PART 1

The idea that some groups of people may be more intelligent than others is one of those hypotheses that dare not speak its name . But Gregory Cochran is prepared to say it anyway . He is that rare bird , a scientist that some diseases not previously thought to have a bacterial cause were actually infections , which aroused much controversy when it was first suggested , Even he , however , might tremble at the thought of what he is about to do .

【闪光词组】

独立于任何机构：work independently of any institution

普及该观点：popularize the idea

引起很大争议：arouse much controversy

一想到……就害怕得身体颤抖：tremble at the thought of ...

与众不同的人：rare bird

【实例应用】

The idea that some groups of people may be more intelligent than others is one of those hypotheses that dare not speak its name.

有些人群就是比其他人聪明，这个观点是那些不敢公开的假说的其中一个。

PART 2

Research on animal intelligence also makes us wonder what experiments animals would perform on humans if they had the chance. Every cat with an owner , for instance , is running a small-scale study in operant to determine the limits of our patience , ,our faithfulness , our memory for terrain.They would try to decide what intelligence in humans is really for , not merely how much of it there is . About all , they would hope to study a fundamental question: Are humans actually aware of the world they live in ? So far the results are inconclusive .

【闪光词组】

做实验：perform experiments

进行小规模研究：run a small-scale study

确定我们的耐心的限度：determine the limits of our patience

迄今为止：so far

结果没有定论results are inconclusive

【实例应用】

Research on animal intelligence also makes us wonder what experiments animals would perform on humans if they had the chance .

它更需要维持，消耗的燃料更多，而且在其起跑线出发的也慢，因为智力的获得不是靠本能而是靠学习，靠渐进的学习。

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