新概念英语第二册第61课【课文讲解】

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Lesson 61 Trouble with the Hubble 哈勃望远镜的困境

1. 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。

(1) launch v. 发射、发布新产品
e.g. The company announced it will launch a new version of its software in January.

(2) 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.
他刚为他的家庭盖了一座新房子，耗资1万英镑。

2. Right from the start there was trouble with the Hubble.
从最开始哈勃望远镜就有问题。

（1）start为名词，表示“开始”、“开端”，from the start表示“从开始时”，副词right起强调作用：
He didn't want to work at the firm(right) from the start.
他从最开始就不想在这家公司上班。

（2）trouble在这里指“（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。

（3）the Hubble代指 the Hubble telescope。由于上下文中没有其他以 Hubble命名的东西，前面又提到过一次Hubble telescope,所以用 the Hubble既简洁又不会引起误解。

3. 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。

4. 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表示“修好（故障等）”、“校正”、“纠正”等：
Have you put the watch/clock right?
你把表/钟对好了吗？
Remember to put the lights right tomorrow.
明天记得把灯修好。

5. 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。

endeavour n. 努力
endeavour to do sth 致力于做…事
e.g. We always endeavour to give our customers excellent service.

6. 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。

grab v. 抓

(口语) grab food or sleep
e.g. I’ll grab a sandwich back at the hotel.
7. 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.
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。

（1）关系从句that we have ever seen修饰pictures。
（2）形容词最高级后面的关系从句常用…ever heard, met, read,seen等完成式：
This is the longest book (that) I have ever read.
这是我所看过的书中最长的一部。
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。

8. The Hubble will tell us a great deal about the age and size of the universe.
哈勃将告诉我们有关宇宙的年龄和大小的许多事情。

9. By the time you read this, the Rubble's eagle eye will have sent us thousands and thousands of wonderful pictures.
等到你读到这篇文章时，敏锐的哈勃望远镜已经为我们送来了成千上万张精彩的照片。

（1）eagle eye的含义是“鹰眼”、“锐利目光”：
His father's eagle eye is always on him.
他父亲的锐利目光总是盯着他。

（2）在表示“几千”、“数千”、“许许多多”、“成千上万”这些数字概念时可用thousands(of…):
There are hundreds of thousands/thousands and thou
sands of cars in this city.
这座城市里有成千上万辆汽车。
本课所需掌握词组：

at a cost of …
right from the start
put sth right
by the time
thousands of …

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