輕視這些發現，認為它們不可靠，這是受了擬人說的影響，即根據人的特征來判斷動物。但是，現在輿論的天平已經不再向那些認為動物像機器一樣沒有智慧的觀點傾斜了，而是向達爾文的觀點傾斜。大範圍的動物研究表明：智慧之根在動物界的分布既深又廣，變化多端。
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1. The burglars were throwing the stolen items to the pickup and were just about to drive away when the guards watching over the living quarters found them and called the police.
2. The three soldiers had walked with difficulty through the woods for a whole day, trying to navigate to the east bank of the river, only to find that they had been circling in the woods and were still dozens of miles short of their destination.
3. It seems to me that the scholar who talked about animal intelligence this morning has obviously overestimated the animal intelligence. She went so far as to suggest that chimpanzees can communicate with humans through computers.
4. As volunteers, what we need to do is not just limited to smiling to those who come to us for information and help. We must also learn skills for cross-cultural communication, without which our performance cannot be satisfactory.
Reading across cultures
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22. A dog in the manger
23. Killing the goose that laid the golden egg
24. A wolf in sheep’s clothing
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1. Generally he used stories about animals to make a point about people; each story has its own particular point.
2. In stories for children, because they usually have an educational point.
3. So that he could get near the sheep and catch and eat the lambs.-_-!-_-!
4. He managed to catch and eat many lambs before the farmer noticed.
5. He felt tired in the afternoon.
6. The ox gave up and went away hungry.
7. He found an egg of pure gold.
8. He thought he could get all of the gold at once.
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