一窺星星生與死
On July 12, NASA revealed the first set of images from the James Webb Space Telescope.
7月12日，美國太空總署公布首批來自韋伯太空望遠鏡的影像。
set (n.)一組,一套；a set of tools一套工具
The world was blown away by the unprecedented clarity of those photos and the beauty of the universe.
全世界的人都為影像前所未有的清晰度和宇宙之美感到驚豔。
be blown away 感到大為驚豔unprecedented (adj.)史無前例,絕無僅有的clarity (n.)清晰,清楚
Costing American taxpayers some $10 billion, the Webb telescope aims to explore the origins of the universe, galaxies, stars and life.
韋伯望遠鏡花了美國納稅人約一百億美元，它的目的是探索宇宙、星系、星星和生命的起源。
explore (v.)探索,探測；explore the possibility of sth. 探索……的可能性origin (n.)起源；On the Origin of Species 《物種起源》
NASA Administrator, Bill Nelson, believes it was money well spent.
美國太空總署局長比爾．尼爾森相信這筆錢花得值得。
administrator (n.)管理者well spent (錢或時間)花得很值得
He said, “Every image is a new discovery and each will give humanity a view of the universe we’ve never seen before.”
他說：「每張影像都是全新的發現，且讓人類看到我們從未見過的宇宙面向。」
discovery (n.)發現；scientific discovery 科學發現humanity (n.)人類(總稱)
One of the most exciting pictures returned by the James Webb Space Telescope is an image of NGC 3324 in the Carina Nebula.
韋伯太空望遠鏡回傳最令人興奮的一張照片是船底座星雲裡的NGC 3324星團。
nebula (n.)星雲；nebulous (adj.) (想法)含糊不清,模糊的
This rare image of an open cluster will help scientists learn more about the birth of stars.
這個疏散星團的稀有影像將幫助科學家學習更多關於星星誕生的知識。
cluster (n.)一群,一串,星團
Another picture showing the Southern Ring Nebula gives astronomers a glimpse of how a dying star affects its neighbors.
另外一張南環狀星雲的照片讓天文學家得以一窺瀕死的星星是如何影響周圍的天體。
give sb. a glimpse of sth. 讓（某人）一窺……
The Webb telescope has up to 25 years of life left before it is retired in 2047.
韋伯望遠鏡在2047年退役以前還有長達25年的壽命。
up to 長達,多達,高達……
Before then, it will return thousands more images that will help advance our understanding of the universe.
在那之前，它將繼續回傳上千張影像，以幫助我們更深入地了解宇宙。
tens of thousands of sth. 數萬個~；hundreds of thousands of sth. 數十萬個~advance (v.)使進步,使發展 (adj.)事先的,預先的；advance ticket 預售票；advance notice 事先通知