【提升】新概念英语单词:Lesson 61 Trouble with the Hubble 哈勃望远镜的困境
Lesson 61 Trouble with the Hubble 哈勃望远镜的困境
Hubble [?h?bl] n. 哈勃
telescope [?telisk?up] n. 望远镜
【扩】spyglass 小型望远镜
【搭】single-tube telescope 单筒望远镜
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A: My father sent me a new telescope yesterday.
B: Is it a birthday present?
A：我爸爸昨天送了一个新的望远镜给我。
B：那是给你的生日礼物吗？
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launch [l??nt?] v. 发射
【搭】launch out 出航
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A: I won't be surprised if the launch is scrubbed today.
B: But I don't think they will scrub it.
A：即使今天发射取消，我也不会感到意外。
B：但我认为他们不会取消的。
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space [speis] n. 空间
NASA [?n?s?] n. (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) 国家航空和航天局
billion [?bilj?n] n. 10亿
【扩】million 百万 thousand 千 hundred 百
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A: They plan to spend five billion yuan on the project.
B: It's really a lot of money.
A：他们计划在这个项目上花费50亿元。
B：那确实是很多钱。
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faulty [?f??lti] adj. 有错误的
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A: Your reasoning on this point is faulty.
B: What's your opinion then?
A：你在这一点上的推论是错误的。
B：那你的意见是什么呢？
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astronaut [??str?n??t] n. 宇航员
shuttle [???tl] n. 航天飞机
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A: The space shuttle is touching down.
B: Have they finished the task this time?
A：那架航天飞机正在着陆。
B：他们这次完成任务了吗？
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Endeavour [in?dev?] n. “奋进”号
robot-arm [?r?ub?t-?ɑ?m] n. 机器手
grab [ɡr?b] v. 抓
【派】grabber 强取者
【扩】grasp 紧紧抓住
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A: There is so much work left.
B: Yes, we need to grab some more people to help us.
A：还剩很多工作没做。
B：是的，我们需要再多找几个人来帮我们。
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atmosphere [??tm?sfi?] n. 大气层
distant [?dist?nt] adj. 遥远的
【派】distantly 遥远地
【扩】distance 距离
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A: I haven't seen this kind of things before.
B: It comes from a distant place.
A：我之前从来没见过这种东西。
B：它来自一个很遥远的地方。
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galaxy [?ɡ?l?ksi] n. 星系
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A: It is not in the middle of the galaxy, but rather near one edge.
B: Which book did you learn it from?
A：它不在星系中央而在边缘一带。
B：你是从哪本书里学到的？
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universe [?ju?niv??s] n. 宇宙
eagle eye [?i?ɡl-?ai] 鹰眼
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