美国科学60秒 SSS 2013-02-20
时间：2018-12-24 作者：英语课 分类：Scientific American(二)月
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When it comes to mussels, bigger is not necessarily better. Tiny fibers 2 called bissels and able muscles ,the shell fish kind,to anger themselves to coast lines,despite crushing ocean waves. But new research shows the attachment 3 fibers weakened in warm waters. As temperature rise 15 Degrees Fahrenheit 4, lessons fiber 1 shrink by 60%, possibly causing them to fail completely. As climate change raises ocean temperatures, mussels may be enforced to cooler water. Emily Cliton of the University of Washington presented the research at the meeting of the American Assosiation for the Advancement 5 of Science in Boston.
Researcher have dicacted mussels that been found, I think, up righ to 100 different species. So mussels group has really changed our community. We also eat mussels and so there are application in the agriculture. The way they grow the mussels is the mussels have to remain attach on the long lines, so if the mussels fall off before the farmer return to raise the harvest, then they will lost lots of money.
1 fiber
n.纤维，纤维质
- The basic structural unit of yarn is the fiber.纤维是纱的基本结构单元。
- The material must be free of fiber clumps.这种材料必须无纤维块。
2 fibers
光纤( fiber的名词复数 )； （织物的）质地； 纤维，纤维物质
- Thesolution of collagen-PVA was wet spined with the sodium sulfate as coagulant and collagen-PVA composite fibers were prepared. 在此基础上，以硫酸钠为凝固剂，对胶原-PVA共混溶液进行湿法纺丝，制备了胶原-PVA复合纤维。
- Sympathetic fibers are distributed to all regions of the heart. 交感神经纤维分布于心脏的所有部分。
3 attachment
n.附属物，附件；依恋；依附
- She has a great attachment to her sister.她十分依恋她的姐姐。
- She's on attachment to the Ministry of Defense.她现在隶属于国防部。
4 Fahrenheit
n./adj.华氏温度；华氏温度计(的)
- He was asked for the boiling point of water in Fahrenheit.他被问到水的沸点是华氏多少度。
- The thermometer reads 80 degrees Fahrenheit.寒暑表指出华氏80度。
5 advancement
n.前进，促进，提升
- His new contribution to the advancement of physiology was well appreciated.他对生理学发展的新贡献获得高度赞赏。
- The aim of a university should be the advancement of learning.大学的目标应是促进学术。