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#英語(yǔ)思維#

#英語(yǔ)#

Why are fabrics and clothes "darker" when they are wet?【譯】為什么布料和衣服濕了后顏色會(huì)變得更“暗”？【單詞】fabrics 原型：fabric [fab-rik][f?br?k] n. 結(jié)構(gòu)；織物【單詞】clothes [klohz, klohthz][kl??ez] n. 服裝；衣服【單詞】wet [wet][wet] adj. 濕的

When light hits clothing or fabrics, some of the light is absorbed and some is reflected, Wet clothes and or fabrics look darker because fluids such as water help to absorb more light than is being reflected therefore makes the materials look richer in colour/darker.【譯】當(dāng)光線照射到衣服或織物上時(shí)，一部分光線被吸收，另一部分被反射；濕衣服和織物看起來更暗，因?yàn)樗纫后w有助于吸收更多的光而非反射光，因此使材料看起來顏色更豐富/更暗?！径陶Z(yǔ)】such as 比如，例如；例句：I know many of them, such as John, Peter, and Tom. 我認(rèn)識(shí)他們當(dāng)中的很多人，例如約翰、彼得和湯姆?！驹~法】some of (事物中的)一些【單詞】hits 原型：hit [hit][h?t] vt. 打（擊）；碰撞【單詞】clothing [kloh-thing][kl??e??] n. (總稱)衣服；覆蓋物【單詞】absorbed 原型：absorb [ab-sawrb, -zawrb][?bs??b] vt. 吸收；吞并；承受【單詞】reflected 原型：reflect [ri-flekt][r?flekt] v. 反射【單詞】fluids 原型：fluid [floo-id][flu??d] n. 液體；流體【單詞】richer 原型：rich 形容詞比較級(jí) [rich][r?t?] adj. 富有的；富饒的；豐富的

When we see an object, we see the light that is reflected off of the object.【譯】當(dāng)我們看到一個(gè)物體時(shí)，我們看到的是物體反射的光?！締卧~】object [ob-jikt, -jekt][?bd??kt] n. 物體；目標(biāo)；對(duì)象

When an object is rough, like fabric, paper, or the road outside, there are lots of little bumps for light to bounce off of and then back into your eye.【譯】當(dāng)一個(gè)物體是粗糙的，比如織物，紙張，或者外面的道路，會(huì)有很多小的凹凸讓光線反射出來，然后回到你的眼睛里?！締卧~】rough [ruhf][r?f] adj. 粗糙的【單詞】bumps 原型：bump [buhmp][b?mp] n. 腫塊；表面隆起【單詞】bounce [bouns][ba?ns] vi. 彈起；彈跳；重新恢復(fù)

When such an object is wet, this means that it is microscopically coated in water.【譯】當(dāng)這樣的物體濕了的時(shí)候，這意味著如果用顯微鏡來觀察，它們是被水覆蓋著的?！締卧~】microscopically [mahy-kruh-skop-ik][?ma?kr?sk?p?kli] adv. 用顯微鏡【單詞】coated 原型：coat [koht][k??t] vt. 涂上；覆蓋；包上

This water doesnt absorb the light (water is colourless), but it causes the light rays to bend (refract), and guides more light rays deeper into the rough material, where it is more likely to be absorbed.【譯】這些水不吸收光（水是無色的），但它會(huì)使光線彎曲（折射），并引導(dǎo)更多光線深入粗糙的材料，在那里它更容易被吸收?！締卧~】colourless [k?l?l?s] adj. 不生動(dòng)的；無色的 =colorless(美).【單詞】rays 原型：ray [rey][re?] vi. 發(fā)光；輻射 vt. 釋放射線【單詞】bend [bend][bend] v. 彎曲；使彎曲；集中于【單詞】refract [ri-frakt][r?fr?kt] v. 折射；測(cè)定屈光度【單詞】guides 原型：guide [gahyd][ɡa?d] vt. 指導(dǎo)；引導(dǎo)；為 ... 領(lǐng)路

Basically, the water guides light rays away from your eyes; fewer rays hitting your eyes means it appears darker.【譯】基本上，水引導(dǎo)光線離開你的眼睛；較少的光線到達(dá)你的眼睛意味著東西看起來更暗?！締卧~】Basically 原型：basically 副詞 [bey-sik-lee][be?s?kli] adv. 基本上；主要地

Water can even guide light directly though a material; think very thin, light materials such as toilet paper or white t-shirts, making it appear translucent.【譯】水甚至可以直接引導(dǎo)光線穿過一種材料；想想像衛(wèi)生紙或白色T恤衫這樣的薄而輕的材料，水可以讓它們看起來半透明?！締卧~】directly [dih-rekt-lee, dahy-][d?rektli] adv. 直接地；立即；正好地；完全【單詞】thin [thin][θ?n] adj. 薄的；瘦的；稀的【單詞】toilet [toi-lit][t??l?t] n. 廁所；盥洗室；衛(wèi)生間【單詞】t-shirts 名詞復(fù)數(shù)形式 T-shirts 短袖圓領(lǐng)衫,T恤衫【單詞】translucent [trans-loo-suhnt][tr?nslu?snt] adj. 半透明的

