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DriftKingUID: 2664045

Through the years, evolution has cooked up some[in] pretty remarkable adaptations. The finch’s beak, the giraffe’s neck and sprinter’s toes. Yes, scientists at Penn State University have found that for runners who ace[...] the 100-yard dash, the thrill[through] of victory may spring from the D[/] ankles and[on] the feet.

When the starting pistol[pisle] fires, sprinters launch into the race with a burst of acceleration. That initial[then vacile] velocity depends, in part, on the length of their toes. The scientists examined the feet of a dozen collegiate[adj.  学院的] sprinters and a dozen non-athletes of a similar height. They measured foot length and used ultrasound imaging to watch Achilles tendons in action. And they found two things.
First, the sprinters have longer toes. That could give them an advantage by allowing them to maintain maximum contact with the ground as they push off the starting block. Second, their Achilles tendons[n.  腱炎, (医学用语) 肌腱发炎, 肌肉和骨头联结处的组织发炎 (也拼作 tendinitis)] have less leverage[n.  杠杆作用, 杠杆率, 杠杆装置]. That might sound bad, but it actually allows their leg muscles[musle] to produce greater force. So next time you see someone like Olympic champion Usain Bolt whip[wip] through a 100-meter sprint in less than 10 seconds, remember: his toes are a big part of such an amazing feat.

恩 这篇也是好多细节 不容易听出来

小籁UID: 2392665

强烈要求小籁唱歌
踏浪 迎风 就不做特别要求了
DriftKing 发表于 2009-11-6 12:09

只在迎风踏浪时才歌唱呢~~~

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11月8日

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Babies Already Have An Accent.mp3 (1.21 MB, 下载次数: 16)

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LeviathaZUID: 2456472

How can you tell the differences between a French baby and a German baby? No, it's not that one is wearing a saucy little beret(bray) while the other is tucked(talked) into a tiny pair of lederhosen(lady xxx). Well, maybe that's a part of it. But a new study in the journal Current(Core) Biology shows that the babies actually sounds different. Because the melody of an infant’s cry matches its mother tongue(tone).

We all know that the babies start eavesdropping(eve stroping) when they're still in the womb(woom). So when they come out they know their mother’s(mothers') voice. When they're older, they start imitate the sounds they hear. Eventually(Advancely) they babble, and then start to speak, and then you never hear the end of it. But long before that first burble or coo, babies are learning the elements of language.

A team of scientists recorded the cries of sixty newborns(new borns): thirty born into the French-speaking families and thirty that heard German. And they found French infants wail (at)on [wail on:连读] a rising note while the Germans favor a falling melody. Those patterns matched the rhythms(reason) of their native languages. So next time you hear a baby cry, listen closely. He could be telling you where he's from.

a saucy little beret: 一顶恶心的小贝雷帽- -|||||（beret: n.贝雷帽）
tuck into: v. 塞在xxx里面；藏进
lederhosen: n. 皮短裤
eavesdropping: n. 偷听（eave: n. 屋檐）
womb: n. 子宫
babble, burble or coo: 含糊不清地说话；依依呀呀学语；鸽子咕咕，温柔可爱地说话
wail on a rising tone: vi. 痛哭，哭叫

hi mum~那句真是太可爱了，萌死我了
有个问题，为什么是their mother’s 而不是their mothers’，their不应该后面跟复数名词吗？

gaofei323UID: 2588256

看大家热火朝天的练习 不知道可不可以再加入我一个呀？想和大家一起进步 呵呵
好久没有听sss了，刚很艰难的写了一篇。。
Through the year, evolution has cooked up some pretty remarkable adaptation. The finch’s beak, the giraffe’s neck, and sprinter toes. Yes, scientist depends on (scientist at Penn state) university found that forerunner through (for runners who ace the 100-yard dash), the through(thrill) of victory may spring from the ankles of(and the) feet.


When the starting pistol fires, sprinters launch into the race with burst of acceleration. That initial velocity depends in part on length of their toes. The scientist examined the feet of dozen colleges (collegiate) sprinters and another dozen non-athletes of a similar height. They measure foot length and use ultrasound imaging to watch intendance connection (Achilles tendons in action). And they found two things.

First, the sprinter has longer toes that cloud give them an advantage by allowing them to maintain maximum contact with ground that(as they) pushes off the starting block. Second, their Achilles tendons have less leverage. That may sound bad, but actually allow their leg muscles to produce greater force.

So next time you see someone like Olympic champions Usain Bolt wipe(whip) through a 100 meters sprinter in less than ten second, remember, he is told(his toes) are a big part of such an amazing feet(feat).


