Do you know copper is everywhere: TVs, radios, electrical wiring, plumbing and washers? We can’t live without it in our modern life. It is often alloyed with zinc or tin to make brass or bronze, giving it a golden-like colour. Let’s see the six interesting things about copper.

铜无处不在，我们在电视、广播、电线、管道和洗衣机等各个地方都能看到铜的身影。现代生活处处离不开铜这种物质。铜可与锌熔合制成铜锌合金（黄铜），或与锡熔合制成铜锡合金（青铜），外表呈现金黄色。接下来，就跟着小编来看看有关铜的轶事吧~

Copper is a soft, malleable, and ductile metal with very high thermal and electrical conductivity. A freshly exposed surface of pure copper has a pinkish-orange colour. Copper is one of the few metals that can occur in nature in a directly usable metallic form. This led to very early human use in several regions, from 8000 BC.

铜这种金属质软、可塑性强且有韧性，导热导电性极佳。暴露在空气中的纯铜表面呈粉红橙色。铜是在自然界之中少数几种可以直接以金属形式存在和使用的金属。因此早在公元前8000年，铜就在一些地区得到了初步开发和利用。

Copper ranks as the third-most-consumed industrial metal in the world, after iron and aluminum.

铜是世界上消耗量排名第三的工业金属，仅次于铁和铝。

02

Aside from gold, copper is the only metal on the periodic table whose colouring isn't naturally silver or gray.

在元素周期表中，除金以外，只有铜在自然状态下呈现的颜色不是银色或灰色。

03

The Statue of Liberty is made from 179,000 pounds of copper.

自由女神像由179,000磅铜铸造而成。

04

All gold contains some level of copper, even 24 karat gold. This is because gold is so soft; it can be molded with the hands and calls for a bit of copper to be added.

黄金中或多或少都会加入一定量的铜，24K金也不例外。因为纯金非常柔软，用手就可以改变形状，加入铜可以改变其柔软的质地。

05

Copper is 100% recyclable and nearly 80% of the copper that has been produced is still in use today.

铜是可以百分之百回收利用的，目前已经生产出来的铜有百分之八十仍在使用。

06

Copper is a metal that alloys very easily with other metals. Scientists have discovered more than 570 different copper alloys.

铜非常容易与其他金属熔合制成合金。目前，科学家已经发现了570多种铜合金。