Ship sails to HK full of scientific discoveries

时间：2007-08-14 03:04:32

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Dayang Yihao, or Ocean No 1, China's most advanced scientific research ship, arrived in Hong Kong on a maiden1 visit on Friday.

 
HONG KONG, Aug. 11 - Dayang Yihao, or Ocean No 1, China's most advanced scientific research ship, arrived here on a maiden visit on Friday.

 

If weather permits, it will open its decks to 5,000 Hong Kong visitors at the weekend.

 

The ship will showcase some of its scientific findings from a just completed 220-day voyage.

 

China's only deep-sea research vessel2, the Dayang Yihao recently discovered active hydrothermal vents4, or "black smokers5", on a ridge6 in the Indian Ocean.

 

Black smokers are formed when super-heated water from the ocean floor surfaces.

 

Sulfides in the superheated water often crystallize to create a chimney-like structure around the vent3.

 

"The findings mark China as one of the few countries in the world which has the advanced technology to carry out such studies," Tao Chunhui, one of the four chief scientists on the vessel, said.

 

He said research into microscopic7 organisms on the smoky ocean floor could shed light on the origins of life.

 

Wang Fei, deputy head of the State Oceanic Administration, said at the welcoming ceremony, the vessel had and will make great contributions to China's economic development by doing research and exploring more resources.

 

Wang said the stopover in Hong Kong was an opportunity for scientists from the mainland and Hong Kong, as well as the public, to boost communications and foster friendly relations.

 



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1 maiden yRpz7     
n.少女，处女；adj.未婚的，纯洁的，无经验的
参考例句：
  • The prince fell in love with a fair young maiden.王子爱上了一位年轻美丽的少女。
  • The aircraft makes its maiden flight tomorrow.这架飞机明天首航。
2 vessel 4L1zi     
n.船舶；容器，器皿；管，导管，血管
参考例句：
  • The vessel is fully loaded with cargo for Shanghai.这艘船满载货物驶往上海。
  • You should put the water into a vessel.你应该把水装入容器中。
3 vent yiPwE     
n.通风口，排放口；开衩；vt.表达，发泄
参考例句：
  • He gave vent to his anger by swearing loudly.他高声咒骂以发泄他的愤怒。
  • When the vent became plugged,the engine would stop.当通风口被堵塞时，发动机就会停转。
4 vents 3fd48768f3da3e458d6b73926735d618     
（气体、液体等进出的）孔、口( vent的名词复数 )； （鸟、鱼、爬行动物或小哺乳动物的）肛门； 大衣等的)衩口； 开衩
参考例句：
  • He always vents his anger on the dog. 他总是拿狗出气。
  • The Dandelion Patch is the least developed of the four active vents. “蒲公英区”在这四个活裂口中是发育最差的一个。
5 smokers d3e72c6ca3bac844ba5aa381bd66edba     
吸烟者( smoker的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • Many smokers who are chemically addicted to nicotine cannot cut down easily. 许多有尼古丁瘾的抽烟人不容易把烟戒掉。
  • Chain smokers don't care about the dangers of smoking. 烟鬼似乎不在乎吸烟带来的种种危害。
6 ridge KDvyh     
n.山脊；鼻梁；分水岭
参考例句：
  • We clambered up the hillside to the ridge above.我们沿着山坡费力地爬上了山脊。
  • The infantry were advancing to attack the ridge.步兵部队正在向前挺进攻打山脊。
7 microscopic nDrxq     
adj.微小的，细微的，极小的，显微的
参考例句：
  • It's impossible to read his microscopic handwriting.不可能看清他那极小的书写字迹。
  • A plant's lungs are the microscopic pores in its leaves.植物的肺就是其叶片上微细的气孔。

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