Buffalo Beer Analogy

时间：2016-01-07 03:33:23

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A herd1 of buffalo2 can move only as fast as the slowest buffalo, and when the herd is hunted, it is the slowest and weakest ones at the back that are killed first. 
 
This natural selection is good for the herd as a whole, because the general speed and health of the whole group keeps improving by the regular culling3 of the weakest members. 
 
In much the same way the human brain can only operate as fast as the slowest brain cells. 
 
Excessive intake4 of alcohol, we all know, kills off brain cells, but naturally it attacks the slowest and weakest brain cells first. 
 
In this way, regular consumption of beer eliminates the weaker brain cells, constantly making the brain a faster and more efficient machine.

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1 herd Pd8zb     
n.兽群，牧群；vt.使集中，把…赶在一起
参考例句：
  • She drove the herd of cattle through the wilderness.她赶着牛群穿过荒野。
  • He had no opinions of his own but simply follow the herd.他从无主见，只是人云亦云。
2 buffalo 1Sby4     
n.(北美)野牛；(亚洲)水牛
参考例句：
  • Asian buffalo isn't as wild as that of America's. 亚洲水牛比美洲水牛温顺些。
  • The boots are made of buffalo hide. 这双靴子是由水牛皮制成的。
3 culling 3de85f6723726749ca816af963f0d3b5     
n.选择，大批物品中剔出劣质货v.挑选，剔除( cull的现在分词 )
参考例句：
  • The mathematicians turned to culling periodic solutions. 数学家们转而去挑选周期解。 来自辞典例句
  • It took us a week to find you, a week of culling out prejudice and hatred. 我们花了一个星期的时间找到你们，把偏见和憎恨剔除出去。 来自演讲部分
4 intake 44cyQ     
n.吸入，纳入；进气口，入口
参考例句：
  • Reduce your salt intake.减少盐的摄入量。
  • There was a horrified intake of breath from every child.所有的孩子都害怕地倒抽了一口凉气。

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