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 今日主題：Chimps Hit Sack with Breakfast Plans
黑猩猩的睡前早餐計畫

托福聽力最好的課外教材：60-Second Science
康康精選托福會考的主題，堅持每天精聽一定會進步的哦！！
非常適合托福、TOEFL、iBT、雅思同學加強聽力用哦！！

建議方法：
1. 先聽兩三遍 (不看文稿)
2. 再一句一句聽寫 (每句都要聽寫數遍，直到寫出85%以上的字)
3. 最後check文稿，看哪聽不出來，單字沒背過，還是發音不熟。
4. 堅持天天聽，就能每天進步哦。

MP3音檔：喜歡的同學，幫忙推或按讚哦~~
http://online1.tingclass.net/voaspe/…/20141119sa_science.mp3

只有音檔怎夠，聽不懂地方，不用怕，康康幫你準備好中英文稿了：

中英文稿：
When you go to bed at night, are you already thinking about what you'll have for breakfast in the morning? If you are, that's one more thing you have in common with chimps. Because a new study shows that chimps choose a camp site based on the next morning's menu. The work is in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. [Karline R. L. Janmaat et al, Wild chimpanzees plan their breakfast time, type, and location]
每晚上床入睡前，你是不是都已經想好了第二天早餐吃什麼?如果是這樣，那你跟黑猩猩就又多了一個共同點。一項新的研究顯示：黑猩猩是根據第二天早餐食物來 選擇宿營地點的。此研究刊發於《美國國家科學院院刊》。【卡琳‧R‧L‧楊馬特等：野生黑猩猩會計畫早餐的時間、品種和地點】

The jungle may seem like a place where you can always find a ripe piece of fruit. But the most calorically dense snacks are highly sought after—and quick to disappear. A fig tree, for example, can be stripped bare in a single visit by birds, squirrels or any number of fruit-loving species. So how does a chimp secure a seat at the highly desirable fig cafe?
也許看起來叢林裡好像很容易就能找到成熟的果子。但是，這些高度密集的食物同樣也被覓食者高度搜索著，而且很快就會被消滅完。就拿一棵無花果樹來說吧，鳥 類、松鼠或其他任何一種「食果類」物種採摘一次就能將其「剝光光」。由此看來，黑猩猩先去火爆的無花果「咖啡館」佔下一席之位的想法如何呢?

To find out, researchers tracked five wild chimps at a national park in the Ivory Coast. And they found that the apes set up their sleeping nests along the path to breakfast, and set out before dawn. But they only took these steps when figs were likely on offer.
為查出結果，研究人員在西非像牙海岸的一個國家公園跟蹤了5個野生黑猩猩。他們發現，猩猩們會沿著去吃早飯的小路建造睡覺的窩，並且會在黎明前就出發去覓食。但它們只會在無花果樹看起來有食可尋時做這些活動。

The findings suggest that chimps can really plan ahead when it comes to their morning meal. And that the early bird may settle for the the worm. Because a clever chimp already took all the figs.
該結果表明，當涉及到它們的早餐問題時，黑猩猩是會提前做打算的。而且早起的鳥兒可能也會勉強接受吃些蟲子。因為聰明的大猩猩早就吃光了無花果樹上所有的食物。