When an animal first enters the world, it is small and weak. Before it learns to protect and care for itself, it needs someone to look after it. That is why animals’ brains are wired for a process called imprinting. Imprinting occurs in the first moments of life. When a baby animal is born, it is affected by the creatures around it, typically its parents. The process begins when the baby recognizes a moving object. It will follow the object and imitate its sounds and movements.
当动物刚来到这个世界时，牠是弱小的。在牠学会保护和照顾自己之前，牠需要有人照顾牠。这就是为什么动物的大脑天生具备一种称为铭印现象的过程。铭印现象发生在生命的最初时刻。当小动物出生时，牠会受到周围生物的影响，通常是牠的父母。当小动物辨识出移动的物体时，这个过程就开始了。牠会跟随这个物体并模仿其声音和动作。
生活必备字词：
look after... 照顾……，照料……
affect vt. 影响
creature n. 动物；生物
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