新概念英语第二册

Lesson 61 Trouble with the Hubble 【New words and expressions】生词和短语 ★space n. 空间(指宇宙空间) room n. 空间（不可数）；房间（可数） Could you make room for me? 你能为我腾一点空间吗? ★robot-arm n. 机器手 robot n. 机器人, 遥控设备, 自动机械, 机械般工作的人 ★atmosphere n. 大气层 atmosphere n. 大气，空气，气氛，氛围 I went to the New Concept English of New Oriental school for its good atmosphere. 1、The Hubble telescope was launched into space by NASA on April 20,1990 at a cost of over a billion dollars. at a cost of … 造价为……，耗资，以……的价格/费用 He has just built a new house for his family at a cost of $10,000. NASA = National Aeronautics and Space Administration (美国)国家航空和宇宙航行局（单词縮写一般都是组织或者机构） 2、Right from the start there was trouble with the Hubble. right from the start 从最开始（right 起强调作用） He didn’t want to work at the firm (right) from the start. trouble with… 关于……有麻烦 What's the trouble with you? 你有什么麻烦? (医生常这样问) There is (engine) trouble with my car. 3、The pictures it sent us were very disappointing because its main mirror was faulty! fault n. 错误 ； faulty adj. 有错误的 Sorry, it's my fault. 4、NASA is now going to put the telescope right, so it will soon be sending up four astronauts to repair it. put sth. right 修好（故障等），校正，纠正 Remember to put the lights right tomorrow. send up 往上送 5、A robot-arm from the Endeavour will grab the telescope and hold it while the astronauts make the necessary repairs. hold it 抓住它 6、The Hubble will tell us a great deal about the age and size of the universe. a great deal 大量 a great deal of… 大量的…… 7、By the time you read this, the Hubble's eagle eye will have sent us thousands and thousands of wonderful pictures. by the time 到那时 eagle eye 鹰眼，锐利目光 His father’s eagle eye is always on him. thousands and thousands of 成千上万的 There are hundreds of thousands/thousands and thousands of cars in this city. 【Key structures】 将来完成时、将来进行时和将来完成进行时 将来完成时的构成：will have done，表示到将来某一时刻已经完成的动作