双语阅读英语外刊精讲：天王星有“臭鸡蛋味”

2019-05-13 10:32:16来源：酷学英语

　　Uranus stinks! Scientists discover a cloud of 'rotten egg gas' surrounding the planet.

　　天王星是臭的！科学家在天王星大气中发现“臭鸡蛋味”气体

　　It’s a smell that make most people gag, but it seems that Uranus has the distinct aroma of rotten eggs.

　　这是一种让大多数人都感到恶心的气味，但似乎天王星拥有这种独特的臭鸡蛋的气味。

　　Scientists from the University of Oxford have discovered a cloud of hydrogen sulphide - the gas that gives rotten eggs their smell - surrounding the planet.

　　来自牛津大学的科学家们发现天王星的云层中含有硫化氢——正是这种成分让臭鸡蛋发出恶臭。

　　While astronomers have previously theorised that Uranus’ clouds contain hydrogen sulphide, this is the first study to prove it.

　　虽然天文学家先前已推论出天王星大气中有硫化氢成分，但这是第一个证实它的研究。

　　Unlike Uranus, Jupiter and Saturn have no hydrogen sulphide in their clouds, and instead have ammonia.

　　与天王星不同的是，木星和土星的云层中没有硫化氢，取而代之的是氨。

　　These differences could provide key insights into how the planets formed.

　　这些差异可能为行星的形成提供了关键的见解。

　　The researchers also speculated about what the effects of the levels of hydrogen sulphide around Uranus would be on humans.

　　研究人员还推测了天王星周围的硫化氢含量会对人类有什么影响。

　　Dr Irwin said: “If an unfortunate human were ever to descend through Uranus’s clouds, they would be met with very unpleasant and odiferous conditions.

　　欧文博士说：“如果一个人不幸飞经天王星的云层，他将闻到这种相当糟糕的刺鼻臭味。”

　　“Suffocation and exposure in the negative 200 degrees Celsius atmosphere made of mostly hydrogen, helium, and methane would take its toll long before the smell.”

　　“暴露在由氢气、氦气和甲烷组成的零下200摄氏度的大气中，人在闻到臭味之前就会窒息。”

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