英语听力：自然百科 印度的双胞胎村

 

 The remote village of Kodinji in southern India, population about 13,500, is home to more than 100 pairs of twins, and 90% of those were born within the last 18 years. No one quite knows why, and no published study explains the phenomenon. At the last count, 20 pairs of twins wereenrolled in one local school, most of them identical and same-sex. Other nearby schools report similar incidences¹.

As far as this village is concerned, it has a lot of twins, much more than others. Most schools have a lot of twins. We can’t pinpoint² the reason though.

Born in 1993 within 12 minutes of each other, Abhi and Anu Bhaskar walk together to school every day.

In our school, they identify us by the way we comb our hair. I comb to the left and he to the right. And I have a mark on my neck. Apart from these, I do not think there are any differences.

One of the most popular Hindu Gods in Hindu mythology³, Lord Rama had twin boys named Luv and Kush.

I think it’s a blessing⁴. Maybe this place is one of God’s favorite ones. Kodinji is different from other places.

The village also has a set of identical triplets.

The fact that the number of twin births is said to have risen substantially here during the last 20 years is puzzling. And at present, there’s no scientific explanation for the phenomenon.

1 incidences   

发生率( incidence的名词复数 )； 影响范围； 发生范围； 影响程度

参考例句：

• Secondly, the law consideration that brought about by Argos incidences. 本文就Argos所提出的法律辩护中提炼出其理论观点，并一一分析其正确与否。
• Use corporate hot lines or some mechanism for reporting and investigating incidences. 使用公司热线或其他设备举报或检查小事。

2 pinpoint   

vt.准确地确定；用针标出…的精确位置

参考例句：

• It is difficult to pinpoint when water problems of the modern age began.很难准确地指出，现代用水的问题是什么时候出现的。
• I could pinpoint his precise location on a map.我能在地图上指明他的准确位置。

3 mythology   

n.神话，神话学，神话集

参考例句：

• In Greek mythology,Zeus was the ruler of Gods and men.在希腊神话中，宙斯是众神和人类的统治者。
• He is the hero of Greek mythology.他是希腊民间传说中的英雄。

4 blessing   

n.祈神赐福；祷告；祝福，祝愿

参考例句：

• The blessing was said in Hebrew.祷告用了希伯来语。
• A double blessing has descended upon the house.双喜临门。