VOA慢速英语:Music Classes in Childhood May Lead to Changes in the Brain

1. And we wanted to know did this early experience have alasting effect on the way the nervous system responded to sound. ”

respond to 对…作出反应
例句：They failed to respond to our offer.
他们没有响应我们的提议。

2. The wires from these electrical devices were then connected to a computer.

connect to 使与…连接；使与…接通电话
例句：Can you connect to your network with PCs? 
你能把PC机与你的网络相连吗？ 

3. That sound came through the computer and was played on a speaker. Again…

come through 到达；穿过；传来
例句：He has come through two world wars. 
他身经两次世界大战, 劫后馀生. 

4. Many people notice that, as the years go by, their hearing gets worse.

go by vt. 依照
例句：Don't go by that old map. 
别参照那张旧地图。 

5. “If you’re talking to me in a noisy restaurant and my nervous system is very good at locking onto the sound of your voice, then I’m going to be better able to understand what it is that you say.”

be good at 擅长
例句：He is good at managing money matters. 
他很会理财。 
be able to 能够
例句：I admire the way she is able to shrug off unfair criticism. 
我很佩服她能对错误的批评意见不予理会。

6. For example, the sound of their own instrument.

for example 例如
例句：4.Do you own assets, for example property
你拥有任何财产么，譬如房产？