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【一起听英语】如何准确地描述发色

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 Dima: Hi, welcome to 6 Minute English with me, Dima Kostenko

Rebecca: and me, Rebecca Byrne. Hi.
Dima: Rebecca, can I begin by asking you a very very simple question? How would
you describe yourself?
Rebecca: Responds.
Dima: Sounds like a pretty accurate description to me - but it's not your height,
weight, or built that we're going to talk about today.
Rebecca: What then?
Dima: Your hair colour!
Rebecca: Responds (what IS it about my hair colour that's worth talking about?) + short
exchange with Dima.
Dima: … today we'll be talking about how your natural looks - and in particular your
hair colour - can tell others what kind of person you are - or at least reveal
some of your qualities.
Rebecca: Responds (sounds interesting - but shall I go through some of today's key
vocabulary first?)
Dima: Yes, and I would like you to begin with the expression 'ginger1 whingeing'. 
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Rebecca: I haven't heard it before but I guess it refers to an opinion that some of us who
are redheads, also known as ginger heads, complain about things more often
than others. There will be the phrase 'fiery2 temper'. If you have a fiery temper,
you get very angry, or extremely excited quite easily. We'll hear the term
'scientific backing', which means that something has been proved or confirmed
by a scientific study. And finally the verb 'to avoid', meaning to manage not to
do something, to stay away from something or someone.
Dima: So that's 'to avoid', 'scientific backing', 'fiery temper' and 'ginger whingeing'.
Rebecca: Yes, that's right. Listen now to our correspondent3 Matt McGrath, a redhead
himself. He's talking about a recent study involving redheads - of course this is
just one of many studies, not textbook material, but I thought it was interesting.
As you're listening, try to catch today's key vocabulary, and also see if after
listening you can answer this question: during the study, who or what did the
group of redheads try to avoid?
Dima: Let's listen to find out:
Clip4 1 0'19"
We redheads are well known for our fiery tempers. Now it seems there is scientific backing
for our ginger whingeing as well. Scientists in the United States studied a group of 144 dental
patients, almost half of whom had red hair. They found that the red hair group were more
sensitive to pain and as a result were twice as likely to avoid visiting the dentist.
Rebecca: Matt McGrath says that redheads, including himself, are well known for their
fiery tempers. They have a reputation for complaining a lot, or as our reporter
put it, for their ginger whingeing. And, because it can sometimes hurt, they
even try to avoid visiting dentists! However, it looks like not all of this is down
to temper alone. There is a newly discovered scientific reason. 
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Dima: In a moment we'll hear from Professor Daniel Sessler, one of the authors of the
study at the Cleveland Clinic in the United States. But before that Rebecca, I
need you to explain two more terms for us. One is 'anaesthetic requirement'.
Rebecca: Someone's 'anaesthetic requirement' is how many painkillers5 they need before
surgery, such as dental treatment, can be performed on them.
Dima: And secondly6, the word 'phenotype'.
Rebecca: This is a scientific term. It describes how a certain quality of yours shows in
your physical appearance.
Dima: Thanks Rebecca. OK, now, armed with all this knowledge, shall we have a go
at this week's question?
Rebecca: Responds
Dima: Imagine seeing a couple of people walking along the street. Do you think it's
possible to tell which one in each pair is likely to be more sensitive to pain? Is
it
a) an older person as opposed to a younger person
b) a man as opposed to a woman, or
c) a red haired person as opposed to someone with a differently coloured hair?
What do you think Rebecca?
Rebecca: Guesses
Dima: We'll check your answer in a minute but first, here's Professor Daniel Sessler
with his explanation:
 
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Red hair is the first phenotype for anaesthetic requirement in humans. And what I mean by
phenotype is external characteristic. So let's say you're walking down the street, and you see
somebody who's a little older and [somebody who's] a little younger - that tells you nothing
about their anaesthetic requirement. You see a man and a woman - that tells you nothing
about their anaesthetic requirement. But you see a redhead - aha! You know that person is
going to require 20% more general anaesthesia.
Dima: OK Rebecca, did you manage to hear the answer to this week's question?
Rebecca: Well it sounds like the first two comparisons don't really tell you anything. A
woman can suffer from pain to no lesser7 extent than a man, and a younger
person, just as much as an older one. However, if you're a ginger head, you're
more sensitive to pain - which means that my earlier guess was right/wrong.
Dima: Responds - and of course you can find out more about this story by simply
following the links from our website, bbclearningenglish.com. You can also
find out what people in the Learning English team look like by clicking on
Meet the team.
Rebecca: Comments.
Dima: I'm afraid that's all we have time for. Until next week.
Both: Goodbye! 

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1 ginger bzryX     
n.姜,精力,淡赤黄色;adj.淡赤黄色的;vt.使活泼,使有生气
参考例句:
  • There is no ginger in the young man.这个年轻人没有精神。
  • Ginger shall be hot in the mouth.生姜吃到嘴里总是辣的。
2 fiery ElEye     
adj.燃烧着的,火红的;暴躁的;激烈的
参考例句:
  • She has fiery red hair.她有一头火红的头发。
  • His fiery speech agitated the crowd.他热情洋溢的讲话激动了群众。
3 correspondent 2zTxs     
n.记者,通信者;adj.符合的,一致的,相当的
参考例句:
  • He volunteered as a correspondent for the war.他自愿担任作报道这次战争的记者。
  • The result was correspondent with my wishes.结果与我的愿望是一致的。
4 clip dqBza     
n.夹子,别针,弹夹,片断;vt.夹住,修剪
参考例句:
  • May I clip out the report on my performance?我能把报道我的文章剪下来吗?
  • She fastened the papers together with a paper clip.她用曲别针把文件别在一起。
5 painkillers 1a67b54ddb73ea8c08a4e55aa1847a55     
n.止痛药( painkiller的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • The doctor gave him some painkillers to ease the pain. 医生给了他一些止疼片以减缓疼痛。 来自辞典例句
  • The primary painkillers - opiates, like OxyContin - are widely feared, misunderstood and underused. 人们对主要的镇痛药——如鸦片剂奥施康定——存在广泛的恐惧、误解,因此没有充分利用。 来自时文部分
6 secondly cjazXx     
adv.第二,其次
参考例句:
  • Secondly,use your own head and present your point of view.第二,动脑筋提出自己的见解。
  • Secondly it is necessary to define the applied load.其次,需要确定所作用的载荷。
7 lesser UpxzJL     
adj.次要的,较小的;adv.较小地,较少地
参考例句:
  • Kept some of the lesser players out.不让那些次要的球员参加联赛。
  • She has also been affected,but to a lesser degree.她也受到波及,但程度较轻。
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