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美国国家公共电台 NPR The Search For Planet 9 And Our Sushi-Powered Brains

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UNIDENTIFIED MAN #1: Stay seated - three, two, one, ignition.

(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "WOW IN THE WORLD")

UNIDENTIFIED MAN #1: Get ready for an adventure of magnificent proportions.

(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "WOW IN THE WORLD")

THE POP UPS: (Singing) I don't know what you've been told, but we're in a golden age - so many discoveries about jumping off the page, wow in the world, wow in the world, wow in the world, wow in the world.

UNIDENTIFIED MAN #2: With Guy and Mindy.

UNIDENTIFIED MAN #1: We're on our way, Houston.

MINDY THOMAS, HOST:

Hey, Guy Raz.

GUY RAZ, HOST:

Hello, Mindy.

THOMAS: OK, so I have to tell you. Last night, I could hardly even sleep because I was too pumped up for this first episode of WOW IN THE WORLD to finally be here. And Guy Raz, here it is. Are you as excited as I am or yes?

RAZ: Yeah. I'm really excited to bring all of these wow-worthy stories...

(SOUNDBITE OF CLANGING)

RAZ: What was that?

THOMAS: Surprise. I just thought it would be fun to celebrate the first episode with a pinata.

RAZ: Wow, OK, well, what just - what just fell out of it?

THOMAS: The entire first show. Look, all the pieces are right here.

RAZ: Our show is in a million tiny pieces on the ground?

THOMAS: Nuts.

RAZ: This is a disaster.

THOMAS: Guy Raz, I'm a disaster. This is nothing. Look, the whole thing is here. We've got pandas. We've got kids. Hey, look, it's your cat.

(SOUNDBITE OF CAT MEOWING)

RAZ: Seaweed, fried chicken, bald eagles, a telescope.

THOMAS: Hey, check it out. I found my brains - gang's all here.

RAZ: You know, Mindy, it still feels like there's one piece of the show missing.

THOMAS: Well, I don't know what it could be. Maybe we'll find it in the first story?

RAZ: Yeah, why don't - why don't we just start the show, and maybe this mess will clean itself up.

(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "WOW IN THE WORLD")

THE POP UPS: (Singing) Wow in the world.

(SOUNDBITE OF CLANGING)

THOMAS: I know it's got to be around here somewhere. Hey, Guy Raz, can you come over here and help me with something?

RAZ: Sure, sure, what's up?

THOMAS: Well, I'm looking for this thing. It's like a - a thing. And I just can't find it anywhere. But it's got to be somewhere because everything's somewhere, right?

RAZ: Mindy, you're making a giant mess. Oh, cool, that's where my toothbrush was hiding.

THOMAS: Oops.

RAZ: Mindy, what are you looking for?

THOMAS: Well, I heard that this astronomer1 named Mike Brown needs help finding a missing planet. So I thought I'd start here in my room. It's got to be around here somewhere.

RAZ: Well, I think it's unlikely you're going to find a missing planet under this pile of toys and books and stuffed animals and...

THOMAS: That's my collection of used Band-Aids. Can you put it down next to the toenails? We've got to find this planet.

RAZ: Anyway, Mindy, I mean, can we try maybe looking, you know, looking through a telescope?

THOMAS: Well, I guess that would work. But I thought I'd start in a more obvious place.

RAZ: Well, if you're thinking of the same Mike Brown that I'm thinking of, I have a feeling you might be searching for Planet X.

(SOUNDBITE OF BELL)

THOMAS: Bingo, Guy Raz. You're right. It's Planet X, also known as Planet 9.

RAZ: And do you know why they call it Planet 9?

THOMAS: Oh, you know I do, Guy Raz. They call it that because there are eight known planets in our solar system, eight planets that orbit the sun.

RAZ: Oh, you mean...

THOMAS: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars...

RAZ: Saturn2, Jupiter, Uranus3 and Neptune4.

