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(单词翻译:双击或拖选)
You've told your kids to put away their toys, put on their pajamas1, and brush their teeth, but when you check on them later, they still haven't done all of these things. When you ask them why, they tell you they forgot. In fact, they use this excuse so often that you begin to wonder: Are they really so forgetful? And if so, why? Whenever you're given a list of things, that list is stored in what scientists call working memory. This is a temporary storage bin2 in your brain that keeps in mind the stuff you need to get something done. For example, your working memory remembers unfamiliar3 phone numbers for as long as it takes you to dial the phone. Like the contents of a computer cache, the contents of your working memory are eventually flushed out, freeing your working memory for more pressing needs, or else they're stored in your long-term memory so you can use them again later.
1 pajamas | |
n.睡衣裤 | |
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n.箱柜;vt.放入箱内;[计算机] DOS文件名:二进制目标文件 | |
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3 unfamiliar | |
adj.陌生的,不熟悉的 | |
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4 chunks | |
厚厚的一块( chunk的名词复数 ); (某物)相当大的数量或部分 | |
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