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65 [seixanta-cinc] Negació 2

Is the ring expensive?	És car l’anell?
No, it costs only one hundred Euros.	No, només costa cent euros.
But I have only fifty.	Però només en tinc cinquanta.
Are you finished?	Has acabat?
No, not yet.	No, encara no.
But I’ll be finished soon.	Però aviat acabo.
Do you want some more soup?	Vols més sopa?
No, I don’t want anymore.	No, ja no en vull.
But another ice cream.	Però un altre gelat.
Have you lived here long?	Que fa gaire que vius aquí?
No, only for a month.	No, només un mes.
But I already know a lot of people.	Però ja conec un munt de gent.
Are you driving home tomorrow?	Vas a casa demà?
No, only on the weekend.	No, només els caps de setmana.
But I will be back on Sunday.	Però ja torno diumenge.
Is your daughter an adult?	La teva filla ja és major d’edat?
No, she is only seventeen.	No, té només disset anys.
But she already has a boyfriend.	Però ja té xicot.

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!