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Isotopic Composition Lead Source Exceeding Measurement Varies Common

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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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 .

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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/.

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译文: 铅的同位素的成分 经常/ 一个普通的铜矿石的挖掘地 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?
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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
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