北师大版高中英语模块10--Unit29(2)-5

[00:00.00]5 We all have genius within us
[00:04.35]For years,scientists have speculated
[00:06.66]that the talents possessed¹ by
[00:08.13]so-called"idiots savants"-
[00:10.46]as depicted² by Dustin Hoffman in the film
[00:12.97]Rain Man-may be accessible to us all.
[00:16.32]According to Professor Allan Snyder
[00:18.43]of the University of Sydney,
[00:20.47]it is just a question of
[00:21.88]switching off the conscious part of the brain.
[00:24.63]"I believe that each of us has non-conscious
[00:27.47]machinery to do extraodinary art,extraordinary
[00:30.93]memory,extraordinary mathematical calculations"
[00:34.43]he told The Daily Mail.Now,Dr Robyn Young of
[00:37.72]Flinders University in Adelaide has tried to
[00:40.94]prove the theory by using an electronic brain
[00:44.35]zapper to release the artistic³ and mathematical
[00:47.34]skills of 17 volunteers.
[00:50.41]Using a technique known as
[00:51.87]transcranial magnetic stimulation⁴,
[00:54.82]Dr Young switched off
[00:56.01]the conscious part of the volunteers' brains,
[00:58.92]then tested their skills
[01:00.09]in calculation or drawing.
[01:02.06]The process did not turn them into geniuses,
[01:05.03]but five showed improved performance.
[01:05.03]

1 possessed   

adj.疯狂的；拥有的，占有的

参考例句：

• He flew out of the room like a man possessed.他像着了魔似地猛然冲出房门。
• He behaved like someone possessed.他行为举止像是魔怔了。

2 depicted   

描绘，描画( depict的过去式和过去分词 )； 描述

参考例句：

• Other animals were depicted on the periphery of the group. 其他动物在群像的外围加以修饰。
• They depicted the thrilling situation to us in great detail. 他们向我们详细地描述了那激动人心的场面。

3 artistic   

adj.艺术(家)的，美术(家)的；善于艺术创作的

参考例句：

• The picture on this screen is a good artistic work.这屏风上的画是件很好的艺术品。
• These artistic handicrafts are very popular with foreign friends.外国朋友很喜欢这些美术工艺品。

4 stimulation   

n.刺激，激励，鼓舞

参考例句：

• The playgroup provides plenty of stimulation for the children.幼儿游戏组给孩子很多启发。
• You don't get any intellectual stimulation in this job.你不能从这份工作中获得任何智力启发。