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Can you remember this language?
你能记住这种语言吗
It's one you've never seen or heard before.
你之前从未见过或听过这种语言
It's been created by Simon Kirby
它是由西蒙·柯比创造出来的
and is made up of words that describe alien fruit.
用来描述一些你从未见过的水果
Kirby and his team have devised an experiment
柯比和他的团队设计了一个实验
where they can watch this language
使得他们能够仅用一个下午
evolve over hundreds of years in just one afternoon.
来观测这门语言几百年的进化历程
We start the experiment with this garbage language, this random language.
我们就从这种无用随意的语言开始了实验
In fact, to call it a language is, is in some sense misleading.
事实上 称它作语言都是一种误导
It's not even a language.
它连语言都不是
In the beginning, the alien words are completely random.
一开始 陌生单词完全是随机产生的
With no common factors between them.
彼此之间并没有共同元素
Kirby's guinea pigs have to familiarise themselves with the new words
柯比的实验对象得在记忆测验之前
before being tested to see what they remember.
尽快熟悉这些新单词

重点解释

It's been created by Simon Kirby and is made up of words that describe alien fruit.它是由西蒙·柯比创造出来的用来描述一些你从未见过的水果

make up of 由 ... 构成； 由 ... 组成

The group was made up of doctors.

这个团体是由医生组成的。

A large part of Africa is made up of thick forest.

非洲的大部分地区都是密林。

In fact, to call it a language is, is in some sense misleading.事实上，称它作语言都是一种误导

in fact其实； 事实上；实际上；确切地说

I think so; in fact, I am quite sure.

我想如此，事实上我非常确信。

He doesn't mind. In fact, he is even pleased.

他不介意，事实上，他甚至很高兴。

相关短语in point of fact实际上； 事实上

He says he will pay, but in point of fact he have no money.

他说他付钱，可实际上他并没有钱。

In point of fact, she is their adopted daughter.

实际上，她是他们的养女。