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Scientists studying the Comet 67P say they may have found evidence of how the object first formed. The icybody is currently moving through space, some 500 million kilometers from earth. And it’s been tracked by Europe’s Rosetta Satellite.

The probe is sending back a constant stream of photographs. And it’s in someof these pictures that researchers have identified what they’re calling the comet’s 'goosebumps'. It’s possible they may be the original blocks of material that came together more than 4.5 billion years ago tomake 67P. Here is our science correspondent Jonathan Amos.

The researchers working on the Rosetta Mission have just published a series of reports in Science magazinein which they make a first attempt to characterize the comet that looks so much like a rubber duck in space.The team details its many strange behaviors. There are winds that rush across its surface.

In other places, huge blocks, the size of football fields are lifted by explosive gas and then dumped. Some locations feature deep pits and depressions where the surface appears to be collapsing in on itself. But the key finding may be the “duck’s” goosebumps, extensive areas of lumps and bumps all about three meters in size.

Scientists speculate that these are the primitive icy blocks that clumped together in the very early days of the solar system to build the comet we see today. If that’s true, it’s a startling discovery. Sir Steven Larry.

Absolutely. Remember these objects formed at least 4.5 billion years ago. So it is very exciting.

The Rosetta probe will continue to follow the four-kilometer wide comet as it moves closer to the sun thisyear.

Egypt’s Ministry of Antiquities is investigating how a visible layer of adhesive wound up on the beard ofthe famous golden Tutankhamen burial mask. One media report claims that it was hastily glued back on the mask last year after it had been loosened or even knocked off. Our correspondent has been to see the mask at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo and she sent this report.

The burial mask or King Tutankhamen has survived for over three thousand years. At the museum today, we saw a glue-like substance along the join between his blue and gold beard and the rest of the mask. The two pieces were made separately and have always been fixed together. The museum’s director told us a mistake could have been made during regular maintenance.

I know that this is a very precious and very important piece.

詞匯解析

recognize

難度：4星核心詞匯，屬常用3000詞

英漢解釋

vt.承認(rèn)；認(rèn)出；意識(shí)到；表示感激；識(shí)別

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用作及物動(dòng)詞 (vt.)

His thorough knowledge and competence were recognized.

他的淵博的學(xué)識(shí)和工作能力得到了承認(rèn)。

The firm recognized Tom's outstanding work by giving him an extra bonus.

公司發(fā)給湯姆一筆額外獎(jiǎng)金以表彰他出色的工作。

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organic

難度：3星常用詞匯，屬常用6000詞

英漢解釋

adj.器官的；有機(jī)的；有組織的；根本的；接近自然的

n.有機(jī)物質(zhì)

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用作形容詞 (adj.)

The illness is organic in origin.

該病起初是器質(zhì)性疾患。

用作名詞 (n.)

Oil-yielding organic matter is contained in the shales.

在這些頁(yè)巖里有產(chǎn)油的有機(jī)物質(zhì)。

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available

難度：4星核心詞匯，屬常用3000詞

英漢解釋

adj.可利用的；可得到的；有空的；有效的；<貶>【政】有資格的，適合的

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用作形容詞 (adj.)

The Prime Minister was not available for comment.

首相無(wú)暇作出評(píng)論。

The round trip ticket is available for two months.

返程票兩個(gè)月有效。

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trade

難度：5星基本詞匯，屬常用1000詞

英漢解釋

n.貿(mào)易；交易；行業(yè)；同行；顧客；營(yíng)業(yè)額；交易量

v.做生意；從事貿(mào)易；購(gòu)物；營(yíng)業(yè)；(在證券交易所)交易；交換

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用作名詞 (n.)

China does a lot of trade with many countries.

中國(guó)和許多國(guó)家進(jìn)行多方面貿(mào)易。

用作動(dòng)詞 (v.)

I refuse to trade with that company again.

我拒絕再度和那家公司做生意。

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compromise

難度：4星核心詞匯，屬常用3000詞

英漢解釋

n.妥協(xié)；折衷；折衷案；和解

vt.妥協(xié)處理；危害

vi.妥協(xié)，和解；讓步

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用作名詞 (n.)

The agreement is a compromise, not a sell-out.

這個(gè)協(xié)議是雙方妥協(xié)的產(chǎn)物而不是一方讓步。

用作及物動(dòng)詞 (vt.)

Build the disorder that does not have the market to compromise project quality forthrightly.

建沒(méi)市場(chǎng)的混亂直接地危害工程質(zhì)量。

用作不及物動(dòng)詞 (vi.)

The agreement is a compromise, not a sell-out.

這個(gè)協(xié)議是雙方妥協(xié)的產(chǎn)物而不是一方讓步。

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Swiss

難度：3星常用詞匯，屬常用6000詞

英漢解釋

adj.瑞士的

n.瑞士人

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用作形容詞 (adj.)

Millions were deposited in Swiss bank accounts.

巨額款項(xiàng)存入了瑞士的銀行賬戶。

用作名詞 (n.)

But the Swiss did not take their fate lying down.

但是瑞士人并不甘心接受被征服的命運(yùn)。

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outlook

難度：3星常用詞匯，屬常用6000詞

英漢解釋

n.景色；前景；展望；觀點(diǎn)

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用作名詞 (n.)

From my study window I have a pleasant outlook over mountains and valleys.

從我書房的窗子我看到了高山和峽谷宜人的景色。

As prices have dropped lower and lower, the outlook looks black for many companies in the city.

當(dāng)價(jià)格一再下跌，對(duì)市內(nèi)許多公司來(lái)說(shuō)前景大為不妙。

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