新概念英语第二册第61课lesson61

New words and phrases 9.faulty adj. fault n.
a faulty answer / a faulty design / a faulty decision 10. disappointing adj. The pictures it sent us were very disappointing . disappointed adj. She was disappointed at what he said .
Try to recite
1 Hubble ---launched---NASA--April 20,1990---cost---over a billion 2 Right from ---trouble 3 pictures---sent---disappointing--because---main ---faulty 4 NASA---put…right---so--- be sending---astronauts---repair
5. right from the start 6. There is trouble with 7.faulty 8. disappointing 9. put sth right 10. astronaut
Text
The Hubble telescope was launched into space by NASA on April 20,1990 at a cost of over a billion dollars.
Lesson 61 Trouble with the Hubble
哈勃以2.8万公里的时速沿着太空轨道运行
哈勃望远镜拍摄到的宇宙星系
New words and phrases
1.telescope n. ( tele- ) telephone television telegram
the Hubble telescope
space
at a cost of … billion
New words and phrases
7. right from the start = from the very start /beginning
8. There is trouble with sth
There was trouble with the computer.
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.
New words and phrases
6. billion n. hundred / thousand / million
5. at a cost of … The house is sold at a cost of one million dollars.
telescope NASA
launch
sensational news
2.launch v.
launch into
New words and phrases
3.space n.
spaceman /space suit
There is no space for another chair
in this room . 4. NASA n.美国国家航空和航天局 National Aeronautics and Space Administration
New words and phrases
11 put sth right
Have you put the watch right?
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Remember to put the lights right tomorrow. 12 astronaut n. = spaceman
Revision
1.telescope 2.launch 3. NASA 4. at a cost of
Please answer the questions
1.What is the telescope called? 2.When was it launched into space? 3.When was there trouble with it? 4. How were the pictures it send us? 5.What was the problem? 6.What is NASA going to do? 7.How many strings were broken? 8.Who will it be sending up to repair it?