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46Although black bears are common in the eastern Canadian province of Labrador, grizzly bears-often similar in color, but much larger-were believed to exist only in the western provinces. Despite a nineteenth-century explorer's account of having startled and narrowly escaped from a grizzly bear deep in the woods in Labrador, modern scientists find no physical evidence that grizzly bears have ever lived in Labrador. But recent research into the language and legends of the Innu, a people who have lived in Labrador for thousands of years, reveals that their language has words for two different kinds of bears, and their ancient legends attribute different characteristics to the two kinds of bears. Therefore, there probably were grizzly bears in Labrador, and the explorer's account probably accurately identified the bear.

 

1.语言和传说有的时候并不可信。很多时候都是人们通过构造和想象产生的。对于文字来说，可能当时的含义和现在人们所理解的含义并不相同。对于传说，可信性很低，有可能是某些人在其他的地方见过，然后就在传说中出现了。

2.也有可能这个民族曾经在东部生活过，并且关于语言和传说都是在那时产生的。从而不能证明西部以前就有这两种熊，更不要说有G了。

3.探险者的记载并不能提供可靠的证据。由于这两种熊的颜色比较接近，在危险的情况下，探险者辨认出错的可能性很高。