时差N小时:动物会笑吗? Animal laughing
日期:2013-10-12 12:31

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If you have a dog, you may have noticed that sometimes it seems to be smiling.
如果你养狗,你可能已经有所发觉,这只汪星人有时似乎在微笑1&(ElcTI+uuCWE[kU(
But, of course, we know that dogs don't really smile.
但是,当然,我们清楚狗是不会笑的Au^;.-k%sF=
That's just how dog mouths appear sometimes, right?
狗狗的嘴有时会张开,对吗?
Perhaps, but according to neuroscientist Jaak Panksepp of Bowling Green State University, some animals do laugh.
也许的确如此,但按照博林格林州立大学神经系统科学家贾克·潘克斯皮的理论,一些动物确实会笑7=g_IrLB;LhTsgJ
When chimps play, Panksepp notes, they make panting sounds that could be a form of laughter.
当黑猩猩玩耍的时候, 潘克斯皮指出,他们发出气喘吁吁的声音可能就是一种形式的笑声D*|_@GcP10V^zkT.+
Even rats have a way of laughing-by chirping when they're playing with each other or being tickled by humans.
即使老鼠也有办法—彼此嬉戏或被人类逗乐时候通过鸣叫就可以愉悦自己%qn3,^buG.;=jsSoOW*)
But, if animals do in fact laugh, what are they laughing at?
但是,如果动物事实上真的在笑,他们是在笑什么?
Scientists have long known that for many animals, life isn't all about hunting, foraging, fighting, and sleeping.
科学家已经知晓对于许多动物而言,生活不仅仅是狩猎,觅食,争斗及睡觉sE*C)uGpgv(4hM5EL;%
Young animals also play a lot, which suggests that animal laughter is related to playful joy.
年轻的动物也会玩耍,这意味着动物笑的原因与嬉戏快乐有关pSoYR%qgRN
How is this possible?
这怎么可能?

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Human laughter originates in very ancient areas of the brain.
人类的笑声起源于大脑非常古老的区域o9!B*va!@LsxmQKk^
This suggests that mammalian brains were wired for playful joy long before the rise of modern humans.
这表明,哺乳动物的大脑在现代人类崛起前就已经对嬉戏快乐有所感觉c3HH,@YZT[bYsBDo--a
So it's not too much of a stretch to claim that pre-human forms of laughter may exist.
因此,对于可能存在的远古人类的笑没有太多的观点延伸+OJ,A%;IRPerf**A#
To be clear, it's not certain that animals really laugh like humans, at least not in response to humor.
需要明确的是,动物的笑不一定像人类一样,至少不是对幽默的回应Ch%K]*OV)V
However, many studies suggest that animals are capable of complex emotions such as fear, anger, and even joy and sadness.
然而,许多研究表明,动物本身拥有如恐惧、愤怒,甚至快乐和悲伤等复杂的情绪_Q7i!OTb2MZFto=rY&~
So your dog's grin may not be a real human-type smile.
所以你的狗狗咧开嘴并不是真正意义的微笑3U1JQ-#lfFId
But it now seems likely that deep in brain regions that animals share with humans, the ability for joy and ancients forms of laughter do exist.
但现在看来动物和人类共享大脑的深处区域,高兴的能力及远古笑的形式的确存在~S*dEsQNO5b!F8O^u

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重点单词
  • grinv. 露齿而笑,(以咧嘴笑来)表示 n. 露齿笑,咧嘴笑
  • certainadj. 确定的,必然的,特定的 pron. 某几个,某
  • playfuladj. 爱玩耍的,幽默的
  • claimn. 要求,要求权;主张,断言,声称;要求物 vt. 要
  • responsen. 回答,响应,反应,答复 n. [宗]答复语,
  • relatedadj. 相关的,有亲属关系的
  • capableadj. 有能力的,足以胜任的,有 ... 倾向的
  • stretchn. 伸展,张开 adj. 可伸缩的 v. 伸展,张开,
  • complexadj. 复杂的,复合的,合成的 n. 复合体,综合体,