人们常说金鱼的记忆只有三秒钟,但实际上它们能学会各种各样的东西,而且能记住很长时间。
People often talk of goldfish having three-second memories, but in fact they can learn all kinds of things, and remember them for quite a long time.
金鱼的记忆广度有三秒钟之多。
书上写着金鱼的记忆力只有三秒钟。
It says that goldfish can only remember things for three seconds.
这段对白无疑为金鱼只有短期记忆的谬论推波助澜,有人甚至认为金鱼的记忆只能持续几秒钟。
Some even thought the goldfish memory span to last only several seconds.
戏剧《濒死的金鱼》中有这样一段独特的对白:“金鱼只有30秒钟的记忆,所以当它要死去的时候,它会认为它的整个一生都在死去。”
The play Dying Goldfish features a line of dialogue that helps propagate this common myth: "A goldfish has a memory of only thirty seconds, so when it’s dying it thinks it’s been dying all its life."
金鱼或许享有“无聊宠物”的坏名声,记忆力也糟糕,但它们比我们意识到的还要喜欢群居。
Goldfish might get a bad reputation of being boring pets - and having rubbish memories - but they're more clued up than we realise.
而且啊,金鱼无法记忆是一个没有事实根据的说法,很可能是那些将金鱼养在小的可怜的鱼缸的人,为了让自己心里好过一点捏造出来的。
But you're not a goldfish. And actually, this idea that goldfish can't remember is a myth, probably created by people who want to feel better about those tiny tanks they keep their goldfish in.
如果我是一尾金鱼,我只有3秒的记忆。
If I were a golden fish, only 3-seconds memory I would have.
戏剧《垂死的金鱼》里突出的对话帮助传达了一个普遍的传闻:“金鱼只有30秒的记忆,所以当它死的时候会认为它的整个人生一直是处于垂死状态的。”
The play Dying Goldfish features a line of dialogue that helps propagate this common myth: "A goldfish has a memory of only thirty seconds, so when it's dying it thinks it's been dying all its life."
戏剧《垂死的金鱼》里突出的对话帮助传达了一个普遍的传闻:“金鱼只有30秒的记忆,所以当它死的时候会认为它的整个人生一直是处于垂死状态的。”
The play Dying Goldfish features a line of dialogue that helps propagate this common myth: "A goldfish has a memory of only thirty seconds, so when it's dying it thinks it's been dying all its life."
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