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But there's a twist.
但其中有点改变
Some of the fruit are familiar
就是有些水果是他们熟知的
but half of them have never been seen
但半数都是他们没有见过的
and the volunteers couldn't possibly know the words that describe them.
而志愿者们也不可能认识指代它们的单词
Something most of them don't even notice.
有些东西他们多数都不会注意
The early participants do very badly in the test
早期参与者在测试中表现很差
because the language is completely random and unstructured.
因为这种语言是完全随机而无规律的
Unfortunately you didn't get any of them right.
很不幸 你没一道答对的
Oh, my God! - Sorry.
天啊 -对不起哦
It was really hard. I just couldn't seem to find any patterns.
真的很难 我找不出一点语法规律
I thought I'd be able to see a pattern with maybe the colours
我以为我能够通过颜色来识别它们
and I put in key or ka for yellow
认为音节"key"或"ka"代表黄色
and then maybe I thought lu could mean two.
以为音节"lu"的意思是"二"
It was a bit of a shock to hear I hadn't seen half of the language.
听说我连半点儿也没记住真是有点惊讶
I just felt a bit cheated, really! I didn't have a chance.
真有点被骗的感觉 根本就没给我机会

重点解释

I thought I'd be able to see a pattern with maybe the colours我以为我能够通过颜色来识别它们

be able to会； 能

At this rate we won't be able to afford a holiday.

照这样下去，我们不会有钱去度假的。

I may be able to help you in some way.

我也许可以从某个方面去帮助你。

I just felt a bit cheated, really! 真有点被骗的感觉

a bit有点儿,一点,少量

Don't you think the radio's a bit loud?

你觉得收音机的声音是不是太吵了点？

Your copy of the dictionary is looking a bit the worse for wear.

你这本词典看来有点儿太旧了。

相关短语a bit much太多一些; 太过分

The noise from that party is getting a bit much.

从聚会上传来的喧闹声越发过分了。

It's a bit much ringing me up at three o'clock in the morning.

凌晨三点钟就打电话来，太不像话了。