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no guts no glory
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it's the battle cry of thrill seekers everywhere as they dive off cliffs jump out of planes
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and ski down avalanche chutes and they do it all just for the rush.
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But where do these daredevils get the guts to risk their lives over and over again?
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Some scientists believe there's something about adventure junkies that's different from the rest of us, something they're born with.
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Could it be that thrill -seeking is literally in their blood?
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Dr. Julia Farnsworth is here to explore the latest research with us.
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Dr. Farsworth, welcome to the show.
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What does the latest research show?
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Is thrill -seeking really inborn?
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Thanks, Larry.
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Yes, there is no evidence that thrill -seeking has a strong genetic component.
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Researchers have identified at least two distinct genes that they believe are responsible for thrill -seeking behavior.
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Both of these genes have to do with the brain chemical called dopamine, the brain's pleasure chemical.
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Dopamine is the substance that makes your brain feel all warm and wonderful inside.
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What researchers have found is that the brains of thrill -seekers don't produce and absorb enough dopamine.
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This prompts them to go the extra mile to get a dopamine fix, and that means charging into high -sensation activities,
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ones that really make palms sweat and heart rates soar.
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That's fascinating.
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Are there any figures about how many people may actually have these genes?
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Researchers believe that at least 30 % of us carry the thrill -seeking genes, but not everyone who has them,
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they say, feels the need to jump out of airplanes.
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For some people, intellectual challenges can provide the same satisfaction,
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and just having the genes doesn't mean that you will necessarily crave new sensations all the time,
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which leads critics to argue that the researchers genetic theory is a little too simplistic.
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But whether flirting with danger is nature, nurture, or a combination of both, there's no question that it can quickly become a deadly habit.
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Hundreds of thrill -seekers a year are killed pursuing a rush.
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Researchers are also exploring whether
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or not the same genes may play a role in self -destructive adventure -seeking such as drug and alcohol abuse.
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So where to from here?
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What will scientists do with their newfound knowledge?
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Well, it's still rather unclear.
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When I asked one researcher if he thought scientists should come up with a cure for self -destructive adventure -seeking,
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he replied, without thrill -seekers in the world, we wouldn't have any
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United States of America because Columbus never would have taken off.
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We never would have put a man on the moon, and we wouldn't have Wall Street.
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I don't think we want to get into the business of treating core personality traits unless they're really harmful to the person.
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So, at least for the moment, listeners, it appears that there's no new wonder drug on the way to take away the urge for adventure,
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nor will a blood test be available anytime soon to find out whether you have the thrill -seeker genes.
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But there is good news in store for those of you who are couch potatoes.
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Scientists say they may also have discovered the gene for laziness.
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What is the main idea of the segment?
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What is true of thrill -seekers and the levels of dopamine in their brains?
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According to scientists, how many people carry the genes for thrill -seeking?
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What is true about people who have the thrill -seeking genes?
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Why does the speaker mention
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Columbus, Wall Street, and putting a man on the moon?
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no guts no glory
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it's the battle cry of thrill seekers everywhere as they dive off cliffs jump out of planes and ski down avalanche chutes.
50
And they do it all just for the rush.
51
But where do these daredevils get the guts to risk their lives over and over again?
52
Some scientists believe there's something about adventure junkies that's different from the rest of us, something they're born with.
53
Could it be that thrill -seeking is literally in their blood?
54
Dr. Julia Farnsworth is here to explore the latest research with us.
55
Dr. Farsworth, welcome to the show.
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What does the latest research show?
57
Is thrill -seeking really inborn?
58
Thanks, Larry.
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Yes, there is no evidence that thrill -seeking has a strong genetic component.
60
Researchers have identified at least two distinct genes that they believe are responsible for thrill -seeking behavior.
61
Both of these genes have to do with the brain chemical called dopamine, the brain's pleasure chemical.
62
Dopamine is the substance that makes your brain feel all warm and wonderful inside.
63
What researchers have found is that the brains of thrill -seekers don't produce and absorb enough dopamine.
64
This prompts them to go the extra mile to get a dopamine fix, and that means charging into high -sensation activities,
65
ones that really make palms sweat and heart rates soar.
66
That's fascinating.
67
Are there any figures about how many people may actually have these genes?
68
Researchers believe that at least 30 % of us carry the thrill -seeking genes, but not everyone who has them,
69
they say, feels the need to jump out of airplanes.
70
For some people, intellectual challenges can provide the same satisfaction
71
and just having the genes doesn't mean
72
that you will necessarily crave new sensations all the time
73
which leads critics to argue that the researcher's genetic theory is a little too simplistic
74
but whether flirting with danger is nature nurture
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or a combination of both there's no question
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that it can quickly become a deadly habit hundreds of thrill seekers a year are killed pursuing a rush
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Researchers are also exploring whether or not the same genes may play a role in self -destructive adventure -seeking, such as drug and alcohol abuse.
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So where to from here?
79
What will scientists do with their newfound knowledge?
80
Well, it's still rather unclear.
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When I asked one researcher if he thought scientists should come up with a cure for self -destructive adventure -seeking,
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he replied, Without thrill -seekers in the world, we wouldn't have any
83
United States of America, because Columbus never would have taken off.
84
We never would have put a man on the moon, and we wouldn't have Wall Street.
85
I don't think we want to get into the business of treating core personality traits unless they're really harmful to the person.
86
So, at least for the moment, listeners, it appears
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that there's no new wonder drug on the way to take
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away the urge for adventure nor will a blood test be
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available anytime soon to find out whether you have the thrill -seeker genes.
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But there is good news in store for those of you who are couch potatoes.
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Scientists say they may also have discovered the gene for laziness.
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What is the main idea of the segment?
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What is true of thrill -seekers and the levels of dopamine in their brains?
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According to scientists, how many people carry the genes for thrill -seeking?
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What is true about people who have the thrill -seeking genes?
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Why does the speaker mention
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Columbus, Wall Street, and putting a man on the moon?
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Thank you.

