每日一听 60-second-science 《听写营》

selfmotivated

听了11.听完2遍的时候,大意基本都明白了.但是有些detail没太听清楚.

Some of the mice (breathed) in the ambient (particulate-filled) air. The control mice (breathed pure, filtered) air. 完全没有听出来.

susceptible to(易受影响的)  extrapolate from 推断 没听出来.

had a 6% higher rate 我听到的是60%,楼主觉得呢?

-- by 会员 selfmotivated (2011/10/17 4:25:46)

哇塞，你都是几点休息呀？？四点还在？

我的听写稿，蓝色的部分是没有挺清楚的地方，看来大家还是有些共犯的错误。可能是不习惯的表达方式，或者是不熟悉所导致的，
SO，我们需要继续磨耳朵啦！~

-- by 会员 ashlie888 (2011/10/17 11:06:08)

I'm in the US, so...

-- by 会员 selfmotivated (2011/10/17 22:26:42)

额。。。那你也需要考T？

-- by 会员 ashlie888 (2011/10/17 23:20:45)

是啊.打算读MBA.

selfmotivated

听了13.这篇好难啊.听完两遍的时候也不知道在说什么.文章的关系太复杂了,很多单词在reading里见过,但第一次听到.

ashlie888

听了11.听完2遍的时候,大意基本都明白了.但是有些detail没太听清楚.

Some of the mice (breathed) in the ambient (particulate-filled) air. The control mice (breathed pure, filtered) air. 完全没有听出来.

susceptible to(易受影响的)  extrapolate from 推断 没听出来.

had a 6% higher rate 我听到的是60%,楼主觉得呢?

-- by 会员 selfmotivated (2011/10/17 4:25:46)

哇塞，你都是几点休息呀？？四点还在？

我的听写稿，蓝色的部分是没有挺清楚的地方，看来大家还是有些共犯的错误。可能是不习惯的表达方式，或者是不熟悉所导致的，
SO，我们需要继续磨耳朵啦！~

-- by 会员 ashlie888 (2011/10/17 11:06:08)

I'm in the US, so...

-- by 会员 selfmotivated (2011/10/17 22:26:42)

额。。。那你也需要考T？

-- by 会员 ashlie888 (2011/10/17 23:20:45)

是啊.打算读MBA.

-- by 会员 selfmotivated (2011/10/18 23:59:40)

。。。八错八错！~~

ashlie888

听了13.这篇好难啊.听完两遍的时候也不知道在说什么.文章的关系太复杂了,很多单词在reading里见过,但第一次听到.

-- by 会员 selfmotivated (2011/10/19 8:04:12)

刚才吃完饭，又重新听了13，发现还是不太懂！~~我觉得有必要翻译一下！~


13的翻译版本。仅供参考！~欢迎指正！~~

A nematode parasite causes ants to look like berries that birds like, putting ants on the diet and helping to spread the parasite. Cynthia Graber reports.
线虫（寄生虫）使得蚂蚁看起来像小鸟喜欢的浆果，通过使蚂蚁成为食物的方式帮助传播。------------
When is an ant like a piece of fruit? When it’s infected by a parasite. Researchers affiliated with the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute discovered this bizarre occurrence in Central America as they were studying the gliding ability of a certain species of ant. They found some colony members with bright red swollen abdomens. The scientists took specimens back to the lab and discovered they were full of hundreds of nematode eggs. The bright red bellies look suspiciously like the brilliant red and pink berries that proliferate in the rainforest.
蚂蚁什么时候看起来像一块水果？什么时候被寄生虫感染？和STRI相联的研究人员在研究某种蚂蚁滑翔能力的时候于美国中部发现这个奇异的现象。他们发现有些蚂蚁的腹部是亮红色。科学家将样本待会实验室，发现肚子里有很多线虫的卵。这亮红色的腹部看起来很像热带地区盛产的红粉色浆果。

Researchers think that the nematode makes the ant look like fruit to get birds to eat the ants. Birds usually keep the ants off their menu because of armor and a bad chemical taste. The birds then spread parasite eggs in their droppings. Ants forage through bird droppings for seeds. They feed the infected droppings to ant larvae, beginning the infection process all over again. The red-bellied ant is the first known case of a parasite causing fruit mimicry. One of the researchers was surprised that something “dumb as a nematode” can manipulate its host in such a sophisticated way. But evolution works no matter how dumb organisms are.
研究人员认为线虫是为了让小鸟吃掉蚂蚁而使他们看起来像浆果的。小鸟一般不吃蚂蚁，因为其外壳坚硬，味道糟糕。（但是变成了"浆果"，小鸟还是吃了）小鸟通过粪便传播了寄生虫的卵。蚂蚁通过鸟粪搜寻到卵。（此时蚂蚁又看起来像浆果了）。传递的过程又重新开始了。红肚子蚂蚁是第一个寄生虫导致其像水果的案例。有一位研究人员惊奇地发现，低能的线虫竟然可以通过如此复杂的方式控制其主人。但是无论多么低能的生物体，进化从在不曾停止。
--Cynthia Graber