THOMAS: That's right, eight planets. And as you know, Guy Raz, astronomers5 believe that there is a ninth planet beyond Neptune. And they're asking kids and grown-ups to help them find it.

RAZ: Mindy, Professor Brown, who works at the famous university the California Institute of Technology...

THOMAS: Also known as Cal Tech. Why, do you know him?

RAZ: Not personally, but I do know that he believes this planet, which some call Planet X and some called Planet 9, is 10 or maybe 15 times the size of planet Earth.

THOMAS: Wait a minute. So you're saying that we could cram6 15 Earths inside Plan 9?

RAZ: Quite possibly, Mindy. And you are right. Astronomers need our help to find Planet 9.

THOMAS: Which is why I'm looking through all my piles of junk to find it.

RAZ: Well, actually, Mindy, astronomers have made it pretty easy to pitch in.

THOMAS: I'm ready to pitch in. Tell me how.

RAZ: Well, there's a website called zooniverse.org. And if you go to that site, you will be given a small section of outer space to investigate.

THOMAS: What? So you're saying that we could each get our very own piece of outer space? I want the one with the most frosting.

RAZ: Oh, no, no, Mindy, let me back up. What will happen is that the website will ask you to use your eyes to carefully observe or look at one part of outer space.

THOMAS: Well, how does that work?

RAZ: Well, there's a very, very, powerful telescope that can see far out into distant space. It's called the Wide-field Infrared7 Survey Explorer telescope. And it has taken thousands and thousands of photos of distant space. And somewhere in one of those photos, astronomers are hoping that eagle-eyed amateur astronomers - so you and me and anyone listening - might be able to find the mysterious Planet 9.

THOMAS: By if we know Planet 9 is out there and it's so big, then why can't we see it?

RAZ: Well, Mindy, the theory - or scientific guess - is that Planet 9 is so, so, so far away from the sun that it's basically hidden in the darkness of space.

THOMAS: So the light from the sun can't reach it?

RAZ: Well, that's the theory. And, Mindy, the craziest thing about Planet 9, if it exists, is that it is so, so far away from the sun that it could take as many as 20,000 Earth years for the planet to orbit the sun.

THOMAS: So it takes one year for the Earth to orbit the sun. But it would take the Planet 9 20,000 years?

RAZ: Exactly. If you lived on Planet 9, you'd only get to celebrate your birthday every 20,000 years.

THOMAS: Well, that doesn't sound like very much fun. You'd hardly get any presents.

RAZ: True. But I should say, Mindy, it is highly unlikely that if Planet 9 is in fact out there, there's probably nothing living on it.

THOMAS: So if I find it, could I call it - I don't know - Planet Mindy?

RAZ: That's a good question. I don't know if they'd name the whole planet after you. But, you know, they might name, like, a spot on it after you - maybe even give it a cool Latin-sounding name, like Planetine Mindius (ph).

THOMAS: I do like the sound of that - but just a spot?

RAZ: Yeah, a spot's pretty good.

THOMAS: OK. So basically, if this all works out, there could potentially be a stain on Planet 9 named Mindy.

RAZ: I wouldn't call it that.

THOMAS: I hope it's a blob that looks just like me.

(SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC)

THOMAS: So what's your name?

BIRDIE: My name's Birdie (ph). And I'm 6 years old.

THOMAS: Hi, Birdie. So can you make up a one-minute story that involves another planet, a panda bear and some seaweed?

BIRDIE: But can I involve Grandma?

THOMAS: Go for it.

BIRDIE: OK. Once upon a time, there was a planet named Planet All (ph). All the people went there every year for a big feast. The was one grandma that was like, I am the hero of this state. The grandma was super strong. She was a superhero. But she had a panda bear. And the panda bear was really, really weird8. She ate seaweed. She thought that seaweed was so great, she ate everything with seaweed. The grandma said, if you don't stop eating seaweed and also playing in the seaweed, I won't be a superhero anymore. But guess what? The grandma was lying. The panda said, no, I'm a panda bear. You can't change who I am. I'm fine doing stuff with seaweed, and you don't need to change me. And so now on, grandmas always don't live with panda bears. The end.

