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Scientists have known for decades that mosquitoes/məsˈki:təʊz/ are attracted to the lactic acid contained in human sweat, but in the era before advanced genetics, the precise mechanism had remained a mystery.
几十年来,科学家们都知道蚊子会被人体汗液中所含的乳酸所吸引,但在高级遗传学出现之前,其确切原理一直是个谜。
Key words:for decades 几十年来;
mosquitoes/məsˈki:təʊz/ n. 蚊子;
lactic acid 乳酸;lactic→ relating to or derived from milk
contain (in) v. 包含于;
sweat n. 汗;
era n. 时代;=age (in the age of information 在这个信息时代里)
precise adj. 精确的;
mechanism n. 机制;
remain v. 保持;
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