BBC环球慢速英语 第513期:声音的含义(9)

voice 2: Imagine you are walking through a quiet country forest. Suddenly you hear the sound of an airplane. It sounds very close - much closer than it should be. It gets louder and louder. You fear it will crash! As you hear the plane passing right over, you bend close to the ground - your hands over your head. This is your natural reaction. The fear caused you to act quickly to protect yourself.
声音2：想象一下你正在穿越一片静谧的乡村森林。突然你听到了飞机的声音。声音听起来非常近，比正常情况要近得多。而且飞机的声音越来越大。你害怕它会坠毁！在你听到飞机从你上方飞过时，你会弯下身体贴近地面，同时把手放到头上。这是你的自然反应。害怕使你迅速做出保护自己的行为。

Sometimes, our immediate reaction to a frightening sound is to freeze. At this point, our senses become more able. When we know where the danger comes from we react more quickly. Usually, our bodies naturally prepare to act in the best, fastest way.
有时，我们面对可怕声音的即时反应是停住不动。这时，我们的感官会变得更加敏锐。当我们意识到危险来临时，我们会迅速作出反应。通常，我们的身体会自然而然地以最好最快的方式准备行动。

voice 1: So, the reasons why we do not like particular noises make sense. But researchers are still unclear as to what exactly makes a noise horrible. It will be interesting to read the results of more research. Until then, do not feel stupid when you react strongly to some sounds! Your natural, God given, reactions are there for a reason - human survival!
声音1：因此，我们不喜欢特定声音的原因也讲得通了。但是研究人员仍不清楚到底为什么声音会变得可怕。浏览更多研究结果会很有意思。在找到答案之前，不要认为你对某些声音反应强烈是愚蠢的事情！上帝赋予你的自然反应就是人类得以生存的原因！