Study Shows Dogs Can Learn New Words by Eavesdropping on Humans
Lotsofdogscanunderstandsimplewordslikewalkortreat.
許多狗狗都能聽懂「散步」或「零食」之類的簡單字眼。
Newstudyshowssomedogscanlearnnewwordsbyeavesdroppingonhumans.
最新研究表明，有些狗可以透過偷聽人類說話來學習新詞。
Studyparticipantswere'gifted'dogswithsimilarlanguage-learningskillsto18-month-oldchildren.
研究參與者是「獲贈」的狗狗，它們的語言學習能力與 18 個月大的孩子相似。
ResearchersorganizedthestudyatEötvösLorándUniversityinBudapest, Hungary.
研究人員在匈牙利布達佩斯羅蘭大學組織了這項研究。
Dogsweregivennewtoysandlearnedtheirnamesbyoverhearingowners'conversation.
狗狗們得到了新玩具，並透過偷聽主人的談話學會了玩具的名字。
These'giftedwordlearners'coulddistinguishandfetchspecifictoysafterhearingtheirnames.
這些「語言學習天賦者」能夠透過聽到玩具的名字來辨別和取回特定的玩具。
Lots of dogs can understand simple words like walk or treat.
New study shows some dogs can learn new words by eavesdropping on humans.
Study participants were 'gifted' dogs with similar language-learning skills to 18-month-old children.
Researchers organized the study at Eötvös Loránd University in Budapest, Hungary.
Dogs were given new toys and learned their names by overhearing owners' conversation.
These 'gifted word learners' could distinguish and fetch specific toys after hearing their names.
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