常春藤生活英语【21】In the Womb子宫内日记：多胞

（单词翻译）

Most of the time, mothers work hard all year round and are rewarded for it with only a single day of relaxation¹. With the celebration of Mother's Day in May, National Geographic² Channel is showing one of its all-time favorites, In the Womb. This month, In the Womb's latest show focuses on multiple births in Twins, Triplets, and Quads⁴. Many people have at least one brother or sister, but only a small amount have siblings⁶ that are twins, triplets, or quadruplets.

This series goes deep into the womb and answers numerous questions that have been on the mind of scientists for years. Do twins hold hands in the womb? If one twin pushes, will the other push back? If so, does this bullying⁷ carry over into their childhood? Scientists now believe that twins interact while in the womb. Sometimes they kick, push, and even play and kiss. In the womb is where these children bond and their behavior for the rest of their lives is formed.

妈妈们一年到头大多数时间都在辛苦工作，只得到一天的放松作为奖励。为了庆祝五月份的母亲节，国家地理频道即将播出最受大家喜爱的节目之一，《子宫内日记》。本月份，《子宫内日记》最新的节目《多胞胎篇》针对多胎生产作探讨。许多人至少有一个兄弟或姐妹，但只有少数人有孪生、三胞胎或四胞胎的手足。

这一系列节目深入子宫内部，回答多年来一直萦绕在科学家心头的许多问题。双胞胎在子宫里会不会手牵手？假如一个双胞胎推挤，另一个会不会推回去？若是如此，这种以大欺小的行为会不会延续至他们的童年？如今科学家认为双胞胎在子宫内会有所互动。有时他们踢脚、推挤，甚至还会玩耍和亲亲。子宫里头就是这些孩子建立情感和塑造后半辈子行为的地方。

Building Your Vocabulary

1.all-time　a. 最；空前的
Today's temperature reached an all-time high.
今天的气温创下新高。

2.multiple　a. 多的；复合的
Ron went to the hospital with multiple wounds.
朗恩因有多处创伤而前往医院。

3.interact　vi. 互动
Bruce seldom interacts with his co-workers.
布鲁斯很少跟他同事互动。

4.bond　vi. 建立关系；培养感情
Parents should spend more time bonding with their children.
父母亲应该花更多时间跟他们的孩子培养感情。

Phrases for Learning

1.focus on...　　集中焦点∕注意力于……
This chapter focuses on health problems.
这个章节着重在健康问题。

2.carry over　　继续下去
My love for art carried over from childhood.
我对艺术的爱好自孩提时代就延续至今。

参考字词

1.triplet　n. 三胞胎

2.quad³　n. 四胞胎（quadruplet　的缩写）

3.sibling⁵　n. 兄弟姊妹

4.bullying　n. 以大欺小（的行为）

Grammar Check

In the womb is where these children bond and their behavior for the rest of their lives is formed.
（子宫里头就是这些孩子建立情感和塑造后半辈子行为的地方。）

地方副词（there, here）或地方副词词组（in the room, at the station 等）置于句首时，可形成倒装句。以本句为例，其句型如下：

主词 + 不及物动词 + 地方副词（词组）
→ 地方副词（词组）+ 不及物动词 + 主词
A book is on the desk.
→On the desk is a book.
（桌上有本书。）

故本句原为：
Where these children bond and their behavior for the rest of their lives is formed is in the womb.

注意：
"Where these children...is formed"为疑问副词所引导的名词子句；之后的 is 为不完全不及物动词；而"in the womb"为地方副词词组。