来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：心理学导论 第6集 第6集》

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  and in a fraction of a second you know
  你在一瞬间就会懂得
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  there's an important difference.
  这两句话之间是有很大区别的
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  "The pig is eager to eat"
  "猪想吃东西"
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  means the state of affairs that we're talking about
  意思是我们在说猪吃东西
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  is when the pig does the eating.
  这个事件的状态
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  "The pig is easy to eat" Is when the pig is being eaten.
  "猪肉容易吃"则是在说猪被吃的时候
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  You would see a sentence like
  你会看类似这样的句子
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  "Bill knew that John liked him"
  "比尔知道约翰喜欢他"
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  and you know, without even knowing how you know,
  你都不知道你是如何理解这句话的
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  that this could mean that
  但你却知道这句话是在说
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  Bill knew that John liked Bill
  比尔知道约翰喜欢比尔
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  or it could mean that Bill knew that John liked Fred.
  或是在说比尔知道约翰喜欢弗雷德