纪录片《熟食造就了人类吗》 第31期：熟食的力量

Then, for four days, they are given cooked yams to eat.

接下来的4天里 他们为小鼠提供熟番薯

The impact on their bodies is startling and immediate¹.

这对它们身体的影响是令人吃惊与即刻的

These mice have got activity wheels,

小鼠们都配有活动轮

which enable us to monitor how far they go every day.

我们可以借此了解它们每天行走的路程

They can go kilometres every day.

它们一天能走上千米

By the time we've totted up

当我们合计

how many wheel rotations² have been conducted by each mouse,

小鼠们行走的总圈数时

then the ones that ate the cooked food went significantly further

发现比起吃生食的小鼠

than the ones that ate they raw food.

吃熟食的小鼠明显的走得更远

They had more energy and travelled further.

它们有更多的体力 因此走得更远

Although they used up so much more energy,

尽管它们消耗掉了大量体力

by the end of the four days,

4天之后的称量结果显示

the mice which ate the cooked food, did not lose weight.

吃熟食的小鼠并没有体重下降的现象

In fact, they got fatter.

实际情况是 它们还变重了

Here we're seeing that mice that eat their food cooked,

我们观测到 吃熟食的小鼠

are getting more energy than mice that eat the same food raw.

比吃同种生食的小鼠 获得了更多的能量

1 immediate   

adj.立即的；直接的，最接近的；紧靠的

参考例句：

• His immediate neighbours felt it their duty to call.他的近邻认为他们有责任去拜访。
• We declared ourselves for the immediate convocation of the meeting.我们主张立即召开这个会议。

2 rotations   

旋转( rotation的名词复数 )； 转动； 轮流； 轮换

参考例句：

• Farmers traditionally used long-term rotations of hay, pasture, and corn. 农民以往长期实行干草、牧草和玉米轮作。
• The crankshaft makes three rotations for each rotation of the rotor. 转子每转一周，曲轴转3周。