【英语时差8,16】虚妄记忆综合症（下）

Here’s one way false memories can be produced. Say you witness¹ a car accident and the police ask you to describe it. Studies have shown that if the interviewing officers remain silent², you are likely to produce a reasonably accurate³ description of the events. However, suppose the police ask: “After the car went through the stop sign, did the driver brake⁴ suddenly?” Whatever your answer, you may later insist you remember a stop sign–even if there never was one! A false memory has been implanted. This kind of thing probably happens all the time. People naturally tell stories about events, inadvertently changing details as they go. Over time, we can come to believe the stories as if they were our own memories.

1 witness   

n.证人，目击者，证据，证明，证词；vt.目击，作证，证明，表明，经历；vi.作证人

参考例句：

• She was a witness of the incident.她是事件的目击者。
• A witness was examined by him in a court of law.他在法庭上质问一个证人。

2 silent   

adj.安静的，不吵闹的，沉默的，无言的；n.(复数)默剧

参考例句：

• Immediately on his beginning to speak,everyone was silent.他一讲话，大家顿时安静下来。
• The boys looked at the conjuror in silent wonder. 孩子们目瞪口呆地看着那魔术师。

3 accurate   

adj.正确无误的；准确的，精确的

参考例句：

• He has made an accurate measurement of my garden.他准确地丈量了我的花园。
• He is always accurate in what he says and does.他说的和做的总是正确无误。

4 brake   

n.制动器，刹车，闸；vt.制动，刹车

参考例句：

• The brake is ineffective.刹车失灵。
• The cause of the accident was the brake of the car.这个事故的原因是汽车的刹车问题。