It was also found that although she could perceive things with her fingers this ability ceased the moment her hands were wet.

同时还发现，尽管她能用手指识别东西，但她的手一旦弄湿，这种功能便会立即消失。

and rushing passionately past boulders and over waterfalls.

接着热情奔放地冲过巨石，飞下瀑布。

And why only snakes? Cats, for instance, would be greatly helped; no running fights with large, fierce rats or tussles with grown rabbits -- just a bite and no more effort needed.

为什么只有蛇才有毒液呢？譬如说，如果猫有毒液，那对猫会大有帮助，它就不必再和又大又凶的老鼠边跑边博斗了，也不必再和大兔子扭斗了，只要咬一口，就不必再费大力气。

And the sensitive observer of sculpture must also learn to feel shape simply as shape,

因此，敏锐的雕塑观赏者也必须学会把形体作为形体来感觉，

they aroused great interest at the time, they had important theoretical consequences,

这些观察在当时引起了人们极大的兴趣，具有重要的理论意义，

Once waves have been generated,

一旦波浪形成，