Cook up 发生（美口）
starting block 起跑架
leverage 力量
whip 横扫，大胜

尾羽UID: 2482591

1107
How can you tell the difference between a French baby and a German baby? No, there is no one …, while others are talk to a tiny pair of later horsen(No, it’s not that one is wearing a saucy无礼的，活泼的 little beret贝雷帽 while the other is tucked卷起，挤进 into tiny pair of lederhosen皮短裤). Well, maybe that’s part of it. But a new study in the journal current biology shows that the babies actually sound different, because the melody of an infant’s cry matches its mother’s tone (tongue).

We all know the babies start ease to dropping and wound (eavesdropping偷听 while they’re still in the womb子宫). So, when they come out, they know their mother’s voice. When they are older, they start to imitate the sounds they hear. Eventually they babble and then they start to speak, and then you never hear the end of it. But long before long that verbal’s cool （first burble or coo）, babies are learning the elements of language.

A team of scientists recoded the cries of 60 new borns, 30 born in French speaking families and 30 were (that) heard German. And they found that the French infants were (wail 大哭) on the rising note, while the Germans favor a falling melody. Those patterns match the rhythms of their native languages. So next time you hear a baby cry, listen closely, he could be telling you where he’s from.

那句什么戴着小贝雷帽，穿着皮短裤到底什么意思啊~~？？
难得~今天一遍就明白了。。。。

LeviathaZUID: 2456472

486# 尾羽
前一句问怎么判断，所以她就说了一个法国小孩爱戴一顶恶心的贝雷帽，德国小孩总被塞在小皮裤里的例子吧
有点调侃的意思~

尾羽UID: 2482591

486# 尾羽  
前一句问怎么判断，所以她就说了一个法国小孩爱戴一顶恶心的贝雷帽，德国小孩总被塞在小皮裤里的例子吧
有点调侃的意思~
LeviathaZ 发表于 2009-11-7 23:49

这里应该是有一种法兰西和日耳曼民族的某种情节或文化习俗吧~~
说实在的~这种调侃让我觉得恶心

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11月9日：


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Baby Spiders Really Take It Out of Moms.mp3 (1.13 MB, 下载次数: 14)

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lanyouno2UID: 2649409

总感觉VOA有点慢

gaofei323UID: 2588256

How can you tell the difference between a French baby and a German baby? No it’s not one is wearing a saucy little beret while the other is talk (tucked) into a tiny pair of lederhosen. oh maybe that is a part of it. But the new study, in the German(journal) Current biology, shows that the babies actually sound different. Because the melody of an infant is cry, manage (matched) its mother tongue.

We all know that baby starting naïve dropping(eavesdropping) while they’re still in the room(womb), so when they come out, they know their mother’s voice. When they older, they start to imitate the sound they hear. Eventually they babble, and then start to speak. And you never hoped (hear) the end of it. “hi mum” but long before their first babbler were cool(burble or coo), babies are learning the elements of language.

A team of scientist recalled(recorded) the cries of 60 newborns, 30 born in the French-speaking family and 30 that heard German. They found out the French infant were(wail) on the rising note. While the Germen’s favor a falling melody. These patterns match the rhythms of their native language. So next time you hear baby cry, listen closely. It’ll be good to tell(he could be telling) you where they from.

Saucy 粗俗的；不雅的
Beret 贝雷帽
Tuck：塞进
Lederhosen：皮短裤
Burble：嘟嘟学语
Coo：可爱的嘟囔
Wail：哭

尾羽UID: 2482591

总感觉VOA有点慢
lanyouno2 发表于 2009-11-8 12:53

SSS不属于VOA吧？？？

尾羽UID: 2482591

1108
Talk about the material sacrifice. And(In a) rather freakish twist of nature, baby spiders and some species completely devour their moms. And now researchers have discovered that the practice can get even stranger. Scientists from XXX(Israel’s Ben Gurion) University wanted to know (if) spiders participating(participate in) a cooperative (group) mothering, (as) some mammals and birds too(do). They investigated a species of spiders from southern Africa known as(for) terminal(maternal, 母方的) care and communal(公共的) living. The results appear in the general behavior and social biology(journal Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology).

In some experimental nests, researchers let a group of females be attacked(intact, adj 完整的；未动过的＝unimpaired；保持处女的；未经阉割的) but removed axes(egg sacks, 麻袋) from all one of the mothers to be. In control groups, there was only one female on(and) her eggs. At the end of the study, they checked the health of the spider babies. In those groups with multiple moms, more eggs successfully hatched and grows(brood,一窝的XX，这里指一窝小蜘蛛was) healthier overall. As for the moms, (?) they were almost all sucked dry, leaving only their crysty(crispy 脆的) skeletons. So now this(at least) one species of spiders is known to participate (communal) mothering. And under the right circumstances, even the XXX(surrogate, 替代的) mom sacrifices everything for the offspring.

小籁UID: 2392665

SSS不属于VOA吧？？？
尾羽 发表于 2009-11-8 16:41

这个是科学美国人

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11月10日

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Clustered Outdoor Smokers Rival Auto Exhaust.txt (1.27 KB, 下载次数: 10)

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