Unit6MenandAnimals新编大学英语第二版第三册课文翻译精选.doc

Unit 6 Men and Animals Aggression in Humans and Animals Man must be the most aggressive and cruel of all living creatures. We may say a violent man is behaving like a beast, but, in fact, no beast behaves as violently as man. When a territorial animal or bird intrudes on the territory of another creature of the same species, the latter will only perform some hostile gestures to warn off the intruder. Nevertheless, should a fight follow, neither creature will be badly hurt, for the loser will save himself by making a gesture of submission. Normally one animal will only kill another for food, an