Hi, baby!
你好 寶寶
From the moment we're born,
從出生的那一刻起
we have language in our lives.
語言就存在于我們的生活中
Hi, baby!
你好 寶寶
A unique ability that defines us as human.
這種獨特的能力將我們界定為人類
I can walk up to someone I don't know
我可以走到一位陌生人面前
and I can make a sequence of noises that I've never
讓氣流通過口腔 從而發出一系列
made before by pushing air through my mouth.
我從未發出過的聲音
I will take a thought in my head and make it go into their head,
我可以讓別人感知到我的思想
and that's an incredible trick.
這真是種不可思議的把戲
Other animals may use sounds to communicate
其它動物也可以通過聲音來交流
but we're the only ones on the planet who can talk.
但我們是這個星球上唯一可以講話的生物
Speech and language distinguishes us from all other species.
說話和語言將我們與其它物種區分開來
We are not only using words to be able to express ourselves
我們說話不僅僅是為了表達自己
but we are really expressing
而是為了表達
our thought processes that are unique to ourselves.
我們每個人獨一無二的思想過程