时间:2018-12-24 作者:英语课 分类:Scientific American(一)月


英语课

 Can you tell the difference between Modern Violin and Tecra craft by Italian masters .Don't feel so bad, expert players can't do it either. In double blind test, 21 experienced violinists unable to tell difference between rare old instruments and new ones. The study is proceeding 1 in National Academic science. Researchers provided violin with 6 high quality instruments.3 modern and 3 craft by legendary 2 Stradivarius in 19 century more than 100 times than much new ones. To prevent bias 3, everyone who hand the violins did so without knowing which instruments was which. In dirking room more vision modern found gaggles. A double for few months the incre reacts even mess the instrument sounds. After playing each violin ,subject read them demonstrated slide their favorite one.When it came to instrument quality ,the old and new violins are similar scores. And fewer than half of participates chosen old violin as their favorites. Apparently 4, a violin by anyone other Crossman can't sound sweet. Thank for the minutes, for Scientific American ,60 second Science .


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1 proceeding
n.行动,进行,(pl.)会议录,学报
  • This train is now proceeding from Paris to London.这次列车从巴黎开往伦敦。
  • The work is proceeding briskly.工作很有生气地进展着。
2 legendary
adj.传奇(中)的,闻名遐迩的;n.传奇(文学)
  • Legendary stories are passed down from parents to children.传奇故事是由父母传给孩子们的。
  • Odysseus was a legendary Greek hero.奥狄修斯是传说中的希腊英雄。
3 bias
n.偏见,偏心,偏袒;vt.使有偏见
  • They are accusing the teacher of political bias in his marking.他们在指控那名教师打分数有政治偏见。
  • He had a bias toward the plan.他对这项计划有偏见。
4 apparently
adv.显然地;表面上,似乎
  • An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽,豁然开朗。
  • He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。
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