跟讀練習: What If You Never Slept? - 通過影片學習英語口語
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16 句
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1
Can we evolve so that we never have to sleep?
我們能否進化到永遠不需要睡覺的程度？
2
First, we need to upgrade your body's reset system.
首先，我們需要升級你身體的重置系統。
3
When you sleep, your neurons pulse in a slow rhythm, reducing the noise in your brain and preserving what you learnt.
當你睡覺時，神經元會以緩慢的節律發放脈衝，減少大腦中的干擾資訊，並鞏固你學到的知識。
4
We need to fix that reset program so it runs
我們得修好那個重置程式，讓它能正常執行。
5
while you're still awake by implanting electrodes across the entire brain cortex to reset one region at a time.
在你仍保持清醒的狀態下，通過在整個大腦皮層植入電極，一次重置一個腦區。
6
Next, we need to get rid of your brain's toxic waste.
接下來，我們需要清除你大腦中的有毒代謝廢物。
7
Protein byproducts that build up through the day are flushed out when you sleep.
白天累積的蛋白質副產物會在睡眠期間被排出體外。
8
The spaces between brain cells open up and fluid carries the toxins away.
腦細胞之間的間隙會開啟，液體隨之將毒素帶走。
9
Without this, the proteins accumulate and you may get Alzheimer's.
如果沒有這一機制，蛋白質就會堆積，進而可能引發阿茲海默症。
10
So each half of your brain will need to take it in turns to be cleaned while the other stays awake.
所以你的大腦兩個半球需要輪流被清理，而另一個半球保持清醒。
11
But all this comes at a cost.
但這一切都是有代價的。
12
Your brain already burns around 20% of your body's energy.
你的大腦已經消耗了身體約20%的能量。
13
Keeping your brain running 24-7 would require around 3 times as much.
讓大腦全天候運轉所需的能量大約是原來的三倍。
14
And biologically, you are not human anymore.
從生物學角度來說，你已經不再是人類了。
15
You are closer to a bottlenose dolphin that can put half of its brain to sleep while the other half stays conscious.
你更接近寬吻海豚，它們可以讓一半大腦進入睡眠狀態，而另一半大腦保持清醒。
16
Nature hasn't found the perfect hack for zero sleep, but if we cram these fixes into a wearable sleep suit, you might be very hungry, but otherwise truly unstoppable.
大自然尚未找到完全無需睡眠的完美解決方案，但如果我們把這些修復機制整合進一套可穿戴睡眠服，你可能會餓得厲害，但除此之外，你將真的所向披靡。
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本課的詞彙與口語要點
這段影片共有 16 個句子、222 個單詞可供跟讀。 講話部分時長為 1:09。 說話人語速較快，每分鐘約 192 個詞，會出現較多連讀和弱讀。 只有 79% 的單詞屬於英語最常用的 3,000 詞，詞彙難度較高。
影片中的重點詞彙
影片中 15 個值得學習的單詞，附發音和釋義：
| 單詞 | 發音 | 釋義 |
|---|---|---|
| reset 動詞 | /ɹiːˈsɛt/ | 重置 |
| awake 動詞 | /əˈweɪk/ | 醒, 醒來 /醒來 |
| hungry 形容詞 | /ˈhʌŋ.ɡɹi/ | 飢餓 /飢餓, 餓 /餓 |
| toxic 形容詞 | /ˈtɒk.sɪk/ | 有毒的 |
| fluid 名詞 | /ˈflu.ɪd/ | 流體 /流體, 液體 /液體 |
| pulse 名詞 | /pʌls/ | 脈 /脈, 脈搏 /脈搏 |
| rhythm 名詞 | /ˈɹɪð.əm/ | 節奏 /節奏 |
| flush 動詞 | /ˈflʌʃ/ | 衝水 /沖水 |
| dolphin 名詞 | /ˈdɑlf.ɪn/ | 海豚, 海豬 /海豬 |
| cortex 名詞 | /ˈkɔɹtɛks/ | 皮質 |
| accumulate 動詞 | /əˈkjuːmjʊˌleɪt/ | 積累 /積累 |
| cram 動詞 | /kɹæm/ | 填滿 /填滿 |
| electrode 名詞 | /əˈlɛk.tɹəʊd/ | 電極 /電極 |
| neuron 名詞 | /ˈn(j)ʊɹɑn/ | 神經細胞 /神經細胞, 神經元 /神經元 |
| toxin 名詞 | /ˈtɑksɪn/ | 毒素 |
需要注意的發音
- “sh” 和 “zh” 音: conscious /ˈkɑn.ʃəs/, flush /ˈflʌʃ/
- 長單詞——注意重音位置: accumulate /əˈkjuːmjʊˌleɪt/, unstoppable /ʌnˈstɔ.pə.bəl/
如何用這段影片練習
- 先完整聽一遍影片，不要開口，記下不認識的單詞。
- 先用 0.75 倍速逐句跟讀，熟練之後再回到正常速度。
- 錄下自己的聲音並與原聲對比，特別注意 reset, awake, hungry 這類單詞。
影片中的語法
說話人最常用的結構，並附上影片中的原話：
| 結構 | 影片中的用法 |
|---|---|
| 被動語態 be + 過去分詞 — 強調發生了什麼，而不是誰做的 | are flushed · be cleaned |
| 現在完成時 have/has + 過去分詞 — 過去發生但與現在仍有關聯的事 | hasn't found |
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