anitawin

好东西 加入了~

ashlie888

听写稿！~
14.The lure of gold can be electric to some people, even though the element is chemical inert on the large scale. But researchers from (Georgia Tech) report that , down (at) the level of atoms, gold can conduct electricity and can act as insulator as well. When an oxygen molecure (embedded) into six (atom-long) gold wire, the wire can conduct electricity. But when the wire is longer than six atom, the (oxygenated) gold becomes an insulator. The scientists reported (their) discovery in the journal physical review letters. The researchers say (these) properties mean that gold wire(nanowires纳米线) might be used as sensors to detect motions in (nanoscale纳米级) situations, such as (neurons or nanomachines). (Futuristic未来派的devices built from individual atoms that might enter cells and fight disease). The wire could be a (sensor传感器) because when it's extended (even) slightly, it (could) switch from a conductor to an insulator. Using gold as (sensor) in this way could never have been predicted from what is known about gold and bulk, but being very small can lead to very big changes.

ashlie888

原稿
15.A Star Is Flung

The star called HE 0437-5439 looks like it was tossed out of the Large Magellenic Cloud by a hypothesized black hole. Steve Mirsky explains, with reporting by Harvey Black.
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Astronomers have discovered a star that’s running away from home. The star is speeding away at a blistering 2.6 million kilometers/hour, apparently after being cast out of a neighboring galaxy to us, the Large Magellenic Cloud—probably by a massive black hole. The speeding star is the first hint that there indeed may be a black hole in the LMC.

The astronomers, writing in an upcoming issue of Astrophysical Journal Letters, reckon that the flung fugitive was sent on its way much like a sling shot propels a stone. They think it was part of a two-star or binary system. Its companion got sucked into the black hole and this one, known as HE 0437-5439, was tossed on its way.

The astronomers say that the star cannot be one of our own Milky Way buddies, because the elements composing it are in different amounts from those in the Milky Way. HE 0437 is not the only star fleeing the Milky Way, though. The researchers say there are nine others beating it away from our galaxy, but they say it’s clear that those are Milky Way natives.

—Steve Mirsky, with reporting by Harvey Black

selfmotivated

A nematode parasite causes ants to look like berries that birds like, putting ants on the diet and helping to spread the parasite. Cynthia Graber reports.
线虫（寄生虫）使得蚂蚁看起来像小鸟喜欢的浆果，通过使蚂蚁成为食物的方式帮助传播。------------
When is an ant like a piece of fruit? When it’s infected by a parasite. Researchers affiliated with the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute discovered this bizarre occurrence in Central America as they were studying the gliding ability of a certain species of ant. They found some colony members with bright red swollen abdomens. The scientists took specimens back to the lab and discovered they were full of hundreds of nematode eggs. The bright red bellies look suspiciously like the brilliant red and pink berries that proliferate in the rainforest.
蚂蚁什么时候看起来像一块水果？什么时候被寄生虫感染？和STRI相联的研究人员在研究某种蚂蚁滑翔能力的时候于美国中部发现这个奇异的现象。他们发现有些蚂蚁的腹部是亮红色。科学家将样本待会实验室，发现肚子里有很多线虫的卵。这亮红色的腹部看起来很像热带地区盛产的红粉色浆果。

Researchers think that the nematode makes the ant look like fruit to get birds to eat the ants. Birds usually keep the ants off their menu because of armor and a bad chemical taste. The birds then spread parasite eggs in their droppings. Ants forage through bird droppings for seeds. They feed the infected droppings to ant larvae, beginning the infection process all over again. The red-bellied ant is the first known case of a parasite causing fruit mimicry. One of the researchers was surprised that something “dumb as a nematode” can manipulate its host in such a sophisticated way. But evolution works no matter how dumb organisms are.
研究人员认为线虫是为了让小鸟吃掉蚂蚁而使他们看起来像浆果的。小鸟一般不吃蚂蚁，因为其外壳坚硬，味道糟糕。（但是变成了"浆果"，小鸟还是吃了）小鸟通过粪便传播了寄生虫的卵。蚂蚁通过鸟粪搜寻到卵。（此时蚂蚁又看起来像浆果了）。传递的过程又重新开始了。红肚子蚂蚁是第一个寄生虫导致其像水果的案例。有一位研究人员惊奇地发现，低能的线虫竟然可以通过如此复杂的方式控制其主人。但是无论多么低能的生物体，进化从在不曾停止。
--Cynthia Graber

翻译的很好!我有2句有疑问.

