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

astronaut ['æstrənɔ:t] n. 宇航员；航天员 Do you know the three people? There are three famous astronauts who took the Space shuttle into space. And they did very important experiments in the space. Liuyang is the only woman astronaut. Do you think it is easy for them to do things in the space. No. Perhaps there will be some trouble. Today we are going to learn Lesson 61 Trouble with the Hubble. Lesson 61 Trouble with the Hubble 哈勃望远镜的困境 As the title tells , the passage is about the Hubble telescope. 1. Hubble ['hʌbl] n. 哈勃 2. telescope['teliskəup] n. 望远镜 3. launch [lɔ:ntʃ, lɑ:ntʃ] v. 发射 4. space [speis] n. 空间(指宇宙空间) 5. billion ['biljən] n. 10亿 6. faulty ['fɔ:lti] adj. 有错误的 7. astronaut['æstrənɔ:t] n. 宇航员 8. shuttle['ʃʌtl] n. 航天飞机 9. Endeavour [in'devə] n. “奋进” 号 First let’s take a look at the new words in this lesson. 10.robot－arm n. 机器手['rɔbət] 11.grab [ɡræb] v. 抓 12.atmosphere['ætmə,sfiə] n. 大气层 13.distant ['distənt] ad.j 遥远的 14.galaxy ['ɡæləksi] n.星系 15.universe ['ju:nivə:s] n. 宇宙 16.eagle eye n. 鹰眼,一种仪器 1.When and by whom was the Hubble telescope launched? 2.What was the trouble with the Hubble from the start? 3. How is NASA going to repair the telescope? 4. What will the Hubble tell us? Ok, now let’s focus on some questions about the passage. 1.When and by whom was the Hubble telescope launched? 2.What was the trouble with the Hubble from the start? 3. How is NASA going to repair the telescope? 4. What will the Hubble tell us? 1.When and by whom was the Hubble telescope launched? The Hubble telescope was launched by NASA on April 20, 1990. 2.What was the trouble with the Hubble from the start? The pictures it sent us were very disappointing because its main mirror was faulty! 3. How is NASA going to repair the telescope? NASA 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 ma