时间:2018-12-05 作者:英语课 分类:英语听力文摘 English Digest


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   What Makes White Gold White?


  Many people associate the metal gold with the color gold. But, some gold jewelry 1 is not golden at all: it’s white.


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  Golden Color
  Gold is one of the heaviest and softest metals. Pure gold, called 24-carat gold, is so soft that it can be easily dented 2. In the movies, old-time prospectors 3 bite on yellow nuggets to see if they’re real gold because 24-carat gold will show a bite mark. In the real world, jewelers don’t want to use metal that can be dented so easily. So, most jewelry is actually an alloy 4 of gold with harder metals.
  Since pure gold is called 24-carat gold, an alloy of half gold and half other metals is called 12 carat gold, because, well, 12 is half of 24.
  Alloys 5
  If most gold jewelry is an alloy, why is some white and some yellow? The final appearance depends on the type of alloy metal used. Alloys made with white metals like silver, palladium and nickel create white-colored gold. Adding some copper 6 to the alloy will restore the yellow color, but too much copper can turn the gold reddish.
  The color of gold jewelry doesn’t reveal how much gold is in it — a piece of white gold may have the same number of carats as a piece of yellow gold. But, it has a different alloy metal, and so it has a different color.
  Unlike white gold, fool’s gold has no gold in it at all. It’s a mineral called iron pyrite. Black gold isn’t gold either, it’s oil. Which is also valuable, but doesn’t look as good on your fiancée’s finger.
  白金为何是白色的?
  很多人都认为金子就应该是金色。但一些黄金首饰的颜色并不是金色,而是白色。
  金色
  黄金是最重最软的金属之一。纯金,也就是24k金质地非常软,很容易产生凹陷。在电影中,以前的勘探者通常会咬一咬黄金来看看是否是真金,这是因为你在24k金上会发现咬痕。然而,在现实世界中,珠宝商并不希望使用那种易产生凹陷的金属。因此,大多数金属实际上是黄金与其他硬金属铸成的合金。
  由于纯金被叫做24k金,那么由黄金和其他金属各半铸成的合金就叫做12k金,因为12是24的一半。
  合金
  如果大多数黄金首饰是合金的话,为什么有的是白色有的是黄色呢?珠宝最终的颜色还要取决于所使用合金金属的类型。用白色金属,如银、钯和镍制成的合金就是白色的黄金。在合金中融入铜可以恢复成黄色,但是如果加入过多铜就会使黄金变红。
  黄金首饰的颜色并不能说明含金量。一块白金的含金量可能与一块黄金的含金量相同。但由于黄金里掺有不同的合金金属,因此黄金可以呈现出不同的颜色。
  与白金不同的是,愚人金不含任何黄金。它其实是一种叫做黄铁矿的物质。黑金也不是黄金,而是石油。黑金同样很值钱,但是戴在你未婚妻手指上可不那么好看。

1 jewelry
n.(jewllery)(总称)珠宝
  • The burglars walked off with all my jewelry.夜盗偷走了我的全部珠宝。
  • Jewelry and lace are mostly feminine belongings.珠宝和花边多数是女性用品。
2 dented
v.使产生凹痕( dent的过去式和过去分词 );损害;伤害;挫伤(信心、名誉等)
  • The back of the car was badly dented in the collision. 汽车尾部被撞后严重凹陷。
  • I'm afraid I've dented the car. 恐怕我把车子撞瘪了一些。 来自《简明英汉词典》
3 prospectors
n.勘探者,探矿者( prospector的名词复数 )
  • The prospectors have discovered such minerals as calcite,quartz and asbestos here. 探矿人员在这里发现了方解石、石英、石棉等矿藏。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The prospectors have discovered many minerals here. 探矿人员在这里发现了许多矿藏。 来自辞典例句
4 alloy
n.合金,(金属的)成色
  • The company produces titanium alloy.该公司生产钛合金。
  • Bronze is an alloy of copper and tin.青铜是铜和锡的合金。
5 alloys
n.合金( alloy的名词复数 )
  • This is essentially a development of thoria dispersion strengthened nickel alloys. 这基本上是用二氧化钍弥散强度化的镍基合金。 来自辞典例句
  • The lack of deep hardening in these alloys negates their use. 这些合金缺乏深层硬化能力使它们无法利用。 来自辞典例句
6 copper
n.铜;铜币;铜器;adj.铜(制)的;(紫)铜色的
  • The students are asked to prove the purity of copper.要求学生们检验铜的纯度。
  • Copper is a good medium for the conduction of heat and electricity.铜是热和电的良导体。
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