导读：猪可能不会飞，但它们会玩电子游戏。在一项新的研究中，来自印第安纳州普渡大学的研究人员表明，猪可以使用数字屏幕和操纵杆，由它们的鼻子操作，来移动光标以获得奖励。

 

Pigs may be more clever than we thought. They may be able to play video games. Researchers at Purdue University in Indiana, the USA carried out a research on pig-gaming skills. The researchers were surprised that their test pigs were able to play some games.

猪可能比我们想象的聪明。他们可能会玩电子游戏。美国普渡大学的研究人员对猪的游戏技能进行了研究。研究人员很惊讶他们的试验猪能玩一些游戏。

Researchers got the four pigs, named Ebony, Hamlet, Ivory and Omelet, to play a simple game at different levels. They had to move a joystick(操纵杆) with their nose to make a cursor move to a coloured wall. If they were successful, they got a tasty treat. Lead author Dr. Candace Croney said, "It's very clear that they knew what they were being asked to do." The research is in a paper published in the journal Frontiers in Psychology.

研究人员让这四只名叫埃博尼、哈姆雷特、艾沃蕊和奥姆莱特的猪在不同的等级上玩一个简单的游戏。它们必须用鼻子移动游戏杆才能使光标移动到彩色墙上。如果它们成功了，它们会得到美味的款待。主要作者坎迪斯·克罗尼博士（Candace Croney）说，“很明显，它们知道它们被要求做什么。”这项研究发表在《心理学前沿》刊物上。

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难句解析

• cursor / ˈkɜːsə(r) / n. 光标
  例句：Move your cursor to the top of the screen. 把你的光标移到屏幕顶端。
• interact / ˌɪntərˈækt]/ v. 互动
  例句：Children learn by interacting with one another. 孩子们通过彼此互动来学习。
• It's very clear that they knew what they were being asked to do.
  很明显，他们知道他们被要求做什么。it为形式主语，that引导主语从句；what引导宾语从句。
• Dr. Croney said it was important to understand how pigs get information, and what they are able to learn and remember.
  克罗尼博士表示，了解猪是如何获得信息的，以及它们能够学习和记忆什么是很重要的。 how和what都引导宾语从句，作动词understand的宾语。

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