泉水英文文章（能把物体石化的泉水）

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魔力泉水能将物体石化

Located on the banks of the river Nidd, in North Yorkshire, Britain, is a mystical well. Any object touched by the well’s dripping waters—leaves, sticks, dead birds and more—naturally turns to stone within a few months!

英国北约克郡尼德河河岸有一汪“魔力泉水”，任何接触到该泉水的物体——树叶、木棒、死去的小鸟等等——都毫无例外地在短短数月之内被石化！

For many centuries, locals believed that the well was cursed by the devil. They constantly lived with the fear that if they touched the well’s water, they would be turned to stone too.

几个世纪以来，当地人认为这里的泉水是被魔鬼施了咒语。他们一直生活在恐惧中，担心自己一旦接触泉水，也会被石化。

Some of relics can be spotted even today, like a Victorian hat from the 1800s. A few adventurous people left everyday objects such as teddy bears, kettles and a bicycle near the waterfall to witness the transformation occur over weeks, only with similar results.

Scientists analyzed water samples from the well, debunking the legend surrounding it. The water was found to contain a high mineral content that forms a coating around objects. With prolonged exposure, the coating would create a hard mineral shell.

科学家研究了这汪泉水的水样，解开了有关它的传说。研究发现，该泉水富含矿物质，在物体表面形成涂层，经长期照射之后，涂层形成了坚硬的矿物壳。

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"可饮用书"过滤99%细菌

One of the biggest problems in the developing countries is access to safe, reliable drinking water. The charity organization Water is Life dedicates its energies to providing this most basic of necessities.

发展中国家最大的问题之一就是获得安全可靠的饮用水。公益机构“水即生命”集中精力供给这一最基本的生活必需品。

The Drinkable Book combines a variety of technologies to achieve this goal. It uses silver and copper ions to filter out 99% of harmful bacteria—leaving samples from 25 contaminated water sources in South Africa, Ghana and Bangladesh “similar to US tap water”—and teaches people about proper sanitation, hygiene and safe water habits.

《可饮用的书》综合运用一系列技术来实现这一目标。它运用银离子、铜离子过滤掉99%的有害细菌，使从南非、加纳和孟加拉共和国的25处被污染的水源中提取的样本接近美国自来水（的水质），并教给人们适当的卫生保健与安全用水习惯。

The breakthrough book was developed by researchers at Carnegie Mellon University and University of Virginia. Each page of the book contains two filters, and each filter can be used to safely treat around 100 liters of water. This means each book can provide a single person with up to four years of clean water.

这本具有突破性的书籍由卡内基梅隆大学和弗吉尼亚大学的研究员们共同研发。该书每页有两个过滤器，每个过滤器能用来净化大约100公升的水。这意味着每本书能够为一个人供给长达四年的纯净水。

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