en | The isotopic composition of lead often varies from one source of common copper ore to another, with variations exceeding the measurement error; and preliminary studies indicate virtually uniform isotopic composition of the lead from a single copper-ore source. |
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category | gre |
idx | 064 |
parts | 意群训练: The isotopic composition of lead often varies from one source of common copper ore to another , with variations exceeding the measurement error ; and preliminary studies indicate virtually uniform isotopic composition of the lead from a single copper-ore source . |
mark | 标志: The isotopic composition of lead often varies /from one source of common copper ore to another/, /with variations exceeding the measurement error; / and preliminary studies indicate virtually uniform isotopic composition (of the lead) /from a single copper-ore source/. |
cn | 译文: 铅的同位素的成分 经常/在 一个普通的铜矿石的挖掘地与 另外一个挖掘地之间/有所不同/ ,/其差异超过了测量误差 /;而且 初步的研究 显示 ,/从同一个铜矿的挖掘地所得的/(铅的)同位素成分几乎完全一致 。 |
tips | 请思考: What can be inferred from the above sentence? |
explain | 解释: 本句是一个怪异的现象的典型例子:句子结构谈不上复杂,所用单词也不难,但是除非读者有理工科的科研(最好是材料科学的科研)背景,否则句子虽然能够顺利得读下来,但是却搞不清句子说的是什么意思。 首先,句子中出现的一些词汇虽然也都比较常见,但是在理科文章中出现,就有了专有名词的意味,同时还带有很抽象的学术含义,笔者称之为“专业抽象词”。如isotopic composition;source;variation;measurement error;preliminary study等。认识这些单词,并不意味着懂得它们在文章中的意义和作用。比如说measurement error,大家都可以望文生义的理解成测量错误、测量误差,但是在对文章的阅读中这种字面上的理解是远远不够的。其实此处强调的并不是测量中出现的错误和毛病,而是指那些每次测量都会发生的、永远也无法避免的、在测量值和实际值之间的正常的差异。 因此,本句话的真实含义也难以理解。句子只是罗列了一堆事实,而作者真正想说的意思是什么呢?其实variations exceeding the measurement error的言外之意是这些不同(variations)是真正有意义的不同,而不是试验的误差;那么,不同矿源的铜矿的铅同位素成分真的不同,相同的矿源的铅同位素几乎相同,就意味着我们可以通过测量铅同位素的成分来确定铜矿的矿源(挖掘地)。 |
type | 复杂修饰+插入语+专业抽象词 |
score | 4 |
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