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Who knew that chimpanzees love to dance? They also like to clap along to music, and nod their head, tap their feet and move in time with the rhythm. A new study shows that chimpanzees could appreciate music. The researchers are from Kyoto University in Japan. They say their study could help us understand how early humans developed an interest in music. Researchers Dr Yuko Hattori and professor Masaki Tomonaga conducted tests on seven chimps. They played the apes six two-minute songs on a piano for six days. The researchers said the chimps had a definite sense of rhythm and it changed their mood. The male chimpanzees seemed to respond to the melodies more than the females.
The researchers wrote that chimpanzees could have passed on a liking for music and dance to early humans millions of years ago. This could have happened via a common ancestor around six million years ago. The researchers said the study suggested that our love of dancing was deep inside the earliest humans. Dr Hattori said: "Chimpanzees dance to some extent in the same way as humans." She added: "In humans, listening to music causes rhythmic movement, suggesting a close connection between the auditory and motor areas in the brain." She believes the research could shed light on the evolution of dancing in humans and why we love melody and rhythm so much
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重点解析
1.A new study shows that chimpanzees could appreciate music.
appreciate 欣赏
Anyone can appreciate our music.
任何人都能欣赏我们的音乐 。
2.She believes the research could shed light on the evolution of dancing in humans and why we love melody and rhythm so much.
shed light on 阐明
A new approach offers an answer, and may shed light on an even bigger question.
新的方法提供了一个答案,并且可能让人们对一个更大的问题有进一步的了解 。
参考翻译
谁知道黑猩猩热爱舞蹈?它们也喜欢随着音乐拍手还会跟着节奏点头、跺脚舞动
研究人员写写道,黑猩猩可能在数百万年前就把对音乐和舞蹈的喜爱传给了早期人类