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English translation: >> please see below <<
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(a quick translation...) Explanation: "This is a popularized book about recent studies on monkeys which show that they are both closer to us than we thought (they have a mind too), and yet all the further removed from us that we share with birds the exclusivity of articulate language" |
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OK, here is my version: Explanation: "It concerns a layman's book about recent studies of monkeys which demonstrate at the same time that they are closer to us than we think, (They too have a spirit) and that we are also distanced from them for we share with birds the exclusivity of articulated language." Regards. Luis Luis |
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This seems to be a book that popularizes recent .. Explanation: This seems to be a book that popularizes recent studies on monkeys that demonstrates at one and the same time, that they are closer to us than we had ever imagined (they, too, have a mind), and also that we are all the more removed from them in that only we and birds share the exclusivity of vocalized language. |
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>> please see below << Explanation: "This book popularizes recent studies of monkeys, which show that although monkeys are closer to us than we thought (for they, too, have minds), we are still far from them, because only we and the birds have the capacity for articulated language." (Sometimes, to reach the core of meaning, one has to drill through and beyond the literal...) |
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