BBC地平线系列之《为何讲话》第23集:测试语言能力
日期:2014-12-13 22:18

(单词翻译:单击)

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That's very quick. He does learn really quickly.
很快 他学得确实很
Christopher memorised all of the words he was taught
克里斯托弗可以在短短十分钟内记下
in just ten minutes.
所有教给他的单词
His incredible ability
他的惊人才能意味着
means he's continually adding new languages
他能在自己长长的"已掌握语言名单"上
to the long list of those he's mastered.
不断地添加新的语言
I think Christopher illustrates the ability to,
我认为克里斯托弗表现出了
to learn rules quickly, the patterns,
快速学习语法句式
Scan through things quickly and see things,
快速浏览文字 以及根据所见
predict what's going to come next in the language.
预测下文的语言能力
Christopher has this island of ability in a sea of disability
克里斯托弗缺陷的海洋中有了这座岛屿
so everything else is poor compared with one unique ability.
其它一切在这独特能力前都显得微不足道
The natural talent that shines through in Christopher
克里斯托弗与生俱来的才能
seems to be revealing an extreme version
似乎揭示了可能曾存在于
of what might have once existed in all of us.
我们所有人体内的这样极端一面
An innate ability for language.
天生的语言能力
Je m'appelle Frederica et je parle le Francais,
我叫弗雷德丽卡 我会讲法语

重点解释

Scan through things quickly 快速浏览文字

scan through浏览

She scanned through the newspaper over breakfast.

她边吃早饭,边浏览报纸。

Scanning through have I found the special you.

人海茫茫,我找到了那个特殊的你。

so everything else is poor compared with one unique ability.其它一切在这独特能力前都显得微不足道

be compared with与 ... 比较

That old computer is not to be compared with this new computer.

那台老计算机没法和这台新计算机相比。

Our price is reasonable compared with that in the international market.

我们的价格和国际市场的价格相比还是合理的。

seems to be revealing an extreme version of what might have once existed in all of us.似乎揭示了可能曾存在于我们所有人体内的这样极端一面

seem to似乎 ...

A pall of mystery seem to hang over it all.

整个事件似乎笼罩上一层神秘的气氛。

He and his wife seem to be on the outs these days.

他和他的妻子最近似乎感情很不好。

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