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Vocabulaire et conseils d’expression pour cette leçon

Cette leçon d’expression orale s’appuie sur la vidéo « TOEFL Listening Practice ». Les mots qui reviennent le plus souvent : thrill, gene, seeking, seeker, researcher. Cette vidéo contient 98 phrases et 1192 mots à répéter en shadowing. La partie parlée dure 9:23. Le locuteur parle à un rythme régulier d’environ 127 mots par minute, confortable pour le shadowing. Seuls 79 % des mots font partie des 3 000 mots les plus courants en anglais, le vocabulaire est donc exigeant. 24 de ses 98 phrases sont des questions : un bon entraînement pour l’intonation interrogative et les réponses courtes.

Vocabulaire clé de cette vidéo

15 mots de la vidéo à retenir, avec leur prononciation et leur sens :

MotPrononciationSens
thrill verbe/θɹɪl/exciter, émoustiller
gene nom/d͡ʒiːn/gène
researcher nom/ˈɹiˌsɝ.t͡ʃɚ/chercheur, chercheuse
scientist nom/ˈsaɪəntəst/scientifique, savant
adventure nom/ədˈvɛn.t͡ʃə/aventure
rush verbe/ɹʌʃ/se dépêcher, se hâter
genetic adjectif/d͡ʒəˈnɛt.ɪk/génétique
explore verbe/ɪkˈsploɹ/explorer
sensation nom/sɛnˈseɪʃən/sensation
destructive adjectif/dɪˈstɹʌktɪv/destructif
guts nom/ɡʌts/entrailles, tripes
necessarily adverbe/ˌnɛs.əˈsɛɹ.ə.li/absolument, nécessairement
argue verbe/ˈɑɹ.ɡju/affirmer, débattre
discover verbe/dɪˈskʌvə/découvrir
glory nom/ˈɡlɔːɹi/gloire

Les verbes à particule que vous entendrez

MotPrononciationSens
come up with verbeinventer, imaginer
find out verbedécouvrir, savoir
take off verbeenlever, ôter
take away verbe/ˌteɪk əˈweɪ/retirer

La grammaire de cette vidéo

Les structures que le locuteur utilise le plus, avec les mots exacts de la vidéo :

StructureDans la vidéo
Present perfect have/has + participe passé — une action passée qui compte encore maintenanthave identified · have found
Propositions relatives who / which + proposition — une précision sur une personne ou une choseeveryone who has · people who have
Voix passive be + participe passé — l’accent est mis sur ce qui arrive, pas sur qui le faitare killed

Prononciation à surveiller

Le locuteur utilise 14 contractions et formes réduites, comme don't, they're, wouldn't. Prononcez-les sous leur forme courte, telles que vous les entendez.

  • Les sons « sh » et « zh »: rush /ɹʌʃ/, sensation /sɛnˈseɪʃən/, satisfaction /sætɪsˈfækʃən/, avalanche /ˈævəlɑːnʃ/, chute /ʃut/
  • Mots longs — placez bien l’accent: necessarily /ˌnɛs.əˈsɛɹ.ə.li/, intellectual /ˌɪntəˈlɛkt͡ʃʊəl/, satisfaction /sætɪsˈfækʃən/

Les sons difficiles pour les francophones :

  • /h/ — il se souffle, il n’est pas muet: habit /ˈhæb.ɪt/, harmful /ˈhɑɹmfl̩/
  • /tʃ/ et /dʒ/ — à ne pas adoucir en « ch » et « j »: gene /d͡ʒiːn/, researcher /ˈɹiˌsɝ.t͡ʃɚ/, adventure /ədˈvɛn.t͡ʃə/, genetic /d͡ʒəˈnɛt.ɪk/, intellectual /ˌɪntəˈlɛkt͡ʃʊəl/
  • /r/ anglais — langue recourbée, sans frotter la gorge: thrill /θɹɪl/, researcher /ˈɹiˌsɝ.t͡ʃɚ/, rush /ɹʌʃ/, explore /ɪkˈsploɹ/, destructive /dɪˈstɹʌktɪv/

Comment s’entraîner avec cette vidéo

  1. Écoutez la vidéo en entier une fois sans parler et notez les mots que vous ne connaissez pas.
  2. Répétez phrase par phrase à vitesse normale, en reprenant chacune jusqu’à ce que votre rythme corresponde à celui du locuteur.
  3. Enregistrez-vous et comparez avec l’original, en faisant attention à des mots comme thrill, gene, researcher.

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