囧发明 科学家发明会发光的可爱多

 　　It may be a la mode to create lighter¹ versions of our favourite snacks but one company has taken the trend rather literally².

　　创意美食，点“亮”生活。不过，一家公司当真做到了把那些最受人们欢迎的副食“点亮”了。

　　The world's first glow in the dark ice cream was handed out to a cinema audience who were surprised to find their snacks glowed a fluorescent³ yellow when the lights went out.

　　一群电影院的观众得到了世界上第一款在黑暗中发光的冰淇淋，他们惊讶的发现，当影厅灯熄灭之后，他们手中的美食闪着荧黄色的光芒。

　　The futuristic frozen treat has been developed for Wall's Ice Cream by food designers Bompas and Parr.

　　这款前卫的冷饮是食物设计师邦帕和帕尔在和路雪的“可爱多”的基础上设计而成的。

　　The sci-fi style snack appears to be nothing more than a normal mint Cornetto however once under UV lighting⁴ the sweet treat lights up in luminous⁵ colours.

　　乍看之下，这种科幻风格的小吃似乎仅仅是一直普通的薄荷口味可爱多甜筒，但是，在紫外光的照耀下，这支甜点会发出亮闪闪的光芒。

　　According to Wall's this is a world first and means that cinema goers can avoid a sticky spillages as they are able to see what they're eating even in the dark.

　　和路雪公司称，这是世界上第一款发光的冰淇淋，如此一来，看电影的人即使是在黑暗中也能看清自己吃的是什么，就能避免冰淇淋溢出来黏黏糊糊的粘在身上了。

　　In order to create the gleaming gelato the ice cream is mixed with riboflavin which gives out a glow when under certain UV lights.

　　为了制造出发光的冰淇淋，研究者在冰淇淋里加了核黄素，这种核黄素能在特定的紫外光照射下发光。

　　Despite the fact that mobile phones are banned in cinema theatres as the light they give out provides a distraction,Bompas and Parr insist that the ice creams won't create the same problem.

　　虽然影院禁止观众使用手机，以免造成干扰，但邦帕和帕尔坚称这款冰淇淋不会制造同样的麻烦。

　　The team at Bompas have since been developing further glow in the dark desserts using luciferin enzymes⁷ from genetically⁸ modified bacteria.

　　邦帕的研究团队一直在研究通过转基因细菌提炼的萤光素酶制作在黑暗中发光的甜点的方法。

　　'This is something quite special,' Bompas told Dezeen magazine 'Using the same enzyme⁶ that fireflies and jellyfish use to fluoresce - that we use to make a fancy sauce for the dessert.'

　　邦帕在接受设计杂志时说：“用和萤火虫和水母发光所用的生物酶同类的物质来制作一种特殊的调料，加在甜点里，这确实饶有意趣。”

　　Although a fluorescent pudd may seem anything other than natural the team insist that it is a completely wholesome⁹ process...sort of, saying: 'It's totally organic and natural, if you're okay with genetically modified organisms.'

　　如果布丁会发光，似乎确不太自然，可是研究团队坚称，这种食品加工程序是全然无害的，他们说：“研制出来的发光食物完全是有机天然的，如果你不介意一点转基因的有机物的话。”

1 lighter   

n.打火机，点火器；驳船；v.用驳船运送；light的比较级

参考例句：

• The portrait was touched up so as to make it lighter.这张画经过润色，色调明朗了一些。
• The lighter works off the car battery.引燃器利用汽车蓄电池打火。

2 literally   

adv.照字面意义，逐字地；确实

参考例句：

• He translated the passage literally.他逐字逐句地翻译这段文字。
• Sometimes she would not sit down till she was literally faint.有时候，她不走到真正要昏厥了，决不肯坐下来。

3 fluorescent   

adj.荧光的，发出荧光的

参考例句：

• They observed the deflections of the particles by allowing them to fall on a fluorescent screen.他们让粒子落在荧光屏上以观察他们的偏移。
• This fluorescent lighting certainly gives the food a peculiar color.这萤光灯当然增添了食物特别的色彩。

4 lighting   

n.照明，光线的明暗，舞台灯光

参考例句：

• The gas lamp gradually lost ground to electric lighting.煤气灯逐渐为电灯所代替。
• The lighting in that restaurant is soft and romantic.那个餐馆照明柔和而且浪漫。

5 luminous   

adj.发光的，发亮的；光明的；明白易懂的；有启发的

参考例句：

• There are luminous knobs on all the doors in my house.我家所有门上都安有夜光把手。
• Most clocks and watches in this shop are in luminous paint.这家商店出售的大多数钟表都涂了发光漆。

6 enzyme   

n.酵素，酶

参考例句：

• Above a certain temperature,the enzyme molecule will become unfolded.超过一定温度，酶分子将会展开。
• An enzyme that dissolves the fibrin of blood clots.能溶解血凝块中的纤维的酶。

7 enzymes   

n. 酶，酵素

参考例句：

• It was said that washing powders containing enzymes remove stains more efficiently. 据说加酶洗衣粉除污更有效。
• Among the enzymes which are particularly effective are pepsin, papain. 在酶当中特别有效的是胃朊酶、木瓜酶。

8 genetically   

adv.遗传上

参考例句：

• All the bees in the colony are genetically related. 同一群体的蜜蜂都有亲缘关系。
• Genetically modified foods have already arrived on American dinner tables. 经基因改造加工过的食物已端上了美国人的餐桌。 来自英汉非文学 - 生命科学 - 基因与食物

9 wholesome   

adj.适合；卫生的；有益健康的；显示身心健康的

参考例句：

• In actual fact the things I like doing are mostly wholesome.实际上我喜欢做的事大都是有助于增进身体健康的。
• It is not wholesome to eat without washing your hands.不洗手吃饭是不卫生的。