夏说英语新闻晨读 第470期:蘑菇发电

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US researchers have successfully tested the rather whacky idea of producing electricity from a mushroom covered in bacteria. The scientists used 3D printing to attach clusters of energy-producing bugs¹ to the cap of a button mushroom. The fungus³ provided the ideal environment to allow the cyanobacteria to generate a small amount of power.

test: vt. 试验 ( experiment )
whacky: adj. 奇怪的 ( wacky )
mushroom: n. 蘑菇
3D printing: 3D打印技术
attach: vt. 贴；附上
attach A to B: 把A贴在B上
attachment⁴: n. 附件
cluster: n. 群
bug²: n. 细菌
fungus: n. 真菌
cyanobacteria: n. 蓝藻细菌

1 bugs   

adj.疯狂的，发疯的n.窃听器( bug的名词复数 )；病菌；虫子；[计算机]（制作软件程序所产生的意料不到的）错误

参考例句：

• All programs have bugs and need endless refinement. 所有的程序都有漏洞，都需要不断改进。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The sacks of rice were swarming with bugs. 一袋袋的米里长满了虫子。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 bug   

n.虫子；故障；窃听器；vt.纠缠；装窃听器

参考例句：

• There is a bug in the system.系统出了故障。
• The bird caught a bug on the fly.那鸟在飞行中捉住了一只昆虫。

3 fungus   

n.真菌，真菌类植物

参考例句：

• Mushrooms are a type of fungus.蘑菇是一种真菌。
• This fungus can just be detected by the unaided eye.这种真菌只用肉眼就能检查出。

4 attachment   

n.附属物，附件；依恋；依附

参考例句：

• She has a great attachment to her sister.她十分依恋她的姐姐。
• She's on attachment to the Ministry of Defense.她现在隶属于国防部。