时间:2019-02-02 作者:英语课 分类:阅读空间


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    阿凡达发光树或成真 未来可代替路灯

    Scientists are developing ways of making trees glow so they can be used as natural streetlights without the need for electricity. A team of researchers are experimenting with genes 1 to allow the trait that causes fireflies to glow -bioluminescence - to be implanted into a variety of different organisms。

    科学家正在研究一种物质可以可以使“植物发光”,将来这种物质未来会代替“路灯”让树木不用任何“电能”产生出自然光造福人类。研究团队通过研究“促使萤火虫发光的基因”而希望能对植物以及不同的有机生物体产生类似的效果。

    As well as replacing traditional streetlights, bioluminescent plants would be useful for people who are not hooked up to the electricity grid 2. And if more lights were ever required, they could simply be grown。

    如果研究能成功,这种“荧光树”将会取代传统路灯,而成为依赖“电能”的人类的福音。未来如果人类需要更多光的话,那么种多一点“荧光树”就能达到目的了。

    Geneticist Theo Sanderson, one of the members of the team, told New Scientist: ‘We didn't end up making bioluminescent trees, which was the inspiration for the project.‘But we decided 3 to make a set of parts that would allow future researchers to use bioluminescence more effectively.’The team say that there is huge commercial potential in replacing the street with natural bioluminescent systems. The idea is also extremely environmentally friendly as no electricity would be required and the process which produces the photons of light is extremely energy-efficient。

    遗传学者Theo Sanderson告诉媒体:“我们在研究荧光树的道路上也许会遇到阻碍,但是我们不会放弃。我们取得的一点点进展,都会让生物体发光终变成现实。”研究者还说,这项研究项目将具有重大的潜在商业意义,如果试验取得实质性进展,全球各大厂商将会乐意为我们投资。主要还是因为该项目十分环保、而且节约能源。

    The scientists have also considered the possibility that the fuel to fire the chemical reaction in the trees could come from human waste or food waste。

    与此同时,科学家还考虑将“人类废弃物”变成新能源,运用在生物体发光的项目中,如此说来,电影《阿凡达》中五颜六色的“荧光树”不再是虚拟的,未来有可能成为现实呢!

    Vocabulary:

    bioluminescence n. 生物体之发光organisms n. 生物体(organism的复数);有机体trait n. 特性,特点;品质;少许



n.基因( gene的名词复数 )
  • You have good genes from your parents, so you should live a long time. 你从父母那儿获得优良的基因,所以能够活得很长。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Differences will help to reveal the functions of the genes. 它们间的差异将会帮助我们揭开基因多种功能。 来自英汉非文学 - 生命科学 - 生物技术的世纪
n.高压输电线路网;地图坐标方格;格栅
  • In this application,the carrier is used to encapsulate the grid.在这种情况下,要用载体把格栅密封起来。
  • Modern gauges consist of metal foil in the form of a grid.现代应变仪则由网格形式的金属片组成。
adj.决定了的,坚决的;明显的,明确的
  • This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
  • There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
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