Now why doesnt your hand get dark?【譯】那么為什么你的手沒有變黑呢？

Well, I imagine its because your hand is relatively smooth, and the added water doesnt really have many nooks and crannies to guide the light into to then be absorbed.【譯】好吧，我想是因?yàn)槟愕氖直容^光滑，加進(jìn)去的水并沒有很多的角落和縫隙來引導(dǎo)光線進(jìn)入然后被吸收?！締卧~】imagine [ih-maj-in][?m?d??n] vt. 想像；設(shè)想；料想；猜想；認(rèn)為 vi. 想像【單詞】relatively [rel-uh-tiv-lee][rel?t?vli] adv. 相對(duì)地；比較地【單詞】smooth [smooth][smu?e] adj. 光滑的【單詞】nooks 原型：nook [noo?k][n?k] n. 角落；躲蔽處【單詞】crannies 原型：cranny [kran-ee][kr?ni] n. 裂縫；裂隙

I dont think it is purely to do with absorption of the water itself.【譯】我不認(rèn)為這純粹與水的吸收有關(guān)。【單詞】purely [pyoo?r-lee][pj??li] adv. 純粹地；清白地；純潔地【單詞】absorption [ab-sawrp-shuhn, -zawrp-][?bs??p?n] n. 吸收，吸收作用

Hands dont absorb water (due to our oily skin), but they do absorb oils, but (clear) oils also dont make hands darker.【譯】手不吸水（由于我們的油性皮膚），但它們確實(shí)吸收油，但（清潔的）油也不會(huì)使手變黑?！径陶Z(yǔ)】due to 多數(shù)表示“由于；因?yàn)椤薄Ｈ纾篢his accident was due to his careless driving．同時(shí)，due 與to 單配，還可以表示“付給某人”，如：Respect is due to older people.【單詞】oily [oi-lee][??li] adj. 含油的；像油的；油腔滑調(diào)的【單詞】skin [skin][sk?n] n. 皮膚；外皮

My best guess is that they are much smoother than fibrous paper, shirts, and stone.【譯】我想是因?yàn)樗鼈儽壤w維紙、襯衫和石頭光滑得多?！締卧~】guess [ges][ɡes] v. 推測(cè)；猜中；以為【單詞】smoother 原型：smooth 形容詞比較級(jí)，更光滑的【單詞】fibrous [fahy-bruhs][fa?br?s] adj. 纖維的；纖維性的【單詞】shirts 原型：shirt [shurt][???t] n. 襯衫【單詞】stone [stohn][st??n] n. 石頭

Hands arent absorbing the water.【譯】手并不吸收水分。

The point of skin is kind of to keep things out and is decently water resistant, however with extended exposure (15 min-ish submerged) the nervous system itself causes the pruning, its suspected this was for ancestors to have better grip while picking things up out of water.【譯】皮膚的特點(diǎn)是用來阻擋物體的，并且具有很好的防水性，但是隨著長(zhǎng)時(shí)間的暴露（15分鐘浸泡在水下），神經(jīng)系統(tǒng)本身會(huì)導(dǎo)致這個(gè)特性減弱，人們懷疑這是因?yàn)槲覀兊淖嫦仍趶乃飺炱饢|西時(shí)，可以有更好的抓力?！締卧~】decently [dee-suhnt][di?sntli] adv. 正派地；體面地；大方地【單詞】resistant [ri-zis-tuhnt][r?z?st?nt] adj. 抵抗的；反抗的【單詞】extended 原型：extend [ik-stend][?kstend] v. 延伸；延長(zhǎng)；伸展；擴(kuò)展；提供【單詞】exposure [ik-spoh-zher][?ksp????] n. 暴露；揭露；曝光時(shí)間【單詞】submerged 原型：submerge [suhb-murj][s?bm??d?] vt. 使浸沒；潛入水中；覆蓋 vi. 浸沒【單詞】nervous [nur-vuhs][n??v?s] adj. 神經(jīng)的，神經(jīng)細(xì)胞的，神經(jīng)性的【單詞】pruning 原型：prune [proon][pru?n] v. 修剪；削減【單詞】suspected 原型：suspect [suh-spekt][s?spekt] v. 懷疑；猜想【單詞】ancestors 原型：ancestor [an-ses-ter][?nsest?] n. 祖宗；祖先【單詞】grip [grip][ɡr?p] n. 緊握；vt. 吸引；緊抓【單詞】picking 原型：pick [pik][p?k] v. 拾；撿；挑選；采摘