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Lesson 59 In or out?
New words and expressions:
1. bark
Our dog, Rex, used to sit outside our front gate and bark.
The dog barked at the visitor.
You can hear dog’s bark in the distance in the dark.
2. press
As the neighbors complained of the noise, my husband spent weeks training him to press his paw on the latch1 to let himself in.
He pressed the button.
My new shoes are pressing my toes.
3. paw
The cat’s paw was burnt
My dog’s paw was bleeding.
4. latch
You can’t walk in because the door is on the latch.
He knocked on the door, but found the door was off latch.
5. expert
Rex soon became an expert at opening the gate.
The research team consists of ten experts.
He is an expert in mathematics.
6. develop
Since then, he has developed another bad habit.
Children should develop good habits when they are young.
The team has developed many world-famous players.
7. habit
He slipped into bad habits.
He has the habit of staying up late.
8. remove
Yesterday my husband removed the gate and Rex got so annoyed we’ve not seen him since.
He removed the picture from the wall.
Mother is busy removing the dishes.
Lesson 60 The future
New words and expressions:
1. future
The future
Children are the future of a country.
Human beings will face many crises in the future.
2. fair
As she walked away, I followed her out of the fair.
He went to the village fair with his wife.
She hunted many bargains at the fair.
3. fortune-teller
He doesn’t believe in fortune-tellers.
It is believed that fortune-tellers can foretell2 your fate.
4. crystal
After I had given her some money, she looked into a crystal ball and said, ‘A relation of yours is coming to see you.’
He gave her a necklace of crystals as a birthday present.
It is crystal clear that he is the murderer.
5. relation
She is no relation to me.
A near relation of mine called me the other day.
6. impatiently
‘Where have you been hiding?’ she asked impatiently.
She impatiently turned down my request.
He was impatiently waiting outside the office.
Lesson 61 Trouble with the Hubble
New words and expressions:
1. Hubble
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.
2. telescope
He is observing the sky through the astronomical3 telescope.
The captain noticed the coming of pirates through the telescope.
3. launch
A rocket was launched into space.
They launched three schoolteachers into space.
4. space
Scientists try to contact other intelligence in space.
Who is the first astronaut that traveled in space?
5. billion
Billions of dollars was invested on the project.
The population on the earth will exceed six billion.
6. faulty
The pictures it sent us were very disappointing because its main mirror was faulty.
His theory was faulty.
7. astronaut
NASA is now going to put the telescope right, so it will soon be sending up four astronauts to repair it.
She believed that she could make an excellent woman astronaut.
Millions of people watched astronauts walk on the moon on TV.
8. shuttle
The shuttle Endeavour will be taking the astronauts to the Hubble.
The space shuttle took five astronauts to the space station.
The shuttle exploded soon after its launching.
9. Endeavour
10. robot-arm
A robot-arm from the Endeavour will grab the telescope and hold it while the astronauts make the necessary repairs.
Robot-arms are widely used in experiments.
The disabled can use robot-arms to perform some simple movements.
11. grab
He grabbed her by the arm before she fell down.
She grabbed the rope at the critical moment.
12. atmosphere
Of course, the Hubble is above the earth’s atmosphere.
The signals go through the atmosphere to the earth.
High speed is required to go through the atmosphere.
13. distant
It will soon be sending us the clearest pictures of the stars and distant galaxies5 that we have ever seen.
He has sailed to many distant countries.
What will the earth be like in the distant future?
Is there any other form of life in the galaxies?
The galaxies seem to be very mysterious.
15. universe
The Hubble will tell us a great deal about the age of the universe.
In the past, people thought the earth was the center of the universe.
The universe is vast and mysterious.
16. eagle eye
By the time you read this, the Hubble’s eagle eye will have sent us thousands and thousands of wonderful pictures.
The hunter has an eagle eye.
He kept an eagle eye for the spy.
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