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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
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and just having the genes doesn't mean
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that you will necessarily crave new sensations all the time
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which leads critics to argue that the researcher's genetic theory is a little too simplistic
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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?
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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.
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.
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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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Vocabolario e note di pronuncia per questa lezione

Questa lezione di conversazione si basa sul video “TOEFL Listening Practice”. Le parole che ritornano più spesso: thrill, gene, seeking, seeker, researcher. Questo video contiene 98 frasi e 1192 parole da ripetere con lo shadowing. Il parlato dura 9:23. Chi parla mantiene un ritmo costante di circa 127 parole al minuto, comodo per lo shadowing. Solo il 79% delle parole rientra nelle 3.000 più comuni dell’inglese, quindi il lessico è impegnativo. 24 delle sue 98 frasi sono domande: un buon esercizio per l’intonazione interrogativa e le risposte brevi.

Vocaboli chiave di questo video

15 parole del video che vale la pena imparare, con pronuncia e significato:

ParolaPronunciaSignificato
thrill verbo/θɹɪl/elettrizzare
gene sostantivo/d͡ʒiːn/gene
researcher sostantivo/ˈɹiˌsɝ.t͡ʃɚ/ricercatore, ricercatrice
scientist sostantivo/ˈsaɪəntəst/scienziato, scienziata
adventure sostantivo/ədˈvɛn.t͡ʃə/avventura
rush verbo/ɹʌʃ/affrettarsi, correre
genetic aggettivo/d͡ʒəˈnɛt.ɪk/genetico
explore verbo/ɪkˈsploɹ/esplorare, investigare
sensation sostantivo/sɛnˈseɪʃən/sensazione, senso
destructive aggettivo/dɪˈstɹʌktɪv/distruttivo
guts sostantivo/ɡʌts/interiora, viscere
necessarily avverbio/ˌnɛs.əˈsɛɹ.ə.li/necessariamente, a tutti i costi
argue verbo/ˈɑɹ.ɡju/discutere, dibattere
discover verbo/dɪˈskʌvə/scoprire, trovare
glory sostantivo/ˈɡlɔːɹi/gloria

I phrasal verb che sentirai

ParolaPronunciaSignificato
come up with verboideare, escogitare
find out verboscoprire
take off verbotogliere
take away verbo/ˌteɪk əˈweɪ/togliere

La grammatica di questo video

Le strutture che chi parla usa di più, con le parole esatte del video:

StrutturaNel video
Present perfect have/has + participio passato — un’azione passata che conta ancora adessohave identified · have found
Frasi relative who / which + frase — un’informazione in più su una persona o una cosaeveryone who has · people who have
Forma passiva be + participio passato — conta ciò che accade, non chi lo faare killed

Pronuncia a cui fare attenzione

Chi parla usa 14 contrazioni e forme ridotte, come don't, they're, wouldn't. Pronunciale nella forma breve, così come le senti.

  • I suoni “sh” e “zh”: rush /ɹʌʃ/, sensation /sɛnˈseɪʃən/, satisfaction /sætɪsˈfækʃən/, avalanche /ˈævəlɑːnʃ/, chute /ʃut/
  • Parole lunghe — attenzione all’accento: necessarily /ˌnɛs.əˈsɛɹ.ə.li/, intellectual /ˌɪntəˈlɛkt͡ʃʊəl/, satisfaction /sætɪsˈfækʃən/

I suoni difficili per chi parla italiano:

  • /h/ — va soffiata, non è muta: habit /ˈhæb.ɪt/, harmful /ˈhɑɹmfl̩/
  • Consonante finale — senza aggiungere una vocale dopo: scientist /ˈsaɪəntəst/, rush /ɹʌʃ/, genetic /d͡ʒəˈnɛt.ɪk/, destructive /dɪˈstɹʌktɪv/, guts /ɡʌts/
  • /æ/ — più aperta della “e”: habit /ˈhæb.ɪt/, satisfaction /sætɪsˈfækʃən/, absorb /æbˈsɔɹb/, avalanche /ˈævəlɑːnʃ/, fascinate /ˈfæsɪneɪt/

Come esercitarsi con questo video

  1. Ascolta tutto il video una volta senza parlare e annota le parole che non conosci.
  2. Fai shadowing frase per frase a velocità normale, ripetendo ognuna finché il tuo ritmo coincide con quello di chi parla.
  3. Registrati e confronta con l’originale, facendo attenzione a parole come thrill, gene, researcher.

Cos'è la tecnica dello Shadowing?

Shadowing è una tecnica di apprendimento delle lingue supportata da studi scientifici, originariamente sviluppata per la formazione dei traduttori professionisti e resa popolare dal poliglotta Dr. Alexander Arguelles. Il metodo è semplice ma potente: ascolti un audio in inglese di madrelingua e lo ripeti immediatamente ad alta voce — come un'ombra che segue il parlante con un ritardo di solo 1–2 secondi. A differenza dell'ascolto passivo o degli esercizi di grammatica, lo shadowing costringe il tuo cervello e i muscoli della bocca a elaborare e riprodurre simultaneamente i modelli di discorso reale. La ricerca dimostra che migliora significativamente la precisione della pronuncia, l'intonazione, il ritmo, il discorso connesso, la comprensione dell'ascolto e la fluidità del parlato — rendendolo uno dei metodi più efficaci per la preparazione alla prova di speaking dell'IELTS e per la comunicazione reale in inglese.

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