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The things everyone should know about time.
關(guān)于時間,每個人都該知道的事。
Consciousness depends on manipulating time.
意識的存在有賴于處理時間的能力。
Many cognitive abilities are important for consciousness, and we don’t yet have a complete picture.
對于人的意識來說,許多認知能力都是重要的,而這些方面我們并沒有完全弄清。
But it’s clear that the ability to manipulate time and possibility is a crucial feature.
但有一點可以確定:處理時間和可能性的能力是決定性的。
In contrast to aquatic life, land-based animals, whose vision-based sensory field extends for hundreds of meters, have time to contemplate a variety of actions and pick the best one.
和水生動物不同,陸生動物的感官場建立在視覺的基礎上,可以延展好幾百米遠,因此它們有時間考慮各種行動并選擇最好的一種。
The origin of grammar allowed us to talk about such hypothetical futures with each other. Consciousness wouldn’t be possible without the ability to imagine other times.
語法的產(chǎn)生讓我們可以談論假想的未來。如果沒有想象不同的時間的能力,意識將不可能產(chǎn)生。
【知識點講解】
important for 重要
例句:
It was important for children to learn to express themselves clearly.
孩子學會清楚地表達自己很重要。
I think this is too important for a snap decision.
我認為,這件事非常重要,不能倉促作決定。
Limiting casualties is important for public relations.
減少傷亡人數(shù)對于維護公眾形象很重要。
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