Name: 血型有什麼用？- 6分鐘英語 (What’s the point of blood types? - 6 Minute English)
Uploaded: 2020-11-10T18:40:36.000Z
Duration: 6 min 19 s

Hello. This is 6 Minute English from BBC Learning

你好，這裡是BBC學習頻道的6分鐘英語。這裡是BBC學習頻道的6分鐘英語

Ah, you mean the different groups used to

啊，你的意思是，不同的群體用來

classify humans by blood – types A, B, AB

and O. I think I'm type O. How about you,

Well, it may sound strange but actually I

嗯，這聽起來可能很奇怪，但實際上，我

嗯，很多西方人不知道他們的。

blood type, but in parts of Asia blood groups

are a topic of daily conversation. People

select romantic partners based on blood type

and different blood groups are associated

In this programme we'll be finding out all

在這個節目中，我們將發現所有的

about blood – why humans have different

關於血液 - 為什麼人類有不同的

blood types and whether blood is something

more than just a way of pumping oxygen around

不僅僅是一種泵送氧氣的方式。

vocabulary as well. Now, Neil, I have an interesting

詞彙也是。現在，尼爾，我有一個有趣的

fact for you - did you know that many Japanese

popstars' websites will feature their blood

流行歌手的網站將以他們的血液為特色

type alongside information like their age

I didn't, Sam, but Japanese culture is certainly

我沒有，山姆，但日本文化確實是。

which is used to describe hostility towards

people from a certain blood group considered

to be selfish – but which group? That's

my quiz question for today – which blood

類型可能成為'burahara'的受害者？

OK, Sam, we'll find out the answer later.

好吧，山姆，我們以後會找到答案的。

As we've heard, blood is a big deal in Japan.

我們聽說，在日本，血腥是個大問題。

Marnie Chesterton, from BBC World Service

Marnie Chesterton，來自英國廣播公司世界服務部。

programme, CrowdScience, travelled to Tokyo

For blood type A, generally it is thought

they are perfectionists, more detail-oriented,

他們是完美主義者，比較注重細節。

pretty much good at precise type jobs, and

that makes them good at helping others and

good at teamwork and respecting rules and

40 percent of Japan's population are sensitive,

anxious type As. 30 percent are curious and

stubborn, generous type Os. Ten percent are

creative ABs. But woe betide the twenty percent

創意的AB。但禍不單行，那百分之二十的人

type B because they have a far less desirable

B型，因為它們有一個更不理想的。

According to Japanese tradition, blood type

As are perfectionists - people who want everything

就像完美主義者一樣--那些什麼都想要的人。

to be perfect and demand the highest standards

This contrasts with type Os who are considered

這與Os型形成鮮明對比，他們被認為是

to be stubborn – people who are determined

to do what they want and refuse to change

But it's unfortunate blood type Bs who have

the least desirable personality – selfish

and independent. “Woe betide the type Bs”

remarks the presenter, Marnie Chesterton – an

主講人瑪妮-切斯特頓說："我是一個很好的人。

informal British expression said when there

will be trouble ahead for someone – in this

But apart from customs and traditions, is

there actually any science behind these beliefs?

這些信仰背後究竟有什麼科學依據？

Well, not according to Dr Emma Pomeroy of

嗯，根據Emma Pomeroy博士的說法，並非如此。

Cambridge University's archaeology department.

She thinks that - like horoscopes – there's

no scientific basis for a connection between

Blood types are kinds of stickers or chemical

- the organs, cells and processes which protect

the human body from infection and illness.

Those chemical markers can identify foreign

bodies like pathogens - small organisms, such

像病原體這樣的機構--小生物，如

a virus or bacteria, that can cause disease.

The variety of blood types seems to be a result

血型的多樣性似乎是一個結果。

of different bodily responses to different

Which explains why blood of the same type

這就解釋了為什麼相同類型的血液

is needed in blood transfusions – medical

procedures in which blood is taken from one

person and put into another person's body,

often after an accident or during an operation.

常常是在事故發生後或手術期間。

And explains the high demand for type O blood

Ah, generous type Os – like me. I always

啊，大方型的奧斯--就像我一樣。我總是

knew I was special… and curious and stubborn,

我知道我很特別... 好奇又固執。

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