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Hi, baby!
你好 宝宝
From the moment we're born,
从出生的那一刻起
we have language in our lives.
语言就存在于我们的生活中
Hi, baby!
你好 宝宝
A unique ability that defines us as human.
这种独特的能力将我们界定为人类
I can walk up to someone I don't know
我可以走到一位陌生人面前
and I can make a sequence of noises that I've never
让气流通过口腔 从而发出一系列
made before by pushing air through my mouth.
我从未发出过的声音
I will take a thought in my head and make it go into their head,
我可以让别人感知到我的思想
and that's an incredible trick.
这真是种不可思议的把戏
Other animals may use sounds to communicate
其它动物也可以通过声音来交流
but we're the only ones on the planet who can talk.
但我们是这个星球上唯一可以讲话的生物
Speech and language distinguishes us from all other species.
说话和语言将我们与其它物种区分开来
We are not only using words to be able to express ourselves
我们说话不仅仅是为了表达自己
but we are really expressing
而是为了表达
our thought processes that are unique to ourselves.
我们每个人独一无二的思想过程

重点解释

I can walk up to someone I don't know我可以走到一位陌生人面前

walk up to走近；走向

A stranger walked up to me and shook my hand.

有个陌生人向我走来跟我握手。

She walked up to the desk and asked to see the manager.

她走到办公桌前要求见经理。

Speech and language distinguishes us from all other species.说话和语言将我们与其它物种区分开来

distinguish from 不同于；辨别；区分

Language makes human distinguish from animals.

语言使人区别于动物。

Color blindness is that who cann't distinguish from color.

不能辨别颜色的人叫色盲.

We are not only using words to be able to express ourselves我们说话不仅仅是为了表达自己

be able to会； 能

They appear to be able to handle the problem.

他们似乎可以处理这个问题。

Now no company seems to be able to corner the computer market.

现在似乎没有哪家公司能够垄断电脑市场。