纪录片《狗狗秘闻》 16听懂我们讲的话

We look at our dogs and we see an intelligence,

当我们观察狗狗 我们可以

An ability to interact¹ with us

在他们身上发现所有其他的

unlike any other domesticated² animal.

被驯化动物所不具备的智慧和能力

But are dogs really that clever,

那么狗狗是真的很聪明

or are they just dumb animals taught

还是只是一群只知道模仿人类行为

to perform tricks that mimic³ human behaviour?

的愚蠢动物呢

I think she's very smart. She learns tricks fairly quickly.

我认为她非常聪明 她学东西相当快

If I am packing a suitcase, they will go and sit in

如果我正在整理一只手提箱 他们会

the suitcase because they

走进这只箱子里趴着 因为他们

know that suitcase is going to go somewhere.

知道这只手提箱将要去某个地方

When I'm talking to him most of the time,

大多数时候当我跟他说话时

His little head usually jilts

他的小脑袋总是若有所思的晃动着

to the side as if he knows what I'm saying.

好像他了解我正在说的是什么

I do talk to her and she picks up on what I say to her.

于是我对她说话而她真的能听懂我说的内容

I know it sounds stupid,

我知道这听起来很蠢

but I do have a conversation with my dog.

但我真的会和我的狗狗交谈

But how does the intelligence

但比起动物王国的其他动物

of a dog really compare in the animal kingdom?

狗狗的真实智力又有多少呢

New research is discovering

新的研究发现

that in certain ways, dogs may actually think

狗狗在某些时候会真的思考

more like us than any other animal,

比起其他动物 包括黑猩猩

including our nearest relative, the chimpanzee.

狗狗的思考方式也是最接近人的

1 interact   

vi.相互作用，相互影响，互通信息

参考例句：

• All things are interrelated and interact on each other.一切事物互相联系并相互作用。
• The policeman advised the criminal to interact with the police.警察劝罪犯与警方合作。

2 domesticated   

adj.喜欢家庭生活的；（指动物）被驯养了的v.驯化( domesticate的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He is thoroughly domesticated and cooks a delicious chicken casserole. 他精于家务，烹制的砂锅炖小鸡非常可口。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The donkey is a domesticated form of the African wild ass. 驴是非洲野驴的一种已驯化的品种。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 mimic   

v.模仿，戏弄；n.模仿他人言行的人

参考例句：

• A parrot can mimic a person's voice.鹦鹉能学人的声音。
• He used to mimic speech peculiarities of another.他过去总是模仿别人讲话的特点。