(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "WOW IN THE WORLD")

THE POP UPS: (Singing) Wow in the world.

RAZ: Mindy, I just stumbled on the most incredible mystery.

THOMAS: Man, the jig10 is up. It's in my pocket.

RAZ: What?

THOMAS: Your cat, she climbed into my pocket, like, two days ago when she smelled the can of open tuna I had in there. And...

RAZ: You have my cat in your pocket?

THOMAS: Yeah, she's just been hanging out in there eating tuna ever since. Isn't that right, kitty?

(SOUNDBITE OF CAT MEOWING)

THOMAS: Wait. That's the mystery you're talking about, right?

RAZ: No, no, I was actually talking about a mystery that could explain why we humans can do things no other species can do.

THOMAS: Like use our fingernails to pick dirt out of our fingernails.

RAZ: Well, I was thinking more about things like how we humans can use our imaginations and how we can communicate with language or - or even how we can cooperate and work together. These are things that we humans can do better than any other species on Earth.

THOMAS: Wait, time out. Let me make sure I got this straight. So a species is any group of living things that are basically alike, right?

RAZ: Right.

(SOUNDBITE OF BELL)

RAZ: So humans are one species. So are lions. So are fruitflies. So is garlic. You get the idea.

THOMAS: Still feels weird to call garlic a species - but anyway, Guy Raz, if we humans are all basically related, then where do we come from? Do we know?

RAZ: Well, Mindy, the best scientific evidence or proof we have of our common human origins begins in Eastern Africa. Every human being on planet Earth today has his or her roots in Eastern Africa. That is where our species, Homo sapiens, began about 220,000 years ago.

THOMAS: Wow, the human species really is just one big family. But, Guy Raz, what kinds of things can we do as a species that other species, like your cat or dogs or even chimps12, can't do?

RAZ: Well, Mindy, talking about chimps is a particularly good example because chimpanzees, of course, are our closest living relatives, right?

THOMAS: Right.

RAZ: But they are still very, very different from us humans. For example, they can't speak languages. They can't - they can't read books. They can't start a soccer team and play against another chimp11 soccer team, right?

(SOUNDBITE OF CHIMPS VOCALIZING)

RAZ: Right?

THOMAS: I'm sorry. I'm just imagining chimps in little soccer cleats. It's so cute. I can't stand it.

RAZ: Well, what I'm trying to say, Mindy, is that our human brain is more complex than any other species.

THOMAS: You're telling me, Guy Raz. One time I tried to take my brain apart. And I could not figure out how to put that thing back together again.

RAZ: What?

THOMAS: And then on top of it being so complicated, it's just so big because, I mean, you've seen my head, right?

RAZ: Well...

THOMAS: And then I was like, why is my head so big? Why are humans' heads so big? Is it because we have bigger brains than other creatures? That must be it, right?

RAZ: Not a bigger brain. Elephants, actually - and even whales - have bigger brains than humans. But our brains have more neurons in an area called the cerebral13 cortex.

THOMAS: Wait a minute, neurons and the what?

RAZ: Well, neurons are these teeny tiny microscopic14 cells in our brains. And you can think of them as like little messengers. They send messages to other neurons in other parts of our body. And the cerebral cortex is a part of our brain that gives us our cognitive15 abilities. And what I mean by that is it's the part of the brain that helps us do things like - like plan ahead.

THOMAS: So, like, to plan a party.

RAZ: Exactly.

THOMAS: Or plan an escape.

RAZ: Yup.

THOMAS: Or plan to go to the pet store to buy some bird seed and then plan to ask the cashier how long it will take for the birds to grow once you plant the seeds.

(SOUNDBITE OF CRICKETS CHIRPING)

RAZ: Yeah, if you really want to do that.

THOMAS: It's on my bucket list.

RAZ: Anyway, our cerebral cortex is what allows us humans to do things like imagine the future or think about the past and learn from our mistakes.

