纪录片《为何讲话》 第20期：婴儿在母胎的学习

So when we do the experiment, you actually can watch

实验中 我们可以从屏幕上

baby's raw brain activity right on the screen.

观测婴儿原始的大脑活动

But later we process it to help us understand

稍后 我们会对这些数据进行处理

how much that baby is attending to any particular sound.

来了解婴儿对每种声音有何种程度的反应

Fifer found that Liliana is able to respond to her mother's voice

菲弗发现莉莉亚娜对她母亲声音的反应

in a way she doesn't to any other.

与其他任何声音都不一样

Hi, baby!

你好 宝宝

He believes the only explanation is

他认为唯一的解释就是

that she'd been learning from her mother in the womb.

她在子宫里就向母亲学习了

Babies especially like to hear sounds that we call language

婴儿特别喜欢的声音即我们所谓的语言

and it's those speech sounds that they've heard

就是他们在母亲子宫中

that mother produced in utero

所听过的那些声音

that later they'll learn carry information

那些声音所蕴含的信息

that's going to be very important to them

在那之后对他们非常重要

but when they're first hearing these sounds

但他们第一次听的时候

they don't have any real meaning

并不明白其真实含义

But it's the quality of that voice, it's the number of times they hear it,

我们认为是他们所处环境中声音的音质

it's the rhythm, the cadence¹ that they're having some exposure to

以及他们所听到的次数和声音的节奏韵律

and we think that's what's affecting their early auditory system.

影响着他们的早期听觉系统

So, as soon as they're born, they cue² in on that particular sound.

因此他们一出生就对特定的声音作出反应

1 cadence   

n.（说话声调的）抑扬顿挫

参考例句：

• He delivered his words in slow,measured cadences.他讲话缓慢而抑扬顿挫、把握有度。
• He liked the relaxed cadence of his retired life.他喜欢退休生活的悠闲的节奏。

2 cue   

n.暗示，信号，提示；vt.提示，暗示

参考例句：

• When she coughs,it's my cue to come onto the stage.她一咳嗽，就是给我暗号出场。
• The actor missed his cue and came onto the stage late.这演员错过了向他发出的提示，上场晚了。