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Chapter 9 Gorillas in Our Midst

Chapter 9 Gorillas in Our Midst. 真ん中のゴリラ. Words Usage. The human eye is amazing, but also limited. 驚くような We only see what we need to see , for みる必要があるもの example, when we look for an empty seat on a 探す bus but don’t see our friend. Words Usage. Our eye is like a camera.

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Chapter 9 Gorillas in Our Midst

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  1. Chapter 9 Gorillas in Our Midst 真ん中のゴリラ

  2. Words Usage • The human eye is amazing, but also limited. 驚くような • We only see what we need to see, for みる必要があるもの example, when we look for an empty seat on a 探す bus but don’t see our friend.

  3. Words Usage • Our eye is like a camera. • Light comes in/ and hits the back of the eye,/ making an unclear image./ • But our brain combines/ the images from each eye/ and produces/ a colorful, smooth movie of the world around us./

  4. Words Usage • When we watch an active basketball scene,/ our eyes send/ a huge amount of information/ 莫大な量の to our brain. / • However,/ our brain cannot follow /all the images, /and so it looks for one thing,/ making us blind to other things./ • 見えない様にする

  5. Words Usage • For example,/ we filmed /a basketball 撮影した practice/ ― and then /this happened!/ Could anyone miss that?/ • A group watches the film, /but is told /to count the number of times/ the players in yellow/ pass 回数黄色の選手 the ball /to each other. / • They can/ ignore the players in blue. / • Will counting the passes/ make their brains miss the gorilla?/

  6. Words Usage • Most of the group counted /the correct 〜のほとんど　　　　　　　　　　　正確な数 number of passes,/ but only five of them/ saw something unusual!/ 奇妙なもの • The majority didn’t see the gorilla. 　　大多数 • When they watch the same film again/ without worrying about the passes/ and the gorilla appears, /they “can’t believe/ their eyes.”/

  7. Words Usage • They were so busy counting/ that their brains missed/ seeing the gorilla. / • We don’t see some things/because our brain processes/ only a limited amount of 限られた量 information at one time./ • 　　　　一度に • Let’s look inside/ the bus again./ • Did you see the gorilla the first time?

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