新奇事件簿 太阳的声音是什么样的

What does the Sun sound like? Perhaps you have never thought about what kinds of sounds the Sun makes, but scientists have found out. Researchers from the European Space Agency, NASA and the Solar and Heliospheric Agency studied 20 years of data to listen to the Sun. They say the Sun produces a low, deep "heartbeat" sound. The scientists used a solar observatory¹ to measure vibrations² from the Sun. They translated these vibrations into different sounds. These can tell the scientists what is happening inside the Sun. They can now understand more about solar flares³, chemical reactions and other phenomena⁴ that happen inside the Sun and on its surface.

太阳的声音是什么样的？或许你从未想过太阳会发出什么样的声音，但是科学家们却已有了发现。来自欧洲太空总署、美国国家宇航局以及太阳能子午观测站的研究人员对20年的数据进行研究只为听到太阳的声音。他们表示太阳产生低沉的“心跳”声。科学家们利用太阳天文台测量太阳的振幅。他们将这些振幅翻译成了不同的声音。这些声音能够告诉科学家太阳里边发生了什么。如今他们可以对太阳耀斑、化学反应以及太阳内部和表面发生的其他现象有更多的理解。

The scientists explained how they created the Sun's sound. Researchers from the Stanford Experimental Physics Lab turned data from the space agencies into a "song". Dr Alex Young said: "We don't have straightforward⁵ ways to look inside the Sun. We don't have a microscope to zoom⁶ inside the Sun, so using a star or the Sun's vibrations allows us to see inside of it." Dr Young continued: "Waves are travelling and bouncing around inside the Sun, and if your eyes were sensitive enough, they could actually see this." He added: "We are finally starting to understand the layers of the Sun and the complexity⁷. That simple sound is giving us a probe inside a star. I think that's a pretty cool thing."

科学家们解释了他们是如何创造出太阳的声音的。斯坦福实验物理实验室的研究人员将来自宇航局的数据转化成了“一首歌”。历克斯·杨博士表示：“我们没有直接探查太阳内部的方法，也没有显微镜可以观察太阳内部，所以我们利用恒星或是太阳的振幅来观测太阳内部。”杨博士继续说道：“波长在太阳内部行走回弹，如果你的眼睛足够敏锐的话，是可以看得见这些波长的。”他补充到：“我们终于开始对太阳层及其复杂性有了些了解。那个简单的声音是我们探查恒星的探测器。我想这是一件相当棒的事。”

1 observatory   

n.天文台，气象台，瞭望台，观测台

参考例句：

• Guy's house was close to the observatory.盖伊的房子离天文台很近。
• Officials from Greenwich Observatory have the clock checked twice a day.格林威治天文台的职员们每天对大钟检查两次。

2 vibrations   

n.摆动( vibration的名词复数 )；震动；感受；（偏离平衡位置的）一次性往复振动

参考例句：

• We could feel the vibrations from the trucks passing outside. 我们可以感到外面卡车经过时的颤动。
• I am drawn to that girl; I get good vibrations from her. 我被那女孩吸引住了，她使我产生良好的感觉。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 flares   

n.喇叭裤v.（使）闪耀( flare的第三人称单数 )；（使）（船舷）外倾；（使）鼻孔张大；（使）（衣裙、酒杯等）呈喇叭形展开

参考例句：

• The side of a ship flares from the keel to the deck. 船舷从龙骨向甲板外倾。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He's got a fiery temper and flares up at the slightest provocation. 他是火爆性子，一点就着。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

4 phenomena   

n.现象

参考例句：

• Ade couldn't relate the phenomena with any theory he knew.艾德无法用他所知道的任何理论来解释这种现象。
• The object of these experiments was to find the connection,if any,between the two phenomena.这些实验的目的就是探索这两种现象之间的联系，如果存在着任何联系的话。

5 straightforward   

adj.正直的，坦率的；易懂的，简单的

参考例句：

• A straightforward talk is better than a flowery speech.巧言不如直说。
• I must insist on your giving me a straightforward answer.我一定要你给我一个直截了当的回答。

6 zoom   

n.急速上升；v.突然扩大，急速上升

参考例句：

• The airplane's zoom carried it above the clouds.飞机的陡直上升使它飞到云层之上。
• I live near an airport and the zoom of passing planes can be heard night and day.我住在一个飞机场附近，昼夜都能听到飞机飞过的嗡嗡声。

7 complexity   

n.复杂(性)，复杂的事物

参考例句：

• Only now did he understand the full complexity of the problem.直到现在他才明白这一问题的全部复杂性。
• The complexity of the road map puzzled me.错综复杂的公路图把我搞糊涂了。