纪录片《狗狗秘闻》 30抚育生命

We found that within a seventh of a second

我们发现在1/7秒内

there was activity in the frontal part of the brain,

在大脑的前端部分有活动

just over the eyebrows¹, in the orbitofrontal of cortex

刚好眉毛上方　眼窝前额皮质处

that was present when you were looking at the infant faces

而这个活动只有在看到婴儿面部图像时才有

but not when you were looking at the adult faces.

而在看到成年人面部图片时是没有的

This part of the brain is very much

人类脑部的这个部分与

involved in emotional responses, and so what we think we may

人类情感反应的关联非常紧密　

have stumbled across here is really in

我们发现 这片区域

many ways the brain equivalent of the parental² instinct.

和人类哺育后代的本能有着直接的联系

There's almost like a wired-in automatic reaction.

这些几乎是就是一个本能的条件反射

Kringlebach is now testing to see

瑞安现在测试当我们对

if we have a similar response to dogs' cute features.

可爱狗狗是否有类似的反应

The data is still being analysed but he suspects

数据还在处理中　但他猜测

there will be a comparable signature in

人类脑部与养育生命本能相关联的区域

regions of the brain associated with nurturing³ responses.

应该会有类似(看婴儿的时候一样)的反应

Just as with the infant, when you're looking at dogs,

和看见婴儿一样　当你看到狗狗时

you find it very hard to control your emotions,

你会发现你很难控制你的情感

you find it very hard not to get that need to nurture⁴.

你会觉得很难压制这种对抚育生命的需求

1 eyebrows   

眉毛( eyebrow的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Eyebrows stop sweat from coming down into the eyes. 眉毛挡住汗水使其不能流进眼睛。
• His eyebrows project noticeably. 他的眉毛特别突出。

2 parental   

adj.父母的；父的；母的

参考例句：

• He encourages parental involvement in the running of school.他鼓励学生家长参与学校的管理。
• Children always revolt against parental disciplines.孩子们总是反抗父母的管束。

3 nurturing   

养育( nurture的现在分词 )； 培育； 滋长； 助长

参考例句：

• These delicate plants need careful nurturing. 这些幼嫩的植物需要精心培育。
• The modern conservatory is not an environment for nurturing plants. 这个现代化温室的环境不适合培育植物。

4 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。