你正常嗎？：英語精讀講義

We all know we're unique individuals,

我們都知道，每個人都是獨一無二的，

but the important question is, 表達脈絡

但關鍵問題是：

are you normal?

你正常嗎？

For example, if you're right-handed,

例如，如果你慣用右手，

then yes, you're in the norm. 用詞

那麼沒錯，你屬於正常範圍。

85% of the global population is as well,

全球85%的人也一樣，

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

即使你的父母都是左撇子，

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

你也只有25%的機率會是左撇子。

But if you can't roll your tongue,

但如果你不會捲舌，

you're not normal.

你就不正常。

65% to 81% of the population can.

65%到81%的人都會捲舌。

Have dark hair, normal,

頭髮是深色的？正常，

and only 0.5% of people have red hair.

而只有0.5%的人是紅頭髮。

Had your wisdom teeth removed? 文法

拔過智齒嗎？

Around 65% of people worldwide need this done, 文法

全球約65%的人都需要拔智齒，

and if you wear glasses, 片語搭配

而如果你戴眼鏡，

you may be part of the growing norm

你或許也屬於一個日益壯大的「正常」族群，

affecting around 2.5 billion people worldwide.

這種情況影響全球約25億人。

It's believed that increased indoor activity in childhood 文法

一般認為，童年時期在室內活動的時間增加

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

是提高近視風險的一大主因。

If you're single in the US,

如果你在美國是單身，

you're normal as well.

那你也很正常。

Whew.

呼——

50.2% of adults in America are single,

美國有50.2%的成年人是單身，

which is a big shift from 1970, 片語搭配

與1970年相比，這是很大的轉變，

when only 37.4% were unwed. 用詞

當時未婚者只有37.4%。

Worldwide, however,

不過，放眼全球，

80% of adults have married.

80%的成年人都結過婚。

Regardless of marital status, 片語搭配

無論婚姻狀況如何，

the average age to have a baby in the US

在美國，生小孩的平均年齡

is 22.8 for women and 25.4 for men,

女性是22.8歲，男性是25.4歲，

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

而在查德這樣的地方，平均年齡是17.9歲，

while Greece is 31.2 years old.

希臘則是31.2歲。

And if you just had a baby

如果你才剛生了寶寶，

and its name is Sophia or a variant of that,

而寶寶叫Sophia，或是這個名字的某種變體，

so did most other normal parents, 文法

那大多數其他「正常」父母也這麼做了，

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

因為它在九個國家都是最受歡迎的寶寶名字。

If you're having safe and protected sex, 用詞

如果你進行的是安全且有防護措施的性行為，

you're normal too.

那你也很正常。

65.8% of men between 15 to 44

在15到44歲的男性中，有65.8%

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

表示第一次發生性行為時有使用保險套，

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

這個趨勢在青少年中更加普遍，

between 15 to 19 years old,

也就是15到19歲的族群，

with 78.1% using condoms their first time. 文法

其中78.1%第一次時有使用保險套。

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

但第一次發生性行為是在幾歲才算正常？

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

如果把性交定義為陰莖進入陰道的性行為，

the CDC found an average age for American women 講解

美國疾病管制與預防中心（CDC）發現，美國女性的平均年齡

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

是17.2歲，男性則是16.8歲。

Have a job?

有工作嗎？

61.3% of people are employed

61.3%的人有工作，

with the most common or normal occupation in America

而美國最常見、也就是最「正常」的職業

being retail jobs, followed by cashiers, 片語搭配

是零售業工作，其次是收銀員、

office clerks, food prep and serving,

辦公室職員、餐點製作與服務人員、

registered nurses and wait staff.

註冊護理師和餐廳服務生。

But if you're serving somebody

但如果你服務的顧客

who enjoys dairy past childhood,

過了童年還喜歡乳製品，

they aren't normal.

那他們就不正常了。

Approximately 75% of adults in the world

全球約75%的成年人

have some form of lactose intolerance, 用詞

都有某種程度的乳糖不耐症，

meaning they experience unpleasant digestive symptoms 表達脈絡

也就是說，他們會出現不舒服的消化症狀，

from dairy products.

而這些症狀來自乳製品。

And if they're a vegetarian,

如果他們是素食者，

they're in the minority too, 片語搭配

那也屬於少數，

with only 4 to 5% in North America

這個比例在北美只有4%到5%，

and a little over 30% in India 片語搭配

在印度則略高於30%，

excluding meat from their diets. 片語搭配

這些人都把肉類排除在飲食之外。

Have a birthday in February, weirdo. 語氣意圖

生日在二月？你這個怪人。

Most people are born around August and September.

大多數人都在8月或9月前後出生。

Statisticians theorize that as the temperature drops, 文法

統計學家推測，隨著氣溫下降，

people spend less time outside

人們待在戶外的時間變少，

causing things to heat up in the bedroom, 慣用語

臥室裡的氣氛反而熱了起來，

and nine months later lots of babies are born.

九個月後，許多寶寶就出生了。

And these babies are feeding

而這些寶寶喝奶時面對的胸部，

from an average bra size in America of 36C,

在美國的平均胸罩尺寸是36C，

an increase from the 34B 15 years ago.

比15年前的34B更大。

And the average erect penis size?

那麼，勃起時陰莖的平均長度呢？

13 cm or 5 in,

13公分，也就是5英吋，

which is smaller than initial studies found,

這比早期研究得到的結果更短，

but most of those relied on self-reporting 用詞

不過，那些研究大多依賴受試者自行回報，

as opposed to actual studied measurements. 片語搭配

而不是實際測量的數據。

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

如果你現在覺得自己不太正常，

don't worry.

別擔心。

We have a whole video

我們還有一整部影片，

on why humans are weird as well.

專門講人類為什麼也很奇怪。

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

比如，為什麼我們眼裡會流出水來，

when we're sad?

而且是在我們難過時？

Or why do we bang our hands together

又為什麼我們要把雙手拍在一起，

to show approval?

來表示認同？

Click on the screen or the link

點選畫面，或點選說明欄裡的連結，

in the description for that video.

就能觀看那部影片。

And subscribe for more weekly science videos

別忘了訂閱，觀看更多每週更新的科學影片，

every Thursday.

每週四上線。