文章题目：TED talks: How your “working memory” makes sense of the world

原文链接：https://www.ted.com/talks/peter_doolittle_how_your_working_memory_makes_sense_of_the_world/transcript?language=en#t-546619

词汇：

Abide 遵守

Sidewalk 人行道

Turn signal 转向信号

Working memory 工作记忆

Perspective 观点/角度

Coma 昏迷

Mundane /mʌnˈdeɪn/ 单调，平常的

Mumble 嘀咕，含糊着说话

Amorphous /ə’mɔrfəs/ 无固定形状的

Narrative 旁白，叙述，故事

In the middle of = in the process of , 忙于.. 卷入做某事。 通常是不愉快或者危险的事情

Elaborate 精心制作 详尽的 ， think elaboratively

Illustratively 说明性的，解说性的

Process v. 处理，加工 / n. 过程

Novice /‘nɑvɪs/ 新手

Approximation 近似物

Sophistication 先进复杂

Multiplied by 被乘以

Divided by 被除以

例句：

1) Now we could approach this from a working memory perspective or from a multitasking perspective.
Approach this = deal with it 处理

2) We process it in light of whatever our current goal is.
In light of = considering; from the point of view of 考虑到，根据，从…的观点
我们根据现在的目标是什么来处理它（处理从长期记忆中提取的信息）

3) Now the problem that we have is that life comes at us, and it comes at us very quickly, what we need to do is to take that amorphous flow of experience and somehow extract meaning from it with a working memory that’s about the size of a pea.
现在我们有这个问题： 生活迎面而来，很迅速的。我们要做的，就是从中获取那些不定形的经验，用那个像豌豆一样大的工作记忆，去从生活中提取有意义的部分。
4) Now we can remember those four things for about 10 to 20 seconds unless we do something with it, unless we process it, unless we apply it to something, unless we talk to somebody about it.
我们现在可以记住4件事情，持续10到20秒。除非，我们能处理加工这些信息，去应用它们，讲给其他人听，（否则只能记得10-20秒）。

笔记：

KEY RAKEAWAYS

• 记住四件东西，10-20秒，精简PPT

• 复习、应用、测试

• Process it：
  — 主动学习，加工信息
  — 讲给别人听，写给别人看

教是最好的学习方式

• 用图像、逻辑结构辅助记忆
  — 树形图、思维导图、手写

• 把新旧知识经验联系起来

短语：

abiding by
approach problems
in light of
lead a mundane life
you up for that?
in the minddle of = in the process of

。*：times , multiplited
。/：over ，divided

精句：

知行合一，你才能是万里挑一的人才。

答疑：

pull things up 总结、提取、概括