美国科学60秒 SSS 2013-08-23
时间：2018-12-24 作者：英语课 分类：Scientific American(八)月
英语课
Spicy 1, tanky shart complex splices 2 at vibrancy 3 to modern meals. Prehistoric 4 cuisine 5 however was thought of as well bland 6, based on scientists focusing on the energy value of our ancestors' food. Catch the caroboo, you cook the caroboo ,you eat the caroboo. But bland is now a by-gone view, because researchers have found evidence in prehistoric pots that add spice literally 7 to that ancient world. The study is in the journal PLoS ONE.
Archeologists analyzed 8 the remains 9 of cooking pots that breed sites in North Europe from more than 6,000 years ago during the transition from hunting and gathering 10 to agriculture. They found what I called fiderlets. These are mineralized bits of plant residue 11. And some of the fid* close their resemble modern day garlet mustard *. Such * has little nutritional 12 value, but lend a sharp peperry bite to foods. Researchers had previously 13 identified airomedic substances in really left-over food dating back around 5,000 years. Anything earlier than that though was tough to desearn. But these spidleles have now provided what the researchers say is the earliest known use of spice in cuisine. Bon Apetite.
1 spicy
adj.加香料的；辛辣的，有风味的
- The soup tasted mildly spicy.汤尝起来略有点辣。
- Very spicy food doesn't suit her stomach.太辣的东西她吃了胃不舒服。
2 splices
v.绞接( splice的第三人称单数 )；捻接（两段绳子）；胶接；粘接（胶片、磁带等）
- All field splices were bolted using ASTM A325 hex head bolts. 所有现场拼接都用美国材料试验协会的A325六角形头螺栓。 来自辞典例句
- A gateway splices together two different kinds of protocols. 网关可拼接两种不同的协议。 来自互联网
3 vibrancy
n.活跃；震动
- I like the vibrancy of her character.我喜欢她的活泼性格。
- Tom felt himself being drawn towards her vibrant personality. 汤姆感觉自己被她充满朝气的个性所吸引。
4 prehistoric
adj.（有记载的）历史以前的，史前的，古老的
- They have found prehistoric remains.他们发现了史前遗迹。
- It was rather like an exhibition of prehistoric electronic equipment.这儿倒像是在展览古老的电子设备。
5 cuisine
n.烹调，烹饪法
- This book is the definitive guide to world cuisine.这本书是世界美食的权威指南。
- This restaurant is renowned for its cuisine.这家餐馆以其精美的饭菜而闻名。
6 bland
adj.淡而无味的，温和的，无刺激性的
- He eats bland food because of his stomach trouble.他因胃病而吃清淡的食物。
- This soup is too bland for me.这汤我喝起来偏淡。
7 literally
adv.照字面意义，逐字地；确实
- He translated the passage literally.他逐字逐句地翻译这段文字。
- Sometimes she would not sit down till she was literally faint.有时候，她不走到真正要昏厥了，决不肯坐下来。
8 analyzed
v.分析( analyze的过去式和过去分词 )；分解；解释；对…进行心理分析
- The doctors analyzed the blood sample for anemia. 医生们分析了贫血的血样。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The young man did not analyze the process of his captivation and enrapturement, for love to him was a mystery and could not be analyzed. 这年轻人没有分析自己蛊惑著迷的过程，因为对他来说，爱是个不可分析的迷。 来自《简明英汉词典》
9 remains
n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹
- He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
- The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。
10 gathering
n.集会，聚会，聚集
- He called on Mr. White to speak at the gathering.他请怀特先生在集会上讲话。
- He is on the wing gathering material for his novels.他正忙于为他的小说收集资料。
11 residue
n.残余，剩余，残渣
- Mary scraped the residue of food from the plates before putting them under water.玛丽在把盘子放入水之前先刮去上面的食物残渣。
- Pesticide persistence beyond the critical period for control leads to residue problems.农药一旦超过控制的临界期，就会导致残留问题。
12 nutritional
adj.营养的，滋养的
- A diet lacking in nutritional value will not keep a person healthy.缺乏营养价值的饮食不能维持人的健康。
- The labels on food products give a lot of information about their nutritional content.食品上的标签提供很多关于营养成分的信息。
13 previously
adv.以前，先前（地）
- The bicycle tyre blew out at a previously damaged point.自行车胎在以前损坏过的地方又爆开了。
- Let me digress for a moment and explain what had happened previously.让我岔开一会儿，解释原先发生了什么。