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65 [sešdesmit pieci] Noliegums 2

Is the ring expensive?	Vai gredzens ir dārgs?
No, it costs only one hundred Euros.	Nē, tas maksā tikai simts eiro.
But I have only fifty.	Bet man ir tikai piecdesmit.
Are you finished?	Vai tu jau esi gatava?
No, not yet.	Nē, vēl nē.
But I’ll be finished soon.	Bet es tūlīt būšu gatava.
Do you want some more soup?	Vai tu vēl vēlies zupu?
No, I don’t want anymore.	Nē, vairāk negribu.
But another ice cream.	Bet vēl saldējumu.
Have you lived here long?	Vai tu jau sen te dzīvo?
No, only for a month.	Nē, tikai mēnesi.
But I already know a lot of people.	Bet es pazīstu jau daudzus cilvēkus.
Are you driving home tomorrow?	Vai tu rīt brauc mājās?
No, only on the weekend.	Nē, tikai nedēļas nogalē.
But I will be back on Sunday.	Bet es atgriezīšos jau svētdien.
Is your daughter an adult?	Vai tava meita ir jau pieaugusi?
No, she is only seventeen.	Nē, viņai ir tikai sešpadsmit.
But she already has a boyfriend.	Bet viņai ir jau draugs.

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!