科学家:火光中藏着钻石
<p><span word="Each">Each</span> <span word="flickering">flickering</span> <span word="candle">candle</span> <span word="flame">flame</span> <span word="contains">contains</span> '<span word="millions">millions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="tiny">tiny</span> <span word="diamonds">diamonds</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="created">created</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="disappear">disappear</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="blink">blink</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="eye">eye</span>'.</p><p>每一个闪烁的烛火中包含着“以百万计的微小钻石，它们在眨眼间产生或者消失。”</p><p><span word="Scientists">Scientists</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="shown">shown</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="flickering">flickering</span> <span word="flame">flame</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="studded">studded</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="millions">millions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="tiny">tiny</span> <span word="diamonds">diamonds</span>.</p><p>科学家已经证实：一个闪烁的火焰里镶满了数以万计的细小的钻石。</p><p><span word="Roughly">Roughly</span> 1.5<span word="million">million</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="twinkling">twinkling</span> <span word="gems">gems</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="created">created</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="second">second</span>.</p><p>每秒钟大约能产生150万块宝石。</p><p><span word="Sadly">Sadly</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="eyes">eyes</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="lighting">lighting</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fortune">fortune</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="jewels">jewels</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> 300,000 <span word="would">would</span> <span word="fit">fit</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pin">pin</span>.</p><p>可悲的是，对于那些眼睛里就想要动发财的念头的人来说，这些宝石是非常小的，大约30万块宝石都和针头一样大。</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="disappear">disappear</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="blink">blink</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="eye">eye</span>.</p><p>它们在眨眼间就会消失。</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="scientists">scientists</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="harnessing">harnessing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="technology">technology</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="candle">candle</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="match">match</span> <span word="to">to</span> ‘<span word="grow">grow</span>’ <span word="diamonds">diamonds</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="scratch">scratch</span>.</p><p>但如果科学家能想出一种利用科技的方法的话，人们就可以只用一支蜡烛和一根火柴就能将这些宝石放大。</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="costing">costing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fraction">fraction</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="of">of</span> ‘<span word="real">real</span>’ <span word="diamonds">diamonds</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="ethically">ethically</span> <span word="sound">sound</span> <span word="alternative">alternative</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="blood">blood</span> <span word="diamonds">diamonds</span> <span word="mined">mined</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="zones">zones</span>.</p>
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