THOMAS: So how come our brains have so many more neurons in the cerebral cortex than other creatures?

RAZ: Well, Mindy, there are several theories, or scientific ideas, based on evidence or clues about why this happened. And the most widely accepted theory has to do with cooking.

THOMAS: Cooking?

RAZ: Yeah, that once our human ancestors discovered fire, they started to cook their food. And that made it easier for us to digest more of it and help our brains to grow. But another theory has just been revealed by a small team of scientists. And I should point out, Mindy, that this is just a theory. So it's still sort of a guess.

THOMAS: So what is it? Why are our human brains smarter than the brains of other creatures?

RAZ: One word, Mindy - sushi.

THOMAS: Our brains are made of sushi? Wait a minute. Are you trying to tell me that somehow, spicy16 tuna rolls make us smarter?

RAZ: Well, not exactly like the beautifully prepared sushi that you might get at a Japanese restaurant but more like the seaweed that wraps around the sushi.

THOMAS: So how did seaweed help us get smarter than other species?

RAZ: Well, Mindy, scientists at the University of Denmark have also been asking that very same question. And what they discovered was that our early human ancestors probably ate a lot of seaweed.

THOMAS: And they probably ate it right out of the ocean without even using chopsticks.

RAZ: Well, about 2.5 million years ago, our human ancestors started to make their way to coastal17 areas of Africa, areas near the beach. And if they were lucky, they'd find food that washed up on the shore - so fish and oysters18, maybe some clams19 and any other sea creatures that washed up. But it's much, much, much more likely that when they got to the beach, all they found was a lot of seaweed.

THOMAS: Yeah, I get that. But why would they eat it right off the beach? It probably had sand in it.

RAZ: Mindy, the reason, of course, is because it's edible9. It's safe to eat. But also, you can find a lot of seaweed on the beach. So it was probably a quick and easy way for these distant human relatives to fill their bellies20.

THOMAS: Yeah, but you said it made them smarter.

RAZ: Well, that's right, Mindy. Seaweed happens to be very, very healthy and nutritious21. It's full of things like iodine22 and taurine and zinc23 and magnesium24 and vitamin B12.

THOMAS: Hold the phone, Guy Raz. So what exactly makes all those things so nutritious?

RAZ: Well, these nutrients25 are really important for human health. In fact, Mindy, whenever you eat healthy foods, you are probably putting a bunch of great vitamins and minerals into your body. They're invisible, but you can find them in many different kinds of foods. But seaweed, it turns out, is chock full of these nutrients.

THOMAS: So what do these nutrients actually do to you?

RAZ: Well, Mindy, in the case of seaweed, nutrients like zinc are important to help our brain learn new things and to remember them. Magnesium helps our brain understand things. Vitamin B12 is actually important in helping26 us to understand languages. So over time - and I'm talking hundreds of thousands of years - as our human ancestors ate things like seaweed and ate them in abundance, so ate a lot of it, their brains also developed into the modern brain that we Homo sapiens have today.

THOMAS: OK. Well, I have to admit, I was a little skeptical27 at first. But now you've sold me on the seaweed. So with that, Guy Raz, I would like to take you someplace special for lunch today. Guy Raz, get in the car. We are going to eat the beach.

RAZ: What?

THOMAS: I hope you don't mind a little sand in your seaweed.

(SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC)

THOMAS: Hey, guys, did you hear that last story? Apparently28 seaweed can make you smarter. Do you believe it?

UNIDENTIFIED CHILD #1: Well, I have eaten seaweed, and I am in advanced math. So yeah, I think it does.

UNIDENTIFIED CHILD #2: I need some smarts. I would eat anything to get some smarts into my brain. This brain is boneless.

UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN: Boneless?

UNIDENTIFIED CHILD #1: Well, another way that I get so smart is that I eat Smarties.

THOMAS: What about Dum-Dums?

UNIDENTIFIED CHILD #1: (Laughter).

