生活百科9招增強(qiáng)記憶力

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Step 1: Play games  玩游戲
Do crossword puzzles, play Sudoku, take up bridge — games like these stimulate the mind, helping the brain grow new neural pathways, improving your mental ability.

Step 2: Drink grape juice 喝葡萄汁
Drink purple grape juice (not white). Research has found that drinking eight ounces of Concord grape juice a day improves memory by 20%, thanks in part to loads of antioxidants.

Step 3: Spice things up  活躍氣氛
Both rosemary and sage improve people’s scores on word-recall tests by stimulating the brain’s memory center. In fact, students in ancient Greece wore sprigs of rosemary in their hair on test days.

Step 4: Dance!  跳舞
Hit the dance floor, jog, or do anything that gets your pulse racing. Physical activity rushes oxygen to the brain and builds new cells in the brain region linked to memory.

Step 5: Take naps 小憩
If you can possibly swing it, take naps. Research has found that people who squeeze in a catnap during the day retain twice as much of the information they learned that day as those who don’t.

Step 6: De-stress yourself  給自己減壓和放松
De-stress yourself by taking up yoga, meditation, or deep breathing. When you’re stressed, the brain activates an enzyme that impairs short-term memory.

Step 7: Be a social butterfly  積極參加社會活動
Be a social butterfly. One study found that people who socialize regularly do far better on memory tests than their less outgoing counterparts, since participating in conversations exercises the brain.

Step 8: Eat blueberries  吃藍(lán)莓
Have a handful of blueberries each day. Blueberries contain a chemical that dramatically improves memory, and a half-cup is all you need to get the benefit.

Step 9: Move your eyes  進(jìn)行眼部運(yùn)動
Moving your eyes side to side for 30 seconds every morning can improve memory by ten percent. How? It gets the two sides of the brain working in harmony.

【詞匯講解】

1.  Swing  vt. & vi.1. (使)搖擺, (使)搖蕩2. (使)旋轉(zhuǎn)3. (使)突然轉(zhuǎn)向

Examples:  The monkey was swinging in the tree.
猴子在樹上蕩來蕩去。
He swung the axe and with one blow split open the door.
他揮動著斧子一下就把門劈開了。

2.    Hormone   n. .<生化>(刺激生長的)荷爾蒙,激素
This hormone interacts closely with other hormones in the body.
這種荷爾蒙與體內(nèi)其他荷爾蒙緊密地相互作用。

Example: A plant hormone that promotes flowering.
成花素一種促使花開放的植物激素
3. De-stress  vb. to become or cause to become less stressed or anxious
  Example:    De stress and relax.
    減壓和放松。

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