今年7月21日以来,台湾接二连三的大地震引起了世人对“天灾”的恐慌,也进一步引起了科学界对地球本身研究的关注。其中的一个重大问题是地核温度有多高,本文的标题告诉读者:9930 degrees(Fahrenheit)。当然,这里的sizzling不会令我们联想到咝咝作响、香气扑鼻的美食,带给我们却是一份炙人的恐惧。 接着,本文饶有兴趣地介绍了科学家们使用的测量方法,包括quantumphysics和two powerfulf parallel(并行的)computers,最关键的却是铁的熔融温度。阅读本文,可使读者接触不少地球物理知识。有离题之嫌的是,文章最后一段谈的是计算机,不过,其生动的语言倒不失为本文的一个亮点,当给读者留下深刻的印象。 Since July 21 this year, a series of major earthquakes in Taiwan have caused the world’s panic for “natural disasters” and have further aroused the attention of the scientific community to the study of the Earth itself. One of the major issues is how high the core temperature is. The title of this article tells the reader: 9930 degrees (Fahrenheit). Of course, the sizzling here does not make us think of sizzling, fragrant foods that bring us a terrible fear. Then, this article describes with interest the measurement methods used by scientists, including quantumphysics and two powerfulf parallel (parallel) computers. The most critical is the melting temperature of iron. Reading this article will expose readers to a lot of geophysical knowledge. There is a suspicion that the last paragraph of the article is about computers, but its vivid language is a highlight of this article, which leaves a deep impression on readers.