English, I'm Neil. This is

英語，我是尼爾。我是...

the programme where in just

節目中，僅在

six minutes we discuss an interesting

六分鐘，我們討論了一個有趣的

topic and teach some

題，並傳授一些

related English vocabulary.

相關英語詞彙。

And joining me to do this is Rob.

和我一起做這個是羅布。

Rob: Hello... err sorry Neil, how long did

你好......呃，對不起，尼爾，多長時間了？

you say this programme is?

你說這個節目是？

Neil: Six minutes ... it's 6 Minute English, Rob.

六分鐘......是6分鐘英語，羅布。

Rob: Right. OK. Sorry, what's

羅伯：對。好的。對不起，什麼'的

your name again?

又是你的名字？

Neil: Neil! My name is Neil, Rob. What's

尼爾：尼爾！我叫尼爾，羅布。我叫尼爾，羅布。

happened to your memory?!

你的記憶力怎麼了？

Rob: Sorry, Neil - too many things on my

羅伯：對不起，尼爾--我有太多的事情要做。

mind, it's affecting my short-term

心，影響了我的短期。

memory, but what

記憶力

I can remember is that in this programme

我記得在這個節目中

we're talking about improving

我們正在談論改善

our memory.

我們的記憶。

Neil: We are and I think you might find it

尼爾：我們是，我想你可能會發現。

quite useful! Storing information

相當有用!儲存資訊

is an important

是一個重要

function of our brains and scientists

我們大腦的功能和科學家

are always looking at ways to

始終在尋找方法，以

improve it but also to stop it

揚長避短

deteriorating - or becoming worse.

惡化 -- -- 或變得更糟；

Rob: Yes, and we all know that memories -

羅伯：是的，我們都知道，記憶--------。

that's the noun for things

那是事物的名詞。

we remember from the

我們記得

past - are nice to have but also important

過去--是好的，但也是重要的

for remembering who people are,

為記住人是誰。

where things are kept

存放處

and how things look.

和事情的樣子。

Neil: Soon we'll be discussing a new idea

尼爾：很快我們'將討論一個新的想法。

for improving your memory but not before

改善你的記憶力，但不是之前

I've set today's quiz question.

我'了今天的測驗題。

There are many ways we can improve

我們有很多方法可以改善

our memory but one way

記憶力

is through the type of food we eat.

是通過我們吃的食物類型。

According to the BBC Food website,

據BBC食品網站報道。

which type of food

哪種食物

supports good memory function? Is it...

支持良好的記憶功能？是...

a) eggs, b) spinach, or c) bananas?

a)雞蛋，b)菠菜，還是c)香蕉？

Rob: Well, as a kid I was always told that

羅伯：好吧，作為一個孩子，我總是被告知，我是一個很好的人。

spinach was good for me - Popeye ate it

菠菜對我很好 -大力水手吃了它。

to make him strong - so I'll say b) spinach.

使他強壯--所以我'會說b)菠菜。

Neil: Well, I'll have the answer later on.

尼爾：嗯，我'以後會有答案的。

Now, let's talk more about

現在，讓我們再來談談'。

improving our memory.

提高我們的記憶力。

Memory is the ability to encode, store and

記憶力是指編碼、存儲和

recall information but a number of factors

召回資訊，但一些因素

can affect people's memory processes

可以影響人們的記憶過程

including health, anxiety, mood,

包括健康、焦慮、情緒。

stress and tiredness.

壓力和疲勞。

Rob: That's why, for example, if you're

羅布：這就是為什麼，比如說，如果你'。

taking an exam it's important

考試是重要的

to get a good night's sleep

睡個好覺

and to keep healthy. But Neil, when

並保持健康。但是尼爾，當

you're revising for an exam, what helps

你'為考試複習，什麼有助於

you to remember facts?

你要記住事實嗎？

Neil: I tend to write things down again and

尼爾：我傾向於把事情再寫下來，然後。

again and again and again.

