Finally tonight, a courtship dance like you’ve never seen. And this, I promise, will amaze you. Who, you might ask, ever gave a thought to the matingritual of squid? Well, our Robert Krulwich did. And who knows how they make a date? Robert does. And now you will too.
So these are - what are these? “These are squids. The common Caribbean Reef Squid.” And the male on the left is trying to have a date with the lady on the right if she’ll let him, says cameraman and marine biologist Roger Hanlon. “She has been swimming away from other males all day long.”
And just when the guy was getting close, watch this, he suddenly turns and goes all white. You see that? Let’s rewind. Red before, then white. White, it turns out, is how a squid says to a rival, ‘Get away.’ And if he adds black spots and stripes, “This is fighting all the way.” Like I’m going to kill you? “Yes. It’s two malespunching each other out. That’s the human equivalent.”
Which is why you get this very strange situation. In this scene, the male, you’ll notice, is all white on one side and very brown, almost rosy, on his girl-facing side. That’s because brown is the ‘I love you’ signal - that’s for her. White is aimed at some males that you can’t see off-camera. He’s telling them, ‘I know you’re coming close. Get out of here.’
So while he is sending two opposite signals, “females will go where they like and squids are no different.” She decides to change places. “Watch her go this way. Keep your eye on him.” Look at that. He totally switches colors on a dime. Rosy now for her, and white now the other way. “And it’s very sophisticated in how it’s executed. The timing is perfect.”Because if she sees even a hint of ‘get out of here’ white, she is gone. “Long gone, and really fast, and there’s no making up after that.”
And males do this on purpose? He’s deciding to do it? “He is very much deciding to do it.” In fact, squid have been using color to signal each other for 50 million years. It’s their silent language, it’s much older than ours, and it’s kind of useful if you’re lonely and looking for a date. Rober Krulwich, ABC News, New York.
※ go + 보어 : ~로 되다 ( 대체로 바람직하지 못한 상태로 되는 것을 의미함.) 1. go+형용사 ex. This egg went bad. ex. The milk went bad (sour). ex. Everybody thought that we had gone crazy. ex. My hair is going gray. ex. He went blind when he was 20. ex. If anything goes wrong, I'll hold you responsible for that. 2. go + 전치사구 ex. The book went out of print. ex. So many companies have gone out of business. ex. The situation went from bad to worse. 3. go + 과거분사 ex. Her complaints went unnoticed. 주의를 끌지 못했다, 무시되었다. ex. Her desperate calls for help went unheard. 아무도 듣지 못하고 말았다. ex. But if you arm the police, won't more criminals go armed? 더 많은 범죄자들이 무장하지 않게 될까?
courtship : 1. 구애, 구혼, (새·동물의) 구애 (동작), 2. an attempt to get someone's support, especially in business or politics * courtship of: their courtship of Japanese investors amaze : 놀라게 하다 * amazing : 놀랄 만한, 굉장한 give a thought to ~ : ~을 생각해 보다, ~을 고려하다 mating : 교배, 교미, 짝 짓기 ex. the mating season 교미기 ritual : [종교적] 의식, 예배식, 의식적인 행사 (관습), 의식의, 관례 (관습)의 / something you do regularly and always in the same way ex. Their meetings became a weekly ritual. date : 데이트, 데 이트 상대 * make / have a date with ~ : ~와 데이트하다 * go out with ~ : ~와 데이트하다 ex. Would you go out with me tonight? 저랑 오늘 밤 데이 트 하실래요? biology : 생물학 get close : 가까이 다가가다 stripe : 줄무늬, 줄, 줄무늬를 넣다 * of every stripe / of all stripes : = of all types ex. people of all political stripes equivalent : (…과) 동등한, (…과) 동등한 것 ex. an equivalent sum of money 같은 금액. / ex. Sometimes saying nothing is equivalent to lying. 아무 말도 않는 것이 때로는 거짓말로 되는 수가 있다. ex. Even the cheapest car costs the equivalent of 70 years' salary for a government worker. rosy : 장밋빛의, 혈색이 좋은, <장래가> 유망한, 낙관적인 signal : 신호, ~에게 신호를 보내다, ~을 신호로 알리다 ex. signal an S.O.S. 조난 신호를 발신하다 ex. He signaled me to stop talking. 그 는 나에게 말을 중지하라고 신호했다. be aimed at ~ : ~ 을 겨냥 한 것이다 ex. The regulations are aimed at the prevention of accidents at work. ex. The book is aimed at people with no specialized knowledge. on/off camera : while a camera is recording/not recording what is happening ex. He was caught on camera robbing the bank. ex. He made a few remarks off camera. keep an [one's] eye on ~ : ~ 에서 눈을 떼지 않다, ~ 을 감시하다, ~ 에 유의 하다 ex. Will you keep an eye on my suitcase while I go to get the tickets? * have one's eye on~ : ~ 에 눈독을 들이다, ~ 을 욕심내고 있다. ex. I've got my eye on a new DVD player. * keep your eyes open/peeled (for something): to keep looking for something that you hope to find ex. Keep your eyes open for a gas station. * keep an eye out for~ : to keep looking for someone or something, especially when you are doing something else ex. He asked me to keep an eye out for any houses to rent. on a dime : 좁은 장소에서, 곧, 즉시 ex. This car handles very well. It can turn on a dime. 이 차는 아주 운전하기 쉽다. 작은 반경으로 급회전 이 잘 된다. ex. The running program stopped on a dime. 실행되고 있는 프로그램이 갑자기 멈추었다. sophisticated : 1. 정교한 2. 안목이 높은, 3. 세련된 ex. the most sophisticated weapons in the world ex. Consumers are getting more sophisticated and more demanding. ex. She was elegant and sophisticated. 고상하고 세련�었다. execute : 수행하다 (carry out), 실시 [실행] 하다 사형을 집행하다, 처형하다 ex. execute a person for murder ~ 을 살인죄로 처형하다 hint : 힌트, 암시, 암시를 주다 * hint of ~ : ~한 기미, 기 색, 미량~ ex. There was a hint of impatience in his voice. 조바심의 기미 * hint (that): ex. The Prime Minister hinted that the crisis could continue throughout the summer. * hint at : ex. Officials are hinting at the possibility of signing an agreement this week. * give someone a hint : I gave him a hint of what his new office job will demand of him. make up : ~ 을 구성 [형성]하다, 화장하다, 만회하다 ex. Eleven players make up a team. 11 명의 선수가 한 팀을 구성하고 있 다. ex. All things in our universe are made up of atoms. 우주의 만물은 원자 로 이루어져 있다. * make up ( for~) : (~ 을) 보상하다 (compensate), 만회하다, 벌충하다 ex. Nothing can make up for the loss of a child. on purpose : 고의로