Jane Goodall—the chimp lady

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她是《國家地理》雜志封面上鏡次數(shù)最多的靈長類動(dòng)物學(xué)家。 她的名字與弗洛伊德和大衛(wèi)·格雷彼爾德緊緊聯(lián)系在一起。她對(duì)黑猩猩的研究和觀察使我們對(duì)人性和人道有了新的深入了解，促使人們學(xué)會(huì)從新的角度去研究自己的行為和情感。 她就是珍·古道爾——黑猩猩守護(hù)神。

No other primatologist （靈長類動(dòng)物學(xué)家）has made the cover ofNational Geographicmore than her. Her nameis synonymous withthe names Freud， and David Greybeard. Jane Goodall is more than just the “chimpanzee lady”. Her work gives new insight to our own humanness. We now have the knowledge to explore our own behaviors and emotions in a new light.

Jane was born in London， England on April 3， 1934. Her father was an engineer while her mother was an author. Jane loved being outdoors. When she was a young girl， Jane spent as much time outside as she could. She would explore the various creatures that made their home in her big back yard. Jane loved theTarzanstories. She readThe Jungle Bookand other stories that took place or were about Africa. Shewas fascinated bythe mystique (神秘感) of the jungle. At the age of eleven， Jane decided that she wanted to go to Africa， maybe even live there.

As a young lady， her passion grew stronger，and when a close friend invited her to Kenya in 1957， Jane readily accepted.Within a few months of her arrival she met Dr Louis Leakey, one of whose interests was to study wild chimpanzees in order to gain insight into the evolutionary past of humans.Jane's patience and persistent desire to understand animals prompted Leakey to choose her for this pioneering study. In 1965， Jane earned her PhD in Ethology from Cambridge University. Soon thereafter， she returned to Tanzania to continue re-search.

One day， a large male chimp wandered into the camp. He eyed the tent from a nearby tree.Suddenly， he began screaming， as though he felt threatened. Jane soon realized the chimpanzee was eyeing a banana on the table just inside the tent. This would be Jane's chance toget close tothe chimps. From that day on， bananas were kept nearby for any curious chimps.

This event encouraged Jane to keep trying to form a sense of deeper trust with the chimps.Everyday， Jane was allowed closer.It was just three months into the study before Jane made her first big discovery.She was observing a male chimp up a tree with something pinkish in his hands. Jane used her binoculars (雙筒望遠(yuǎn)鏡) for a better look. He was eating the pink object. He dropped the object， and it fell to the ground. Some bushpigs (野豬) came screeching（ 尖 叫 ） out of the grass， attacking the chimp.The pinkish object was a baby bushpig. The chimp was eating meat. This astonished Jane;chimpanzees had been thought of as herbivores(草食動(dòng)物)， who occasionally ate small bugs（小昆蟲）. Chimpanzees had never before been seen or recorded as eating meat.

Jane wired Louis Leakey with this new discovery. It was within weeks before Jane made another important discovery. The chimp was digging in a termite mound(白蟻丘). He was using a thick grass blade （刀片） as a tool， which is pretty amazing， but had not been documented before in nonhumans. This was the first recorded occurrence of tool manufacturing in nonhumans.

Reading Check

1.Why did Dr Louis Leakey study wild chimpanzees？

A.To better understand the history of human evolution.

B.To better know the behavior of wild chimpanzees.

C.To find out the way they lived in the wild forests.

D.To inform people the chimps are related to humans.

2.What made Jane astonished？

A.Some bushpigs ran out and attacked the chimp.

B.The chimps formed a sense of deeper trust with her.

C.The chimp was eating a baby bushpig.

D.The chimps occasionally ate small bugs.

Language Study

Ⅰ.Important vocabulary

1.be synonymous with 等同于……的

2.be fascinated by 對(duì)……著迷

3.gain insight into sth 獲得對(duì)……的深入了解

4.get close to 接近

5.make a discovery 做出發(fā)現(xiàn)

Ⅱ.Sentences for writing

1.“介詞+關(guān)系代詞”引導(dǎo)的定語從句

在她到達(dá)后的幾個(gè)月里， 她遇到了路易斯·利基博士， 他的興趣之一是研究野生黑猩猩，以便深入了解人類的進(jìn)化史。

Within a few months of her arrival she met Dr Louis Leakey， one_______interests was to study wild chimpanzees in order to gain insight into the evolutionary past of humans.

2.“It was+一段時(shí)間+連詞+過去時(shí)” 句式意為“過了……，就……”。

研究剛進(jìn)行了三個(gè)月，珍就有了她的第一個(gè)重大發(fā)現(xiàn)。

It was just three months into the study________Jane made her first big discovery.