鱼的记忆力有多强（朗读版）| E0211

▍原文

Fish are often said to have a three-second memory, but the brain power of fish has been considerably underestimated, according to scientists who found some fish can recognise themselves in the mirror.

Their findings suggest that a small, otherwise unremarkable species called the cleaner wrasse has joined an elite handful of others to have passed the so-called mirror test, which has been used for decades as a gold standard measure of animal intelligence.

Passing the test is widely viewed as an indication of self-awareness and until now the only animals to have crossed this threshold are great apes, bottlenose dolphins, killer whales, Eurasian magpies and a single Asian elephant.

▍语言点

considerably /kən'sɪdərəbli/: adv. 相当地；非常地

· considerable /kən'sɪdərəbəl/: adj. 可观的；重要的；值得考虑的

· awful /ˈɔ:fəl/: adj. 糟糕的；可怕的

· awfully /ˈɔ:fəli/: adv. 相当地；非常地

underestimate/ʌndər'estɪmeɪt/: vt. 过低的估计

· overestimate /‚əʊvər'estɪmeɪt/: vt. 过高的估计

otherwise/'ʌðəwaɪz/: adv. 否则；本来

species/'spi:ʃi:z/: n. 物种

gold standard: 金标准；黄金准则

threshold /'θreʃhəʊld/: n. 门槛

magpie/'mæɡpaɪ/: n. 喜鹊

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