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[00:00.00]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。#

[00:14.04]Right from the start there was trouble with the Hubble. #
从最开始哈勃望远镜就有问题。#

[00:18.63]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。#

[00:26.44]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。#

[00:35.94]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。#

[00:41.95]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。#

[00:52.38]Of course, the Hubble is above the earth’s atmosphere, #
当然，哈勃位于地球的大气层之外，#

[00:58.14]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。#

[01:07.03]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。#

[01:13.72]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。