People who can taste words

6 Minute English

语言学习

2022-05-26

6 分钟
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  • Neil: I'm Neil.

  • Sam: And I'm Sam.

  • Many people have favourites - a favourite colour,

  • a favourite flavour, a favourite word.

  • What's yours, Neil?

  • Neil: Hmm, my favourite colour is green,

  • my favourite flavour is sweet-and-sour,

  • and, well, I don't know if it's my favourite,

  • but there is a word I really like saying out loud - 'nincompoop'.

  • It means a silly person.

  • Sam: For me, it's the taste of coffee,

  • and the smell of lavender, or freshly baked bread.

  • Neil: Our favourite tastes, smells and colours are controlled by our five senses -

  • sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch.

  • For most of us they don't mix.

  • We see colours and taste flavours,

  • but we can't taste sounds.

  • Sam: But that's not how everyone's brain works.

  • Imagine being able to 'taste' every word that you hear.

  • In this programme, we'll meet two sisters from Glasgow in Scotland who can do just that.