婴儿哭声:激发你本能的保护欲 Why Can’t We Ignore a Crying Baby?
Why Can’t We Ignore a Crying Baby?
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8/29 生活英语
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婴儿哭声:激发你本能的保护欲 Why Can’t We Ignore a Crying Baby?
当人类听到婴儿哭泣时他们都如何反应

目录 / Tips in Use 重点解析 / You Can Do This 英文试金石 / 中文翻译
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How do humans always respond when they hear a baby cry?

      Have you ever thought about why you can’t ignore a crying baby? You probably wanted to help but weren’t sure exactly what to do. A study has found that human brains respond strongly to a baby’s cries. This is true even if we don’t know the child. Human brains have developed to recognize the cries of babies as more important than those of adults.

      Every grown human has this natural instinct. Crying babies cause a burst of activity in areas of the brain that are related to emotion and reward. From a biological angle, the cries are a warning that there may be danger nearby, such as a wild animal. This burst of brain activity serves as an alert system for humans to protect the young.




      From a social angle, the cries encourage people to behave in a caring way and can help them build relationships with other adults. By helping a crying child, humans are emotionally satisfied and possibly gain praise from others. This suggests the safety and happiness of children is a basic shared concern, regardless of family connections. We can see the brain’s response to a baby crying as a key survival mechanism for humans.

单字片语整理
Words in Use
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see [si]

vt. 明白； 探望；和……交往
vt. & vi. 看，看见
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develop [dɪˋvɛləp]

vi. & vt. （使）发展
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response [rɪˋspɑns]

n. 回应；回答；反应（与介词 to 并用）
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angle [ˋæŋg!]

n. 角度；观点
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ignore [ɪgˋnɔr]

vt. 忽 / 无视；装做没看见，不理会
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respond [rɪˋspɑnd]

vi. 反应
vt. & vi. 回答
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alert [əˋlɝt]

n. 警戒
a. 警戒的
vt. 提醒
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reward [rɪˋwɔrd]

n. 报答，报偿
vt. 报答，奖赏
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satisfied [ˋsætɪs͵faɪd]
satisfy的动词过去式、过去分词
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warning [ˋwɔrnɪŋ]

n. 警告
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emotionally [ɪˋmoʃən!ɪ]
adv. 感情上;情绪上
Practical Phrases
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see A as B 将 A 视为 B
Joe sees his brother as his best friend.
乔视他哥哥为最好的朋友。

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respond to 回答 / 应某事；对某事做出反应
I asked Katie a math question and she responded to it quickly.
我问凯蒂一个数学问题，她很快便回答我。

The patient responded well to the new medicine.
病人对新药的反应良好。

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a burst of... 一阵突发的⋯⋯
I heard a burst of crying from Haley's room.
我听到海莉的房间突然传来一阵哭声。

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from a / an... angle 从⋯⋯角度来看
From a public angle, this painting is quite beautiful.
从大众的角度来看,这幅画相当美丽。

Tips in Use 重点解析


♦ wh- 疑问词引导的名词片语用法

本文第一段第二句:

You probably wanted to help but weren’t sure exactly what to do.

在本句中，sure 后面省略了介词 about，what to do 则为 名词片语，作介词 about 的受词。

疑问词 what、which、whom、when、where、how 之 后接不定词片语(to V)时，形成名词片语，可作主词、 受词，或在 be 动词后作主词补语用。

句型:wh- 疑问词 + to + 原形动词

1. 作主词:由于名词片语视作单一的个体，因此作主词时之后接单数动词。

例：Where to go next weekend has not been decided yet.
下周末去哪里尚未决定。

2. 作及物动词或介词的受词:

例：Jerry didn’t know what to buy for his girlfriend’s birthday.

杰瑞不知道该买什么送女友当生日礼物。

例：Leo advised me on how to write an essay.

李欧针对如何写论文给我建议。

3. 在 be 动词后作主词补语:

例：The main problem is when to start the program.

主要问题是什么时候展开这项计画。




You Can Do This 英文试金石


请依句意在空格内填入适当的字词

❶ 我给了一些建议，但珍妮却置之不理。
I gave some advice, but Jenny __________ it.



❷ 麦克挥手，而我则以微笑回应。
Mike waved and I ___________ with a smile.



❸ 莉莉和安娜的友谊发展得很缓慢。

Lily’s friendship with Anna ___________ slowly.



答案：1. ignored 2. responded 3. developed



中文翻译


当人类听到婴儿哭泣时他们都如何反应?

你有没有曾经想过为什么你无法忽视哭泣的婴儿?你或许想帮 忙，但不确定到底该怎么做。一项研究发现人类大脑对婴儿哭声有着 强烈的反应。即使我们不认识这个孩子也是如此。人类大脑发展成将 婴儿哭声认定为比成人哭声还来得重要。

每一位成人都有这种自然的本能。哭泣的婴儿会让和情绪及奖赏 相关的大脑区域突然活跃起来。从生物学的角度来看，婴儿哭声是附 近可能有像野生动物等危险的一种警告。这种大脑突然活跃的反应是 人类保护幼儿的警报系统。

从社会性的角度来看，婴儿哭声鼓励人们表现得充满关爱并能帮 助他们和其他成人建立关系。藉由帮助一位在哭泣的小孩，人类能在 情感上获得满足并可能从他人那里获得称赞。这显示不论是否有亲戚 关系，小孩的安全和幸福是大家基本的共同关注点。我们可以将大脑 对婴儿哭声的反应视为一个人类重要的生存机制。