In the bird, seems to be somehow encoded so that when they imitate sounds,鸟类体中似乎有某种密码当它们模仿某些声音时

seem to似乎 ...

Peter and Susan seem to be cut out for each other.

彼得和苏珊似乎是天生的一对。

A pall of mystery seem to hang over it all.

整个事件似乎笼罩上一层神秘的气氛。

Ofer's work suggests humans might also have this innate ability to talk.奥弗的实验表明人类也可能有这种天生的说话能力

ability to有 ... 的能力

She has the ability to keep calm in an emergency.

她有处变不惊的本事。

I don't doubt your ability to do the work.

我不怀疑你有能力担任这项工作。