Even without gadgets that understand our spoken commands, research suggests that, as bizarre as it sounds, under certain circumstances, people regularly ascribe human traits to everyday objects.

研究表明，即使没有能够理解我们口头指令的小工具，在某些情况下，人们也会经常认为日常物品具有人的特性，尽管这听起来很奇怪。

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To some, forms may be confusing. The purpose of certain objects and inputs may be unclear to users, so suggestions and examples certainly should be included to help users fill them out.

对于一些人来说，表单会带来一些困惑，对于用户来说，一些对象、输入的内容的目的是不明确的，所以一些建议与例子可以给用户带来很多帮助。

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It is also a practical bed, because you can use the unusual design to store certain objects, such as an alarm clock or a book.

它也是一张实用的床，你可以利用其独特的设计来存放特定物品，如闹钟或书籍之类。

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And so probably does each animal feel about the particular things it tends to do in the presence of certain objects.

所以，可能每种动物,倾向于做特定的事情,在某物面前。

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From previous studies the researchers knew that certain brain areas react more strongly to faces than they do to faceless objects.

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