Lesson 12 我们都爱白噪音
We all love white noise
Nǐ yǒuguò zhèyàng de jīngyàn ma?
你有过这样的经验吗？
Have you had such experience?
Huì hái méi kāishǐ, wūzi lǐ yīpiàn cáozá,
会还没开始，屋子里一片嘈杂，
Before the meeting started, the room was noisy,
túrán fángjiān lǐ mòmíngqímiào de yīpiàn jìjìng,
突然房间里莫名其妙地一片寂静，
and suddenly the room was silent for some reason.
yǒurén shuōle jù “hǎo ānjìng a”, mǎshàng dàjiā yòu liáole qǐlái.
有人说了句“好安静啊”，马上大家又聊了起来。
Someone said, "It's so quiet," and immediately everyone started talking again.
Zhè shì shénme xiànxiàng?
这是什么现象？
What is this phenomenon?
Qíshí zhè shì qiān wàn nián zìrán xuǎnzé de jiéguǒ,
其实这是千万年自然选择的结果，
In fact, this is the result of thousands of years of natural selection,
méiyǒu xuéhuì zài bái zàoyīn jiǎntuì shí bì zuǐ de rén, zài zìránjiè zǎoyǐ bèi táotài diàole.
没有学会在白噪音减退时闭嘴的人，在自然界早已被淘汰掉了。
people who have not learned to shut up when the white noise fades have long been eliminated in nature.
Shénme shì bái zàoyīn?
什么是白噪音？
What is white noise?
Wǒmen bùfáng xíngxiàng de miáohuì yīxià:
我们不妨形象地描绘一下：
Let us describe it vividly:
Bái zàoyīn tīng shàngqù xiàng xià yǔ de shēngyīn, huòzhě xiàng bōlàng pāidǎ yánshí de shēngyīn,
白噪音听上去像下雨的声音，或者像波浪拍打岩石的声音，
white noise sounds like rain, or waves hitting rocks,
huòzhě xiàng wéifēng fǔmō shùyè shí fāchū de shāshā shēng.
或者像微风抚摸树叶时发出的沙沙声。
or rustling when the breeze strokes leaves.
Zài sēnlín lǐ, niǎo de jiào shēng jiùshì bái zàoyīn, yěshì tiānrán de jǐngbào qì.
在森林里，鸟的叫声就是白噪音，也是天然的警报器。
In the forest, the bird's call is white noise, and it is also a natural siren.
Niǎo zài jiào, shuōmíng méiyǒu wéixiǎn,
鸟在叫，说明没有危险，
Birds are calling, which means there is no danger.
niǎo jiào tíngzhǐ, yìwèizhe yǒule xiǎnqíng, wùbì yào tígāo jǐngtìle,
鸟叫停止，意味着有了险情，务必要提高警惕了，
Bird calling stops, which means that there is a dangerous situation, you must be more vigilant.
zhè shí, suǒyǒu dòngwù dōu huì jìng xiàlái, zhǐyǒu dāng niǎo jiào chóngxīn kāishǐ shí, jǐngbào cái huì jiěchú.
这时，所有动物都会静下来，只有当鸟叫重新开始时，警报才会解除。
At this time, all animals will calm down, and the alarm will be lifted only when the bird calling restarts.
Qíshí bùlùn shì niǎo jiào, háishì chóng jiào,
其实不论是鸟叫，还是虫叫，
In fact, whether it is a bird call or a bug call,
dōu shì xúnqiú yìxìng shí, bùdéyǐ ér cǎiqǔ de wéixiǎn jǔdòng,
都是寻求异性时，不得已而采取的危险举动，
it is a dangerous move that is taken as a last resort when looking for the opposite sex.
yīnwèi jiào shēng bàolùle zìjǐ, hěn róngyì rěhuò.
因为叫声暴露了自己，很容易惹祸。
Because the call exposes oneself, it is easy to get into trouble.
Tǎngruò bù jiào, cíxióng liǎngxìng shéi yě fāxiàn bùliǎo duìfāng, “hūnshì” jiù gèng tán bù shàngle,
倘若不叫，雌雄两性谁也发现不了对方，“婚事”就更谈不上了，
If you don’t bark, no one will be able to find each other, let alone “marriage”.
nàme, zǔxiān yíliú xià de DNA zěnme sòng gěi yìxìng ma.
