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In a recent podcast, we heard the beluga whale NOC change his voice's rhythm and pitch to imitate human speech.
Pretty impressive, but you ain't heard nothing yet. M K, an Asian elephant that appears to form actual words.  That’s annyong,Korean for hello.
His trainers claim to have taught K six Korean words. But how accurate is he? Researchers recorded the elephant at his home, the Everland Zoo in South Korea, and then played the recordings1 for 16 native Korean speakers.
When the subjects transcribed2 K's noises, they generally recognized five of the six words, including annyong. It turns out that Koshik can produce correct-sounding vowels3 67 percent of the time, but his consonant4 pronunciation was only recognizable 21 percent of the time. The work is in the journal Current Biology.
To achieve his remarkable5 feat6, K sticks his trunk in his mouth, which changes the shape of his vocal7 tract8 so he can reproduce human sounds and pitch. However he learned this technique, it’s a good bet the elephant won’t forget it.

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1 recordings 22f9946cd05973582e73e4e3c0239bb7     
n.记录( recording的名词复数 )；录音；录像；唱片
参考例句：
  • a boxed set of original recordings 一套盒装原声录音带
  • old jazz recordings reissued on CD 以激光唱片重新发行的老爵士乐
2 transcribed 2f9e3c34adbe5528ff14427d7ed17557     
（用不同的录音手段）转录( transcribe的过去式和过去分词 )； 改编（乐曲）（以适应他种乐器或声部）； 抄写； 用音标标出（声音）
参考例句：
  • He transcribed two paragraphs from the book into his notebook. 他把书中的两段抄在笔记本上。
  • Every telephone conversation will be recorded and transcribed. 所有电话交谈都将被录音并作全文转写。
3 vowels 6c36433ab3f13c49838853205179fe8b     
n.元音，元音字母( vowel的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • Vowels possess greater sonority than consonants. 元音比辅音响亮。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
  • Note the various sounds of vowels followed by r. 注意r跟随的各种元音的发音。 来自超越目标英语 第3册
4 consonant mYEyY     
n.辅音；adj.[音]符合的
参考例句：
  • The quality of this suit isn't quite consonant with its price.这套衣服的质量和价钱不相称。
  • These are common consonant clusters at the beginning of words.这些单词的开头有相同辅音组合。
5 remarkable 8Vbx6     
adj.显著的，异常的，非凡的，值得注意的
参考例句：
  • She has made remarkable headway in her writing skills.她在写作技巧方面有了长足进步。
  • These cars are remarkable for the quietness of their engines.这些汽车因发动机没有噪音而不同凡响。
6 feat 5kzxp     
n.功绩；武艺，技艺；adj.灵巧的，漂亮的，合适的
参考例句：
  • Man's first landing on the moon was a feat of great daring.人类首次登月是一个勇敢的壮举。
  • He received a medal for his heroic feat.他因其英雄业绩而获得一枚勋章。
7 vocal vhOwA     
adj.直言不讳的；嗓音的；n.[pl.]声乐节目
参考例句：
  • The tongue is a vocal organ.舌头是一个发音器官。
  • Public opinion at last became vocal.终于舆论哗然。
8 tract iJxz4     
n.传单，小册子，大片(土地或森林)
参考例句：
  • He owns a large tract of forest.他拥有一大片森林。
  • He wrote a tract on this subject.他曾对此写了一篇短文。

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