如果黑猩猩无法展示自己对于句法的自发性理解，那我们就可以认为，它们只是在模仿而且是真正理解自己所使用的这些符号。

If chimps couldn't demonstrate the spontaneous acquisition of syntax then they were merely mimicking rather than comprehending the symbols they used.

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据说狗主人与他们的宠物狗看起来很相似——也许这种相似具有非常充分的理由，因为一种名叫自发性模仿的现象告诉我们，模仿人类的姿势似乎是犬类的天性。

Dog owners are said to resemble their pets - and perhaps with good reason. It seems dogs naturally match human gestures in a phenomenon known as automatic imitation.

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