纪录片《狗狗秘闻》 26这是条恶龙

This isn't a fox - it's a dragon.

这可不是狐狸 这是条恶龙

It's allowed researchers to make unique comparisons

研究者对温顺与侵略的狐狸

between tame and aggressive foxes.

进行了对比和参照

Translation: we did an experiment with cross-fostering

我们做了一个交换养育的实验

where we gave tame cubs² to aggressive mothers.

把温顺的狐狸交由好斗的狐狸母亲抚养

And vice³ versa. We found out that the

反之亦然 我们发现母亲的行为

mother's behaviour does not influence that of the cub¹.

并不会对幼崽的行为有任何影响

This cub was brought up by a tame mother.

这只幼崽由一头温顺的狐狸母亲带大

It showed something remarkable⁴, that the difference

很明显 这说明

between tame and aggressive foxes is largely in their genes⁶.

温顺和好斗狐狸的主要区别在他们的基因上

We even took the experiment one stage

我们甚至做了进一步的试验

further and transplanted embryos⁷

我们对其进行了胚胎转移的实验

from aggressive mothers into tame mothers,

把好斗母亲的胚胎值入到那些温顺的母亲里

But the results were the same.

但是结果是同样的

It proved that you can't change the gene⁵ of aggressiveness

这证明了你无法改变好斗的基因

and it will be kept and preserved for the next generation.

他会被保存和遗传到下一代

Geneticists have already located

遗传学家已经锁定了

several genetic⁸ regions responsible for tameness.

几个可能导致温顺的基因区域

They're now taking blood samples from tame and aggressive foxes

他们现在正在采集温顺和好斗狐狸的血样

In an attempt to pinpoint⁹ the specific genes.

试图精确其基因细节

1 cub   

n.幼兽，年轻无经验的人

参考例句：

• The lion cub's mother was hunting for what she needs. 这只幼师的母亲正在捕猎。
• The cub licked the milk from its mother's breast. 这头幼兽吸吮着它妈妈的奶水。

2 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》

3 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

4 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。

5 gene   

n.遗传因子，基因

参考例句：

• A single gene may have many effects.单一基因可能具有很多种效应。
• The targeting of gene therapy has been paid close attention.其中基因治疗的靶向性是值得密切关注的问题之一。

6 genes   

n.基因( gene的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• You have good genes from your parents, so you should live a long time. 你从父母那儿获得优良的基因，所以能够活得很长。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Differences will help to reveal the functions of the genes. 它们间的差异将会帮助我们揭开基因多种功能。 来自英汉非文学 - 生命科学 - 生物技术的世纪

7 embryos   

n.晶胚；胚，胚胎( embryo的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Somatic cells of angiosperms enter a regenerative phase and behave like embryos. 被子植物体细胞进入一个生殖阶段，而且其行为象胚。 来自辞典例句
• Evolution can explain why human embryos look like gilled fishes. 进化论能够解释为什么人类的胚胎看起来象除去了内脏的鱼一样。 来自辞典例句

8 genetic   

adj.遗传的，遗传学的

参考例句：

• It's very difficult to treat genetic diseases.遗传性疾病治疗起来很困难。
• Each daughter cell can receive a full complement of the genetic information.每个子细胞可以收到遗传信息的一个完全补偿物。

9 pinpoint   

vt.准确地确定；用针标出…的精确位置

参考例句：

• It is difficult to pinpoint when water problems of the modern age began.很难准确地指出，现代用水的问题是什么时候出现的。
• I could pinpoint his precise location on a map.我能在地图上指明他的准确位置。