记忆力越来越差?4个趣味小妙招锻炼大脑!(双语)
英语口语·吉米老师说
每天看各种各样的新闻、热搜,有时候感觉脑袋不够用,整天都晕晕的。这几种方法教你锻炼大脑,提神醒脑一整天。
英语口语·锻炼大脑
本文来源:维基百科& 听歌学英语(id:iyubasong)
开发大脑并不是一种幼稚的事,生活在信息过载时代,很多时候会觉得自己脑袋不够用。你有没有这种情况,刚刚看到的信息,过一会,怎么也想不起来了?这篇文章给出了几个锻炼大脑的妙招,也许对你有用。
Keeping your brain in top shapeis a great way to improve your quality of life.
让你的大脑处于最佳状态能够大大提升你的生活品质。
[in top shape 是”处于最佳状态的意思“,那么 in good shape 就是”处于良好状态'的意思;shape是形状的意思,所以take shape 可以表示“成形,具体化”,如,A character begins to take shape. 一个角色也就成形了。
但是be in no shape 表示“决不,完全不”,如:I am in no shape worthy of your father s care. 我完全不值得你父亲的关怀。]
Start by eating nutritious foods, working outoften, and getting enough sleep. Maintaining a positive mindset is important as well. With a little bit of work, your brain can be running on all cylinders.
要做到这个,可以先从健康饮食,规律锻炼和充足睡眠开始。思想积极也是非常重要的。再来点工作刺激刺激,你的大脑就能飞速运转。
[work out 有“解决,算出;实现;弄懂;锻炼”的意思,有句俗语说:Things will work out fine.一切都会好起来的。work out fine 就是“结局好,产生好的结果”的意思。
on all cylinders 意为“竭尽全力地做”,如 fire on all cylinders就是“火力全开”的意思。cylinder的意思是气缸,气缸的主要作用就是 把空气压力转换为机械能输出,通常是作为动力输出用,work on all cylinders 就是把气缸全用上,就是“工作效率高”的意思。]
Go outside your comfort zone.
跳出舒适区。
Your brain is like a muscle and requires challenges and novelty in order to more fully develop. Once you determine that a certain area of study or mental activity is outside your comfort zone, push yourself to attempt it anyway. A good rule is thatcomfort is not good for your brain.
你的大脑就像肌肉一样,需要挑战和新鲜事物才能充分发展。一旦你确定某个学习或思想活动的特定领域是在你舒适圈之外的,试着去接触它。这是个很好的经验法则:一直呆在舒适区会让脑子变笨。
[A good rule is that ……,意为“这是个很好的经验法则”,通常可以用于引出一句俗语或经验等,另一个常见的说法是,“A good rule of thumb is that……”,其中rule of thumb的意思是“经验法则”。]
Learn a new language.
学习一门新的语言。
Enroll in a local college course. When you work on a new language it activates parts of your brain that remain generally dormant otherwise. Once you get comfortable with one language, move on to the next and so on.
参加当地大学的课程。当你学习一门新的语言时,会激活大脑中通常处于休眠状态的部分。只要你适应了一种语言,就继续学习下一种,以此类推。
[enroll in是“报名参加”的意思。
这里的once引导条件状语从句,另once 作副词表示“从前;曾经” He once lived in Paris. ]
Play chess or solve puzzles.
下下棋或者解解谜。
Buy a chess set and challenge friends and family to a game. Go online and join a chess club. Look up the crossword or Sudoku puzzle and solve it. Puzzling and strategy games teach your brain to remain calm under pressure and to come up withcreative solutions to problems.
买一套国际象棋,向朋友和家人挑战。上网参加象棋俱乐部。查找填字游戏或数独游戏然后解出它。益智游戏和策略游戏教会你的大脑在压力下保持冷静,并想出创造性的解决方案。
[chess set 指象棋(棋具),set做名词有“(物品的)一套,一组”的意思,所以用a set of可以表示“一套,一组,一副”,如,a new set of rules 一套新规则;full set of 就是“全套,一整套”的意思。
come up with 是“提出;想出;赶上”的意思,]
Lower your stress levels.
减少压力。
Take a yoga class, or create relaxing routines, such as taking a bubble bathafter work. Chronic stress can push you toward dementia and other brain disorders, so relaxing can go a long way towards improving cognitive performance.
上瑜伽课,或者来点放松身心的日常活动,比如下班后洗个泡泡浴。长期压力会让你变得痴呆,或者患上其他大脑疾病,所以适当放松对提高认知能力大有帮助。
[bubble bath 泡泡浴
go a long way towards…是“大大有利于,对……很有帮助;向……走很长的路“的意思,如:Ideas go a long way towards reducing environmental problems. 这些想法帮助减少环境问题。]