時(shí)差N小時(shí):為什么男孩會(huì)變聲?
為什么男孩會(huì)變聲
For adolescent boys, a changing voice that cracks inthe middle of a sentence can be a greatembarrassment. Though embarrassing, a crackingvoice is a natural part of adolescent development.As a boy goes through adolescence, his secondarysex characteristics develop. One of thesecharacteristics is the rapid growth of the larynx andvocal cords.
對(duì)于青春期的男孩來說，一句話說到一半突然變聲確實(shí)令人尷尬。雖然如此，但這是青春期發(fā)育的一個(gè)自然的過程。當(dāng)男孩進(jìn)入青春期，就會(huì)出現(xiàn)第二性征。其中一個(gè)特點(diǎn)就是喉結(jié)快速增長(zhǎng)，聲帶發(fā)生變化。
A boy's voice deepens as his larynx develops because the bigger the vocal cords, the deeperthe voice. In fact, vocal cords are similar to other musical instruments in this regard. Thelonger the harp string, for instance, the lower the note it plays. Similarly, if you are blowinginto a bottle to create a certain pitch, the larger the bottle, the lower the pitch. When itcomes to voices, the bigger the vocal cords, the lower they resonate, and the deeper the voicewill be.
隨著喉嚨的發(fā)育，男孩的聲音變得低沉，因?yàn)槁晭г酱?，聲音越低沉。就這一點(diǎn)而言，聲帶其實(shí)類似于其它樂器。例如，豎琴的琴弦越長(zhǎng)，演奏出來的音符就越低沉。同理，如果向瓶子吹氣來創(chuàng)造音樂的話，瓶身越大，音高就越低。就說話而言，聲帶越大，共振的頻率就越小，于是聲音就越低沉。
But why does a boy's changing voice break and crack? For the same reason growingadolescents are often gangly and awkward: the brain is becoming accustomed to workingwith bigger body parts. Even for an adult, a consistent and even voice depends on the brain'sability to constantly monitor the sounds that come from the voice.
但為什么男孩會(huì)突然變聲?成長(zhǎng)中的青少年往往瘦削又笨拙，道理也一樣：大腦還不習(xí)慣身體的某個(gè)部位變大。即使對(duì)于成年人來說，一致平穩(wěn)的聲音也取決于大腦對(duì)聲音的監(jiān)測(cè)和調(diào)控能力是否一致。
The brain can do this quite easily under normal circumstances. But, when a boy's vocal cordsenlarge, the brain must relearn how to monitor and control the voice. A cracking voice is proofthat an adolescent boy's brain hasn't become completely proficient at coordinating its carefulmonitoring of the sounds coming from the vocal cords.
在普通環(huán)境下大腦能非常容易地做到這一點(diǎn)。但當(dāng)一個(gè)男孩的聲帶變大，大腦必須重新學(xué)著監(jiān)控聲音。突然變聲就是青少年的大腦處理聲音不協(xié)調(diào)的表現(xiàn)，這時(shí)大腦還不能很好地協(xié)調(diào)聲帶傳出的聲音。
