人类好伙伴狗狗真能听懂你的话_BEC初级作文

人类好伙伴狗狗真能听懂你的话

They tested the way different aspects of language seemed to go through different parts of the brain.

他们试验后发现脑中不同的领域似乎掌管不同方面的语言。

Humans have a ‘hemispheric bias’ when it comes to communication, with different aspects of language favouring the left or right side of the brain.

人类在交流时会有“半脑偏见”，不同方面的语言会有左右脑不同分工处理。

The researchers’ tests suggest that dogs process speech in the same way.

研究者的试验发现狗狗们也是如此。

A group of 25 dogs were placed between two speakers playing recorded commands - such as ‘come on then’.

25只狗被放养在两个发出命令的人身边——比如发出“过来”这样的命令。

When the command was delivered in a flat, emotionless tone, the dogs turned right, suggesting the animals were concentrating on the words, not the intonation.

当命令以一种平的，不带感情的语调说出来时，狗狗马上向右转，这说明动物对词语有反应，而不纠结于声调上。

But when the commands exaggerated intonation or emotion, the animals turned left.

不过当放大了声调和情绪时，狗狗向左转了。

The results suggest that like us, dogs process different aspects of human speech in different parts of the brain, perhaps indicating why they can be trained to follow people.