时间:2019-01-23 作者:英语课 分类:一起听英语


英语课

猴子和人类有着密切的联系,他们的很多行为习惯都和人类有着相似的地方,今天的演播室来了一位特殊的嘉宾——猴子


Finn: Hello, I’m Finn. This is 6 Minute English and I’m joined this week by Neil. Hello Neil.


(Monkey sounds)


Finn: Err 1, Neil?


(Monkey sounds)


Finn: Neil, are you OK?


(Monkey sounds)


Finn: Actually that wasn't Neil, you'll be glad to know, he is safe and sound here in the


studio with me.


Neil: Hello. Yes, that wonderful sound you just heard was in fact a gelada – a kind of


monkey – which we'll be hearing more from later in the programme.


Finn: Yes. Could the gelada monkey provide an important clue about the development of


human language? But first, as always, we have a question. Neil – could you please


tell me what geladas eat?


a) fish


b) grass


c) ice-cream


Neil: Well, I can see you're trying to trap me with ice-cream here, because the name of


the monkey sounds like the Italian word for ice-cream. So, I'm not that stupid, I'm


going to go for 'b', grass.


Finn: Wonderful knowledge of Italian there Neil. Don't worry I'm not trying to make a


monkey out of you – I'm not trying to make you look stupid. Now let's listen to the


gelada monkey again. How would we describe that sound? 


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(Gelada monkey gurgling)


Neil: Well, it sounds a bit like a gargle – a gargling noise.


Finn: Yes, it does. Gargle is a great word because it's an example of what we call


onomatopoeia – a word which sounds like its meaning. Neil, gargle is the word,


could you please demonstrate a gargle?


Neil: (Neil gargles)


Finn: Very good. Neil is gargling – and the sound it makes is a gargle. That's lovely!


Neil: Can I stop now?


Finn: Yes, you can stop now. Thank you very much. How about another quick example of


onomatopoeia:


(Clicks mouse)


A click. Listen again. Click.


Neil: Or this, oops:


(Crash sound)


A crash.


Finn: Now, anyway, let's get back to the gargling monkey. Behind the fun sound is some


serious science - about the origins, or beginnings, of human speech.


Neil: Scientists from the University of Michigan believe that these gelada calls might be


similar to the primitive 2 noises – early and simple sounds – that our evolutionary 3


ancestors made, that is – what we, humans, were before we developed into modern


humans.


Finn: Dr Thore Bergman, who was the main author of the study, said that geladas make


sounds which have "speech-like properties" – they have qualities which are like…


speech.


Neil: And the interesting thing is – most monkeys and apes can only make the most basic


noises because they don't have the vocal 4 anatomy 5 required – that is they don't


have the physical mouth and throat parts needed – to make more complex sounds.


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Finn: All other monkeys and apes can do is called lip smacking 6 – rapidly moving their


jaws 7, lips and their tongues. And I think, Neil, it's time for another demonstration 8


please.


Neil: (Neil making lip smacking noises)


Finn: Lip smacking, very nice.


Neil: The gelada, on the other hand, is the only one that can produce vocalisations – or


sounds from the vocal chords 9 in the throat while doing this.


Finn: That’s it! So – lip smacking and vocalisations – together are maybe a possible step


between the sounds of other monkeys – and human speech.


Neil: Though there is a question – the scientists don't know yet what the noises mean


exactly. They believe the noises might be used the way humans use small talk –


chatting about things that are not really important – to help the monkey societies


feel more closely bonded 10 or connected.


Finn: That’s right, so, small talk, things like saying: "Fine day, isn't it?"


Neil: "Not bad, not bad. How are the kids, Finn?"


Finn: "Oh yeah, keeping me awake all night."


Neil: "Oh yes, I know the feeling."


Finn: Or as you would say in gelada:


(Gelada gargle)


Finn: I think that's quite enough monkey business for one day – quite enough of us


being silly, wouldn't you say? Neil, earlier I asked you what geladas eat. Was it:


a) fish


b) grass


c) ice-cream


Neil: And I am not stupid so I'm going to go for 'b' grass.


Finn: And you're right, they are herbivores, they eat grass. Anyway, before we go let's run


through the words and phrases one more time.


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Neil: gargle


onomatopoeia


origins


primitive noises


evolutionary ancestors


vocal anatomy


lip smacking


vocalisations


small talk


monkey business


Finn: Thanks Neil. Sadly, it's time to go. So please join us again soon for more 6 Minute


English from BBC Learning English.


