The idea that some groups of people may be more intelligent than others is one of those hypotheses that dare not speak its name . But Gregory Cochran is prepared to say it anyway . He is that rare bird , a scientist that some diseases not previously thought to have a bacterial cause were actually infections , which aroused much controversy when it was first suggested , Even he , however , might tremble at the thought of what he is about to do .
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獨(dú)立于任何機(jī)構(gòu):work independently of any institution
普及該觀(guān)點(diǎn):popularize the idea
引起很大爭(zhēng)議:arouse much controversy
一想到……就害怕得身體顫抖:tremble at the thought of ...
與眾不同的人:rare bird
【實(shí)例應(yīng)用】
The idea that some groups of people may be more intelligent than others is one of those hypotheses that dare not speak its name.
Research on animal intelligence also makes us wonder what experiments animals would perform on humans if they had the chance. Every cat with an owner , for instance , is running a small-scale study in operant to determine the limits of our patience , ,our faithfulness , our memory for terrain.They would try to decide what intelligence in humans is really for , not merely how much of it there is . About all , they would hope to study a fundamental question: Are humans actually aware of the world they live in ? So far the results are inconclusive .
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做實(shí)驗(yàn):perform experiments
進(jìn)行小規(guī)模研究:run a small-scale study
確定我們的耐心的限度:determine the limits of our patience
迄今為止:so far
結(jié)果沒(méi)有定論:results are inconclusive
【實(shí)例應(yīng)用】
Research on animal intelligence also makes us wonder what experiments animals would perform on humans if they had the chance .