Lesson 61 Trouble with the Hubble-英语听力

[00:01.080]--- Lesson 61 Trouble with the Hubble
哈勃望远镜的困境 [00:06.760]--- First listen and then answer the question.
^听录音，然后回答以下问题。 [00:12.640]--- What is the special importance of a telescope in space? [00:20.240]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。 [00:33.720]Right from the start there was trouble with the Hubble.
^从最开始哈勃望远镜就有问题。 [00:38.480]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。 [00:46.360]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。 [00:55.720]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。 [01:01.600]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。 [01:11.880]Of course, the Hubble is above the earth's atmosphere,
^当然，哈勃位于地球的大气层之外， [01:17.520]so it will soon be sending us the clearest pictures of the stars and distant galaxies that we have ever seen.
^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。 [01:26.680]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。 [01:33.560]By the time you read this, the Hubble'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。 [01:44.000]--- end