新奇事件簿 可以击退细菌的塑料

A revolutionary new plastic could help to prevent bacteria and superbugs causing disease and illness. Scientists have developed a new kind of transparent², plastic wonder-wrap. They say it will drastically cut incidences of microbe transfer in hospitals, restaurants, kitchens, bathrooms and other places where bugs¹ lie in wait. The plastic was created by researchers from McMaster University in Canada. They say their material can repel³ all forms of bacteria, including superbugs like MRSA. The material is like a conventional transparent wrap used to cover food. It can be shrink-wrapped to protect places that attract bacteria, like worktops, door handles, taps, hospital equipment and food containers.

一种革命性的新型塑料可以帮助预防细菌和超级细菌引起的疾病。科学家们已经开发出了一种透明的神奇塑料包装。他们表示这种塑料将大大降低医院、餐馆、厨房、浴室以及其他有细菌潜伏地方的微生物传播率。这种塑料是由加拿大麦克马斯特大学的研究人员发明的。他们表示他们的材料可以击退所有形式的细菌，包括像MRSA这样的超级细菌。这种材料就像用来包裹食物的传统透明包装纸。可以用收缩膜包裹，以保护易滋生细菌的地方，比如工作台、门把手、水龙头、医院设备和食品容器。

The researchers said the inspiration for their new material came from the lotus plant. They attempted to replicate⁴ the method in which the leaves of this plant repelled⁵ water. Drops of water either sit on the surface of the leaves or bounce off. Researcher Leyla Soleymani wanted to apply that process to the new plastic. She said: "We're structurally⁶ tuning⁷ that plastic. This material gives us something that can be applied⁸ to all kinds of things." Another researcher, Tohid Didar, said: "We can see this technology being used in all kinds of institutional and domestic settings. As the world confronts the crisis of anti-microbial resistance, we hope it will become an important part of the anti-bacterial toolbox."

研究人员表示他们新材料的灵感来自荷花。他们试图复制这种植物叶子排水的方法。水滴要么落在树叶表面，要么被弹开。研究人员Leyla Soleymani想把这个过程应用到这种新型塑料上。她说到：“我们正在调整塑料的结构。这种材料给了我们一些可以应用于各种事物的东西。”另一名研究人员Tohid Didar称：“我们可以看到这一技术被运用于各种机构和国内环境设置中。在世界面临抗微生物耐药性危机之际，我们希望它能成为抗菌工具箱中的重要组成部分。”

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 transparent   

adj.明显的，无疑的；透明的

参考例句：

• The water is so transparent that we can see the fishes swimming.水清澈透明，可以看到鱼儿游来游去。
• The window glass is transparent.窗玻璃是透明的。

3 repel   

v.击退，抵制，拒绝，排斥

参考例句：

• A country must have the will to repel any invader.一个国家得有决心击退任何入侵者。
• Particles with similar electric charges repel each other.电荷同性的分子互相排斥。

4 replicate   

v.折叠，复制，模写；n.同样的样品；adj.转折的

参考例句：

• The DNA of chromatin must replicate before cell division.染色质DNA在细胞分裂之前必须复制。
• It is also easy to replicate,as the next subsection explains.就像下一个小节详细说明的那样，它还可以被轻易的复制。

5 repelled   

v.击退( repel的过去式和过去分词 )；使厌恶；排斥；推开

参考例句：

• They repelled the enemy. 他们击退了敌军。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The minister tremulously, but decidedly, repelled the old man's arm. 而丁梅斯代尔牧师却哆里哆嗦地断然推开了那老人的胳臂。 来自英汉文学 - 红字

6 structurally   

在结构上

参考例句：

• The house roof was (structurally) unsound. 这屋顶（结构）不牢固。
• Pinhole on shot-hole damage is never structurally significant. 针孔和蛀洞所造成的危害对结构的影响不大。

7 tuning   

n.调谐，调整，调音v.调音( tune的现在分词 )；调整；（给收音机、电视等）调谐；使协调

参考例句：

• They are tuning up a plane on the flight line. 他们正在机场的飞机跑道上调试一架飞机。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The orchestra are tuning up. 管弦乐队在定弦。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

8 applied   

adj.应用的；v.应用，适用

参考例句：

• She plans to take a course in applied linguistics.她打算学习应用语言学课程。
• This cream is best applied to the face at night.这种乳霜最好晚上擦脸用。