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　　This SCIENCE IN THE NEWS program was written by Jerilyn Watson. Our producer was Brianna Blake. I'm Faith Lapidus.

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　　词汇学习

　　1.sharpen vt. & vi.使敏锐; 磨练(才智等)；增强; 加深; 加重; 加强

　　例句：You should sharpen your vigilance, and not board a pirate ship.

　　你一定要提高警惕，千万不要上贼船呀！

　　2.additive n.添加剂

　　例句：The production manager introduced a new water-repellent gypsum additive.

　　厂长引进了一种新的石膏防水剂。

　　3.cinnamon n.肉桂

　　4.underground adj.地下的

　　例句：The gushing hot spring water suggests that there might be heat energy underground.

　　喷涌而出的温泉水暗示人们：这地下有热能。

　　When he was doing underground work he was arrested because a renegade informed against him.

　　他做地下工作时，曾因叛徒告密而被捕。

　　5.bacteria n.细菌

　　6.heterocyclic adj. [化学] 杂环的

　　7.creatine n.[生物化学] 肌酸

　　8.marinate v.浸泡

　　例句：Let the meat marinate overnight.

　　将肉在腌汁里浸一整夜

　　9.suspected adj.可疑的，有嫌疑的

　　例句：The police exerted the extent of the cargo to the businessman who was suspected of smuggling.

　　警察向那个有走私嫌疑的商人展示了货物扣押令。

　　10.inflammation n.发炎

　　例句：We should diminish the inflammation on time if we get internal heat.

　　身体有了急火要及时消炎，拖不得。

　　11.turmeric n.[烹饪]姜黄