这是《科学美国人》——60秒科学。我是凯伦·霍普金斯。只需要一分钟!

当你想到鸟类时,你可能会想到它们令人眼花缭乱的羽毛或美妙的歌声。但自达尔文时代以来,科学家们已经发现,鸟类的个体物种不应该同时具备这两个特征:它们要么是单调而有技巧的,要么是只唱一个音符的好看的鸟。

现在一项研究表明,一些鸟类实际上既擅长于视觉表演又擅长于声音表演。这项工作发表在《皇家学会B类学报》上。

鲜艳的羽毛和复杂的歌声是吸引配偶的不同方式。展示得越夸张,鸟类就越容易被注意到。但这些夸张的招牌需要消耗大量的能量来产生。这就是为什么科学家们认为鸟类必须在旋律和外表之间进行选择。

但对中南美洲的一类歌鸟——唐纳鸟的详尽调查显示,没有发现任何权衡。虽然一些唐纳鸟物种确实强调演说而不是外表,比如恰如其分地命名为"单调半斑鸟"的物种,但一些物种,比如山唐纳鸟,既迷人又悦耳动听。而白腹籽鸟则不介意看起来和听起来相当沉闷。

不同的物种可能经历了不同的选择压力,导致它们采取了不同的策略。无论需要什么来吸引潜在配偶的眼睛和/或耳朵。

感谢收听《科学美国人》——60秒科学。我是凯伦·霍普金斯。

分析语法:

  1. When you think of birds, you probably imagine their dazzling plumage or their beautiful songs. (时间状语从句,修饰 imagine)

  2. But since the days of Darwin, scientists have figured that individual species of birds should not have both: they’d either be drab virtuosos or eye candy that sings only one note. (时间状语从句,修饰 figured)

  3. Now a study shows that some songbirds are in fact show-offs in sight and sound. (主语是 a study)

  4. Bright feathers and complex songs are different ways to attract a mate. (主语是 Bright feathers and complex songs)

  5. The more flamboyant the display, the more likely a bird will get noticed. (主语是 a bird)

  6. But these exaggerated calling cards take a lot of energy to produce. (主语是 these exaggerated calling cards)

  7. Which is why scientists assumed that birds would have to choose between melody or looks. (关系代词 which 代替前面的 calling cards)

  8. But an exhaustive survey of the tanagers, a family of songbirds from Central and South America, shows no sign of a tradeoff. (主语是 an exhaustive survey)

  9. Although some tanager species do emphasize oration over attire, like the aptly named drab hemispingus, some, like the mountain tanager, are both dashing and melodious. (主语是 some tanager species)

  10. While the white-bellied seedeater is fine with looking and sounding rather dull. (主语是 the white-bellied seedeater)

词组短语:

  1. dazzling plumage 令人眼花缭乱的羽毛

  2. beautiful songs 美妙的歌声

  3. individual species 物种个体

  4. drab virtuosos 单调而有技巧的

  5. eye candy 好看的鸟

  6. show-offs 炫耀者

  7. in sight and sound 在视觉和听觉方面

  8. flamboyant display 艳丽的展示

  9. exaggerated calling cards 夸张的招牌

  10. tradeoff 权衡

  11. emphasize oration over attire 更注重演说而不是外表

  12. aptly named 恰如其分地命名为

  13. dashing and melodious 既迷人又悦耳动听

  14. white-bellied seedeater 白腹籽鸟

出题目:

  1. What are the two ways that birds use to attract a mate?

A. Bright feathers and complex songs.

B. Dazzling plumage and beautiful songs.

C. Bright feathers and eye candy.

D. Complex songs and eye candy.

答案:A

  1. According to the article, why did scientists assume that birds would have to choose between melody or looks?

A. Because bright feathers and complex songs are different ways to attract a mate.

B. Because flamboyant displays take a lot of energy to produce.

C. Because birds have limited energy to invest in both melody and looks.

D. Because birds have to prioritize either their physical appearance or their songs.

答案:B

  1. What is the main finding of the study mentioned in the article?

A. Some birds are both visually and musically impressive.

B. Birds have to choose between melody or looks.

C. Different bird species have different strategies for attracting mates.

D. Birds use bright feathers and complex songs to attract a mate.

答案:

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