introduce a hair-raising topic and six

引出一個令人髮指的話題和六

items of vocabulary.

詞彙的項目。

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

but also exciting!

但也很刺激!

Neil: We're talking about hair, which may

我們說的是頭髮，這可能是。

be exciting for some, but definitely won't

是令人興奮的一些，但絕對不會&#39；不

be scary.

是可怕的。

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

蒂姆：不過，發揚光大是一個真實的事情。

isn't it? Our hairs do rise!

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'。

cold, scared, or excited.

寒冷，害怕，或興奮。

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

up when they see other cats they

當他們看到其他貓咪時，他們

don't like.

不'喜歡。

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

we don't have enough body hair.

我們沒有足夠的體毛。

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。

go back a million years or so.

回溯到百萬年前左右。

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？

This meant we didn't get so hot

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。

more animals to eat!

更多的動物吃！

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

你有一個理論上有多少毛囊？

the human body has today?

人的身體有今天？

Tim: What's a hair follicle?

蒂姆：什麼是毛囊？

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

皮下的一根毛。現在回答

question, Tim. How many hair follicles does

問題，蒂姆。有多少毛囊

the human body have today? Is it...

人體有今天？是...

a) 500,000,

a) 500,000,

b) 5 million or

(b) 500萬金

c) 50 million?

c）5000萬？

Tim: 50 million sounds about right.

蒂姆：5000萬聽起來差不多。

Neil: Did you know that men have more

尼爾：你知道男人有更多的。

than women, Tim?

比女人，蒂姆?

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

蒂姆：不，我沒有&#39；沒有--但這是有道理的，因為。

men are usually hairier than women.

男人的頭髮通常比女人多。

Neil: On their faces, but not necessarily

在他們的臉上 但不一定是

on their heads!

在他們的頭上！

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

沒有頭髮就叫禿頂。而如果你

reached a certain age it means you aren't

達到一定的年齡，這意味著你不';。

young any more!

年輕人

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,

當我們不擔心禿頂的時候。

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

尼爾：好吧，一頭好頭髮表明

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。

your hair shows you're getting older.

你的頭髮顯示你&#39；老了。

Neil: Hair today, gone tomorrow?

尼爾：今天發了，明天就沒了？

Tim: Bad joke, Neil!

蒂姆：不好笑，尼爾！

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

一位著名的脫髮研究者，談到

this.

這個。

Ralf Paus, hair loss researcher: The eyebrows

Ralf Paus，脫髮研究者。眉毛

get stronger usually in aging men, the hairs

老當益壯

in your nose and in your ears get stronger

耳濡目染

- and what a miracle of nature that an organ

- 大自然的奇蹟，一個器官

- when the entire body is aging - actually

- 當整個身體老化--其實

grows stronger. So we may even be able to

越來越強。所以我們甚至可以

learn from hair follicles how not to age.

向毛囊學習如何不老。

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.

眉毛和鼻毛濃密的頭髮的頭。

How about you, Neil?

你呢，尼爾？

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

you get older.

你變老了。

Ralf Paus, hair loss researcher: The hair

Ralf Paus，脫髮研究者。頭髮

follicle apparently knows some tricks that

卵泡顯然知道一些技巧，這

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

也就是這些幹細胞。

it uses to regenerate cells.

它用來再生細胞。

Tim: So a hair follicle can regenerate cells

Tim：所以毛囊可以再生細胞。

- 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!

我希望我頭上的毛髮能夠再生!

Neil: The important thing here is that these

尼爾：這裡重要的是，這些...

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

發現阻止其他器官的方法

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

我們平均有多少毛囊？

our bodies. The answer is... 5 million.

我們的身體。答案是...五百萬

Tim: Oh. So not 50 million then.

蒂姆：哦，那就不是5000萬了。

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!

Now let's go over the words we learned today.

現在我們來複習一下今天所學的單詞。

Tim: 'Hair-raising' means scary often in an

蒂姆：'發&39;意思是可怕的常在一個。

exciting way. For example, 'That ride on the

刺激的方式。比如，'那個騎在身上的。

rollercoaster was a hair-raising experience!'

雲霄飛車是一種令人髮指的體驗！&#39。

Neil: Next is 'hair follicle' - the organ

尼爾：下一個是'毛囊'--器官。

that produces a hair underneath the skin.

產生皮膚下的毛髮。

Tim: 'Scientists believe that stress can affect

蒂姆：'科學家認為，壓力會影響。

hair follicles.'

毛囊.&#39。

Neil: A number of things can affect hair follicles

尼爾：很多事情都會影響毛囊。

actually - age, disease, diet...

其實--年齡、疾病、飲食......。

Tim: OK, but we haven't got all day, Neil.

蒂姆：好吧，但我們沒有一整天的時間，尼爾。

So let's move on to the next item. 'Baldness',

那麼讓我們繼續下一個項目吧。 '禿頭'。

which means having little or no hair on your head.

這意味著有很少或沒有頭髮在你的頭上。

Neil: 'My grandfather is bald and he always

尼爾：'我的祖父是光頭，他總是。

wears a hat to cover his baldness.'

戴著帽子遮住自己的禿頂.&#39。

Tim: Nice example. Is your grandpa actually

添：例子不錯。你爺爺其實是

bald, Neil?

光頭，尼爾?

Neil: No - he has a fine head of hair. Now,

尼爾：不--他有一頭秀髮。現在就去。

if you are a certain age, it means you are

到了一定的年齡，就意味著你是

no longer young. For example.

不再年輕。例如：

Tim: 'All the people at the party were of

蒂姆：'派對上所有的人都是的。

a certain age'.

到了一定年齡'。

Neil: How many of them had facial hair, Tim?

尼爾：有多少人有面部毛髮，蒂姆？

That's our next word, and 'facial' means to

這就是我們的下一個詞，而'面部&39;的意思是指

do with the face.

做的臉。

Tim: 'None of the people at the party had

蒂姆：'派對上的人都沒有。

facial hair.' There's your answer!

臉上的毛髮.'有'你的答案!

Neil: That's unusual, Tim. Lots of men have

尼爾：這不尋常，蒂姆。很多人都有

beards these days. OK - our final word for

這些天的鬍鬚。好了--我們的最後一句話

today is 'regenerate' which means to grow

今天是'regenerate'的意思是生長的意思。

again. You can talk about regenerating a range

再次。你可以談論再生的範圍

of things, for example.

的東西，例如。

Neil: 'The council has plans to regenerate

尼爾：'委員會有計劃再生。

this part of the city.'

這個城市的這個部分.&#39。

Tim: 'Regeneration of parts of the city is

蒂姆：'城市部分地區的再生是。

in progress.' 'Regeneration' is the noun.

in progress.&#39；&#39；Regeneration&#39；是名詞。

Neil: Well, it's time to go now. But if today's

好了，現在該走了。但如果今天

show gave you goosebumps please let us know

演出讓你起雞皮疙瘩，請讓我們知道。

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Tim: Bye-bye!

蒂姆：再見!

Neil: Goodbye!

再見！