English US » French | 65 [sixty-five] | Negation 2

65 [soixante-cinq] Négation 2

Is the ring expensive?	Est-ce que la bague est chère ?
No, it costs only one hundred Euros.	Non, elle ne coûte que cent Euro.
But I have only fifty.	Mais, j’en ai seulement cinquante.
Are you finished?	As-tu déjà terminé ?
No, not yet.	Non, pas encore.
But I’ll be finished soon.	Mais j’aurais bientôt fini.
Do you want some more soup?	Veux-tu encore de la soupe ?
No, I don’t want anymore.	Non, je n’en veux plus.
But another ice cream.	Mais, encore une glace.
Have you lived here long?	Habites-tu depuis longtemps ici ?
No, only for a month.	Non, juste un mois.
But I already know a lot of people.	Mais je connais déjà beaucoup de personnes.
Are you driving home tomorrow?	Vas-tu à la maison demain ?
No, only on the weekend.	Non, seulement en week-end.
But I will be back on Sunday.	Mais je rentre déjà dimanche.
Is your daughter an adult?	Est-ce que ta fille est déjà une adulte ?
No, she is only seventeen.	Non, elle a seulement dix-sept ans.
But she already has a boyfriend.	Mais elle a déjà un petit ami.

Genetic mutation makes speaking possible

Man is the only living creature on Earth that can speak. This distinguishes him from animals and plants. Of course animals and plants also communicate with each other. However, they do not speak a complex syllable language. But why can man speak? Certain physical features are needed in order to be able to speak. These physical features are only found in humans. However, that does not necessarily mean that man developed them. In evolutionary history, nothing happens without a reason. Somewhere along the line, man began to speak. We do not yet know when exactly that was. But something must have happened that gave man speech. Researchers believe that a genetic mutation was responsible. Anthropologists have compared the genetic material of various living beings. It is well known that a particular gene influences speech. People in which it is damaged have problems with speech. They can't express themselves well and have a hard time understanding words. This gene was examined in people, apes, and mice. It is very similar in humans and chimpanzees. Only two small differences can be identified. But these differences make their presence known in the brain. Together with other genes, they influence certain brain activities. Thus humans can speak, whereas apes cannot. However, the riddle of the human language is not yet solved. For the gene mutation alone is not enough to enable speech. Researchers implanted the human gene variant in mice. It didn't give them the ability to speak… But their squeaks made quite a racket!