【叨叨】如火如荼增强记忆力

　　良好的记忆力，对学习工作都是非常有帮助的。我们平时应该多多锻炼自己的大脑，记忆力才会有提升的。

　　People like to joke that the only thing you really “learn” inschool is how to memorize. As it turns out, that’s not even thecase for most of us. If you go around the room and ask ahandful of people how to memorize things quickly, most ofthem will probably tell you repetition.

　　That is so far from the truth, it’s running for office. If you want to memorize something quicklyand thoroughly, repetition won’t cut it; however, recalling something will. The problem is thatrecalling something requires learning, and we all learn in different ways. Below are some universalsteps to mastering the art of recalling so that you can start memorizing a ton of data in a shortamount of time.

　　Before we start, you need to establish something: are you an auditory, visual, or experientiallearner? If you’re an auditory learner, then the most effective way for you to grasp information isby hearing it. As you can imagine, visual learners favor seeing something in order to learn it, andexperiential learning types are more akin to learning from events and experiences (or, doingsomething with the material). Most of us are a combination of at least two of these categories, butI will denote which step is most favorable to your most agreeable learning style so that you canstart to memorize things quickly and efficiently.

　　Step 1: Preparation

　　To optimize your memorization session, pay close attention to which environment you choose.For most people, this means choosing an area with few distractions, though some people dothrive off of learning in public areas. Figure out what is most conducive to your learning so thatyou can get started.

　　Next, start drinking some tea. I could link you to mounds of scientific studies that confirm greentea as a natural catalyst for improving memory. Mechanically speaking, our ability to recallinformation comes down to the strength between neurons in our mind, which are connected bysynapses. The more you exercise the synapse (repetition), the stronger it is, resulting in the abilityto memorize.

　　As we get older, toxic chemicals will damage our neurons and synapses, leading to memory lossand even Alzheimer’s. Green tea contains compounds, however, that block this toxicity and keepyour brain cells working properly a lot longer.

　　Step 2: Record What You’re Memorizing

　　This is especially useful if you’re trying to memorize information from a lecture. Use a taperecorder to track all of the acquired facts being spoken and listen to it. If you’re trying tomemorize a speech, record yourself reading the speech aloud and listen to yourself speaking.Obviously, this is most helpful for auditory learners, but it’s also handy because it ensures thatyou’re getting more context from a lecture that will help you learn the information faster.

　　Step 3: Write Everything Down

　　Before you start trying to recall everything from memory, write and re-write the information. Thiswill help you become more familiar with what you’re trying to memorize. Doing this while listeningto your tape recorder can also help you retain a lot of the data. This is most useful for experientiallearners.

　　Step 4: Section your notes.

　　Now that you have everything written down in one set of notes, separate them into sections. Thisis ideal for visual learners, especially if you use color coding to differentiate between subjects. Thiswill help you break everything down and start compartmentalizing the information being recordedin your brain.

　　Step 5: Apply repetition to cumulative memorization

　　For each line of text, repeat it a few times and try to recall it without looking. As you memorizeeach set of text, be cumulative by adding the new information to what you’ve just learned. Thiswill keep everything within your short-term memory from fading. Keep doing this until you havememorized that section and you are able to recall the entire thing. Do not move on to anothersection until you have memorized that one completely. This is mostly visual learning, but if youare speaking aloud, then you are also applying auditory.

　　Step 6: Write it down from memory

　　Now that you can recall entire sections, write everything down from memory. This will reinforceeverything you just have just learned by applying it experientially.

　　Step 7: Teach it to someone (or yourself)

　　The most effective method for me when I was in school was to teach the information to someoneelse. You can do this in a variety of ways. You can lecture the knowledge to someone sitting rightin front of you (or the mirror, if you can’t convince anyone to sit through it) and explaineverything extemporaneously. If what you’ve learned needs to be recited verbatim, then do this infront of someone as well in order to get a feel for what it will be like to recite the text to theintended audience.

　　My favorite method for this is creating tests for other people. Take the information and predictwhat questions will come out of them. Use multiple choice, matching and so on to present thedata in test format, and see how someone else does. All of this is experiential learning, since youare actually practicing and manipulating the concepts you’ve learned.

　　Step 8: Listen to the recordings continuously

　　While doing unrelated tasks like laundry or driving, go over the information again by listening toyour tape recordings. This is certainly auditory learning, but it will still supplement everythingyou’ve shoved into your short-term memory.

　　Step 9: Take a break

　　Finally, let your mind breath. Go for a short time without thinking about what you just learnedand come back to it later on. You’ll find out what you really know, of course, and this will help youfocus on the sections you might be weakest at.

　　从分值的划分可以看出，在复习过程中的重点是听力与阅读。建议大家在复习听力时，找一些历年的真题来练习，通过不断的练习使自己熟悉语速与和把读音与单词对上号反应出句子的含义，其中要注意提前阅读选项、加减运算、人物地点时间以及复合听写时前后联系、来不及先记词头等。英语听力的提高是需要不断的练习，建议大家可以每天听1个小时(尤其是考前1个月)，还可以看一些英语与中文双字幕的外国影片，让自己处于英语环境中，有助于听力的提高。

　　除了听力，阅读理解也是复习的重点。阅读理解现在分为选词填空、长篇阅读(信息匹配)以及仔细阅读。这个部分考查的是阅读量与单词的积累，在复习时要注意不要碰到生词就翻找字典，容易浪费时间，而且一个词在不同的句子中含义可能不同，建议大家通过上下文猜测词语的含义，在做阅读理解时猜词能力很重要。在做阅读理解时还要注意文章的类型，做到联系上下文，划出关键句以及对做题速度的控制，可以记下每次完成阅读理解所需的时间，有效控制速度。

　　写作与翻译两个部分占分不高，取得高分的难度较大。写作部分首先要注意读题，正确理解题目的含义，可以在写作时可以列下写作的大纲以确保不写偏，同时可以完成作文整体结构的划分。其次要注意语法的运用要规范正确并尽可能多用高级词汇(确保正确)，可以提高作文的整体水平，最后，可以通过背诵一些范文，句式结构来提高写作水平。

　　翻译部分难度较大，在平时练习时要注重对中国文化、历史、发展规划等领域词汇的积累，在翻译遇到困难时可以用自己的理解来翻译(注意正确)，可以翻译一些短文来锻炼自己的翻译能力。在翻译时注意不要采用中文的顺序逐字翻译，容易出错。在翻译过程中做到语法运用、单词拼写不出错，语句流畅，就能得高分。

　　英语六级的复习主要这四个部分，可以针对不同的占分值与自己的掌握程度来合理安排时间，做到心中有数，一定能够成功!