1. Chapter 9 Gorillas in Our Midst 真ん中のゴリラ

2. Words Usage The human eye is amazing, but also limited. 驚くような We only see what we need to see, for みる必要があるもの example, when we look for an empty seat on a 探す bus but don’t see our friend.

3. Words Usage Our eye is like a camera. Light comes in/ and hits the back of the eye,/ making an unclear image./ But our brain combines/ the images from each eye/ and produces/ a colorful, smooth movie of the world around us. /

4. Words Usage When we watch an active basketball scene,/ our eyes send/ a huge amount of information/ 莫大な量の to our brain. / However,/ our brain cannot follow /all the images, /and so it looks for one thing,/ making us blind to other things./ 見えない様にする

5. Words Usage For example,/ we filmed /a basketball 撮影した practice/ ― and then /this happened!/ Could anyone miss that?/ A group watches the film, /but is told /to count the number of times/ the players in yellow/ pass 回数 黄色の選手 the ball /to each other. / They can/ ignore the players in blue. / Will counting the passes/ make their brains miss the gorilla?/

6. Words Usage Most of the group counted /the correct 〜のほとんど 正確な数 number of passes,/ but only five of them/ saw something unusual!/ 奇妙なもの The majority didn’t see the gorilla. 大多数 When they watch the same film again/ without worrying about the passes/ and the gorilla appears, /they “can’t believe/ their eyes.”/

7. Words Usage They were so busy counting/ that their brains missed/ seeing the gorilla. / We don’t see some things/because our brain processes/ only a limited amount of 限られた量 information at one time./ 一度に Let’s look inside/ the bus again./ Did you see the gorilla the first time?