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★astronaut ['æstrənɔ:t]宇航员

astro 前缀 宇宙的；太空的 astrology 占星术 astronomy [ə'strɔnəmi]天文学
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★shuttle

space shuttle [‘ʃʌtl] n.航天飞机； 梭子；短程穿梭运行的车辆

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★grab [ɡræ b] v. 紧紧地抓；赶;匆忙地做；抢
这贼猛地一把抓住钱包逃跑了 The thief grabbed the purse and ran away with it. 爸爸匆匆吃了点早饭就去上班了。 Dad grabbed some breakfast and went off to work. 随便找个地方坐，别客气。 Grab a seat and make yourself at home.
n. n. v. n. adj. n. n.
“奋进”号 机器手 抓 大气层 遥远的 星系 宇宙 鹰眼
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★telescope ['teliskəup] n.（单筒）望远镜

双筒望远镜 ： binoculars [bi'nɔkjuləs] microscope 显微镜 tele 远距离的；远的；电视的 telephone/ telegram电报/ television
It costs over a billion dollars.
over=more than
It was launched into space by NASA．
astronau t
The shuttle Endeavour will take the astronauts
to the Hubble.
(或火车、飞机等) v. 短程穿梭般运送 We shuttled the passengers to the city center by helicopter. 我们使用直升飞机往返不停地将旅客运送到市中心。 shuttle bus 往返的公交汽车

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[’triljən] 万亿
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★faulty ['fɔ:lti] adj 有缺点的；不完美的 faulty operation 错误操作 fault n. 错误 I like him despite his faults. 虽然他有种种缺点, 但我仍然喜欢他. It's partly your fault. 一方面也是由于你的过错。 mistake 生活词汇 by mistake I picked up your bag by mistake.我错拿了你的手提包。
galaxy
distant The galaxy is very _________from us.
video
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Hubble telescope launch NASA billion faulty astronaut shuttle

with sleepy eyes 用昏昏欲睡的眼神 keep an eye on …. 照看;注意

make eyes at sb 向某人暗送秋波
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When and by whom was the Hubble telescope launched? What was the trouble with the Hubble from the start? How is NASA going repair the telescope? What will the Hubble tell us?
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★robot-arm ['rəubɔt, -bət, 'rɔbət] n. 机器手
robot n. 机器人, 遥控设备, 自动机械, 机械般工作的人 arm n.臂, v. 装备 配备（be armed with）=be equipped with Justice has long arms. 天网恢恢，疏而不漏。 an arm and a leg （n.） 非常昂贵 arm in arm 臂挽臂 （hand in hand / shoulder by shoulder）
Made by Rita
universe
Are we alone(孤单的) in the universe?
in the universe=in space
The Hubble telescope
atmosphere It is above the earth’s___________.
above=outside
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哈勃 望远镜 发射 国家航空和航天局 10亿 有错误的 宇航员 航天飞机
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endeavour robot-arm grab atmosphere distant galaxy universe eagle eye
★endeavor [in'devə]

n. 努力（attempt，effort, try） Please make every endeavor to arrive in time请尽量准 时到达 v.努力（比try 更正式）endeavor to do sth They endeavored to make her happy but in vain.
★ universe ['ju:nivə:s]

n 宇宙
Miss Universe 环球小姐; 宇宙小姐; 世界小姐 university（综合）大学 Oxford University 牛津大学 college
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★eagle eye 鹰眼 eagle 老鹰 pressions
★billion ['biljən]十亿

several billion 几十亿 couple/ dozen 一打/score 20个/ hundred/ thousand/ million / billion/ trillion [‘miljən]百万 hundreds of 成百上千 thousands of ….成千上万
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★distant ['distənt] adj.
①遥远的[(+from)] The sun is distant from the earth. 太阳距地球很遥远。 ②非近亲的,远亲的 He is my distant relative. 他是我的远房亲戚。 ③冷淡的，不亲近的 be distant towards to sb. 对某人冷淡 distant calls 长途电话 distant relationship 异地恋
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When the Hubble telescope was launched into space on April 20, 1990, the pictures it sent us were very disappointing because its main mirror was faulty. Four astronauts from the shuttle Endeavour will be making the necessary repairs, and eventually, the pictures from the Hubble will tell us a great deal about the age and size of the universe.
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★space
[speis] n. ①太空 spaceman，spaceship ②空地，空处 这儿有空位停车吗？ Is there a space for the car？ 同义词room n. 空间（不可数）；房间（可数） 你能为我腾一点空间吗? Could you make room for me? ③时间，一段时间 for a space 暂时，短时间 in space 片刻，一会儿
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★galaxy ['ɡæləksi] n.
①The galaxy=the Milky Way 银河 ②一群(尤指出色的人或灿烂的事物） a galaxy of beauties一群美女 a galaxy of new cars一批新车
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发射升空 造价为 从最开始 关于……有麻烦 修好（故障等） 往上送 远距离星系 到那时 成千上万的
launch into at a cost of… right from the start trouble with put… right send…up distant galaxies by the time thousands and thousands of