夏说英语新闻晨读 第378期:伦敦博物馆出展地沟油块

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A slice of fatberg put on show at the Museum of London could be preserved for future generations. The lump of congealed¹ fat, oil and wet wipes has begun to "sweat" and change colour, and flies have hatched in it. But curator Vyki Sparkes says the fatberg caused a "marked increase" in visitors to the museum and they are now thinking of preserving it, when it finishes its public display this week. There has been an "incredible reaction" from visitors, she says.

slice: n. 部分；薄片
fatberg: n. 油脂块（下水道中大块的固体废物）
preserve: vt. 保护；保存（侧重于保护建筑、环境等）
lump: n. 块状的东西
congealed: adj. 凝结的；凝固的
sweat: vi. 出汗；流汗
curator: n. 博物馆馆长
marked: adj. 明显的；显著的
incredible: adj. 不可思议的；难以置信的

1 congealed   

v.使凝结，冻结( congeal的过去式和过去分词 )；（指血）凝结

参考例句：

• The cold remains of supper had congealed on the plate. 晚餐剩下的冷饭菜已经凝结在盘子上了。
• The oil at last is congealed into a white fat. 那油最终凝结成了一种白色的油脂。 来自《简明英汉词典》