火星有毒!人類移民火星的夢想或破滅
大家早上好,今天和大家分享一篇關於宇航的新聞,人們一直想登陸火星,但是這個願望能否達成呢, 我們一起來學習一下
day32 火星有毒!人類移民火星的夢想或破滅
At first,Marswas being seenasviableoptiontogo visitandlivein but nowScottishastrobiologistshave discoveredthat theplanetis coveredwithbacteria killing minerals.
起初,火星被視作可以訪問並居住的星球,但現在蘇格蘭天體生物學家已經發現,火星上覆蓋著致細菌死亡的礦物。
Jennifer Wadsworth and Charles Cockellpublishedin astudythat therearesaltmineralsthatkillbacteriawithinminutes.
華茲沃斯和克基爾發表了一項研究,稱火星上存在鹽礦物,可以在幾分鐘內殺死細菌。
Usually thesemineralsareonly active at highheat, and since theplanetiscold,scientistsat firstthoughttheywerenot aproblem,
通常這些礦物只在高溫下活躍,因為火星是寒冷的,起初科學家認為是沒有問題的,
But these newscientistshave learnedthat they can alsobe activatedwithultravioletlight, whichMarshasplenty of.
但這些科學家已經認識到,它們也可以被紫外線激活,而火星上存在大量紫外線。
1 viable adj. 可以訪問的,可行的["va??bl]
Mars was being seen as viable option to go visit and live in
火星被視作可以訪問並居住的星球
eg:The egg needs a warm environment to be viable
蛋需要在溫暖的環境中才能孵化
2 astrobiologist n.天體生物學家["?str??][ba?"?l?d??st]
3 bacteria n.細菌[b?k"t??r??]
bacteria killing minerals致細菌死亡的礦物
eg:I』m infected with some bacteria; that』s why I have to go to the hospital
我感染了細菌,因此必須去醫院
4 publish v.發表,出版["p?bl??]
published in a study 在學說中出版
eg:He published an ariticle about the app
他出版了一篇關於那個應用的文章
5 mineral n.礦物["m?n(?)r(?)l]
eg:It"s good for our health to drink mineral water
多喝礦物質水對我們健康有好處
6 be activated with 被激活["?kt?ve?t?d]
eg:Press the power button to activate the machine
按下電源鍵來開啟機器
7 ultraviolet light 紫外線[?ltr?"va??l?t]
eg:My hat protected me from the dangerous ultraviolet rays
我的帽子保護我免於危險的紫外線


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