A Robot Saves a Space Telescope
機器人拯救太空望遠鏡
Introduction
NASA hired a private company to save a space telescope. The telescope is falling toward Earth.
NASA 聘請了一家私人公司來拯救一座太空望遠鏡。該望遠鏡正向地球墜落。
Main Body
The Swift telescope studies stars. It started to fall because of the sun and air. It cannot move itself. It will burn in the air by October.
Swift 望遠鏡用於研究恆星。由於太陽和空氣的影響，它開始墜落。它無法自行移動。它將在十月前於大氣層中燒毀。
NASA paid $30 million to a company called Katalyst. They sent a robot called Link. The robot has three arms. It started its trip from the Marshall Islands.
NASA 向一家名為 Katalyst 的公司支付了 3,000 萬美元。他們派遣了一個名為 Link 的機器人。該機器人有三隻手臂。它從馬紹爾群島出發。
The robot Link will push the telescope higher. It will move the telescope 240 kilometers up. This keeps the telescope safe.
Link 機器人將把望遠鏡推向更高處。它會將望遠鏡向上移動 240 公里。這樣能確保望遠鏡的安全。
If this works, NASA can save other telescopes. They want to help the Hubble telescope in the future.
如果這次成功，NASA 就能拯救其他望遠鏡。他們希望未來能幫助哈伯望遠鏡。
Conclusion
The Link robot is moving now. The telescope will work again by September.
Link 機器人目前正在前往途中。望遠鏡將在九月前恢復運作。
Vocabulary Learning
🚀 The 'Will' Power
When we talk about the future, we use will. It is a simple way to say something is going to happen later.
Look at these examples from the story:
- It will burn in the air.
- The robot will push the telescope.
- It will move the telescope.
- The telescope will work again.
How to use it:
Person/Thing → will → Action (Simple form)
Compare:
- Now: The robot is moving. (Happening now)
- Future: The robot will push. (Happening later)
Quick Tip: Notice that the action word (burn, push, move, work) does not change. We don't add "-ing" or "-ed". Just keep it simple!