婴儿实验

Baby Experiment

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  • 1

    In our lab today, we'll be testing the hypothesis that babies can count as early as five months of age.

    今天在我们的实验室,我们将会测试这个假设,就是婴儿早在五个月大时就能计数了。

  • 2

    The six babies here are all less than six months old.

    这里的六个婴儿全部小于六个月大。

  • 3

    You'll be watching them on closed-circuit TV and measuring their responses.

    你们将在闭路电视上观看他们,然后衡量他们的反应。

  • 4

    The experiment is based on the well-established observation that babies stare longer if they don't see what they expect to see.

    实验是基于已经得到确认的观察报告,就是婴儿们会凝视久一些,如果他们没看到他们期待看到的东西的话。

  • 5

    First, we're going to let two dolls move slowly in front of the babies.

    首先,我们将会让两个玩偶在婴儿们的前面缓缓移动。

  • 6

    The babies will see the two dolls disappear behind a screen.

    婴儿们将会看到两个玩偶消失在一个屏风的后面。

  • 7

    Your job is to record, in seconds, how long the babies stare at the dolls when the screen is removed.

    你们的工作是记录,以秒为单位,婴儿们会盯着玩偶看多久,当屏风被移开时。

  • 8

    In the next stage, two dolls will again move in front of the babies and disappear.

    在下一阶段(接下来),两个玩偶将依然在婴儿们面前移动并且消失。

  • 9

    But then a third doll will follow.

    不过第三个玩偶将会跟随着。

  • 10

    When the screen is removed, the babies will only see two dolls.

    当屏风被移走时,婴儿们将只会看到两个玩偶。

  • 11

    If we're right, the babies will now stare longer because they expect three dolls but only see two.

    如果我们是正确的,婴儿们现在将会凝视的更久些,因为他们期待三个玩偶但是只看见两个。

  • 12

    It seems remarkable to think that such young children can count.

    想想这么小的孩子能计数似乎非同寻常。

  • 13

    My own research has convinced me that they have this ability from birth.

    我自己的研究说服了我,他们从出生就有这种能力。

  • 14

    But whether they do or not, perhaps we should raise another question.

    但不论他们是真有还是没有,也许我们都应该提出另一个问题。

  • 15

    Should we take advantage of this ability by teaching children mathematics at such a young age?

    我们应该利用这个能力在如此小的年龄来教孩子们数学吗?

  • 16

    They have great untapped potential, but is it good for parents to pressure young children?

    他们拥有巨大的尚未开发的潜能,但是对家长来说去压迫小孩子这样好吗?