17.빈칸 (A), (B)에 들어갈 말로 가장 적절한 것은? The amount of information gathered by the eyes as contrasted with the ears has not been precisely calculated. Such a calculation not only involves a translation process, but scientists have been handicapped by lack of knowledge of what to count. A general notion, however, of the relative complexities of the two systems can be obtained by (A) the size of the nerves connecting the eyes and the ears to the centers of the brain. Since the optic nerve contains roughly eighteen times as many neurons as the cochlear nerve, we assume it transmits at least that much more information. Actually, in normally alert subjects, it is probable that the eyes may be as much as a thousand times as effective as the ears in (B) information. ＊cochlear : 달팽이관의 (A) (B)

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• as contrasted with~와 견주어 볼 때상

  The amount of information gathered by the eyes as contrasted with the ears has not been precisely calculated.귀와 견주어 눈이 모으는 정보의 양은 정확히 계산된 적이 없다.

• handicapped제약을 받는·불리한중

  다른 뜻 · (명사) 불리한 조건

  scientists have been handicapped by lack of knowledge of what to count과학자들은 무엇을 셀지 몰라 제약을 받아 왔다

• notion개념·생각중

  다른 뜻 · no notion of = ~을 전혀 모르는

  A general notion of the relative complexities of the two systems can be obtained.두 체계의 상대적 복잡함에 대한 대략의 개념은 얻을 수 있다.

• optic nerve시신경상

  다른 뜻 · cochlear nerve = 청신경

  the optic nerve contains roughly eighteen times as many neurons as the cochlear nerve시신경은 청신경보다 대략 열여덟 배 많은 신경세포를 지닌다

• transmit전달하다·보내다중

  다른 뜻 · transmission = 전달·전송

  we assume it transmits at least that much more information우리는 그것이 적어도 그만큼 더 많은 정보를 전달한다고 본다

• alert깨어 있는·기민한중

  다른 뜻 · (명사) 경보 · alert to = ~을 경계하는

  in normally alert subjects, it is probable that the eyes may be as much as a thousand times more effective보통으로 깨어 있는 피험자에게서 눈은 천 배까지 더 효과적일 수 있다

• roughly대략·거의중

  다른 뜻 · 거칠게

  the optic nerve contains roughly eighteen times as many neurons시신경은 대략 열여덟 배 많은 신경세포를 지닌다

• sweep up쓸어 담다·휩쓸다중

  Volunteers sweep up the broken glass after the storm.폭풍 뒤 자원봉사자들이 깨진 유리를 쓸어 담는다.

• neuron신경세포·뉴런중

  the optic nerve contains roughly eighteen times as many neurons as the cochlear nerve시신경은 청신경보다 대략 열여덟 배 많은 신경세포를 지닌다