We have a music instinct as much as a language instinct, and could not rid ourselves of it if we tried.
人类的音乐禀赋同语言不相上下，摆脱音乐可谓欲罢而不能。
Unlike music, however, dance has a strong capacity for representation and imitation, which suggests that dance may have further served as an early form of language.
然而跟音乐不同的是，舞蹈具有很强的模仿和表现的作用，这就提示也许舞蹈曾经是一种早期的语言形式。
His latest idea is that the gap was bridged by music, which may thus be seen as a precursor to language.
他最近提出，其间的沟壑由音乐填补——而音乐也可以看视为语言的先驱。
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