那么，祖先遗留下的DNA怎么送给异性嘛。
Then, how can the DNA left by the ancestors be given to the opposite sex?
Jì yào yánxù hòudài, yòu yào bǎohù zìjǐ,
既要延续后代，又要保护自己，
If you want to continue your offspring and protect yourself,
nà jiù zhǐyǒu yòng zuìdà de shēngyīn, pīnmìng hūhuàn,
那就只有用最大的声音，拼命呼唤，
you can only use your loudest voice to call out desperately,
tóngshí shù qǐ ěrduǒ, tígāo jǐngtì,
同时竖起耳朵，提高警惕，
while raising your ears to be more vigilant,
yǒu wéixiǎn mǎshàng bì zuǐ.
有危险马上闭嘴。
and shut up immediately if you are in danger.
Yuánshǐ shèhuì zhīqián, wǒmen de zǔxiān hái méiyǒu jìnhuà chéngrén lèi,
原始社会之前，我们的祖先还没有进化成人类，
Before primitive society, our ancestors hadn't evolved into human beings,
tāmen zuì xǐhuan de shìqíng, kěnéng jiùshì zài niǎo jiào shēng zhōng wú yōu wú lǜ de shuì dà jiào.
他们最喜欢的事情，可能就是在鸟叫声中无忧无虑地睡大觉。
perhaps their favorite thing was to sleep carefree in the sounds of birds.
Zuì jiāolǜ de shìqíng jiùshì zhōuwéi yīpiàn jìjìng,
最焦虑的事情就是周围一片寂静，
The most anxious thing is the silence around,
yīnwèi nà shuōmíng wéixiǎn zhèngzài kàolǒng.
因为那说明危险正在靠拢。
because that means that the danger is approaching.
Wǒmen xǐhuan tīng niǎo de jiào shēng,
我们喜欢听鸟的叫声，
We like to listen to the calls of birds,
yīnwèi nà huì ràng jǐnzhāng de shénjīng fàngsōng xiàlái.
因为那会让紧张的神经放松下来。
because it relaxes our nervous nerves.
Jīngguò shù qiān wàn nián de zìrán xuǎnzé,
经过数千万年的自然选择，
After tens of millions of years of natural selection,
duìbái zàoyīn jiǎnruò yuè mǐngǎn de shēngwù, cúnhuó hé zhǎodào pèi'ǒu de kěnéng xìng yuè dà,
对白噪音减弱越敏感的生物，存活和找到配偶的可能性越大，
organisms that are more sensitive to the reduction of white noise are more likely to survive and find a mate.
zhè zhǒng yìshí zài DNA zhōng bǎoliú xiàlái, bìngqiě shìdài xiāngchuán.
这种意识在DNA中保留下来，并且世代相传。
This consciousness is retained in the DNA and passed on from generation to generation.
Huìyì shì lǐ de cáozá shēng jiùshì bái zàoyīn, dàliàng de bái zàoyīn ànshìzhe ānquán.
会议室里的嘈杂声就是白噪音，大量的白噪音暗示着安全。
The noise in the conference room is white noise, and a large amount of white noise implies safety.
Dāng cáozá shēng jiǎnruò shí,
当嘈杂声减弱时，
When the noise is weakened,
tíshì dàjiā yào jǐngtì, ránhòu bì zuǐ, guānchá,
提示大家要警惕，然后闭嘴、观察，
it reminds everyone to be alert, then shut up and observe,
zhè shì rénlèi dànǎo shēn chǔ de yùjǐng yìshí.
这是人类大脑深处的预警意识。
This is the early warning consciousness deep in the human brain.
Dāng yǒurén shuō “hǎo ānjìng a” shí,
当有人说“好安静啊”时，
When someone said "It's so quiet",
dàjiā fāxiàn méiyǒu wéixiǎn, yúshì, bàojǐng jiěchú.
大家发现没有危险，于是，报警解除。
everyone found that there was no danger, so the alarm was lifted.
Bái zàoyīn huì ràng wǒmen yǒu ānquán gǎn, cóng'ér fàngsōng shēnxīn.
白噪音会让我们有安全感，从而放松身心。
White noise will make us feel safe and relax.
