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The head.
头
Yes?
是吗
And then all of a sudden, you know, he had a little breakthrough.
然后突然之间 他就有了点突破
Bouncing on the head.
砸到头上
Yes, excellent. That's very good, thank you very much.
太棒了 你说得很好 非常感谢
Matching the problem Steve has in recalling words
把史蒂夫记忆词句的问题
with his detailed scan has helped identify parts of the brain
与详细脑扫描对比来看 有助于确定
involved in language in all of us.
大脑中控制人类语言能力的部位
This frontal area of our brain is associated with word retrieval.
如图所示的大脑前区关系到词汇提取能力
Everything that he said and described
他所说的和描述的一切
indicated that he understood what he was seeing
都是他对自己所见的理解
but he just couldn't get the words out to describe it in a way
但他没法用一般人的交流方式
that you'd need to if you had to talk to somebody else.
用我们的语言来描述
By dividing the process of speech into such precise tasks,
如今像凯茜这样的科学家通过把说话过程
scientists like Cathy are now piecing together
分为一系列精细程序的方法
the first functional map of our language brain.
描绘出了首张大脑语言功能图
From an area that is crucial
从控制我们听力
in allowing us to hear and monitor the sound of our own voice
和监管我们自己发声的关键部位
to an area that is critical for analysing the very structure of speech.
到分析话语结构的关键部位

重点解释

This frontal area of our brain is associated with word retrieval.如图所示的大脑前区关系到词汇提取能力

associate with与 ... 常在一起； 和 ... 联想在一起

I don't associate with that crowd.

我不跟那伙人打交道。

I'm very selective about the people I associate with.

我与他人来往极慎重，不滥交。

相关短语associate oneself with加入

I don't want to associate myself with them any more.

我不愿再和他们交往了。

but he just couldn't get the words out to describe it in a way that you'd need to if you had to talk to

somebody else.但他没法用一般人的交流方式用我们的语言来描述

in a way在某种程度上； 从某一点上看

The scheme rebounded on her in a way she had not expected.

她未曾想到这计谋反倒使她自食其果。

We see in a way comparable to the way cameras work.

我们看东西的方式与照相机的工作方式相似。