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Before I tell you about the interesting discovery related to Tyrannosaurus rex, I need to review something we studied last semester, the difference between what are commonly called cold-blooded and warm-blooded animals.
在我告诉你们和Tyrannosaurus(暴龙/霸王龙)rex(雷克斯霸王龙/雷克斯暴龙)有关的有趣发现之前，我需要回顾一下我们上学期学过的内容，通常被称作冷血和温血动物之间的区别
In warm-blooded animals, birds and mammals, for example, the body temperature normally stays within a narrow range, no matter what the outside temperature is.
在温血动物中，举例来说，鸟类和哺乳动物，体温通常保持在一个小范围内，不管外面温度是多少。
As a result, a warm-blooded animal is usually active in both cold and hot weather because its body temperature can adjust to the temperature of its environment.
结果，温血动物通常在冷热天气中都很活跃，因为它的体温能适应它的环境温度
On the other hand, cold-blooded animals, such as most reptiles, amphibians, and insects, are unable to create enough heat internally to raise their temperature above the temperature of the environment.
另一方面，冷血动物，比如大多数的爬行动物，两栖动物，和昆虫，不能产生足够的内在的热量来把它们的温度提升到环境温度之上。
So, for example, the temperature of a cold-blooded animal falls when the environment is cool.
所以，举例来说，当环境冷时，冷血动物的体温会下降。
I hope this distinction is clear. Now, moving on to Tyrannosaurus rex, you may know that dinosaurs, being reptiles, are generally believed to have been cold-blooded.
我希望这种区别是清晰的。现在，转移到霸王龙rex，你可能知道恐龙，作为爬行动物，通常被认为是冷血的。
Well, a recent research study found that the chemical composition of the bones of Tyrannosaurus rex was consistent with the bones of an animal that has a very narrow range of internal temperature, indicating that it was probably warm-blooded.
好，最近的调查研究发现霸王龙 rex的骨头的化学组成同内部温度有很小范围(变化的)动物的骨头是一致的，表明它可能是温血的。
Today we're going to talk about shyness and discuss recent research on ways to help children learn to interact socially.
今天我们将谈论一下羞怯，并且讨论一下最近在帮助孩子们学习社会交往。
Many people consider themselves shy.
许多人认为他们自己害羞。
In fact, forty percent of people who took part in our survey said they were shy.
事实上，参加我们调查的百分之四十的人说他们自己害羞。
That’s two out of every five people.
这是五分之二的人。
And there are studies to indicate that the tendency toward shyness may be inherited.
并且有研究指出害羞的倾向也许是遗传的。
But just because certain children are timid, doesn't mean they are doomed to be shy forever.
但仅仅因为某些孩子是羞怯的，并不意味着他们注定了要永远害羞。
There are things parents, teachers, and the children themselves can do to overcome this tendency and even to prevent it.
有些事情家长，老师，以及孩子们自己能做，来克服这种倾向甚至能避免这事。
One researcher found that if parents gently push their shy children to try new things, they can help these children become less afraid and less inhibited.
一个研究员发现父母们柔和的推动他们的害羞孩子去尝试新事物，他们能帮助那些孩子变得少些恐惧和少些羞怯。
Another way to help shy children is to train them in social skills.
另一个帮助害羞的孩子们的方式是在社交技能方面训练他们。
For example, there are special training groups where children are taught things like looking at other children while talking to them, talking about other people's interests, and even smiling.
举个例子，有些特殊的训练小组，那里孩子们会被教一些东西，诸如在和其他的孩子说话的时候看着他们，谈论关于其他人的兴趣，(过程中)甚至是微笑着的。
These groups have been very successful at giving shy children a place to feel safe and accepted, and at building up their self-esteem.
这些在给予害羞孩子一个感觉安全和被认可的地方方面曾经非常成功，还有在建立他们的自尊(方面也非常成功)
When I was in British Columbia last July working at the department's archaeological dig, I saw the weirdest rainbow.
当我去年七月在British Columbia从事系里的考古发掘(工作)时，我见到了最奇怪的彩虹。
At first I couldn't believe my eyes because the bands of color I saw weren't in a single half circle arc across the sky.
