围观造价100亿美元“时光机”的第一个大作【健谈英语】

【头条播报】

The first full colour image captured by the James Webb Space Telescope was revealed by US President Joe Biden at a White House briefing to preview imagery from the space observatory. The target revealed by Biden was that of SMACS 0723, a small patch of the sky where foreground galaxy clusters amplify distant galaxies. The image is the deepest and sharpest infrared image of the distant universe captured so far. The target is ideal for showcasing the capabilities of Webb as a time machine, allowing scientists to get a glimpse of galaxies with extreme redshifts.

【分句讲解】

①The first full colour image captured by the James Webb Space Telescope was revealed by US President Joe Biden at a White House briefing to preview imagery from the space observatory. 

美国总统拜登在白宫简报会上公布了首张由詹姆斯韦伯太空望远镜拍摄的全彩图像，这也是来自这一太空天文台的预告图像。

1. image n. 镜像，影像；印象，形象，声誉

imagery n. 意象，画面，图片；影像，成像

public image 公众形象

company’s image 公司形象

satellite imagery 卫星影像

2. capture v. 拍摄，摄制；捕捉，俘获

capture one’s attention 引起某人的注意

capture one’s heart 俘获某人的心

The animals are captured in nets.

动物被网捕获。

3. reveal v. 揭幕（display）；揭露，泄露，透露

reveal a secret 泄漏秘密

Officers could not reveal how he died. 

警察们不能透露他的死因。

②The target revealed by Biden was that of SMACS 0723, a small patch of the sky where foreground galaxy clusters amplify distant galaxies.

被拜登展示的这张图像来自星系团SMACS 0723这一小片天空，可利用这一前景星系团放大更为遥远的星系群。

1. patch n. （与周围不同的）斑，小块，小片

2. foreground n. （图片或照片的）前景

3. cluster n. （同类物聚集的）串，丛，束，群

4. amplify v. 扩大，增强；阐发，进一步阐明

amplifier n. 扩音器，扬声器

amplify a signal 放大信号

You may need to amplify this point.

你可能需要对这一点进一步予以说明。

5. distant adj. 遥远的，远处的，久远的（faraway）；不友好的，冷淡的，疏远的

distant stars and planets 遥远的恒星和行星

a distant memory 久远的记忆

③The image is the deepest and sharpest infrared image of the distant universe captured so far.

该图像是迄今为止拍摄的最遥远宇宙最深最清晰的红外图像。

1. deepest adj. 最深的，最深

2. sharp adj. 锋利的，尖的；聪明的，精明的，敏锐的；尖锐，严厉

a sharp outline 清晰的轮廓

sharp eyes 敏锐的眼镜

a girl of sharp intelligence 心思聪颖的女孩

sharp criticism 尖锐的评论

④The target is ideal for showcasing the capabilities of Webb as a time machine, allowing scientists to get a glimpse of galaxies with extreme redshifts.

该目标非常适合展示韦伯作为时间机器的能力，让科学家得以一睹具有极致红移现象的星系。

1. glimpse n. 一瞥，一看

a glimpse at / of something 瞥一眼某事

catch or get a glimpse of her in the crowd 在人群中一眼瞥见她

2. redshift n. 红移现象