时差N小时 智商爆表的猩猩(下)

In one experiment, chimps¹ that were able to see some hidden food could realize that other chimps were not aware of the food and used that information against them.

一项实验发现，猩猩能够发现一些隐藏的食物，并且也发觉到其他猩猩没有注意到，它会利用这些信息来对付其它猩猩。

Another supposedly uniquely human trait is self awareness².

另一个被认为是人类特有的特性——自我意识。

But dolphins and elephants can recognize themselves in a mirror.

可是海豚和大象也能够认出镜中的自己。

And when it comes to memory, some apes are far better than humans at memorizing images and strings³ of numbers.

而在记忆方面，一些猩猩记忆图片和一串数字的能力远胜于人类。

None of this means that monkeys and apes are the same as people.

这些并不能表明猴子、猿类跟人类无异。

There are still important differences.

他们之间仍然存在着重要的区别。

While some apes can recognize that certain letter combinations form words, they still can’t read and understand what words mean.

虽然有的猩猩能够认出某些字母组成的单词，但是他们不会发音也不明白单词的含义。

And the way apes and monkeys communicate is much simpler and more primitive⁴ than human language.

此外，猩猩和猴子交流的方式比人类语言更加简单和原始。

1 chimps   

（非洲）黑猩猩( chimp的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Chimps are too scarce, and too nearly human, to be routinely slaughtered for spare parts. 黑猩猩又太少，也太接近于人类，不可以作为人器官备用件说杀就杀。 来自英汉非文学 - 生命科学 - 医学的第四次革命
• And as nonprimates, they provoke fewer ethical and safety-related concerns than chimps or baboons. 而且作为非灵长类，就不会产生像用黑猩猩或狒狒那样的伦理和安全方面的顾虑。 来自英汉非文学 - 生命科学 - 医学的第四次革命

2 awareness   

n.意识，觉悟，懂事，明智

参考例句：

• There is a general awareness that smoking is harmful.人们普遍认识到吸烟有害健康。
• Environmental awareness has increased over the years.这些年来人们的环境意识增强了。

3 strings   

n.弦

参考例句：

• He sat on the bed,idly plucking the strings of his guitar.他坐在床上，随意地拨着吉他的弦。
• She swept her fingers over the strings of the harp.她用手指划过竖琴的琴弦。

4 primitive   

adj.原始的；简单的；n.原(始)人，原始事物

参考例句：

• It is a primitive instinct to flee a place of danger.逃离危险的地方是一种原始本能。
• His book describes the march of the civilization of a primitive society.他的著作描述了一个原始社会的开化过程。