有效提高记忆-玩益智游戏(1)

 好记性不如烂笔头，但是为什么明明有简单、自然、有时候有些奇怪的方法能提高记忆力的时候还要用写的方法呢？

 

Practical tips on improving your memory

 

有效提高你的记忆

 

Play brain games

 

玩益智游戏

 

By the time you're an adult, you probably have aroutine carved out. Get up, go to work, come home, be with family.

 

These habits work because you've done them over and over, and they use the same neural¹ pathways in your brain.

 

Shaking up this routine can stimulate² your brain soit keeps developing. Find brain teasers, or do sudoku and crossword³ puzzles inthe paper. There are an inflex of websites and game cartridges⁴ that will help you use your brain in different ways.

 

Taking a new way home from work, visiting different places over the weekend, and reading different types of books will also activate⁵ lesser-used areas of the brain.

 

Anything that's new, fun, and challenging will stimulate your brain.

 

1 neural   

adj.神经的，神经系统的

参考例句：

• The neural network can preferably solve the non- linear problem.利用神经网络建模可以较好地解决非线性问题。
• The information transmission in neural system depends on neurotransmitters.信息传递的神经途径有赖于神经递质。

2 stimulate   

vt.刺激，使兴奋；激励，使…振奋

参考例句：

• Your encouragement will stimulate me to further efforts.你的鼓励会激发我进一步努力。
• Success will stimulate the people for fresh efforts.成功能鼓舞人们去作新的努力。

3 crossword   

n.纵横字谜，纵横填字游戏

参考例句：

• He shows a great interest in crossword puzzles.他对填字游戏表现出很大兴趣。
• Don't chuck yesterday's paper out.I still haven't done the crossword.别扔了昨天的报纸，我还没做字谜游戏呢。

4 cartridges   

子弹( cartridge的名词复数 )； （打印机的）墨盒； 录音带盒； （唱机的）唱头

参考例句：

• computer consumables such as disks and printer cartridges 如磁盘、打印机墨盒之类的电脑耗材
• My new video game player came with three game cartridges included. 我的新电子游戏机附有三盘游戏带。

5 activate   

vt.使活动起来，使开始起作用

参考例句：

• We must activate the youth to study.我们要激励青年去学习。
• These push buttons can activate the elevator.这些按钮能启动电梯。