科学美国人60秒:少年科学家发现甜味剂可以抑制害虫
日期:2014-07-30 16:09

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You can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.
比起用醋,你可能用蜂蜜会抓到更多的苍蝇iMPPo&ksov!%4
But if you want to kill them, you might try Truvia.
但是如果你想置它们于死地,你可以试试Truvia&4g]n.WoewB&c_+qG[[j
Because a new study shows that the active ingredient in this popular sweetener can act as an insecticide.
因为一项新的研究表明,这种流行的甜味剂中的有效成分可以用于杀虫R_&7s!UmutuzGw0pPxoh
The study began as a sixth-grade science-fair project.
这项研究最初是作为小学6年级的科学展项目zlEpSR@=STo
Eleven-year-old Simon Kaschock-Marenda noticed that his parents had stopped using sugar.
11岁的西蒙卡西克马兰达注意到他的父母已经停止用糖AycYYGd!0P-Y4
So he decided to see how different sweeteners affect the health of fruit flies.
所以他决定研究不同甜味剂会对果蝇的健康产生多大影响N!J-B7Zjo;U(20-8yP

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He and his dad, a card-carrying biologist, offered the flies food spiked with a variety of no-cal sweeteners.
他和他的生物学家父亲喂食果蝇各种无热量的甜味剂Xlv)89rO7O5x
Six days into the experiment all the Truvia-fed flies were dead, while those stuck with Sweet-n-low, Splenda or Equal lived five to seven weeks.
经过6天的实验,Truvia 甜味剂造成果蝇全部死亡,而Sweet-n-low, Splenda 及Equal等甜味剂可以使得果蝇存活5-7周=tR+|fF#WS,to
Why Truvia makes flies drop like flies is still a mystery.
为什么Truvia 甜味剂能使果蝇大量死亡,这仍然是一个迷*o0x35YHRkZlzg
Back in the lab, the researchers confirmed that the bugs weren't starving: they all continued to eat.
回到实验室,研究人员证实这些苍蝇并不饥饿,却一直在吃gH,chEcp,IP|4
Most actually seemed to prefer Truvia to real sugar when offered a choice, findings published in the journal PLOS One.
在《公共科学图书馆综合》杂志发表的这项研究称比起真正的糖,果蝇实际上更喜欢Truvia 甜味剂Ujvp~hzR[A(oG^TBNB
Next, the researchers will see if the sweetener kills other bugs, like cockroaches or ants.
研究人员们接下来将继续研究这种甜味剂是否可以杀死像蟑螂,蚂蚁类的其他害虫hD44cTQpF6iVF
Until then, try tossing a little Truvia in your coffee, and on the counter.
如果可以的话,到时候你只要在咖啡里或者柜子上放点甜味剂就可以了|~4OKxt^~z(65Q*8
词语解释

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1.want to 想要做;想要…

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I want to insure my house.
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We want to be quite clear on this point.
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2.decide to 决定

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What if I decide to have sex?
如果我决定要开始性生活呢?

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It all depends on what you decide to believe.
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3.continue to 继续

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At the moment, we continue to do what we do.
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The answer to the question of/whether we should continue to hold the meeting as planned depends in part on when the epidemic disease is curbed.
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4.seem to 似乎,好象

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Some people seem to be always lucky.
有些人似乎从来都是幸运的gqk[rH._MK|e_NkiI

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I seem to see someone going into my house.
我好像看见有人走进了我的家0[-QRXouV1=]0H

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重点单词
  • insecticiden. 杀虫剂
  • mysteryn. 神秘,秘密,奥秘,神秘的人或事物
  • vinegarn. 醋
  • popularadj. 流行的,大众的,通俗的,受欢迎的
  • countern. 计算器,计算者,柜台 [计算机] 计数器 adj.
  • confirmedadj. 习惯的,积习的,确认过的,证实的 动词conf
  • ingredientn. 成分,原料,配料,因素
  • varietyn. 多样,种类,杂耍
  • epidemicn. 传染病,流行病 adj. 流行的,传染性的
  • affectvt. 影响,作用,感动