Lesson 61:The future 未来

　　The Hubble telescope was launched into space by NASA on April 20,1990 at a cost of over a billion dollars. 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. The shuttle Endeavour will be taking the astronauts to the Hubble. A robot-arm from the Endeavour will grab the telescope and hold it while the astronauts make the necessary repairs. Of course, the Hubble is above the earth's atmosphere, so it will soon be sending us the clearest pictures of the stars and distant galaxies that we have ever seen. The Hubble will tell us a great deal about the age and size of the universe. By the time you read this, the Hubble's eagle eye will have sent us thousands and thousands of wonderful pictures.

　　句子讲解：

　　7、Of course, the Hubble is above the earth"s atmosphere, so it will soon be sending us the clearest pictures of the stars and distant galaxies that we have ever seen.

　　当然，哈勃位于地球的大气层之外，因此，它很快就会给我们俜送我们所见到过的、有关行星和远距离星系的最清晰的照片。

　　语言点 本句后半部分that we have ever seen为定语从句。

　　8、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。

　　语言点 a great deal大量;a great deal of 一般用于修饰不可数名词。

　　9、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。

　　语言点 by the time用于完成时态will have sent连用。

　　真题测试 测试语言点：by the time用于完成时态

　　By the end of this month, we surely ( )a satisfactory solution to the problem. (1993 年 6月CET~4，第45题)

　　A. have found B. will be finding C. will have found D. are finding

　　答案：选C

　　分析：By the end of this month是表示将来的时间状语，对应将来完成时。

　　翻译：到这个月底，我们肯定能够找到一个解决这个问题的满意方法。

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