Name: BBC六分鐘英文 (BBC 6 Minute English - Learn to talk about hair in 6 minutes)
Uploaded: 2017-10-23T03:36:42.000Z
Duration: 6 min 13 s

Neil: Welcome to 6 Minute English, where today we

尼爾：歡迎收看《6分鐘英語》，今天我們在這裡

Tim: I'm Tim. So what's hair-raising about

我'是蒂姆。So what's hair-raising about?

today's topic, Neil? Hair-raising means scary

今天'的話題，尼爾?發的意思是可怕的

Neil: We're talking about hair, which may

be exciting for some, but definitely won't

是令人興奮的一些，但絕對不會'不

Tim: Hair-raising is a real thing, though,

蒂姆：不過，發揚光大是一個真實的事情。

是不是？我們的毛髮都會豎起來！

Neil: Yes, Tim, they do. We get goose bumps when we're

尼爾：是的，蒂姆，他們確實如此。我們會起雞皮疙瘩，當我們'。

Tim: But other mammals do it better than us. Cats fluff

但其他哺乳動物比我們做得更好。貓咪的毛髮

Neil: That's true. We can't fluff up because

尼爾：那'是真的。我們不能蓬頭垢面，因為

Tim: I suppose we used to be as hairy as gorillas if you

蒂姆：我想我們以前也是像大猩猩一樣毛茸茸的，如果你。

Neil: Do you know why we lost so much hair, Tim?

你知道我們為什麼會掉這麼多頭髮嗎，蒂姆？

Tim: Isn't it because it allowed us to sweat more easily?

蒂姆：是不是因為它讓我們更容易出汗？

這意味著我們沒有得到這麼熱的'。

and tired, we could run faster and for longer and catch

疲憊，我們可以跑得更快，更久，並趕上。

Neil: That sounds like a good theory. But

尼爾：這聽起來是個不錯的理論。但是...

do you have a theory on how many hair follicles

Neil: A hair follicle is the organ that produces

尼爾：毛囊是產生毛髮的器官。

a hair underneath the skin. Now answer the

question, Tim. How many hair follicles does

Tim: No, I didn't - but it makes sense since

蒂姆：不，我沒有'沒有--但這是有道理的，因為。

Neil: On their faces, but not necessarily

Tim: Are you referring to the fact that men

蒂姆：你指的是男人的事實嗎？

of a certain age can be follically challenged?

到了一定的年齡就會有乳腺疾病？

Neil: If you're follically challenged it means

如果你是一個從屬的挑戰，這意味著...

you're losing your hair! Having little or

你'正在失去你的頭髮!有少許或

no hair is called baldness. And if you've

reached a certain age it means you aren't

達到一定的年齡，這意味著你不';。

Tim: Why is our hair so important to us, Neil?

蒂姆：為什麼我們的頭髮對我們這麼重要，尼爾？

When we aren't worrying about going bald,

we're busy shaving, waxing, plucking, and

我們正忙著刮鬍子、打蠟、拔毛，以及

trimming the stuff. When I say 'we' of course

修剪的東西。當我說'我們&39;；當然，當我說'我們&39;。

I'm referring to people in general. Not myself.

我&39;指的是一般人。不是指我自己。

Neil: Well, a good head of hair indicates

health and youth. And hair on your face - facial

健康和青春。而臉上的毛髮--面部

hair - shows when boys have reached manhood.

頭髮--表明男孩何時已長大成人。

Tim: On the other hand, going grey or losing

蒂姆：另一方面，變灰或失去。

尼爾：今天發了，明天就沒了？

Neil: Sorry! It's true that hair on your head

尼爾：對不起!你頭上的頭髮是真的嗎？

shows signs of aging, but this isn't true

顯示老化的跡象，但這並不是真的

of all human hair. Let's listen to Ralf Paus,

的所有人類頭髮。讓我們聽聽拉爾夫-保斯的說法。

a leading hair loss researcher, talking about

Ralf Paus, hair loss researcher: The eyebrows

get stronger usually in aging men, the hairs

in your nose and in your ears get stronger

- and what a miracle of nature that an organ

- when the entire body is aging - actually

grows stronger. So we may even be able to

learn from hair follicles how not to age.

Tim: Hmm. I'm not sure I would swap a good

蒂姆：嗯。I'm not sure I would swap a good...

head of hair for thick eyebrows and nose hair.

Neil: I agree! But let's hear more from Ralf

尼爾：我同意!但讓我們聽聽拉爾夫的意見吧

Paus about why some hair gets stronger as

Paus關於為什麼有些頭髮會變得更強，因為

Ralf Paus, hair loss researcher: The hair

follicle apparently knows some tricks that

the other organs don't know. So it's continuously

其他器官不知道。所以它不斷地

regenerating itself. It goes through a so-called

自我再生。它經歷了一個所謂的

hair cycle and part of that we know pretty

頭髮週期和部分，我們知道漂亮的

well - and that is, these stem cells that

Tim: So a hair follicle can regenerate cells

- or grow new cells to replace old or damaged

- 或長出新的細胞來替代舊的或受損的細胞

ones. But if that's only true for eyebrows,

的。但如果這只是對眉毛而言。

nose and ear hair, I am not that impressed!

鼻毛和耳毛，我的印象並不深刻!

I want hairs on my head to be able to regenerate!

Neil: The important thing here is that these

cells in the hair follicle may help scientists

頭髮毛囊中的細胞可能會幫助科學家

discover a way to stop other organs of the

body aging. OK, I'm now going to reveal how

身體衰老。好了，我'現在要揭示如何

many hair follicles on average we have on

Neil: Don't worry, Tim! It was a tricky question!

尼爾：別擔心，蒂姆!這是個棘手的問題!

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