(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "WOW IN THE WORLD")

THE POP UPS: (Singing) Wow in the world.

THOMAS: It's time to pump up some gratitude29.

(SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC)

THOMAS: Five, six, seven, eight. (Singing) Thank you, thank you, thank you so much. Thank you, thank you, muchos gracias. Thank you, thank you, hashtag #grateful. I appreciate you. Thank you so much. Thanks a million.

RAZ: Hey, Mindy.

THOMAS: Guy Raz, how long have you been standing30 there?

RAZ: What - what are you doing?

THOMAS: I was exercising.

RAZ: Well, I can see that you're in your workout clothes. But you're just - you're just staring at a picture of your family and talking to it.

THOMAS: Guy Raz, as I said, I'm exercising.

RAZ: But isn't exercise when you do things like, you know, push-ups or jumping jacks31?

THOMAS: Well, of course it is. But those are physical exercises. What I'm doing are mental exercises.

RAZ: Mental exercises?

THOMAS: Yeah, I'm exercising my brains.

RAZ: But then why are you staring at a picture of your family and saying thank you and all that stuff?

THOMAS: Oh, well, I'm working out my gratitude.

RAZ: Gratitude?

THOMAS: Yeah, you know, when you show someone appreciation32 for all the nice things that they do for you.

RAZ: Yeah. But, I mean, I'm still trying to figure out how showing gratitude is a form of exercise.

THOMAS: Well, Guy Raz, it turns out that when we humans exercise gratitude for the things that we have, it's really good for our health.

RAZ: Really? How so?

THOMAS: Well, two professors from the University of Montana have just shown that when people stop and appreciate all of the great things they have - and, you know, like, thank people who make their lives better - it actually makes that person happier.

RAZ: Wow. Well, how do they know that?

THOMAS: Well, these professors wrote an article where they describe an experiment with more than 5,000 humans.

RAZ: Well, this is starting to sound very promising33.

THOMAS: Anyway, the people who were more appreciative34 of the things they had were much more likely to be healthy and even live longer, Guy Raz.

RAZ: Just from saying thanks to the people around them?

THOMAS: Yeah, I know. I thought it was crazy too. But this little trick can actually make us humans more optimistic and more excited about the future.

RAZ: Interesting.

THOMAS: And it can help when we're feeling down. And believe it or not, Guy Raz, people who show appreciation and gratitude to others are less likely to get sick and more likely to do physical exercises.

RAZ: Like jumping jacks and push-ups.

THOMAS: Stop and give me 20.

RAZ: Uh...

THOMAS: That's a big yes.

RAZ: But do you really have to wear workout clothes to show gratitude?

THOMAS: Oh, yeah, I don't know. I just didn't want to take any chances.

RAZ: Well, Mindy, I'm just wearing my usual button-down shirt and a wool sweater and tweed blazer with elbow patches. But if you don't mind, can I exercise with you?

THOMAS: Sure. Let's warm up with some thank yous - you ready?

RAZ: Sure am.

(SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC)

THOMAS: Five, six, seven, eight.

RAZ: Thank you.

THOMAS: Thank you. Thank you. Thank you so much.

RAZ: No, thank you.

THOMAS: Thank you. Thank you. Muchos gracias.

RAZ: No, no, thank you.

THOMAS: Thank you. Thank you.

RAZ: Thank you.

THOMAS: Hashtag, #grateful. I appreciate you.

RAZ: No, no, thank you. Thank you.

I'm feeling happier and more optimistic already, Mindy.

THOMAS: OK, let's move on to the next exercise. Are you ready?

RAZ: Sure am.

THOMAS: I appreciate you.

RAZ: I appreciate you, Mindy.

THOMAS: No, I appreciate you.

RAZ: I appreciate you.

THOMAS: No, I appreciate you.

RAZ: I appreciate you.

THOMAS: (Yelling) No, I appreciate you.

RAZ: I appreciate you.

THOMAS: OK, I think that's enough - feels good to work it out, right?

