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NCE2 Lesson 61

·438 words·3 mins

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Hubble n. telescope n.
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The Hubble telescope will have been fixed by next year.
By next year, the Hubble telescope will have been working for 20 years.
The Hubble telescope will have been built by next year.

launch v.
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When was the telescope launched?
They are planning to launch a telescope next year.
I want my little rocket to be launched into space in the future.
The rocket had already been launched into space before the telescope was launched into space.

space n. outer space
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NASA decided to launch the telescope into outer space.
Have you ever been to outer space?
There are only a few people have been to space.

billion n. million n.
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It is said that the telescope is worth a billion dollars.
What would you buy if you had a billion dollars?
It is hard to earn a billion dollars in most people’s lives.

faulty adj.
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I told you it was faulty.
The faulty wiring caused a small fire in the building.
That device might be faulty.
Your method of learning English might be faulty.

astronaut n.
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I saw that famous astronaut at the village fair last week.
Three astronauts will be sent to space next week.
Do you want to be an astronaut?
A lot of children want to be astronauts when they grow up.

shuttle n.
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shuttle bus

Can you tell me where the shuttle bus is?
She shuttles between her home and the office every day.
The space shuttle successfully returned to Earth after its mission.

robot-arm
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I built a little robot-arm when I was in college.
What kind of robot-arm do you like?
The robot-arm must have been faulty.
Why don’t you like the robot-arm?

grab v.
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I was thinking we should go grab a coffee.
Maybe we can grab a beer next week.
Can you grab me a coffee?

atmosphere n.
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Do you like the atmosphere here?
The telescope is above the Earth’s atmosphere.
I don’t like the atmosphere here.

distant adj. galaxy n.
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It occurred to me that we could see the distant galaxy through this telescope.
If you use the telescope, you will see the distant galaxy.
I bought a picture of a distant galaxy at the village fair.

universe n.
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What do you know about the universe?
I don’t know anything about the universe.
Do you want to read the book about the universe?
I can’t offer the book about the universe.

eagle eye n.
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This eagle eye is worthless.
Let’s stick to the plan and fix the eagle eye first.