纪录片《狗狗秘闻》 25狐狸的变化

We approached the animals in the cages

我们靠近观察笼里的动物

And recorded their reactions to us.

并记录下他们对我们的反映

We could see that some of the foxes showed aggressive behaviour.

我们可以看到有些狐狸展现了其侵略天性

Others were frightened.

其他的则吓得要命

But only 1% of them showed neither signs of fear nor aggression¹.

不过其中有百分之一表现得很温顺

This 1% was selected to become the

这百分之一的狐狸被选来

founding generation of a new population of foxes.

繁衍下一代的狐狸

At every generation, the selection process

在每一代的选择进程中

was repeated with only the tamest foxes being allowed to breed.

只有最温顺的狐狸才被允许繁衍

Within just three generations,

而仅仅在3代之后

the aggressive behaviour began to disappear.

他们好斗的天性就开始消失了

The radical² changes came through in the eighth generation,

直到第8代 实验产生了本质性的变化

When foxes started to seek contact with humans

狐狸开始寻求与人接触的机会

And show affection to them.

并对人示以友好

The amazing thing was that cubs³

另人啧啧称奇的是那些刚刚出生

who had just started to crawl, opened their eyes

仅仅刚刚开始爬行的幼崽

And started showing affection to humans

一睁开眼睛就开始对人类展现友好了

While breathing heavily, wagging their tales and howling.

他们呼吸很重 发出嚎叫 摇摆尾巴

This kind of response was a big surprise to us.

这种回应令我们相当的惊奇

1 aggression   

n.进攻，侵略，侵犯，侵害

参考例句：

• So long as we are firmly united, we need fear no aggression.只要我们紧密地团结，就不必惧怕外来侵略。
• Her view is that aggression is part of human nature.她认为攻击性是人类本性的一部份。

2 radical   

n.激进份子，原子团，根号；adj.根本的，激进的，彻底的

参考例句：

• The patient got a radical cure in the hospital.病人在医院得到了根治。
• She is radical in her demands.她的要求十分偏激。

3 cubs   

n.幼小的兽，不懂规矩的年轻人( cub的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• a lioness guarding her cubs 守护幼崽的母狮
• Lion cubs depend on their mother to feed them. 狮子的幼仔依靠母狮喂养。 来自《简明英汉词典》