纪录片《狗狗秘闻》 24驯养狼

After four months the cubs¹ had to be returned to the reserve.

4个月之后幼狼不得送回到原来的地方

The experiment had proved that upbringing has little impact.

实验证明了后天教养的作用其实很小

It's impossible to turn a wolf into a dog,

不管你怎么驯养他

no matter how much you nurture² it.

想把狼变成狗根本不可能

So according to our experiences,

因此根据我们的实验结果

the dog is not a socialised wolf at all.

狗根本不是被驯化了的狼

These differences we experienced in the community viability³

我们实验到的关于狗与狼的社会生存

and in the social behaviour of dogs,

与其社交行为上面的差异

this is the effect of domestication⁴.

揭示了被驯养的影响力

The difference must lie in the way

狗狗已经被人类驯养了上千年

dogs have been bred by humans over thousands of years.

这导致了这种差异的出现

Their unique abilities are now part of their nature.

他们独特能力已经成为了其天性的一部分

But how did dogs evolve these innate⁵ attributes?

那么狗是如何进化出这些先天能力的呢

What was the process that made them intrinsically tame?

到底是哪个过程造就了他们温顺的本性

A remarkable⁶ experiment in Siberia

狼是如何转变成狗的呢

may hold the key to understanding

在西伯利亚的一个著名的实验

how wolves turned into dogs.

可能揭示了该问题的关键

1 cubs   

n.幼小的兽，不懂规矩的年轻人( cub的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• a lioness guarding her cubs 守护幼崽的母狮
• Lion cubs depend on their mother to feed them. 狮子的幼仔依靠母狮喂养。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 nurture   

n.养育，照顾，教育；滋养，营养品；vt.养育，给与营养物，教养，扶持

参考例句：

• The tree grows well in his nurture.在他的培育下这棵树长得很好。
• The two sisters had received very different nurture.这俩个姊妹接受过极不同的教育。

3 viability   

n.存活(能力)

参考例句：

• What is required to achieve or maintain such viability? 要达到或维持这种生存能力需要什么？
• Scientists are experimenting to find ways to ensure the viability of seeds for even longer periods of time. 正如我们所说，科学家正在试验努力寻找让种子的生命力更加延长的方法。

4 domestication   

n.驯养，驯化

参考例句：

• The first was the domestication of animals. 第一个阶段是驯养动物。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• In northwestern China, there is no evidence for endemic domestication of any animals. 在中国西北，没有任何当地动物驯化的迹象。 来自辞典例句

5 innate   

adj.天生的，固有的，天赋的

参考例句：

• You obviously have an innate talent for music.你显然有天生的音乐才能。
• Correct ideas are not innate in the mind.人的正确思想不是自己头脑中固有的。

6 remarkable   

adj.显著的，异常的，非凡的，值得注意的

参考例句：

• She has made remarkable headway in her writing skills.她在写作技巧方面有了长足进步。
• These cars are remarkable for the quietness of their engines.这些汽车因发动机没有噪音而不同凡响。