英语六级听力练习之气候变化与小提琴
<p> <span word="Why">Why</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="Stradivarius">Stradivarius</span> <span word="violins">violins</span> <span word="sound">sound</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="good">good</span>?</p><p> 为什么史特拉第瓦里小提琴声音那么美妙?</p><p> <span word="A">A</span>: <span word="What">What</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="you">you</span>?</p><p> 我告诉过你什么来着?</p><p> <span word="B">B</span>: <span word="Youre">Youre</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="Yaoyao">Yaoyao</span>.<span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="beautiful">beautiful</span> <span word="piece">piece</span>.</p><p> 瑶瑶，你说的很对，这是一首美妙的曲子。</p><p> <span word="A">A</span>: <span word="It">It</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span>.</p><p> 它本该如此。</p><p> <span word="B">B</span>: <span word="Whats">Whats</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="Stradivarius">Stradivarius</span> <span word="violins">violins</span>?</p><p> 那瓦里小提琴有什么特别的呢?</p><p> <span word="A">A</span>: <span word="Thats">Thats</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="musicians">musicians</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="scientists">scientists</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="figure">figure</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="centuries">centuries</span>. <span word="Scientists">Scientists</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Tennessee">Tennessee</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Columbia">Columbia</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="violins">violins</span> <span word="unique">unique</span> <span word="sound">sound</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="change">change</span>.</p><p> 那就是音乐家和科学家们几世纪以来一直试图寻觅的东西。田纳西大学和哥伦比亚大学的科学家们觉得该小提琴的独特声音与气候变化有关。</p><p> <span word="Between">Between</span> 1645 <span word="and">and</span> 1715 <span word="Western">Western</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="experienced">experienced</span> <span word="whats">whats</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Maunder">Maunder</span> <span word="Minimum">Minimum</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="unusually">unusually</span> <span word="cold">cold</span> <span word="weather">weather</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="suns">suns</span> <span word="reduced">reduced</span> <span word="activity">activity</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="Temperatures">Temperatures</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="dropped">dropped</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="degrees">degrees</span> <span word="Celsius">Celsius</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="trees">trees</span> <span word="grow">grow</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="slowly">slowly</span>. <span word="Slower">Slower</span> <span word="tree">tree</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="produces">produces</span> <span word="stronger">stronger</span>, <span word="denser">denser</span> <span word="wood">wood</span>.</p><p> 在1645年至1715年期间，西欧历经了一个名为蒙德极小期的时期。在这期间，因为太阳活动减弱，天气异常的冷。气温降了2℃，这足以让树木生长的更加缓慢，产出更坚硬，密度更大的木头。</p>
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