你正常吗？：英语精读讲义

We all know we're unique individuals,

我们都知道，每个人都是独一无二的，

but the important question is, 表達脈絡

但关键问题是：

are you normal?

你正常吗？

For example, if you're right-handed,

比如，如果你惯用右手，

then yes, you're in the norm. 用詞

那么没错，你属于正常范围。

85% of the global population is as well,

全球85%的人也一样，

and even if both of your parents are left-handed, 語法

即使你的父母都是左撇子，

there's only a 25% chance that you will be too. 語法

你也只有25%的概率会是左撇子。

But if you can't roll your tongue,

但如果你不会卷舌，

you're not normal.

你就不正常。

65% to 81% of the population can.

65%到81%的人都会卷舌。

Have dark hair, normal,

头发是深色的？正常，

and only 0.5% of people have red hair.

而只有0.5%的人是红头发。

Had your wisdom teeth removed? 語法

拔过智齿吗？

Around 65% of people worldwide need this done, 語法

全球约65%的人都需要拔智齿，

and if you wear glasses, 短語搭配

而如果你戴眼镜，

you may be part of the growing norm

你或许也属于一个日益壮大的“正常”群体，

affecting around 2.5 billion people worldwide.

这种情况影响着全球约25亿人。

It's believed that increased indoor activity in childhood 語法

人们认为，童年时期室内活动增多

plays a major role in the risk of being nearsighted. 短語搭配

是增加近视风险的一个重要因素。

If you're single in the US,

如果你在美国是单身，

you're normal as well.

那你也很正常。

Whew.

呼——

50.2% of adults in America are single,

美国有50.2%的成年人是单身，

which is a big shift from 1970, 短語搭配

与1970年相比，这是个巨大变化，

when only 37.4% were unwed. 用詞

当时未婚者只有37.4%。

Worldwide, however,

不过，放眼全球，

80% of adults have married.

80%的成年人都结过婚。

Regardless of marital status, 短語搭配

无论婚姻状况如何，

the average age to have a baby in the US

在美国，生孩子的平均年龄

is 22.8 for women and 25.4 for men,

女性为22.8岁，男性为25.4岁，

whereas somewhere like Chad, the average is 17.9, 表達脈絡

而在乍得这样的地方，平均年龄是17.9岁，

while Greece is 31.2 years old.

希腊则是31.2岁。

And if you just had a baby

如果你刚生了宝宝，

and its name is Sophia or a variant of that,

而宝宝叫Sophia或这个名字的某种变体，

so did most other normal parents, 語法

那大多数其他“正常”父母也这么做了，

given that it's the top baby name in nine countries. 表達脈絡

因为它在九个国家都是最受欢迎的宝宝名字。

If you're having safe and protected sex, 用詞

如果你进行的是安全且有保护措施的性行为，

you're normal too.

那你也很正常。

65.8% of men between 15 to 44

在15至44岁的男性中，有65.8%的人

report using a condom the first time they had sex, 用詞

表示自己第一次发生性行为时使用了安全套，

compared to 2006, where only 47.7% used one.

而在2006年，使用者只有47.7%。

This trend is even more prevalent among teens 用詞

这一趋势在青少年中更加普遍，

between 15 to 19 years old,

也就是15至19岁的人群，

with 78.1% using condoms their first time. 語法

其中78.1%的人第一次时使用了安全套。

But what age is normal to lose your virginity? 短語搭配

但第一次发生性行为是在多大才算正常？

When sexual intercourse is defined as penile to vaginal sex, 講解

如果把性交定义为阴茎进入阴道的性行为，

the CDC found an average age for American women 講解

美国疾病控制与预防中心（CDC）发现，美国女性的平均年龄

to be 17.2 years old and 16.8 years old for men.

是17.2岁，男性则为16.8岁。

Have a job?

有工作吗？

61.3% of people are employed

61.3%的人有工作，

with the most common or normal occupation in America

而美国最常见、也就是最“正常”的职业

being retail jobs, followed by cashiers, 短語搭配

是零售业工作，其次是收银员、

office clerks, food prep and serving,

办公室文员、餐饮制作与服务人员、

registered nurses and wait staff.

注册护士和餐厅服务员。

But if you're serving somebody

但如果你服务的顾客

who enjoys dairy past childhood,

过了童年还喜欢乳制品，

they aren't normal.

那他们就不正常了。

Approximately 75% of adults in the world

全球约75%的成年人

have some form of lactose intolerance, 用詞

都有某种程度的乳糖不耐受，

meaning they experience unpleasant digestive symptoms 表達脈絡

也就是说，他们会出现令人不适的消化道症状，

from dairy products.

而这些症状来自乳制品。

And if they're a vegetarian,

如果他们是素食者，

they're in the minority too, 短語搭配

那也属于少数人，

with only 4 to 5% in North America

这个比例在北美只有4%到5%，

and a little over 30% in India 短語搭配

在印度则略高于30%，

excluding meat from their diets. 短語搭配

这些人都把肉类排除在饮食之外。

Have a birthday in February, weirdo. 語氣意圖

生日在二月？你这个怪人。

Most people are born around August and September.

大多数人都在8月或9月前后出生。

Statisticians theorize that as the temperature drops, 語法

统计学家推测，随着气温下降，

people spend less time outside

人们待在户外的时间变少，

causing things to heat up in the bedroom, 習語

卧室里的气氛反而热了起来，

and nine months later lots of babies are born.

九个月后，许多宝宝便出生了。

And these babies are feeding

而这些宝宝喝奶时面对的胸部，

from an average bra size in America of 36C,

在美国的平均文胸尺码是36C，

an increase from the 34B 15 years ago.

比15年前的34B有所增大。

And the average erect penis size?

那勃起时阴茎的平均长度呢？

13 cm or 5 in,

13厘米，也就是5英寸，

which is smaller than initial studies found,

这比早期研究得出的结果更短，

but most of those relied on self-reporting 用詞

不过，那些研究大多依赖受试者自报，

as opposed to actual studied measurements. 短語搭配

而非实际测量的数据。

If you're not exactly feeling normal now, 語氣意圖

如果你现在觉得自己不太正常，

don't worry.

别担心。

We have a whole video

我们还有一整期视频，

on why humans are weird as well.

专门讲人类为什么也很奇怪。

Like, why does water leak from our eyes 表達脈絡

比如，为什么我们的眼睛会流出水来，

when we're sad?

而且是在我们伤心时？

Or why do we bang our hands together

又为什么我们要把双手拍在一起，

to show approval?

来表示赞同？

Click on the screen or the link

点击屏幕，或点击简介里的链接，

in the description for that video.

就能观看那期视频。

And subscribe for more weekly science videos

别忘了订阅，观看更多每周更新的科学视频，

every Thursday.

每周四发布。