RAZ: Yeah, I have a feeling I'm never going to think about exercise the same way again.

(SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC)

THOMAS: Well, Guy Raz, we did it. Our first show is a wrap.

RAZ: Yeah, I mean, we searched for a new planet.

THOMAS: We ate some sushi, and some seaweed made our brains bigger.

RAZ: And, you know, the story that I think is going to stick with me is the one about gratitude, that it's really important to just say thanks and appreciate the people you love.

THOMAS: Yeah, I appreciate you, Guy Raz, but you know who else I appreciate? All of the kids and their grown-ups listening to our show right now.

RAZ: Of course.

THOMAS: Thank you so much for listening to this episode of WOW IN THE WORLD.

RAZ: And parents, to find out more about the stories we talked about this week, visit our website, wowintheworld.com.

THOMAS: You can also write us. Our email address is [email protected].

RAZ: Our show is written by me and Mindy Thomas.

THOMAS: And our sound designer is Jed Anderson (ph).

RAZ: Thanks so much to Daniel Shukin, Ramtin Arablouei, Kasia Podbielski and Anya Grundmann for helping us get this show up and running.

THOMAS: And big high-fives to all of the kids that you heard on this episode, Birdie, Rhett (ph), Suzannah (ph), Eli (ph), and Emily (ph).

RAZ: And to Meredith Halpern-Ranzer for bringing it all together.

THOMAS: Our theme song, "Wow In The World," was written and performed by The Pop Ups. Check them out at thepopups.com.

RAZ: We're back with a brand new episode of WOW IN THE WORLD next week. See you then.

THOMAS: Can't wait for it.

(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "WOW IN THE WORLD")

THE POP UPS: (Singing) Wow in the world, wow in the world, wow in the world.

UNIDENTIFIED CHILD #3: WOW IN THE WORLD was made by Tinkercast and sent to you by NPR.


