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They look at certain words in a different way than their monolingual counterparts.
和只会一种语言的人相比，他们会用不同视角去看待特定词语。
People who speak two languages may process certain words faster, particularly if the word has the same meaning in both languages, according to a Psychological Science study. Using eye-movement technology, researchers found that bilingual people spend less time looking at "cognate words" -- words that have the same meaning in two languages, such as the word "sport" for both English and Dutch -- which suggests their brains need less time to process the word, Scientific American reported.
一则心理科学研究表明，会讲两种语言的人处理特定词语会更快，尤其当此词在两种语言中有相同意思时。《美国科学》报道，采用眼动技术，研究人员发现会讲两种语言的人用了更少的时间看“同源词语”——在两种语言中意思相同的词语。比如“运动”一词在英语和荷兰语中就是如此——这说明他们的大脑处理此词所需时间更少。
