英语四级晨读100篇精华版069动物的语言 (中英)_大学英语听力

英语四级晨读100篇精华版069动物的语言 (中英)

　　英语四级晨读100篇精华版069： Animal Language动物的语言

　　69. Animal Language动物的语言

　　Some people say that human beings are theonly animalsthat have language. Is this true It is a very difficult question to answer. A person must have a good definition of language. Different kinds of animals must be studied. Some animals certainly seem to have a communication system. That system may or may not be a language. For example, the bee has ways of telling other bees about food.

　　有人说人粪是唯一拥有语言的动物，这是真的呜?这是个很难回答的问题。人们必须对语言一词有恰当的定义。我们还需对不同的动物进行研究。一些动物确实好像有其交流系统，那种系统可能是也可能不是语言。比如说，蜜蜂就有办法告诉其伙伴有食物。

　　Bees do two kinds of dances to tell other bees of their discovery of food. First, there is a round dance. In this dance, the bee moves in a circle inside the hive(蜂房). The round dance is used when food is close by.The food must not be more than ten meters away. If a bee comes back and does a round dance, other bees know they must go out and look nearby for food. The bees also smell the bee that has found the food. The smell tells them what kind of flower to look for. After watching the round dance and smelling the bee thathas found the food, the other bees can find the food source.