| The bird correctly identified the English recording 75% of the time. The same results were achieved with another two birds that were permitted to eat only when Chinese was played. It has already been confirmed that monkeys, mice and other mammals can recognize different languages but this is the first time that birds have been found to possess the ability. An experimental psychology professor who led the research said that humans are able to distinguish between languages, even ones they don't know, from the intonation and pronunciation, and it seems that paddy birds have the same ability. He added that if the common traits in brain structure are studied, it may shed light on the mechanisms of speech recognition. | |
| 文鸟成功分辨出英文录音的概率为75 %。研究人员又用另外两只鸟进行了分辨中文录音的试验，并且得到了相同的结果。 此前，人们曾证实猴子、老鼠和其他一些哺乳动物能够认知不同的语言，而这次是人们首次发现鸟类也具备这种能力。 领导这次实验的是一位实验心理学教授，他说到，人类能够从语调和发音来辨别不同的语言，即使是一些自己没有掌握的语言也是如此。现在看来这些以谷类为食的小鸟也具备这种能力。他补充到，如果对大脑结构的共同特性进行研究，或许会对人类研究语言识别机制有所启发。 |
| The bird correctly identified the English recording 75 of the time. The same results were achieved with another two birds that were permitted to eat only when Chinese was played. It has already been confirmed that monkeys, mice and other mammals can recognize different languages but this is the first time that birds have been found to possess the ability. An experimental psychology professor who led the research said that humans are able to distinguish between languages, even ones they don' t know, from the intonation and pronunciation, and it seems that paddy birds have the same ability. He added that if the common traits in brain structure are studied, it may shed light on the mechanisms of speech recognition. | |
| wen niao cheng gong fen bian chu ying wen lu yin de gai lv wei 75 . yan jiu ren yuan you yong ling wai liang zhi niao jin xing le fen bian zhong wen lu yin de shi yan, bing qie de dao le xiang tong de jie guo. ci qian, ren men ceng zheng shi hou zi lao shu he qi ta yi xie bu ru dong wu neng gou ren zhi bu tong de yu yan, er zhe ci shi ren men shou ci fa xian niao lei ye ju bei zhe zhong neng li. ling dao zhe ci shi yan de shi yi wei shi yan xin li xue jiao shou, ta shuo dao, ren lei neng gou cong yu tiao he fa yin lai bian bie bu tong de yu yan, ji shi shi yi xie zi ji mei you zhang wo de yu yan ye shi ru ci. xian zai kan lai zhei xie yi gu lei wei shi de xiao niao ye ju bei zhe zhong neng li. ta bu chong dao, ru guo dui da nao jie gou de gong tong te xing jin xing yan jiu, huo xu hui dui ren lei yan jiu yu yan shi bie ji zhi you suo qi fa. |
| The bird correctly identified the English recording 75 of the time. The same results were achieved with another two birds that were permitted to eat only when Chinese was played. It has already been confirmed that monkeys, mice and other mammals can recognize different languages but this is the first time that birds have been found to possess the ability. An experimental psychology professor who led the research said that humans are able to distinguish between languages, even ones they don' t know, from the intonation and pronunciation, and it seems that paddy birds have the same ability. He added that if the common traits in brain structure are studied, it may shed light on the mechanisms of speech recognition. | |
| wén niǎo chéng gōng fēn biàn chū yīng wén lù yīn de gài lǜ wèi 75 . yán jiū rén yuán yòu yòng lìng wài liǎng zhǐ niǎo jìn xíng le fēn biàn zhōng wén lù yīn de shì yàn, bìng qiě dé dào le xiāng tóng de jié guǒ. cǐ qián, rén men céng zhèng shí hóu zi lǎo shǔ hé qí tā yī xiē bǔ rǔ dòng wù néng gòu rèn zhī bù tóng de yǔ yán, ér zhè cì shì rén men shǒu cì fā xiàn niǎo lèi yě jù bèi zhè zhǒng néng lì. lǐng dǎo zhè cì shí yàn de shì yī wèi shí yàn xīn lǐ xué jiào shòu, tā shuō dào, rén lèi néng gòu cóng yǔ tiáo hé fā yīn lái biàn bié bù tóng de yǔ yán, jí shǐ shì yī xiē zì jǐ méi yǒu zhǎng wò de yǔ yán yě shì rú cǐ. xiàn zài kàn lái zhèi xiē yǐ gǔ lèi wèi shí de xiǎo niǎo yě jù bèi zhè zhǒng néng lì. tā bǔ chōng dào, rú guǒ duì dà nǎo jié gòu de gòng tóng tè xìng jìn xíng yán jiū, huò xǔ huì duì rén lèi yán jiū yǔ yán shí bié jī zhì yǒu suǒ qǐ fā. |
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