时间:2018-12-24 作者:英语课 分类:Scientific American(九)月


英语课

 When Pyrex(公司名) cookware first came out, it was advertised as the ice box to oven, because itwas made of borosilicate glass which could weather large temperature changes without undergoing thermo-shock and shattering. But today, American’s Pyrex and Anchor Hocking(公司名) dishesare made of soda 2 lime silicate 1 glass, which is more prone 3 to shatter. So, saysthe report of the bulletin of American ceramic 4 society. Researchers have calculated that rapid temperature change, if just hundred degrees Fahrenheit 5 could fracture the new glass compared to 330 degrees to for the old stuff. They saythat means that is possible to break glass measuring cup with boiling water orto explode a cool casserole dish by sliding it into a hot oven. Manufacturer says they temper(冶炼中专指通过锻炼增强材料性能) the new glass to make it stronger and researches did find some evidence for that. But they believe the heat treat is inadequate 6, because in lab test cookware exploded into large glass sharps rather than tiny pieces as tempered auto-glassdoes. As the saying goes, if you can’t stand of the heat stay out of thekitchen. If this research is accurate that heat is on this cookware.



1 silicate
n.硅酸盐
  • There are large amounts of aluminum silicate in the area.这个地区有大量的硅酸铝。
  • Silicate minerals are characteristically refractory and difficult to break down.硅酸盐矿物的特点是耐熔和难以分离。
2 soda
n.苏打水;汽水
  • She doesn't enjoy drinking chocolate soda.她不喜欢喝巧克力汽水。
  • I will freshen your drink with more soda and ice cubes.我给你的饮料重加一些苏打水和冰块。
3 prone
adj.(to)易于…的,很可能…的;俯卧的
  • Some people are prone to jump to hasty conclusions.有些人往往作出轻率的结论。
  • He is prone to lose his temper when people disagree with him.人家一不同意他的意见,他就发脾气。
4 ceramic
n.制陶业,陶器,陶瓷工艺
  • The order for ceramic tiles has been booked in.瓷砖的订单已登记下来了。
  • Some ceramic works of art are shown in this exhibition.这次展览会上展出了一些陶瓷艺术品。
5 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。
6 inadequate
adj.(for,to)不充足的,不适当的
  • The supply is inadequate to meet the demand.供不应求。
  • She was inadequate to the demands that were made on her.她还无力满足对她提出的各项要求。
学英语单词
accretion tectonics
across the line starting
aerumnous
amidship-engined ship
annual household income
Antheia
argenti sulfas
as crazy as a bed-bug
assish
automatic damper reglator
bactoprenol
bagur (begur)
bale block
be grateful to(for)
beyonces
Bol'shaya Shanga
breakoutput
C-4
Cebus capucinus
closed system separator
cloutier
Dal'nyaya
DCDB
deergrasses
edge frequency
ekasilicon
epicenter intensity
exhaust expansion ratio through turbine
Fasintsara
fenestral recess
fish owls
fluorophotometer
flyback retrace
fricsays
grand mals
heartleaves
heterophils
high striker
high-volume spraying
hydrogen cyanide laser
illegal subrange
Langenpreising
leather roller
Lombrosian school
low grade heat source
magdalen islands
maximum plate input
memorandum clause
metal grid floor
microphotomoeter
million-a-year
molarizing
molybdenum-copper
Nodi lymphatici pancreatici inferiores
nonrandomized decision function
Oblukovina
ophthalmophore
optional right for cargo
paddy land
padukas
pancreatic reflextonus
permanent fault
position-sensor
postal tuition
potassium
prix fixer
Processus muscularis
pseudo-blepharoplast
reactor coolant (clean-up) demineralizer
rod withdraw wequence
sample-out count
sandbox games
scalefree
scarlatinoid fever
self-engrossed
self-quench hardening
short-range weather forecast
shviger
side chain halogenation
slicing lathe
sloping troughs
sneakerhead
sole investment
Spengler, Oswald
Stanleya
starting panel
statoconic membrane
superposed stream
sysadmin
tax holidays
temperature control coating
threading lubricant
Topocaine
trimming control
ulva intestinalis
visual yellow
washer faced bearing surface
westb
wiegmen
williams
yourcenar