SSS 2012-03-08
时间：2019-01-08 作者：英语课 分类：Scientific American(三)月
英语课
It sounds like the premise 1 for a bad police drama, maybe NYPD Chimp 2. But scientists have found that high-ranking chimpanzees can act like cops: intervening to settle public disputes. The study appears in the journal Public Library of Science ONE.
In any community, conflicts inevitably 4 arise. That’s why we humans have law enforcement agencies, the military and impartial 5 arbitrators like Jerry Springer. But how does our closest kin 3 in the animal kingdom handle social unrest?
A team of anthropologists spent nearly 600 hours observing the social interactions of chimps 6 at a Swiss zoo. And they saw the alpha male or his beta sidekick break up 69 different scuffles by running into the fray 7 or getting up in the face of the warring parties, which were sometimes males but often females.
This kind of peacekeeping is not peculiar 8 to Swiss apes. Chimps in an English zoo, and even in the wild, exhibit similar policing. And in some cases it’s a female that’s the top cop.
Such social intercession may have evolved to help stabilize 9 the community, which ultimately benefits all its members. Including Chimpsky and Hutch.
Thanks for the minute for Scientific American, I'm Karen Hopkin
n.前提；v.提论，预述
- Let me premise my argument with a bit of history.让我引述一些史实作为我立论的前提。
- We can deduce a conclusion from the premise.我们可以从这个前提推出结论。
n.黑猩猩
- In fact,the color of gorilla and chimp are light-color.其实大猩猩和黑猩猩的肤色是较为浅的。
- The chimp is the champ.猩猩是冠军。
n.家族，亲属，血缘关系；adj.亲属关系的，同类的
- He comes of good kin.他出身好。
- She has gone to live with her husband's kin.她住到丈夫的亲戚家里去了。
adv.不可避免地；必然发生地
- In the way you go on,you are inevitably coming apart.照你们这样下去，毫无疑问是会散伙的。
- Technological changes will inevitably lead to unemployment.技术变革必然会导致失业。
adj.(in,to)公正的，无偏见的
- He gave an impartial view of the state of affairs in Ireland.他对爱尔兰的事态发表了公正的看法。
- Careers officers offer impartial advice to all pupils.就业指导员向所有学生提供公正无私的建议。
（非洲）黑猩猩( chimp的名词复数 )
- Chimps are too scarce, and too nearly human, to be routinely slaughtered for spare parts. 黑猩猩又太少，也太接近于人类，不可以作为人器官备用件说杀就杀。 来自英汉非文学 - 生命科学 - 医学的第四次革命
- And as nonprimates, they provoke fewer ethical and safety-related concerns than chimps or baboons. 而且作为非灵长类，就不会产生像用黑猩猩或狒狒那样的伦理和安全方面的顾虑。 来自英汉非文学 - 生命科学 - 医学的第四次革命
v.争吵；打斗；磨损，磨破；n.吵架；打斗
- Why should you get involved in their fray?你为什么要介入他们的争吵呢？
- Tempers began to fray in the hot weather.大热天脾气烦燥。
adj.古怪的，异常的；特殊的，特有的
- He walks in a peculiar fashion.他走路的样子很奇特。
- He looked at me with a very peculiar expression.他用一种很奇怪的表情看着我。