4 Scientists like private researcher Jane Goodall believes Washoe provided new information about the mental workings of chimpanzees8. Today, there are not as many scientists studying language skills with chimps. Part of the reason is that this kind of research takes a very long time.
5 Debate continues about chimps understanding of human communication. Yet, one thing is sure -- Washoe changed popular ideas about the possibilities of animal intelligence.
词汇:
chimpanzee n.黑猩猩 critic n.评论家,批评家
community n.社区,圈子 workings n.活动,运行
primate n.灵长类动物 chimp n.=chimpanzee
注释:
1. in the scientific community : 在科学界,在科学家的圈子里
2. American Sign Language(ASL): 美国手语。利用手、脸部表情、身体姿势表达思想的美国聋哑人语言。在加拿大、墨西哥等地也使用ASL。ASL与British Sign Language(BSL英国手语)不同,两者不能相互理解。
3. led to debate: 引起辩论。lead to意为导致,to为介词,debate为名词。
4. she grew to understand about 250 words: 她渐渐掌握约250个单词。9row t0是渐渐的意思。
5. Once : 一旦。0nce是连接词。例:Children like to cycle once they have learned how. 小孩一旦学会了如何骑自行车,就会喜欢上它。
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