一遍又一遍，一遍又一遍。

Rob: Well, that's one way. But people have

羅布：嗯，這'是一種方式。但人們有

different styles to help them remember.

不同的風格來幫助他們記憶。

According to the BBC's iWonder guide,

根據BBC'的iWonder指南。

there are three different styles - visual,

有三種不同的風格--視覺。

auditory and kinaesthetic,

聽覺和動覺；

that's learning by 'doing' and practicing

那就是'學以致用'做'和實踐。

something over and over again.

一遍又一遍的東西。

That sounds like me.

這聽起來像我。

Neil: But recently, a new study has

尼爾：但最近，一項新的研究表明。

come up with a method that could

想出辦法

possibly be the best way to improve your

可能是改善你的

memory and that's by drawing.

記憶，那就是通過繪畫。

Daryl O'Connor, who's Professor

Daryl O&39;Connor，誰&39;教授。

of Psychology at the University of Leeds,

利茲大學心理學系。

has been speaking about it on

一直在談論它的

the BBC Radio 4 programme, All

英國廣播公司第四臺節目 "All

In The Mind. See if you

在頭腦中。看看你是否

can work out why...

得出原因

Daryl O'Connor: The authors certainly

達里爾-奧'康納：作者當然是

argue that one of the things that

辯稱，其中一件事是

happens by drawing

畫龍點睛

these particular objects, that it leads to

這些特定對象，它導致

this increased contextual representation

這種增加的上下文表述

of the object in one's mind...

的對象在心中......。

It makes a lot of intuitive sense...

這很有直觀的意義... ...

the idea that if you have encoded

的想法，如果你已經編碼了

something in a greater level of detail,

更詳細的東西。

you're more likely to remember it...

你更有可能記住它... ...

It's much stronger than just remembering

這比單純的記憶要強得多。

writing down the words.

寫下這些話。

Neil: OK, so let's try to explain that.

尼爾：好吧，讓我們試著解釋一下。

Drawing something leads to increased

畫東西會導致增加

contextual representation of the object.

對象的上下文表示。

When something is contextual,

當某件事情的背景。

it is in the situation where

在這種情況下

it usually exists.

它通常存在。

Rob: So as you draw something you are

羅伯：所以當你畫一些東西時，你是

creating a picture in your mind

浮想聯翩

about what it is, how you use it and

關於它是什麼，你如何使用它，以及。

where it is used. I wonder if

在哪裡使用。我想知道，如果

this means artists have good memories...

這意味著藝術家們有很好的記憶...

Neil: Maybe. Daryl O'Connor says that

尼爾：也許吧。Daryl O'Connor說過

when you draw you are encoding

當你畫畫的時候，你就是在編碼

something in a greater

大處著眼

level of detail, more than you would by

詳細程度，比你通過

just writing things down.

只是把事情寫下來。

Encoding is changing

編碼正在改變

information into a form that can

資訊的形式，可以

be stored and later recalled.

儲存，以後再調用。

Rob: That's because as you draw,

羅布：那是因為隨著你畫。

you're thinking about different aspects of

你'思考的不同方面的

the object. He says it makes

的對象。他說這讓

intuitive sense - intuitive means it is

直觀的感覺--直觀是指它是

'based on feelings rather than

'基於感覺而不是

facts or proof' - so, you just feel

事實或證據' - 所以，你只是覺得

it is the best thing to do.

這是最好的辦法。

Neil: Of course this is just one more way

尼爾：當然，這只是多了一種方式。

to improve your memory. I've also

以提高你的記憶力。我也

heard that doing

聽說

crossword puzzles and Sudoku

填字遊戲和數獨

can help, especially when you're older.

