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Delectable
[dəˈlɛktəb(ə)l] adj. 美味的，使人愉快的。Delectable和delicious、delight(使愉快)、delicate(精美的)是同根词，词形上也比较类似。 TO THE
SWEDES, there are few odours more delectable than the scent of surströmming, a type of fermented herring. To most non-Swedes
there are probably few odours more repulsive—the fish has been described
variously as smelling like rancid cat litter, vaguely faecal or even
corpse-like. In determining which scents people find pleasant and which they do
not, surströmming suggests culture must play a sizeable part. 对瑞典人来说，没有什么比发酵鲱鱼更美味了。对于大多数非瑞典人来说，可能没有什么比发酵鲱鱼更令人厌恶了。食客们称其闻起来像腐臭的猫砂，有点像粪便，甚至像尸体。鲱鱼罐头的案例告诉我们，对于哪种气味令人愉快、哪种气味不令人不悦这个问题，文化发挥了相当大的作用。 Dilate [daɪˈleɪt]
vi.扩大, 详述, 膨胀。vt.使扩大, 使膨胀。Di-其实是dis-，表示分离，-late和latitude(维度)和latitudinous(自由的，开阔的，不褊狭的)是同根词。 Researchers
have also been working on ways to slow myopia’s progression once it has
started. One is to use low doses of atropine, a poisonous chemical found in
deadly nightshade(龙葵)—the
juice of which was once used by women to dilate their pupils, in order to make
themselves look more attractive. Another is specially designed “ortho-k”
contact lenses, which are intended to reshape the cornea while worn. These seem
effective, though Dr Rose worries about the side-effects from giving contact
lenses to children, since if misused they can cause irreversible corneal
scarring. 研究人员也一直在研究如何减缓近视的进展。一种方法是使用低剂量的阿托品，阿托品是一种在致命龙葵中发现的有毒化学物质——女性曾用其汁液来扩大瞳孔，让自己看起来更漂亮。另一种是专门设计的“OK镜”，佩戴时可以重塑角膜形状。这些隐形眼镜似乎很有效，但是罗斯博士担心给儿童佩戴隐形眼镜会产生副作用。如果使用不当，可能会导致不可逆的角膜疤痕。 Parody [ˈpærədi] n.模仿滑稽作品, 拙劣的模仿。vt.拙劣模仿。前面的par-其实是para-，意思是在一旁，和parallel同源...... |
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