Glowing Mushrooms：The Fairies of the Forest 森林中的精靈：綠光蘑菇

【摘要2019.11.13.蘋果】

There are about 100,000 known species of fungi, including all mushrooms. Out of all these species, there are about 80 that produce light through a process called bioluminescence.

 Bioluminescence is fairly rare, but it does occur in some living things such as fireflies, deep sea fish, and plankton. How it actually occurs was considered a mystery until very recently. As it turns out, most glowing organisms have two special chemicals that mix with oxygen to produce“ cold light.”

世上大約有十萬種蕈類，包括所有蘑菇。在這些蕈類中，有約八十種會透過叫做「生物發光」的過程發光。生物發光十分罕見，但的確發生在某些生物身上，如螢火蟲、深海魚和浮游生物等。生物發光到底如何發生一直被認為是個謎，直到最近謎底才揭曉。結果發現大部分發光生物體都有兩種特殊的化學物質和氧氣混合發出「冷光」。

生活必備字詞

●fairly　　adv. 相當地
It’s fairly difficult to tell the difference between Sandy and her twin sister.
●rare　　a. 罕見的
This comic book is rare and worth lots of money.