“[It] is a device that allows people to get together and control their own destiny, much like our nation-state, ” says David Post, a law professor at Temple University, Philadelphia.

费城坦普尔大学一位法律学教授，戴维 波斯特说：“它是一个允许人们聚在一起，自己掌握自己的命运的设备，很像我们的民族国家。”

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That's the finding of a new study by researchers at the University of Washington, University of Virginia, and Temple University.

这是一个由来自华盛顿大学，弗吉尼亚大学以及天普大学的研究者所研究的新项目的新发现。

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Lead researcher Erin Cooper, of Temple University in Pennsylvania, told LiveScience: 'This is something that we talk about happening in popular culture, in the movies and magazines.

宾夕法尼亚坦普尔大学的首席研究员艾琳·库珀告诉《生活科学》：“我们讨论的这些广泛出现在流行文化，电影和杂志中都可以看到。”

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Professor Kathy Hirsh-Pasik directs the Infant Language Laboratory at Temple University in Philadelphia.

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Psychologist Kathy Hirsh-Pasek of Temple University recently had students observe 30 parents and their children in public places.

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At nearby Temple University in Philadelphia, several of the students are wearing T-shirts or sweatshirts with "Temple" written on it - they're clearly proud to be here.

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"In terms of scale, it's not soon or ever to be repeated, " said Dr. Robert Whitaker, a Temple University pediatrician who was a study co-author.

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