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答案和解析来啦!
Water is virtually everywhere, from soil moisture and ice caps, to the cells inside our own bodies.
水几乎无处不在,大到土壤水分和冰冠,小到我们自己体内的细胞。
Depending on factors like location, fat index, age, and sex, the average human is between 55-60% water.
根据不同因素,比如:地区、脂肪指数、年龄和性别,普通人的水含量在55-60%之间。
At birth, human babies are even wetter.
出生时,婴儿水含量更高。
Being 75% water, they are swimmingly similar to fish.
75%的含水量让他们看起来像在水里游的鱼。
But their water composition drops to 65% by their first birthday.
但是他们的含水量在一岁时就降到了65%。
So what role does water play in our bodies,
水在我们体内充当什么样的角色?
and how much do we actually need to drink to stay healthy?
为了保持健康我们实际应该喝多少水呢?
The H2O in our bodies works to cushion and lubricate joints, regulate temperature, and to nourish the brain and spinal cord.
我们体内水的作用是缓冲和润滑关节,调节体温,还有滋养大脑和脊髓。
Water isn’t only in our blood.
水不仅在血液中。
An adult’s brain and heart are almost three quarters water.
成人的大脑和心脏几乎四分之三是水。
That’s roughly equivalent to the amount of moisture in a banana.
几乎相当于香蕉中的含水量。
Lungs are more similar to an apple at 83%.
肺部的含水量和苹果接近,有83%是水。
And even seemingly dry human bones are 31% water.
即使看起来很干燥的骨头中,也含有31%的水。
解析在这里哦!
1. cells,名词,表示“细胞”,比如:the nucleus of a cell(细胞核)。
2. drops to,动词词组,原形为:drop to,表示“下降至”,比如:drop to 35%(下降至35%)。
最近#八周听写复述#的数字部分,我们练习了特殊数字,大家要记得区分drop to 和drop by,一个是下降至,一个是下降了。
3. lubricate,及物动词,表示“润滑”,比如:lubricate the bearings(给轴承上油)。
4. spinal cord,名词,表示“脊髓”。
5. moisture,名词,表示“水分”,比如:the skin’s natural moisture(皮肤的天然水分)。