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#鴿子#
【編者按】很多不為人注意的細微地方也是有它的道理的啊。
Why do pigeons wobble their head while walking?【譯】鴿子走路時為什麼搖頭晃腦?【單詞】pigeons 原型:pigeon ['pij-uhn]['pdn] n. 鴿子【單詞】wobble ['wob-uhl]['wbl] vt. 使搖晃;使動搖,擺動,搖動
It's because they have comparatively limited vision (their eyes being on the sides of their head).【譯】這是因為他們的視力相對有限(他們的眼睛在頭的兩側)。【單詞】comparatively [kuhm-'par-uh-tiv][km'prtvli] adv. 比較地;相對地【單詞】limited 原型:limit ['lim-it]['lmt] vt. 限制;限定【單詞】vision ['vizh-uhn]['vn] n. 視力;視覺;眼光;洞察力
They bob their head to focus on different parts of the world around them to build up a complete view.【譯】它們搖頭晃腦地盯著周圍世界的不同地方,以建立一個完整的視野。【短語】focus on…… 專注於……,集中在……上;例句:We focus on your lifestyle, to ignite your senses. 我們關注你的生活方式,點燃你的感覺。【單詞】bob [bob][bb] v. 上下疾動;上下快速擺動【單詞】build [bild][bld] v. 建造;創建;逐漸增強
We do the same thing, except we move the eyeball (saccades).【譯】我們(人類也會)做同樣的事情,只是我們移動眼球(掃視)。【單詞】except [ik-'sept][k'sept] conj. 除非;除了 …… 之外;若不是【單詞】eyeball ['ahy-bawl]['abl] n. 眼球;眼珠【單詞】saccades [sa-'kahd, suh-]['skɑdz]跳閱, 掃視
Pigeons mainly bob their heads when walking to stabilize their vision and gain depth perception.【譯】鴿子走路時搖頭,主要是為了以穩定視力和獲得深度知覺。【單詞】mainly ['meyn-lee]['menli] adv. 主要地;大部分地【單詞】stabilize ['stey-buh-lahyz]['steblaz] v. 使安定;使堅固【單詞】gain [geyn][ɡen] v. 獲得;到達;增加;獲利【單詞】depth [depth][depθ] n. 深度;深刻;深奧;深;厚度【單詞】perception [per-'sep-shuhn][p'sepn] n. 觀念;洞察力;認識能力
Chickens and other birds do this too, because they have their eyes on the sides of their heads and don't have very good depth perception.【譯】雞和其他鳥類也這樣做,因為它們的眼睛長在頭的兩側,沒有很好的深度感知能力。【單詞】Chickens 原型:chicken ['chik-uhn]['tkn] n. 雞【單詞】birds 原型:bird [burd][bd] n. 鳥;禽
Interestingly, their head doesn't actually move back and forth, but instead they move their head forward and then keep it still while their body catches up.【譯】有趣的是,它們的頭實際上並不是前後移動,而是向前移動頭部,然後在身體跟上時保持不動。【單詞】Interestingly 原型:interestingly 副詞 adv. 有趣地【單詞】forth [fawrth, fohrth][fθ] adv. 向前;向外;露出【單詞】catches 原型:catch [kach][kt] v. 趕上;抓住
This happens over and over again which creates the illusion that they are bobbing their head back and forth, when in reality they are only moving it forward and then holding it in place while their body catches up.【譯】這種情況一次又一次地發生,這就造成了一種錯覺,即他們在來回擺動腦袋,而實際上他們只是在向前移動,然後在身體跟上的時候保持住頭部位置。【短語】in place 表示「在合適的位置」。如:Have you got all the lights in place yet?【單詞】happens 原型:happen ['hap-uhn]['hpn] vi. 發生;碰巧;出現;偶遇【單詞】creates 原型:create [kree-'eyt][kri'et] v. 創造;造成【單詞】illusion [ih-'loo-zhuhn]['lun] n. 錯覺;幻覺【單詞】reality [ree-'al-i-tee][ri'lti] n. 真實;現實;實際
If you watch a slow motion video of a pigeon walking, this is very apparent.【譯】如果你看一段鴿子走路的慢動作視頻,這是非常明顯的。【單詞】watch [woch][wt] v. 注視;看守;觀看【單詞】motion ['moh-shuhn]['mn] n. 移動;動作【單詞】apparent [uh-'pair-uhnt, uh-'par-]['prnt] adj. 明顯的;表面上的
Birds' eyes, unlike those of humans, are (usually) fixed in one direction - they can't look in different directions without moving their heads.【譯】與人類的眼睛不同,鳥類的眼睛(通常)是固定在一個方向上的——它們不動頭就不能朝不同的方向看。【單詞】unlike [uhn-'lahyk][n'lak] prep. 不像,與…不同;與 …… 平時不同【單詞】fixed 原型:fix [fiks][fks] v.使…… 固定;確定【單詞】direction [dih-'rek-shuhn, 'dahy-][d'rekn] n. 方向;趨勢
Notice, in humans, that our eyes jump around when focusing on new objects, instead of traveling in a smooth line.【譯】注意,對人類來說,當我們聚焦於新的物體時,我們的眼睛會跳來跳去,而不是沿著一條平滑的直線移動。【短語】instead of 代替(……的是);而不是…;例句:Instead of pressing forward, they drew back. 他們不僅沒有前進,反而後退了。Oops! I put in sugar instead of salt. 啊!我錯把糖當鹽放了。【單詞】Notice 原型:notice ['noh-tis]['nts] vt. 注意;留心;通知【單詞】jump [juhmp][dmp] v. 跳躍;跳動;跳越【單詞】objects 原型:object ['ob-jikt, -jekt]['bdkt] n. 物體;目標;對象【單詞】traveling 原型 travel ['trav-uhl]['trvl] v. 移動,旅遊,旅行【單詞】smooth [smooth][smu] adj. 光滑的;平穩的;流暢的;均勻的
This motion is how our brain "stabilizes" the image we're seeing.【譯】這個運動就是我們的大腦如何「穩定」我們所看到的圖像。【單詞】brain [breyn][bren] n. 腦;智力【單詞】stabilizes 原型:stabilize ['stey-buh-lahyz]['steblaz] v. 使安定;使堅固【單詞】image ['im-ij]['md] n. 印象;形象;影像;圖像
Birds can't do that, so they have to move their whole head when in motion.【譯】鳥類不能這樣做,所以它們在運動時必須移動整個頭部。