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1、英语知识小品分享英语学问小品共享英语学问小品：夏威夷群岛是怎样形成的How the Hawaiian Is lands Were BuiltVolcanoes have been erupting on the earth for millions of yearsMore than five hundred still erupt todayThese are called active volcanoesVolcanoes are located in belts or chainsThey are found where the earth's crust is weakThe
2、weak spots let the hot rock escape when the volcano eruptsMany volcano belts are mountain ranges along the edges of continentsOne belt runs along the western coast of South America up through the western part of the United StatesOther volcanoes are found in ocean basinsAbout threefifths of all activ
3、e volcanoes in the world are in the Pacific OceanMany of these volcanoes erupt under the waterThe Hawaiian Islands were built by volcanoes that began erupting under water and finally reached the surface of the ocean夏威夷群岛是怎样形成的火山在地球上喷发已有几百万年的历史。有500多座火山至今还在喷发，这些火山叫做活火山。火山呈带状或链状分布，它们一般位于地壳脆弱的地段。火山喷发时，
4、灼热的岩浆便从脆弱的地点流出。很多火山带是一些大陆边缘的山脉。有一个火山带沿南美洲的西海岸向北，穿过美国的西部。另一些火山位于海洋盆地中。世界上大约有35的活火山在太平洋，这些火山中有很多在水下喷发。夏威夷群岛便是由从水下喷发、最终达到洋面的火山而形成的。英语学问小品：美国的钻石Diamonds in the United StatesMost of the world's diamonds come from Africa，but there is one place in the United States where they are foundIt is near Murfre
5、esboro，ArkansasDiamonds were first found near Murfreesboro in 1906About fifty thousand diamonds have come from this fieldOne fortycaratdiamond was the largest ever found in North AmericaBut most of the stones were too small to make mining worthwhileSoon all mining stopped thereToday a visitor to Mur
6、freesboro can hurt for diamonds himselfA few diamonds have been found in sand and gravel along the Great Lakes，tooBut none of these were in their original blue groundThey may have been formed far to the north and carried south by the last great glaciers美国的钻石世界上的钻石大部分出自非洲，但美国也有一个钻石产地，它位于阿肯色州默弗里斯博罗旁边。
7、1906年，在默弗里斯博罗旁边首次发觉钻石，从这个矿里一共开采了大约5万颗钻石，其中一颗重40克拉的钻石是迄今在北美洲发觉的最大的一颗。但是，多数钻石都太小，没有什么开采价值，不久那里的采掘工作就都停止了。今日去默弗里斯博罗的游客可以亲自去找寻钻石。在五大湖沿岸的沙地和砾石中也发觉一些钻石，但是没有一颗保持原有的蓝色。它们或许是在遥远的北方成形，然后由最终一批大冰川带到南方的。英语学问小品：人类储存肉的三种方法The Three Ways of Man to Preserve MeatFinding enough meat was a problem for primitive manKeep
8、ing it for times when it was scarce was just as hardThree ways were found to keep meat from spoiling：salting，drying，and freezingPeople near salty waters salted their meatAt first they probably rubbed dry salt on it，but this preserved only the outsideLater they may have pickled their meat by soaking
9、it in salt waterIn hot，dry lands，men found that they could eat meat that had dried while it was still on the bonesThey later learned to cut meat into thin strips and hang it up to dry in the hot airMen in cold climates found that frozen meat did not spoilThey could leave their meat outside and eat i
10、t when they pleased人类储存肉的三种方法对原始人类来说，获得足够的肉是件难事，而把肉类储存到缺肉的时令也同样不简单。人们找到了防止肉类变腐的三种方法：盐腌、风干和冷冻。靠近咸水地带的居民用盐腌肉。起先，他们可能是把干盐擦在肉上，但这只能使肉的外部不腐。后来，他们或许就改用咸水浸泡的方法来腌肉了。在燥热、干燥的地方，人们发觉他们可以食用已经变干、但仍连在骨骼上的肉。后来，他们学会把肉切成薄条，悬挂起来，让它在燥热的空气中变干。生活在寒冷气候下的人们则发觉冻肉不腐。他们可以把肉置于室外，兴奋时随时可吃。英语学问小品：帮助改良土壤的蚯蚓Earthworms that Help Im
11、prove the SoilThe earthworm is a useful animalOut of the ground，it is food for other animalsIn the ground，it makes rich soil for fields and gardensEarthworms dig tunnels that loosen the soil and make it easy for air and water to reach the roots of plantsThese tunnels help keep the soil well drainedE
12、arthworms drag dead leaves，grass，and flowers into their burrowsWhen this plant material decays，it makes the soil more fertileNo other animal is so useful in building up good topsoilIt is estimated that in one year fifty thousand earthworms carry about eighteen tons of fine soil to the surface of an
13、acre of landOne worm may add three quarters of a pound of earth to tho topsoil帮助改良土壤的蚯蚓蚯蚓是一种有益的动物。来到地面上，它成了其他动物的食品，而在地里，它却为田地和花园制造着肥沃的土壤。蚯蚓挖掘风洞，使土壤变松，并使空气和水简单抵达植物的根部。这些风洞有助于土壤快速排水。蚯蚓把枯树叶、草和花朵拖进自己的洞中，这种植物性物质腐烂后，便使土壤变得更肥沃了。在制造优良的表面土壤方面，没有别的动物能像蚯蚓这样有用。据估计，一年中，5万条蚯蚓能把大约18吨的细壤送到1英亩土地的表面，一条蚯蚓或许能把34磅的土壤加到地
14、表层。英语学问小品：谁是冰淇淋的首创者Who First Made Ice CreamMost Americans think that ice cream is as American as baseball and apple pieBut ice cream was known long before America was discoveredThe Roman emperor Nero may have made a kind of ice creamHe hired hundreds of men to bring snow and ice from the mountainsHe
15、 used it to make cold drinksTraveler Marco Polobrought back recipes for chilled and frozen milk from ChinaHundreds of years later，ice cream reached EnglandIt is said that King Charles Ienjoyed that treatvery muchThere is a story that he bribed his cook to keep the recipe for ice cream a royal secretToday ice cream is known throughout the worldAmericans alone eat more than two billion quartsa year谁是冰淇淋的首创者大多数美国人认为，冰淇淋像棒球和苹果饼一样，是属于美国的。但是，早在人们发觉美洲大陆之前，冰淇淋就已经问世了。古罗马国王尼禄可能配制过一种冰淇淋。他曾雇用几百人从山上搬来雪和冰，用以制作冷饮料。旅行家马可波罗也曾从中国带回了冷冻奶和冰奶的.配方
