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.
金鱼可以保存记忆长达三个月之久。
Goldfish can retain memories that last for up to three months.
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."
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