时间:2018-12-11 作者:英语课 分类:万花筒2006年


英语课

To many parents, babies are a wonderful mystery. Who knows what lurks 1 in their tiny heads and what they are doing with their flailing 2 arms? Well, researchers now say that from the eyes of an infant, parents are just as mysterious and confusing. A study comparing the eye movements and attention spans 3 of a one-year-old baby to both adults and 6-month-olds finds that infants younger than a year can not predict what another person is trying to do. But by 12 months, infants are just as good as adults at guessing simple actions of those around them.

For example, if mummy picks up a favorite toy, young infants can't guess that she is about to hand it over even if mummy has given it to them a million times before. Even with familiar faces and situations, young babies can not really understand when people are trying to help them. Their brains simply don't have enough wiring yet to predict what is coming next. This knowledge may not solve all of a new parent's questions, but it may help them understand a little bit better why children do what they do.

With this Medical Minute, I'm Dr. Timothy Johnson.



1 lurks
n.潜在,潜伏;(lurk的复数形式)vi.潜伏,埋伏(lurk的第三人称单数形式)
  • Behind his cool exterior lurks a reckless and frustrated person. 在冷酷的外表背后,他是一个鲁莽又不得志的人。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Good fortune lies within Bad, Bad fortune lurks within good. 福兮祸所倚,祸兮福所伏。 来自互联网
2 flailing
v.鞭打( flail的现在分词 );用连枷脱粒;(臂或腿)无法控制地乱动;扫雷坦克
  • He became moody and unreasonable, flailing out at Katherine at the slightest excuse. 他变得喜怒无常、不可理喻,为点鸡毛蒜皮的小事就殴打凯瑟琳。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • His arms were flailing in all directions. 他的手臂胡乱挥舞着。 来自辞典例句
3 spans
跨度( span的名词复数 ); 持续时间; 一段时间; (五指张开时的)指距
  • A steel railway bridge spans the Yalu River. 鸭绿江上有一座钢铁大桥。
  • The wire door was a couple of hand-spans from his face. 铁笼门距他的脸只有一两个巴掌远。 来自英汉文学
学英语单词
administrative measures
akoakoa pt.
Ameritards
annular eclipse of sun
ansermetite
antidyskinetic
Antigonus I
apparent moisture sink
arthrous
atlanticus
automatic capping machine
bad apples
basic building block
bassac
baudisserite (magnesite)
beam deflector
bibbery
burr
carbon granule
Chukotskiy Rayon
composite breakwater
conservation price
differential duplex telegraph
discounting error
DT-diaphorase
eltharions
equitable liabilities
eriodictyon californicums
Eutomite
furnace foundation
gen up on
georgius
glass fibre reinforced plastic boat
glucose-phosphate
graphic lubricant
heta
hickories
hymenaeas
initial pressure peak
interdigital oidiomycosis
internal mammary lymph nodes
invertebrae
isotimic surface
johncock
kite reel
land-use analysis
macro-variable
martrone
maynard operation sequence technique (most)
metzler paradox
muhurtas
noddy shot
non-megnetic materials
oncoid
OTcl
out of doors
outspelled
oxy-dehydrogenation catalyst
Palomitas
passenger mentality
patient with
pesticide poisonings
Phascolarctinae
Plasmodiophora
Poulton-le-Fylde
praline nougat
public security organ
rate transparency
ready to run
rein unit of viscosity
republican guards
reversing tidal current
Roman bird
Rondec-TR
Rückeroth
Saint Bruno
sate (semi-automatic test equipment)
scarinesses
self-propelled combine harvester
shared Ethernet adapter
shipping data
slinkest
soiar plexus
stronghandedness
super-lunar
T'osǒng
tee-total
tenosols
umecyanin
unveilers
uprisen
vake
variation diagram(of igneous rocks)
venenous
Vernes
vertebro-arterial
Vesilahti
vipassana
wideflange
wimpiest
wised up
xilokastron (xylokastro)