每日口說挑戰教你如何輕鬆地學習和記憶事物 (How I Learn And Remember Things Easily - The Effort Rule)

Introduction
Hey VoiceTube friends! I hope everything’s going well for you and that you’re staying safe and healthy.

If you’re listening to this, you’re a student (of the English language). A lot of us aspire to be lifelong students and to learn as much as we can throughout our lifetime. As students, it’s our goal to remember and actually take in as much knowledge and information as we can.

Now, there are efficient and effective ways to go about doing that and other less-ideal methods. Today we’re looking at a video that talks about an idea to recall more of what you learn. It’s called ‘The Effort Rule’, and its basic principle is in our sentence of the day:

Sentence
Essentially, the more effort you put into recording a piece of information, the better you will retain it.
簡單來說，當你越費力去紀錄一段訊息，你會記得越久。


Pronunciation tips

Emphasis on ‘the more’ and ‘the better’
recording /rɪˈkɔːr.dɪŋ/
piece /piːs/


Vocabulary

essentially /ɪˈsen.ʃəl.i/
Adv. 本質上；根本上；基本上
relating to the most important characteristics or ideas of something


Example:
Essentially, we’re going to have to stay at home to minimize the risk of contracting the virus.
基本上，我們現在必須待在家以降低感染病毒的風險。

Footnotes:
常放在句首


Effort /ˈef.ɚt/
N. 氣力；精力；努力
physical or mental activity needed to achieve something



Example:
Don’t exert too much physical effort as you’re on the mend after that car accident.
你因為車禍還在養傷，所以身體不要使太多力。

Footnotes:
Exert 施加
on the mend 養傷


Retain /rɪˈteɪn/
V. 保持；保留；保有
to keep or continue to have something

Example:
Hank struggled to retain his dignity when he resigned from the company.
Hank 勉強地在辭職後保有他的自尊心。



Outro
And that’s all the time we have for today! I hope you’ve retained the information we’ve been discussing today by strengthening your memory through leaving comments and recordings. Have a good one!

☺Essentially, the more effort you put into recording a piece of information, the better you will retain it.
基本上，當你越費心力去記錄某項資訊時，你對它的記憶就會越深刻。
【心得】眼到、手到、口到、耳到、心到，五感並用應該印象最深刻。
■essentially [ɪˋsɛnʃəlɪ] (adv.) 本質上；根本上；基本上
■effort [ˋɛfɚt] (n.C or U)氣力、精力、努力[+to-v]
(n.C)努力的成果；成就；(尤指不理想的或難以確定的)結果
■retain [rɪˋten] (vt.)保持；保留；保有；保存、留住、容納；擋住、攔住；記住；付定金聘請(律師)

Essentially(/ɪˈsen.ʃəl.i/基本上adv.), the more effort(/ˈef.ɚt/努力n.) you put into recording a piece of information(資訊), the better you will retain it.
基本上，當你越努力去紀錄一個資訊，你就能記得越久。

Hey VoiceTube friends! I hope everything’s going well for you and that you’re staying safe and healthy. If you’re listening to this, you’re a student (of the English language). A lot of us aspire(/əˈspaɪər/嚮往v.) to be lifelong(終身的) students and to learn as much as we can throughout(自始至終prep.) our lifetime. As students, it’s our goal to remember and actually *take in(接受) as much knowledge and information as we can. Now, there are efficient(/ɪˈfɪʃ.ənt/效率高的) and effective(/əˈfek.tɪv/有效的) ways to *go about(著手做) doing that and other less-ideal(較不理想的) methods. Today we’re looking at a video that talks about an idea to recall(使想起v.) more of what you learn. It’s called ‘The Effort Rule’, and its basic principle is in our sentence of the day.

■ aspire /əˈspaɪər/ vi. 熱望，嚮往；懷有大志[to/after][+to-v]
The boy aspired to become an engineer. 這男孩渴望成為工程師。

■ go about sth : (phr.) 著手做；開始做
What's the best way of going about this? 這件事怎樣做才最好呢？

1. essentially /ɪˈsen.ʃəl.i/ adv. 本質上；根本上；基本上（多放在句首） = relating to the most important characteristics or ideas of something
Essentially, we’re going to have to stay at home to minimize(/ˈmɪn.ə.maɪz/使減到最小v.) the risk of contracting(得病v.) the virus.

■ contract /kənˈtrækt/ vt. 得（病）；沾染（習慣）；締結；訂（約）[（+with）] 
I contracted a cold. 我得了感冒。

■ contract /ˋkɑntrækt/ n. 契約；合同
I was then under contract to a bus company. 那時候我按合同為一家公車公司工作。

2 effort /ˈef.ɚt/ n.氣力；精力；努力 = physical or mental activity needed to achieve something
Don’t exert(/ɪɡˈzɜːt/用力v.) too much physical(身體的) effort as you’re *on the mend(痊癒n.) after that car accident.

■ exert /ɪɡˈzɜːt/ vt. 用（力），盡（力）
He has exerted all his strength. 他已竭盡全力。

■ mend /mend/ n. 好轉；痊癒
The economy is on the mend. 經濟情況正在好轉。
His health is on the mend. 他的健康正在好轉中。


3 retain /rɪˈteɪn/ v. 保持；保留；保有 = to keep or continue to have something
Hank struggled to retain his dignity when he resigned(辭職v.) from the company.

■ dignity /ˈdɪɡ.nə.ti/ n. 自尊，自尊心
How could you wear something so indecent(/ɪnˈdiː.sənt/妨害風化的)? Have you no dignity? 你怎麼能穿這種不正經的東西呢？你還有沒有一點自尊？

Outro : And that’s all the time we have for today! I hope you’ve retained the information we’ve been discussing today by strengthening(加強v.) your memory through leaving comments and recordings. Have a good one!

■ strengthen /ˈstreŋ.θən/ v. 增強，加強；鞏固
They have been strengthening their border defences in preparation for war. 他們一直在為備戰而強化邊防。

Essentially, the more effort you put into recording a piece of information, the better you will retain it.
簡單來說，當你越費力去紀錄一段訊息，你會記得越久。

Day 14
Essentially, the more effort you put into recording a piece of information, the better you will retain it.


Beginning a new week with the challenge~

Essentially, the more effort you into recording a piece of information, the better you will retain it.

Hope I could retain a lot of good memories.

Day 251
Essentially, the more effort you put into recording a piece of information, the better you will retain it.