可以幫助，特別是當你'老了。

Rob: Yes, as we get older we can often

羅伯：是的，隨著年齡的增長，我們常常可以

have more difficulty retrieving information

檢索資訊比較困難

from our memory - and people with

從我們的記憶中--和人與

Alzheimer's find it very difficult

阿爾茨海默's發現它非常困難的

to encode information - so any way

來編碼資訊--所以任何方式

to keep our memory working is a good

以保持我們的記憶力是一個很好的

thing. Basically we need brain training!

的事情。基本上我們需要腦力訓練!

Neil: Brain training and eating the right

尼爾：大腦訓練和吃對了

food, Rob! You might remember that

食物，羅布！你可能還記得

earlier I asked you, according to

剛才我問你，根據

the BBC Food website, which type of food

BBC食品網站，哪種食物

supports good memory function?

支持良好的記憶功能？

Is it... a) eggs, b) spinach, or c) bananas?

是... a)雞蛋，b)菠菜，還是c)香蕉？

And Rob, you said...

而羅布，你說...

Rob: I do remember and I said b) spinach.

羅伯：我確實記得，我說b)菠菜。

Neil: And that is sort of the wrong answer.

尼爾：這也算是錯誤的答案。

In fact they were all correct - they are all

事實上，他們都是正確的--他們都是。

examples of food that can help support

可以幫助支持的食物的例子

good memory. Apparently, foods rich in

好的記憶力。顯然，食物中富含

B vitamins are important as they

B族維生素很重要，因為它們

provide protection for the brain as we age

隨著年齡的增長，為大腦提供保護

and support good memory function.

並支持良好的記憶功能。

I think it's time to change my diet!

我想是時候改變我的飲食習慣了!

Now on to the vocabulary

現在說說詞彙

we looked at in this programme.

我們在這個方案中研究了。

Rob: So today we've been talking about

羅伯：所以今天我們一直在討論的是關於

our memory - we use our memory

我們的記憶--我們使用我們的記憶

to remember things

記事

and 'memories' is the noun for things

和'回憶&39;是事物的名詞。

we remember from the past.

我們記得過去的事情。

Neil: Then we discussed a learning style

尼爾：然後我們討論了一種學習方式

known as 'kinaesthetic', that is learning

稱為'動覺&39;，即學習。

by 'doing' and

通過'做&39;和

practising something over and over again.

反覆練習某件事情。

Rob: We heard from Professor

羅伯：我們從教授那裡聽到了

Daryl O'Connor, who talked about

Daryl O'Connor，他談到了

contextual representation - when

語境表示--當

something is 'contextual',

東西是'情境的&39;。

you see it in the situation

可見

where it usually exists.

通常存在的地方。

Neil: Next we talked about 'encoding'.

尼爾：接下來我們談到了'編碼&39;。

That is changing information

這就是改變資訊

into a form that can

變成可以

be stored and later recalled.

儲存，以後再調用。

Rob: And we mentioned 'intuitive sense' -

羅伯：而且我們提到了'直觀的感覺'-。

having an intuitive sense means

悟性

doing something 'based

做某事'基於

on feelings rather than facts or proof' - so,

在感覺上而不是事實或證據上&#39；--所以。

you just feel it is the best thing to do.

你只是覺得這是最好的事情。

Neil: And finally we mentioned

尼爾：最後我們提到

Alzheimer's - a disease affecting

阿爾茨海默氏症--一種影響人類的疾病

the brain that makes it

腦袋

difficult to remember things and

記不住

it gets worse as you get older.

年紀越大，情況越糟。

Rob: Well, there are lots of new words

羅伯：好吧，有很多新的詞彙

to remember there - but that's all

要記住那裡--但那是所有的。

for this programme.

本方案。

Neil: Don't forget to visit us on Facebook,

尼爾：別忘了在Facebook上訪問我們。

Twitter, Instagram and YouTube

Twitter、Instagram和YouTube

and our website:

和我們的網站。

bbclearningenglish.com. Bye for now.

bbclearningenglish.com。暫時再見。

Rob: Goodbye!

再見！