In these studies, they put a chimpanzee in a room and there's a lever.

在这些研究中他们把黑猩猩放在一间有杠杆的房间
And when the chimpanzee slaps the lever, it gets some food.

当黑猩猩拍打杠杆时它就能获得食物
Trivial, smart animal, piece of cake.

对这么聪明的动物是很简单的
But the room has a window leading to another room.

房间里有看得见另一间房间的窗户
And in the other room another chimpanzee is placed.

在另一间房间里有另一只黑猩猩
This second chimpanzee is not a relative of the first chimpanzee

第二只黑猩猩不是第一只的亲属
and they've never seen each other before.

他们从来没有见过
Now, when the first chimpanzee hits the lever

现在当第一只黑猩猩拍打杠杆时
the second chimpanzee gets a painful electric shock,

第二只黑猩猩就会受到痛苦的电击
putting the first chimpanzee in a horrible dilemma.

这让第一只黑猩猩陷入一个恐怖的困境
In order to feed himself, he has to torture another animal.

为了要喂饱他自己他不得不折磨另一只动物
Chimpanzees do not starve themselves to death.

黑猩猩不会让自己饿死