Biologist studies frogs
A noted biologist, who had been studying little green frogs in a swamp, was stumped. The frog population, despite efforts at predator control, was declining at an alarming rate. A chemist at a nearby college came up with a solution: The frogs, due to a chemical change in the swamp water, simply couldn't stay coupled long enough to reproduce successfully. The chemist then brewed up a new adhesive to assist the frogs' togetherness, which included one part sodium. It seems the little green frogs needed some monosodium glue to mate.为不懂英文的朋友翻译一下:
生物学家 发现河塘的青蛙 急剧减少。用什么措施都无效。
附近的一个化学家发现原来是因为水中化学成分的改变,是青蛙交配时,配在一起的时间不够长。
于是他配出一种含钠的胶,使青蛙交配时彼此粘在一起,以延长交配时间。看来青蛙是需要一种:
单钠(monosodium)的胶(glue) 来(to)交配(mate)
英文的发音即为:
monosodium glutamate (味精)