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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。
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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。
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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。
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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。
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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。
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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。
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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。
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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。
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But then a third doll will follow.
不过第三个玩偶将会跟随着。
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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。
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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。
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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。
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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。
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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。
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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?
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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?