It was launched into space by NASA．
He is the director(局长) of NASA.
astronaut
The shuttle Endeavour will take the astronauts to the Hubble.
endeavour
shuttle Endeavour robot-arm grab atmosphere distant galaxy universe
universe
Are we alone(孤单的) in the universe? in the universe=in space
The Hubble telescope
skirt.
ask for trouble get into trouble get out of trouble make trouble
自讨苦吃 陷入困境 脱离不幸（困境） 闹事，捣乱
v.使失望 ，对…失信 disappointing 令人失望的 disappointed 失望的
be disappointed in a person/thing 对某人或某事失望
①v.奋力，努力 endeavour to do =try to do 竭尽全力做…
②n.尝试，努力 best endeavours 尽最大的努力
他总是竭尽全力帮助他人。 He always edeavours to help others.
galaxy
The galaxy is very __d_is_ta_n_t_from us.
astroasnt aut
Hubble
Trouble with the Hubble
哈勃太空望远镜
• 是以天文学家哈勃为名，在轨道上环绕著地球的 望远镜。他的位置在地球的大气层之上，因此获 得了地基望远镜所没有的好处——影像不会受到 大气湍流的扰动，还能观测会被臭氧层吸收的紫 外线。于1990年发射之后，已经成为天文史上最 重要的仪器。他已经填补了地面观测的缺口，帮 助天文学家解决了许多根本上的问题，对天文物 理有更多的认识。
send in send up send out send for
递交，送来 发射，发出 派遣 派人去叫
1.When was the Hubble telescope launched into space?
2.What were the pictures it sent us like?
3. What will the four astronauts from the shuttle Endeavour doing?
pay/spend/cost/take
⑴pay 构成：sb pay +(money)+for sth pay for sth付…钱、pay for sb 替某人付钱
I paid 200 yuan for the new bike yesterday.
⑵spend 构成：sb spend +money +on sth
telescope
n.望远镜 v.缩短，压缩 tele- 远程，远距离的 television 电视 telephone 电话
It is above the earth’s__a_tm__o_sp_h_e_re__. above=outside
It costs over a billion dollars. over=more than
sb spend +time +（in）doing sth
⑶cost （主语是物或it） 构成：sth + cost +（sb）+ money
The book cost me 20 yuan. ⑷take 构成：it takes sb +time + to do
It took me 5 hours to finish my homework.
distant
遥远的，远方的;远亲的;冷淡的 the distant sound a distant cousin 一位远房（表）堂亲
distance n. 距离 • in the distance • keep your distance
在远处 保持距离
th from sb 从某人手里抢来某物
• 从他于1946年的原始构想开始，直到发射为止， 建造太空望远镜的计划不断的被延迟和受到预算 问题的困扰。在他发射之后，立即发现主镜有球 面像差，严重的降低了望远镜的观测能力。幸好 在1993年的维修任务之后，望远镜恢复了计划中 的品质，并且成为天文学研究和推展公共关系最 重要的工具。
Hubble telescope launch space NASA billion faulty astronaut eagle eye
4.What will the pictures from the Hubble tell us?
Text
The Hubble telescope was launched into space by NASA on April 20,1990 at a cost of over a billion dollars.
practise
• I ______ 3 hours doing the maths problem
• A new computer______ a lot of money. • Repairing this new car ______ the
whole afternoon. • It ______ me 4 years to finish the book. • I have to ____ them 20 yuan for this
☆ grab a chance 抓住机会
Grab your chance to travel while you`re still young
• at a cost of 造价为… • at all costs 无论如何，不惜任何代价 她不惜任何代价都要送他的女儿去美国 读书。 She sent her daughter to America to study at all costs.