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1 astronomer DOEyh     
n.天文学家
参考例句:
  • A new star attracted the notice of the astronomer.新发现的一颗星引起了那位天文学家的注意。
  • He is reputed to have been a good astronomer.他以一个优秀的天文学者闻名于世。
2 Saturn tsZy1     
n.农神,土星
参考例句:
  • Astronomers used to ask why only Saturn has rings.天文学家们过去一直感到奇怪,为什么只有土星有光环。
  • These comparisons suggested that Saturn is made of lighter materials.这些比较告诉我们,土星由较轻的物质构成。
3 Uranus 3pZyA     
n.天王星
参考例句:
  • Uranus is unusual because it is tilted.天王星非常特殊,因为它是倾斜的。
  • Uranus represents sudden change and rebellion.天王星代表突然性的改变和反叛。
4 Neptune LNezw     
n.海王星
参考例句:
  • Neptune is the furthest planet from the sun.海王星是离太阳最远的行星。
  • Neptune turned out to be a dynamic,stormy world.海王星原来是个有生气、多风暴的世界。
5 astronomers 569155f16962e086bd7de77deceefcbd     
n.天文学者,天文学家( astronomer的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • Astronomers can accurately foretell the date,time,and length of future eclipses. 天文学家能精确地预告未来日食月食的日期、时刻和时长。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Astronomers used to ask why only Saturn has rings. 天文学家们过去一直感到奇怪,为什么只有土星有光环。 来自《简明英汉词典》
6 cram 6oizE     
v.填塞,塞满,临时抱佛脚,为考试而学习
参考例句:
  • There was such a cram in the church.教堂里拥挤得要命。
  • The room's full,we can't cram any more people in.屋里满满的,再也挤不进去人了。
7 infrared dx0yp     
adj./n.红外线(的)
参考例句:
  • Infrared is widely used in industry and medical science.红外线广泛应用于工业和医学科学。
  • Infrared radiation has wavelengths longer than those of visible light.红外辐射的波长比可见光的波长长。
8 weird bghw8     
adj.古怪的,离奇的;怪诞的,神秘而可怕的
参考例句:
  • From his weird behaviour,he seems a bit of an oddity.从他不寻常的行为看来,他好像有点怪。
  • His weird clothes really gas me.他的怪衣裳简直笑死人。
9 edible Uqdxx     
n.食品,食物;adj.可食用的
参考例句:
  • Edible wild herbs kept us from dying of starvation.我们靠着野菜才没被饿死。
  • This kind of mushroom is edible,but that kind is not.这种蘑菇吃得,那种吃不得。
10 jig aRnzk     
n.快步舞(曲);v.上下晃动;用夹具辅助加工;蹦蹦跳跳
参考例句:
  • I went mad with joy and danced a little jig.我欣喜若狂,跳了几步吉格舞。
  • He piped a jig so that we could dance.他用笛子吹奏格舞曲好让我们跳舞。
11 chimp WXGza     
n.黑猩猩
参考例句:
  • In fact,the color of gorilla and chimp are light-color.其实大猩猩和黑猩猩的肤色是较为浅的。
  • The chimp is the champ.猩猩是冠军。
12 chimps 2a09048610e52de775e2fe426c063f06     
(非洲)黑猩猩( chimp的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • Chimps are too scarce, and too nearly human, to be routinely slaughtered for spare parts. 黑猩猩又太少,也太接近于人类,不可以作为人器官备用件说杀就杀。 来自英汉非文学 - 生命科学 - 医学的第四次革命
  • And as nonprimates, they provoke fewer ethical and safety-related concerns than chimps or baboons. 而且作为非灵长类,就不会产生像用黑猩猩或狒狒那样的伦理和安全方面的顾虑。 来自英汉非文学 - 生命科学 - 医学的第四次革命
13 cerebral oUdyb     
adj.脑的,大脑的;有智力的,理智型的
参考例句:
  • Your left cerebral hemisphere controls the right-hand side of your body.你的左半脑控制身体的右半身。
  • He is a precise,methodical,cerebral man who carefully chooses his words.他是一个一丝不苟、有条理和理智的人,措辞谨慎。
14 microscopic nDrxq     
adj.微小的,细微的,极小的,显微的
参考例句:
  • It's impossible to read his microscopic handwriting.不可能看清他那极小的书写字迹。
  • A plant's lungs are the microscopic pores in its leaves.植物的肺就是其叶片上微细的气孔。
15 cognitive Uqwz0     
adj.认知的,认识的,有感知的
参考例句:
  • As children grow older,their cognitive processes become sharper.孩子们越长越大,他们的认知过程变得更为敏锐。
  • The cognitive psychologist is like the tinker who wants to know how a clock works.认知心理学者倒很像一个需要通晓钟表如何运转的钟表修理匠。
16 spicy zhvzrC     
adj.加香料的;辛辣的,有风味的
参考例句:
  • The soup tasted mildly spicy.汤尝起来略有点辣。
  • Very spicy food doesn't suit her stomach.太辣的东西她吃了胃不舒服。
17 coastal WWiyh     
adj.海岸的,沿海的,沿岸的
参考例句:
  • The ocean waves are slowly eating away the coastal rocks.大海的波浪慢慢地侵蚀着岸边的岩石。
  • This country will fortify the coastal areas.该国将加强沿海地区的防御。