Jiànyú bái zàoyīn yǒu zhèyàng de gōngxiào,
鉴于白噪音有这样的功效，
In view of the effect of white noise,
tā lǐsuǒdāngrán de chéngle yīshēng de hǎo bāngshǒu:
它理所当然地成了医生的好帮手：
it has naturally become a good helper for doctors:
Rénmen lìyòng tā duì shénjīng xìtǒng jíbìng huànzhě jìnxíng fǔzhù xìng zhìliáo,
人们利用它对神经系统疾病患者进行辅助性治疗，
people use it to assist patients with neurological diseases
chénggōng de jiǎnqīngle bìngrén de zhèngzhuàng;
成功地减轻了病人的症状；
and successfully relieve the symptoms of patients;
yòng tā zhìyùle yīxiē duōdòngzhèng huàn'er de jīngshén jízhōng nénglì zhàng'ài;
用它治愈了一些多动症患儿的精神集中能力障碍；
use it to cure the mental concentration of some children with ADHD Disability;
shòudào huánjìng zàoyīn wūrǎn de rénqún, yě kěyòng bái zàoyīn bāngzhù huīfù gōngzuò xiàolǜ······
受到环境噪音污染的人群，也可用白噪音帮助恢复工作效率······
people who are polluted by environmental noise can also use white noise to help restore work efficiency·····
Bái zàoyīn shíjìshang shì dà zìrán jǐyǔ wǒmen de shēngyīn ànshì,
白噪音实际上是大自然给予我们的声音暗示，
White noise is actually a sound suggestion given to us by nature,
tā qīngxī de duì wǒmen shuō: “Hēi, nǐ kěyǐ fàngsōng jīngshén, bùbì jiāolǜ la.”
它清晰地对我们说：“嘿，你可以放松精神，不必焦虑啦。”
It clearly says to us: "Hey, you can relax and not be anxious."
Gǎibiān zì “qīngnián wénzhāi” tóngmíng wénzhāng, zuòzhě: Zhāngyīngfēng
改编自《青年文摘》同名文章，作者：张英锋
Adapted from the article of the same name in "Youth Digest", author: Zhang Yingfeng
Full Translation:
We all love white noise
Have you had such experience? Before the meeting started, the room was noisy, and suddenly the room was silent for some reason. Someone said, "It's so quiet," and immediately everyone started talking again.
What is this phenomenon? In fact, this is the result of thousands of years of natural selection. People who have not learned to shut up when the white noise fades have long been eliminated in nature.
What is white noise? Let us describe it vividly: white noise sounds like rain, or waves hitting rocks, or rustling when the breeze strokes leaves.
In the forest, the bird's call is white noise, and it is also a natural siren. Birds are calling, which means there is no danger. Bird calling stops, which means that there is a dangerous situation. You must be more vigilant. At this time, all animals will calm down, and the alarm will be lifted only when the bird calling restarts.
In fact, whether it is a bird call or a bug call, it is a dangerous move that is taken as a last resort when looking for the opposite sex. Because the call exposes oneself, it is easy to get into trouble. If you don’t bark, no one will be able to find each other, let alone “marriage”.
Then, how can the DNA left by the ancestors be given to the opposite sex? If you want to continue your offspring and protect yourself, you can only use your loudest voice to call out desperately, while raising your ears to be more vigilant, and shut up immediately if you are in danger.
Before primitive society, our ancestors hadn't evolved into human beings. Perhaps their favorite thing was to sleep carefree in the sounds of birds. The most anxious thing is the silence around, because that means that the danger is approaching.
We like to listen to the calls of birds, because it relaxes our nervous nerves. After tens of millions of years of natural selection, organisms that are more sensitive to the reduction of white noise are more likely to survive and find a mate. This consciousness is retained in the DNA and passed on from generation to generation.
The noise in the conference room is white noise, and a large amount of white noise implies safety. When the noise is weakened, it reminds everyone to be alert, then shut up and observe. This is the early warning consciousness deep in the human brain. When someone said "It's so quiet", everyone found that there was no danger, so the alarm was lifted. White noise will make us feel safe and relax.
In view of the effect of white noise, it has naturally become a good helper for doctors: people use it to assist patients with neurological diseases and successfully relieve the symptoms of patients; use it to cure the mental concentration of some children with ADHD Disability; people who are polluted by environmental noise can also use white noise to help restore work efficiency·····
White noise is actually a sound suggestion given to us by nature. It clearly says to us: "Hey, you can relax and not be anxious."
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