The Reading Room - Is your dog reading your mind?

Nov 05, 2025 - Is your dog reading your mind?

Questions

1. fdeab

2. c(b)cacb

3. relate closely, aware, brain scans, provoke, innate

Vocabulary

1. prospect - n. 希望；候选人、潜在客户；开阔的风景的视野；v. 勘探、探矿；

2. aware - know of something

3. dog treats - 狗零食

4. relate closely to - understand well and feel a connection with

5. canine - adj. 狗相关的、像狗的、犬科的 n. 一只狗；犬齿

6. brain scan - a study that takes images of the brain

7. provoke - v. 刺激、招惹、挑动、激起 make something happen

8. sweat - n. 汗 v. 流汗；加热出汁水；焊接

9. evolve - v. 发展、进化；（化学）释放（气体或热）develop naturally over time

10. domesticate - v. 驯化、驯养 train an animal to live with humans

11. stimulus - n. 刺激（复数 stimuli） something that causes a reaction

12. carry out - v. 执行、实施

13. genes - parts of DNA that tell living organisms how to grow and develop

14. subtle - adj. 细微的、微妙的 difficult to notice

15. innate - adj. 先天的 a quality or ability that something naturally has