Both: (Gargle)



vi.犯错误,出差错
  • He did not err by a hair's breadth in his calculation.他的计算结果一丝不差。
  • The arrows err not from their aim.箭无虚发。
adj.原始的;简单的;n.原(始)人,原始事物
  • It is a primitive instinct to flee a place of danger.逃离危险的地方是一种原始本能。
  • His book describes the march of the civilization of a primitive society.他的著作描述了一个原始社会的开化过程。
adj.进化的;演化的,演变的;[生]进化论的
  • Life has its own evolutionary process.生命有其自身的进化过程。
  • These are fascinating questions to be resolved by the evolutionary studies of plants.这些十分吸引人的问题将在研究植物进化过程中得以解决。
adj.直言不讳的;嗓音的;n.[pl.]声乐节目
  • The tongue is a vocal organ.舌头是一个发音器官。
  • Public opinion at last became vocal.终于舆论哗然。
n.解剖学,解剖;功能,结构,组织
  • He found out a great deal about the anatomy of animals.在动物解剖学方面,他有过许多发现。
  • The hurricane's anatomy was powerful and complex.对飓风的剖析是一项庞大而复杂的工作。
活泼的,发出响声的,精力充沛的
  • He gave both of the children a good smacking. 他把两个孩子都狠揍了一顿。
  • She inclined her cheek,and John gave it a smacking kiss. 她把头低下,约翰在她的脸上响亮的一吻。
n.口部;嘴
  • The antelope could not escape the crocodile's gaping jaws. 那只羚羊无法从鱷鱼张开的大口中逃脱。
  • The scored jaws of a vise help it bite the work. 台钳上有刻痕的虎钳牙帮助它紧咬住工件。
n.表明,示范,论证,示威
  • His new book is a demonstration of his patriotism.他写的新书是他的爱国精神的证明。
  • He gave a demonstration of the new technique then and there.他当场表演了这种新的操作方法。
(数学)弦( chord的名词复数 ); (乐器)弦; (音乐)和弦; 心弦
  • These are the opening chords of a sonata. 这些是奏鸣曲的起始和弦。
  • I could play a few chords on the guitar and sing a song. 我能弹着一些击他和弦唱一首歌。
n.有担保的,保税的,粘合的
  • The whisky was taken to bonded warehouses at Port Dundee.威士忌酒已送到邓迪港的保稅仓库。
  • This adhesive must be applied to both surfaces which are to be bonded together.要粘接的两个面都必须涂上这种黏合剂。
学英语单词
?-opioid
a muster of
acral myxoinflammatory fibroblastic sarcoma
alignment tolerance
aquathenics
automatic low vacuum regulator
barnyard millet
beam deflection system
Beloperone
bondservice
branched pipe distributor
caecotropes
Caryodaphnopsis
churchwardenships
circulation indicator
couronnes
davul
de-stabilizing
deep diving submersible
dicaryotize
dicranopteris dichotoma berth.
docking bridge awning
double promoted catalyst
energy-replacement time
erasing time
exhibit
family Batrachoididae
faunal zone
flux-density threshold
flying test bed
genicide
Gentiana apiata
genus Phalangium
Gomo, Tk.
gone out for
gully control
household-survey
hypovalves
improper priors
indoor garden
integral boiling reactor
international education
ion exchange breakthrough
jackarses
Kayville
Kshen'
Kumamoto-heiya
leadinspiral
legett
maja kominatoensis
mandant
martensitic phase transformation
mealey
mesangial cell
microsubspecies (huxley 1940)
midgies
minework
monostele
Navascreen
nest cell
network with earth-connected neutral point
Ngatea
nodi lymphatici gastrici sinistri
non-careers
oenometers
oil cooled transformator
oldskool
oshun
paspalicine
PETCO2
philosophy of psychology
platinum blacks
polylactic resin
practolol
proctitis ulcerosa
prodevelopment
prove that black is white and white black
rectangular wave guide
response diagram
scattering of proton
sclerozone
shear center
sherven
Sidhaulī
speak for yourself
star-cluster
stare someone out
Suaeda altissima
suffounge
survey motor boat
symptomatize
T-tubule
ta ko
take sb to bosom
Teicha
total eradication
ultimus
united dance merchants of america (udma)
Videocart
Wallis theorem
water pillars
zinkify