【英语翻译Forthosewhostudythedevelopmentofintelligence(智力)intheanimalworld,self-awarenessisanimportantmeasurement.Ananimalthatisaware(意识)ofitselfhasahighlevelofintelligence.    Awarenesscan】

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　　Forthosewhostudythedevelopmentofintelligence(智力)intheanimalworld,self-awarenessisan

　　importantmeasurement.Ananimalthatisaware(意识)ofitselfhasahighlevelofintelligence.

　　    Awarenesscanbetestedbystudyingwhethertheanimalrecognizesitselfinthemirror,thatis,itsown

　　reflectedimage(反射出的影像).Manyanimalsfailthisexercisebitterly,payingevrylittleattentiontothe

　　reflectedimage.Onlyhumans,andsomeintelligentanimalslikeapesanddolphins,haveshowntorecognize

　　thattheimageinthemirrorisofthemselves.

　　    Nowanotheranimalhasjoinedtheclub.IntheProceedingsoftheNationalAcademyofSciences,

　　researchersreportthatanAsianelephanthaspassedthemirrorself-reflectiontest.

　　    "Wethoughtthatelephantswerethenextimportantanimal,"saidDinanaReissoftheWildlifeConservation

　　Society,anauthorofthestudywithJoshuaM.PlotnikandFansB.M.deWaalofEmoryUniversity.With

　　theirlargebrains,Reisssaid,elephants"seemedlikecousinstoapesanddolphins."

　　    TheresearcherstestedHappy,MaxineandPatty,threeelephantsattheBronxZoo.Theyputan8-foot-

　　squaremirroronawalloftheanimals'playarea(outofthesightofzoovisitors)andrecordedwhathappened

　　withcameras,includingonebuiltinthemirror.

　　    Theelephantsusedtheirlongnosestofindwhatwasbehindit,andtoexaminepartsoftheirbodies.

　　    Ofthethree,Happythenpassedthetest,inwhichaclear