开始时我不能相信自己的眼睛，因为我见到的色带不是在一个穿过天空的单一的半圆弧上
Instead, I saw a full circle of rainbow hues hanging in the sky just above the sea.
取而代之的是，我在略高于大海的天空中见到了一个彩虹色彩的整圆
Inside the circle there was a big white disc and above the circle there was another round band of colors forming a halo.
在圆圈里面有一个大大的白色圆盘而且在圆圈上面有另一个圆形的色带形成了一个光晕。
There were curved legs of multicolored light coming off the sides of the circles.
有各种色彩的光的弧形立柱(腿)脱离了圆圈的边。
It was an incredible sight.
这是个令人难以置信的景象。
I ran back to our main camp and tried to get our cook to come with me to see my fantastic find before it disappeared.
我跑回我们的主营地然后试图让我们的厨师在它消失前跟我去看看我的奇异的发现
He just laughed at my excited story and told me that what I saw was nothing special, just some “sun dogs.”
他只是嘲笑了我激动人心的故事，然后告诉我，我所见到的没什么特别的，仅仅是一些“太阳狗”(罢了)
He said I'd be sure to see many more before I left.
他说在我离开之前我一定能看到更多。
And sure enough, I did.
还真是，我的确(见到了)
When I got back from the dig, I asked Professor Clark about the “sun dogs,” and she's going to tell us more about them.
当我从发掘(工作)返回时，我问了Professor Clark关于这个“太阳狗”(的事)，然后她将会告诉我们关于它们更多(的情况)
Good evening. My name is Pam Jones, and on behalf of the Modern Dance club, I'd like to welcome you to tonight's program.
晚上好，我的名字叫Pam Jones，代表现代舞俱乐部，我想欢迎大家来到今晚的节目。
The club is pleased to present the TV version of The Catherine Wheel, Twyla Tharp's rock ballet.
本俱乐部很荣幸地介绍Catherine Wheel(凯萨琳车轮)的电视版，Twyla Tharp的摇滚芭蕾舞。
This video version of the ballet has been even more successful with audiences than the original theater production.
这个芭蕾舞的视频版在观众中甚至已获得比原始的剧场作品更大的成功。
It includes some animation, slow motion, and stop-action freezes that really help the audience understand the dance.
它包括了一些动画，慢动作，和静止动作等能真正帮助观众理解舞蹈。
The title of the piece refers to Saint Catherine, who died on a wheel in 307 A.D.
这个作品的名字指的是Saint Catherine(圣凯瑟琳)，她于公元3死于一个轮子上
Nowadays, a Catherine wheel is also a kind of firework.
现如今，Catherine Wheel也是一种烟火(转轮烟火)
It looks something like a pinwheel.
它看起来像某种转轮焰火。
Anyway, the dance is certainly full of fireworks!
不管怎样，该舞蹈确实充满了焰火!
You'll see how Twyla Tharp explores one family's attempt to confront the violence in modern life.
你将会看到Twyla Tharp是如何探究一个家庭在现代生活中面对暴力的尝试
The central symbol of the work is a pineapple, but exactly what it represents has always created a lot of controversy.
作品的核心象征是一个菠萝，但是究竟它代表了什么一直引起诸多争议
As you watch, see if you can figure it out.
当你们观看的时候，看看你们能否弄明白
The music for this piece is full of the rhythmic energy of rock music.
这篇作品的配乐充满了摇滚乐的节奏能量
It was composed by David Byrne.
由David Byrne作曲，
Of the rock band Talking Heads?
(David Byrne)貌似是来自摇滚乐队Talking Heads?
And the lead dancer in this version was Sara Rudner, who is perfectly suited to Tharp's adventurous choreography.
这个版本的领舞是Sara Rudner，她完全适合Tharp的大胆的编舞
Following the video, dance teacher Mary Parker will lead a discussion about the symbolism Ms. Tharp used.
伴随着视频，舞蹈老师Mary Parker将会引导一个关于Ms. Tharp所用的象征主义的讨论。
We hope you can stay for that.
我们希望你们能够为此而留下
So, enjoy tonight's video and thank you for your support.
那么，享受今晚的视频，并且感谢大家的支持
Thank you all for coming out this evening to meet sociologist Ellen Lambert.
