monolinguals

monolinguals

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• 网络单语；单语交际者；认知能力均比单语

例句

Bilinguals, for instance, seem to be more adept than monolinguals at solving certain kinds of mental puzzles.

例如，通双语者似乎在解决某些心灵难题的时候比只通一种语言的人更得心应手。

So we put monolinguals and bilinguals into a driving simulator.

这样，我们让单语者和双语者模拟驾车。

Bilinguals also appear to be better at learning new languages than monolinguals.

而且双语学习者在学习新语言时要比单语言者表现的更好。

In terms of monolinguals and bilinguals, the big thing that we have found is that the connections are different.

在单语者与双语者方面，我们的重要发现是，其中的联系是不同的。

Research in the sixties found the opposite. Bilingual people scored higher than monolinguals--people who speak only one language.

而六十年代研究的发现则恰恰相反，“双语者”比只懂一种语言的“单语者”得分更高。

The key difference between bilinguals and monolinguals may be more basic: a heightened ability to monitor the environment.

通双语者与只通一种语言的人之间的关键区别可能更根本：一种监控环境的显著能力。

So we have monolinguals solving a problem, and they use X systems, but when bilinguals solve the same problem, they use others.

所以，我们让单语者解决一个问题，他们使用X系统，然而，当双语者解决同一个问题时，他们使用其它系统。

But when we looked at their brains, we found that the bilinguals had significantly more damage than the monolinguals.

然而，通过检查患者的大脑，我们发现，双语使用者大脑受到的损伤大得多。