VOA慢速英语:Study: Dogs Understand Emotions Like Humans

短语讲解：

1. Scientists using a Magnetic Resonance Scanner, or MRI, to learn about dog emotions.

learn about 获得，学得
例句：Learn about suggestions for using supplements.
了解使用营养补充剂的建议。

2. The research showed that they are quite similar to the emotions of humans.

be similar to 与…相似; 类乎
例句：This condition could be similar to human depression.
这一状况类似于人类的低落情绪。

3. "We've known for a long time that dogs have a lot of behavioral similarities compared to humans. But we don't know anything or very little at least about whether some of these behaviors are represented similarly inside the brain of the dog, so this research is providing a first glimpses to whether these behavioral similarities are underlined by similar neural processes," said MacLean.

a lot of 许多的; 诸多
例句：Especially a lot of sharp knives.
特别是有许多锋利的刀具。
at least 至少
例句：Read at least 30 books.
至少读30本书。

4. Now, there is scientific proof that they do in fact understand what you are feeling.

in fact 实际上，其实
例句：In fact quite the opposite.
事实上，情况恰好相反。