Why We Love the Smell of Rain
Nega yomg‘ir hidini yaxshi ko‘ramiz
Sarlavha va pastdagi so‘zlarga qarang. Matn nima haqida bo‘lishi mumkin? Bir daqiqa o‘ylab ko‘ring — bu miyani o‘qishga tayyorlaydi.
Yomg‘irdan keyingi yoqimli hid qayerdan kelishi haqida ilmiy tushuntirish.
Kalit so‘zlar
Bu so‘zlar matnda uchraydi va matnda ajratib ko‘rsatiladi. Bosing — talaffuzini eshitasiz.
⏱ O‘qish boshlanganda vaqt o‘lchanadi — oxirida tezligingizni ko‘rasiz.
👆 Istalgan so‘zni bosing — tarjimasi yoki lug‘atga havola chiqadi.
Have you ever noticed the special smell in the air when it starts to rain after a long dry period? Many people say it is one of their favourite smells. This smell even has a name: “petrichor”. It comes from two Greek words meaning “stone” and “the blood of the gods”.
Uzoq quruq davrdan keyin yomg‘ir yog‘a boshlaganda havodagi o‘ziga xos hidni payqaganmisiz? Ko‘p odamlar bu eng yoqtirgan hidlaridan biri ekanini aytadi. Bu hidning hatto nomi bor: “petrikor”. U “tosh” va “xudolar qoni” degan ma’noni beruvchi ikki yunoncha so‘zdan kelib chiqqan.
Where does it come from? During dry weather, some plants produce oils that collect on rocks and soil. Also, tiny bacteria in the ground make a chemical called geosmin. When raindrops hit the dry ground, they push these oils and chemicals into the air, and the wind carries the smell to us.
U qayerdan keladi? Quruq havoda ba’zi o‘simliklar tosh va tuproqda to‘planadigan moylar ishlab chiqaradi. Shuningdek, yerdagi mayda bakteriyalar geosmin deb ataluvchi kimyoviy modda hosil qiladi. Yomg‘ir tomchilari quruq yerga urilganda, bu moylar va kimyoviy moddalarni havoga chiqaradi, shamol esa hidni bizga olib keladi.
Humans are very sensitive to geosmin. We can smell it even when there is only a tiny amount in the air, much better than sharks can smell blood in water. Some scientists think this is because our ancestors needed to find water to survive.
Insonlar geosminga juda sezgir. Biz uni havoda juda oz miqdorda bo‘lsa ham hidlay olamiz, akulalar suvda qon hidini sezishidan ancha yaxshiroq. Ba’zi olimlarning fikricha, buning sababi ajdodlarimiz omon qolish uchun suv topishlari kerak bo‘lgan.
Interestingly, geosmin is also the reason why some vegetables, like beetroot, taste a little like earth. So next time you enjoy the smell of rain, you can thank the plants and the bacteria!
Qizig‘i shundaki, geosmin ba’zi sabzavotlar, masalan, lavlagining biroz tuproq ta’mini berishining ham sababi. Shunday qilib, keyingi safar yomg‘ir hididan zavqlanganingizda, o‘simliklar va bakteriyalarga rahmat aytishingiz mumkin!
Tushundingizmi?
Javob topa olmasangiz, «O‘qish» bosqichiga qaytib, matnga qarang — bu ham mashq.
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Asosiy g‘oya
1 What is the article mainly about?
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2 What is geosmin?
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3 Why might humans be sensitive to geosmin?
True / False / Not Given
True — matnda aynan shunday deyilgan. False — matn aksini aytadi. Not Given — matnda bu haqda ma’lumot yo‘q.
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1 Plants produce the oils during wet weather.
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2 The smell of rain is called “petrichor”.
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3 Geosmin can make beetroot taste like earth.
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4 Sharks smell blood better than humans smell geosmin.
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5 Some perfumes contain petrichor.
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6 Petrichor is stronger in the mountains.
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