感谢你们大家今晚出来会见社会学家Ellen Lambert.
Ms. Lambert specializes in research on the workplace and recently has been writing about the future of work.
Lambert女士专门从事工作场所的研究，并且最近一直在写关于工作的未来。
This topic should be of special interest, since I know many of you are already at the forefront of workplace technology.
这个话题应该具有特殊兴趣的性质，因为我知道你们中的许多人已经处在工作场所技术的最前沿。
For example, let's have a show of hands to see how many people here telecommute at least part of the time.
例如，让我们来个举手表决，去看看这儿有多少人至少部分时间远程办公。
Hmm. I see eight hands raised.
Hmm.我见到八只收举起来了(八个举手的)。
Well, you eight folks who work at home and communicate with your office via computer represent one of the trends Ms. Lambert has described: that people are becoming less tied to the workplace.
好，你们八个在家工作并且通过电脑同办公室联系的人，代表了Lambert女士描述的一种趋势：人们与办公室的关联变得少了。
One of the important tools for telecommuting is electronic mail, or E-mail.
对于远程办公(来说)，重要的工具之一是电子邮件，或者说E-mail
E-mail lets you send and receive messages almost immediately on your computer, but you control when you read them and when you respond to them.
E-mail让你在电脑上几乎马上收发信息，但是你(可以)控制(决定)你什么时候读它们以及什么时候回复它们。
This technology allows people to have more control over time than when relying solely on the telephone.
这项科技允许人们比单独依赖打电话时更能控制时间。
Our guest tonight will discuss how these important changes will alter the way we work.
我们的客人今晚将讨论这些重大的变化将如何改变我们工作的方式。
But, before turning the floor over to Ms. Lambert, I would just like to remind you that she will be available to answer any individual questions at the reception immediately following this talk.
但是，在把讲台交给Lambert女士之前，我想提醒你们紧跟着这次讲话后，她将能够在接待处回答任何人的问题。
I'm sure almost every one of you looked at your watch or at a clock before you came to class today.
我相信几乎你们中的每个人今天在进教室前都看了你的手表或时钟
Watches and clocks seem as much a part of our life as breathing or eating.
手表和时钟好像同呼吸和吃饭一样是我们生活的一部分。
And yet, did you know that watches and clocks were scarce in the United States until the 1850's?
可是，你知不知道直到十九世纪五十年代手表和时钟在美国都是稀缺的?
In the late 1700's, people didn't know the exact time unless they were near a clock.
在18世纪晚期，人们不知道具体的时间，除非他们在一个时钟附近。
Those delightful clocks in the squares of European towns were built for the public.
那些在欧洲城镇广场上的可爱时钟是为公众建立的。
After all, most citizens simply couldn't afford a personal timepiece.
毕竟，简单来讲，大多数市民负担不起个人计时器。
Well into the 1800's in Europe and the United States, the main purpose of a watch, which, by the way, was often on a gold chain, was to show others how wealthy you were.
在十九世纪的欧洲和美国，(戴)一个手表的主要原因，那个(手表)，顺便一说，经常在一个金链子上，是给人显示你是多么的富有。
The word “wristwatch” didn't even enter the English language until nearly 1900.
“wristwatch(手表)”这个词几乎没有进入英语，一直到几乎20世纪。
By then the rapid pace of industrialization in the Unites States meant that measuring time had become essential.
在那时候美国工业化的快速步伐意味着测量时间变得必要。
How could the factory worker get to work on time unless he or she knew exactly what time it was?
工厂工人如何能按时上班，如果他或她不知道准确时间的话?
Since efficiency was now measured by how fast a job was done, everyone was interested in time.
由于效率现在用一个工作多块做完来衡量，每个人都对时间感兴趣。
And since industrialization made possible the manufacture of large quantities of goods, watches became fairly inexpensive.
并且由于工业化使得大量的货物生产成为可能，手表变得相当的便宜。
Furthermore, electric lights kept factories going around the clock. Being on time had entered the language—and life—of every citizen.
此外，电灯保持工厂日夜不停的运转。要准时(的概念)进入了每个公民的语言以及生活
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