烏幹達的野生黑猩猩被觀察到以多種方式使用藥草，以治療開放性傷口及其它創傷。牛津大學的科學傢與佈東戈森林的本地團隊合作，拍攝並記錄下瞭黑猩猩們用植物為自己或同伴進行急救的畫面。
In some of the footage researchers have captured, an adult male dabs a wound with a leaf from a plant that’s also gathered by local people for medicinal use. Another rather shaky but extraordinary video shows a young female dabbing chewed up plant material onto an injury on her mother’s body. This is rare evidence of wild chimps using plants to tend to each other’s injuries.
在研究人員捕捉到的一些影像中，一隻成年雄性黑猩猩用一種植物的一片葉子輕輕擦拭一個傷口。這種植物也是當地人采集的藥用植物。在另一段畫面十分晃動但非同尋常的視頻中，一隻年輕的雌性黑猩猩將嚼碎瞭的植物樹葉塗抹在她母親身上的傷口上。這是野生黑猩猩用植物為彼此療傷的罕見證據。
These animals are some of our closest living relatives. Studying them in the wild gives scientists insight into the origins of our own social behaviour, our communication, and now, how we care for one another.
黑猩猩是現存與人類最為接近的親緣物種之一。在野外研究它們能讓科學傢深入瞭解我們人類自身的社會行為和交流方式的起源，以及現在我們關愛他人的方式源自何處。
詞匯表
dabs 輕擦，輕輕地塗抹
wound 傷口
medicinal use 藥用
shaky 晃動的，抖動的
chewed up 嚼碎的
rare 珍貴的，罕見的
relatives 親屬，親緣物種
origins 起源
聽力練習
一、聽第一遍音頻，回答問題。
1. Scientists have found…
a. that injuries are common in chimpanzees.
b. that first aid is not common in chimpanzees.
c. that chimpanzees treat each other when hurt.
二、用一分鐘閱讀下列問題，然後聽第二遍音頻並回答問題。
1. Who recorded footage of chimpanzees treating each other?
a. other chimpanzees
b. local people
c. researchers
2. In one video, an adult male was seen pushing leaves into a wound.
a. True
b. False
c. Not given
3. A video of a young female treating her mother was expertly captured.
a. True
b. False
c. Not given
4. What could this new evidence help scientists learn about?
a. the origins of how humans look after each other
b. the relationships between humans and chimpanzees
c. how behaviour and communication influence each other
三、聽第三遍音頻，將句子補充完整。（提示：可以反復聽，直到聽清楚每一個詞）
1. … an ________________ dabs a wound with a leaf…
2. These animals are ________________ closest living relatives.
答案
一、聽第一遍音頻，回答問題。
1. c. Scientists have found that chimpanzees treat each other when hurt.
二、用一分鐘閱讀下列問題，然後聽第二遍音頻並回答問題。
1. c. In some of the footage researchers have captured, an adult male dabs a wound with a leaf from a plant that’s also gathered by local people for medicinal use.
2. b. False. An adult male dabs a wound with a leaf from a plant that’s also gathered by local people for medicinal use.
3. b. False. Another rather shaky but extraordinary video shows a young female dabbing chewed up plant material onto an injury on her mother’s body.
4. a. Studying them in the wild gives scientists insight into the origins of our own social behaviour, our communication, and now, how we care for one another.
三、聽第三遍音頻，將句子補充完整。（提示：可以反復聽，直到聽清楚每一個詞）
1. … an adult male dabs a wound with a leaf…
2. These animals are some of our closest living relatives.
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