这句:Ants forage through bird droppings for seeds.我的理解是:蚂蚁从鸟的粪便里找种子吃.

这句:They feed the infected droppings to ant larvae,They指的是寄生虫吗?那就是:寄生虫把受到感染的粪便喂给蚂蚁幼虫?我不是很确定.楼主觉得呢?

ashlie888

A nematode parasite causes ants to look like berries that birds like, putting ants on the diet and helping to spread the parasite. Cynthia Graber reports.
线虫（寄生虫）使得蚂蚁看起来像小鸟喜欢的浆果，通过使蚂蚁成为食物的方式帮助传播。------------
When is an ant like a piece of fruit? When it’s infected by a parasite. Researchers affiliated with the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute discovered this bizarre occurrence in Central America as they were studying the gliding ability of a certain species of ant. They found some colony members with bright red swollen abdomens. The scientists took specimens back to the lab and discovered they were full of hundreds of nematode eggs. The bright red bellies look suspiciously like the brilliant red and pink berries that proliferate in the rainforest.
蚂蚁什么时候看起来像一块水果？什么时候被寄生虫感染？和STRI相联的研究人员在研究某种蚂蚁滑翔能力的时候于美国中部发现这个奇异的现象。他们发现有些蚂蚁的腹部是亮红色。科学家将样本待会实验室，发现肚子里有很多线虫的卵。这亮红色的腹部看起来很像热带地区盛产的红粉色浆果。

Researchers think that the nematode makes the ant look like fruit to get birds to eat the ants. Birds usually keep the ants off their menu because of armor and a bad chemical taste. The birds then spread parasite eggs in their droppings. Ants forage through bird droppings for seeds. They feed the infected droppings to ant larvae, beginning the infection process all over again. The red-bellied ant is the first known case of a parasite causing fruit mimicry. One of the researchers was surprised that something “dumb as a nematode” can manipulate its host in such a sophisticated way. But evolution works no matter how dumb organisms are.
研究人员认为线虫是为了让小鸟吃掉蚂蚁而使他们看起来像浆果的。小鸟一般不吃蚂蚁，因为其外壳坚硬，味道糟糕。（但是变成了"浆果"，小鸟还是吃了）小鸟通过粪便传播了寄生虫的卵。蚂蚁通过鸟粪搜寻到卵。（此时蚂蚁又看起来像浆果了）。传递的过程又重新开始了。红肚子蚂蚁是第一个寄生虫导致其像水果的案例。有一位研究人员惊奇地发现，低能的线虫竟然可以通过如此复杂的方式控制其主人。但是无论多么低能的生物体，进化从在不曾停止。
--Cynthia Graber

翻译的很好!我有2句有疑问.

这句:Ants forage through bird droppings for seeds.我的理解是:蚂蚁从鸟的粪便里找种子吃.

这句:They feed the infected droppings to ant larvae,They指的是寄生虫吗?那就是:寄生虫把受到感染的粪便喂给蚂蚁幼虫?我不是很确定.楼主觉得呢?

-- by 会员 selfmotivated (2011/10/20 1:33:30)

seeds我认为应该理解成卵，这样符合蚂蚁吃了变成浆果的逻辑。
they应该指小鸟吧，这句忘了翻译，是小鸟feed droppings to 蚂蚁幼虫。 open to discuss.

ashlie888

15. A Star Is Flung



Astronomers have discovery a star that's running away from home. The star is speeding away at (a blistering极快的) 2.6 millions kms/ h. Apparently, after being cast out of our neighboring galaxy to us, the Large Magellenic Cloud--probably by a (massive) black hole. The speeding star is the first hint that (there) indeed (may) be a blackhole in the (LMC). The astronomers, writing in an upcoming issue of (Astrophysical Journal Letters), reckon估计 that the flung (fugitive逃亡者) was send on its way much like （a sling shot propels推动 a stone）. They think it was part of a two-star or (binary) system. Its companion got sucked into the black hole and this one, known as (HE 0437-5439) was (tossed)on its way. The astronomers say that the star cannot be one of our own Milky Way buddies because the elements composing (it are in) different amounts from those in the Milky Way. HE 0437 is not the only star fleeing the milky way, though. The researchers say there are nine other (beating it) away from our galaxy. But they say it's clear that those are Milk Way natives.