时差N小时 为什么蜂蜜不会变质?(上)

If you haven’t cleaned out your refrigerator in a while, there might be a nasty surprise waiting for you.

如果你有段时间没有清理过冰箱，那么里面的脏乱定会让你大吃一惊。

There, in a forgotten piece of Tupperware, lurks¹ the ravioli you didn’t finish three weeks ago.

冰箱里的特百惠保鲜盒内有3周前你没有吃完的饺子。

Opening the lid with curiosity and fear, you’re confronted by a blue-green mess that only vaguely² resembles pasta.

带着好奇和恐惧打开盖子后，进入眼帘的是一团蓝绿混杂的东西，样子有点像意大利面。

The lesson here seems to be that even when a jar or container is resealed and refrigerated, the food inside inevitably³ succumbs⁴ to a moldy⁵ end.

从这里不难看出，即使一个打开的罐子或容器被再次密封、冷藏，里面的食物也免不了会变质。

Actually, it depends on the food. For instance, when’s the last time you noticed that your honey had gone bad?

实际上，发霉与否取决于食物本身。例如，你上一次发现蜂蜜变质是什么时候？

Apparently⁶, a jar of honey that’s been opened and resealed can stay on the shelf for years without going bad.

很明显，一罐打开过又再次密封的蜂蜜能够在货架上保存数年不变质。

Archaeologists have even found ancient jars with unspoiled honey inside.

考古学家们甚至发现，古代容器内的蜂蜜依然保存完好。

So what’s the secret to this longevity⁷?

如此，蜂蜜长期保存的秘诀是什么呢？

1 lurks   

n.潜在，潜伏；（lurk的复数形式）vi.潜伏，埋伏（lurk的第三人称单数形式）

参考例句：

• Behind his cool exterior lurks a reckless and frustrated person. 在冷酷的外表背后，他是一个鲁莽又不得志的人。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Good fortune lies within Bad, Bad fortune lurks within good. 福兮祸所倚，祸兮福所伏。 来自互联网

2 vaguely   

adv.含糊地，暖昧地

参考例句：

• He had talked vaguely of going to work abroad.他含糊其词地说了到国外工作的事。
• He looked vaguely before him with unseeing eyes.他迷迷糊糊的望着前面，对一切都视而不见。

3 inevitably   

adv.不可避免地；必然发生地

参考例句：

• In the way you go on,you are inevitably coming apart.照你们这样下去，毫无疑问是会散伙的。
• Technological changes will inevitably lead to unemployment.技术变革必然会导致失业。

4 succumbs   

不再抵抗（诱惑、疾病、攻击等）( succumb的第三人称单数 )； 屈从； 被压垮； 死

参考例句：

• Eventually the virus prevails and the infected person succumbs to the infection. 最终病毒体会战胜药物，而导致感染者死亡。
• A German lender succumbs to perverse incentives. Who's next? 一德国贷方受制屈服于非正当（投资）动机。谁将步其后尘？

5 moldy   

adj.发霉的

参考例句：

• She chucked the moldy potatoes in the dustbin.她把发霉的土豆扔进垃圾箱。
• Oranges can be kept for a long time without going moldy.橙子可以存放很长时间而不腐烂。

6 apparently   

adv.显然地；表面上，似乎

参考例句：

• An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。
• He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。

7 longevity   

n.长命；长寿

参考例句：

• Good habits promote longevity.良好的习惯能增长寿命。
• Human longevity runs in families.人类的长寿具有家族遗传性。