18 oysters 713202a391facaf27aab568d95bdc68f     
牡蛎( oyster的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • We don't have oysters tonight, but the crayfish are very good. 我们今晚没有牡蛎供应。但小龙虾是非常好。
  • She carried a piping hot grill of oysters and bacon. 她端出一盘滚烫的烤牡蛎和咸肉。
19 clams 0940cacadaf01e94ba47fd333a69de59     
n.蛤;蚌,蛤( clam的名词复数 )v.(在沙滩上)挖蛤( clam的第三人称单数 )
参考例句:
  • The restaurant's specialities are fried clams. 这个餐厅的特色菜是炸蚌。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • We dug clams in the flats et low tide. 退潮时我们在浅滩挖蛤蜊。 来自辞典例句
20 bellies 573b19215ed083b0e01ff1a54e4199b2     
n.肚子( belly的名词复数 );腹部;(物体的)圆形或凸起部份;腹部…形的
参考例句:
  • They crawled along on their bellies. 他们匍匐前进。
  • starving children with huge distended bellies 鼓着浮肿肚子的挨饿儿童
21 nutritious xHzxO     
adj.有营养的,营养价值高的
参考例句:
  • Fresh vegetables are very nutritious.新鲜蔬菜富于营养。
  • Hummingbirds have discovered that nectar and pollen are very nutritious.蜂鸟发现花蜜和花粉是很有营养的。
22 iodine Da6zr     
n.碘,碘酒
参考例句:
  • The doctor painted iodine on the cut.医生在伤口上涂点碘酒。
  • Iodine tends to localize in the thyroid.碘容易集于甲状腺。
23 zinc DfxwX     
n.锌;vt.在...上镀锌
参考例句:
  • Brass is formed by the fusion of copper and zinc.黄铜是通过铜和锌的熔合而成的。
  • Zinc is used to protect other metals from corrosion.锌被用来保护其他金属不受腐蚀。
24 magnesium bRiz8     
n.镁
参考例句:
  • Magnesium is the nutrient element in plant growth.镁是植物生长的营养要素。
  • The water contains high amounts of magnesium.这水含有大量的镁。
25 nutrients 6a1e1ed248a3ac49744c39cc962fb607     
n.(食品或化学品)营养物,营养品( nutrient的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • a lack of essential nutrients 基本营养的缺乏
  • Nutrients are absorbed into the bloodstream. 营养素被吸收进血液。 来自《简明英汉词典》
26 helping 2rGzDc     
n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的,辅助的
参考例句:
  • The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
  • By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。
27 skeptical MxHwn     
adj.怀疑的,多疑的
参考例句:
  • Others here are more skeptical about the chances for justice being done.这里的其他人更为怀疑正义能否得到伸张。
  • Her look was skeptical and resigned.她的表情是将信将疑而又无可奈何。
28 apparently tMmyQ     
adv.显然地;表面上,似乎
参考例句:
  • An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽,豁然开朗。
  • He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。
29 gratitude p6wyS     
adj.感激,感谢
参考例句:
  • I have expressed the depth of my gratitude to him.我向他表示了深切的谢意。
  • She could not help her tears of gratitude rolling down her face.她感激的泪珠禁不住沿着面颊流了下来。
30 standing 2hCzgo     
n.持续,地位;adj.永久的,不动的,直立的,不流动的
参考例句:
  • After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
  • They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。
31 jacks 2b0facb0ce94beb5f627e3c22cc18d34     
n.抓子游戏;千斤顶( jack的名词复数 );(电)插孔;[电子学]插座;放弃
参考例句:
  • Hydraulic jacks under the machine produce the movement. 是机器下面的液压千斤顶造成的移动。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The front end is equipped with hydraulic jacks used for grade adjustment. 前瑞安装有液压千斤顶用来调整坡度。 来自辞典例句
32 appreciation Pv9zs     
n.评价;欣赏;感谢;领会,理解;价格上涨
参考例句:
  • I would like to express my appreciation and thanks to you all.我想对你们所有人表达我的感激和谢意。
  • I'll be sending them a donation in appreciation of their help.我将送给他们一笔捐款以感谢他们的帮助。
33 promising BkQzsk     
adj.有希望的,有前途的
参考例句:
  • The results of the experiments are very promising.实验的结果充满了希望。
  • We're trying to bring along one or two promising young swimmers.我们正设法培养出一两名有前途的年轻游泳选手。
34 appreciative 9vDzr     
adj.有鉴赏力的,有眼力的;感激的
参考例句:
  • She was deeply appreciative of your help.她对你的帮助深表感激。
  • We are very appreciative of their support in this respect.我们十分感谢他们在这方面的支持。
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