Lesson 04 Seeing Hands

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How did Vera discover she had this gift of second sight?

Several cases have been reported in Russia recently of people who can read and detect colours with their fingers, and even see through solid doors and walls. One case concerns an eleven-year-old schoolgirl, Vera Petrova, who has normal vision but who can also perceive things with different parts of her skin, and through solid walls. This ability was first noticed by her father. One day she came into his office and happened to put her hand on the door of a locked safe. Suddenly she asked her father why he kept so many old newspapers locked away there, and even described the way they were done up in bundles.

Vera’s curious talent was brought to the notice of a scientific research institute in the town of Ulyanovsk, near where she lives, and in April she was given a series of tests by a special commission of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federal Republic. During these tests she was able to read a newspaper through an opaque screen and, stranger still, by moving her elbow over a child’s game of Lotto she was able to describe the figures and colours printed on it; and, in another instance, wearing stockings and slippers, to make out with her foot the outlines and colours of a picture hidden under a carpet. Other experiments showed that her knees and shoulders had a similar sensitivity. During all these tests Vera was blindfold; and, indeed, except when blindfold she lacked the ability to perceive things with her skin. It was also found that although she could perceive things with her fingers this ability ceased the moment her hands were wet.

📖 文章大意

这是一篇关于超自然能力的报道，讲述了俄罗斯11岁女孩维拉·彼得罗娃（Vera Petrova）拥有用皮肤”看见”事物的特殊能力。

🔍 故事梗概

维拉的特殊能力

  • 正常视力 + 皮肤感知能力
  • 可以透过实心墙壁和门”看见”物体
  • 能用身体不同部位（手指、肘部、膝盖、肩膀、脚）感知颜色和形状

能力的发现过程

第一次发现（父亲的办公室）：

  • 维拉无意中把手放在父亲办公室的保险柜门上
  • 突然问父亲为什么锁着这么多旧报纸
  • 甚至描述出报纸是如何捆扎的

🔬 科学测试

维拉被带到乌里扬诺夫斯克的科研机构接受测试：

测试项目及结果：

  1. 透过不透明屏幕读报纸 ✓
  2. 用肘部感知儿童乐透游戏
    • 能描述印刷的图案和颜色 ✓
  3. 穿着袜子和拖鞋，用脚感知
    • 辨认出地毯下隐藏图片的轮廓和颜色 ✓
  4. 膝盖和肩膀也有类似敏感度 ✓

重要条件：

  • ⚠️ 必须蒙眼：不蒙眼时这种能力就消失
  • ⚠️ 手必须干燥：手湿了能力就失效

📝 关键词汇解释

单词 含义 在文中的用法
vision 视力 正常视力
perceive 感知、察觉 用皮肤感知事物
bundles 捆、束 报纸捆扎的方式
institute 研究所 科研机构
Ministry 部（政府部门） 卫生部
opaque 不透明的 不透明的屏幕
slippers 拖鞋 穿着拖鞋测试
carpet 地毯 地毯下藏着图片
blindfold 蒙眼的 测试时必须蒙眼

💡 文章主题

这是一篇科学报道类文章，探讨了：

  • 超感官知觉（ESP）现象
  • 人体潜在的未知能力
  • 科学验证超自然现象的尝试