苗淑華

Do you have a hard time learning or studying？ Do you want to become a better learner？ Well if you follow this guide， you will have no problem mastering the art of learning.

你有學(xué)習(xí)遇到困難的時(shí)候嗎？你想成為一個(gè)更好的學(xué)習(xí)者嗎？那么如果你按照這個(gè)方法指導(dǎo)，掌握好學(xué)習(xí)的藝術(shù)就沒有問題。

1. First， you must prepare yourself for the learning ahead by getting the disturbances1 out of your way.

1. 首先，你必須事先為學(xué)習(xí)做好準(zhǔn)備，避免生活瑣事的干擾。

Take a piece of paper and quickly write down everything that is bothering you or any-thing that might be a disturbance for you when you are about to learn. If this is in preparation for a school day， try to do this BEFORE you go to school.

拿出一張紙，快速寫下所有困擾你的事情，或者在你即將學(xué)習(xí)時(shí)會(huì)對(duì)你產(chǎn)生干擾的事情。如果這是為了上學(xué)做準(zhǔn)備，那么在你去學(xué)校之前嘗試一下。

Once you have your list written up， start at the most important problems and fix them， working your way from your biggest problems to your smallest. This should include ANYTHING that might be bothering you be-cause anything， even the smallest of disturbances will affect2 how well your brain processes3 information. Your disturbances should fully be taken care of （if you have to go to the bathroom， DO IT?。?

一寫好清單，就從最重要的問題開始解決，按你的方式從最大的問題到最小的問題。這應(yīng)該包括任何可能會(huì)困擾你的事情，因?yàn)槿魏问虑椋词故亲钚〉母蓴_都會(huì)影響到大腦處理信息的效率。所有干擾都應(yīng)該完全解決掉（如果你得去一下洗手間，就快去吧?。?。

2. To begin focusing4 in on learning， you must remove all disturbances from your area of study. Find a quiet area and remove all distur-

bances from it.

2. 要開始專心學(xué)習(xí)，你必須從學(xué)習(xí)領(lǐng)域中排除所有干擾。找一個(gè)安靜的地方，并消除所有的干擾。

If you have a computer on， and its not the source of learning， turn it off. Make the room as quiet as possible.

如果你的電腦開著，而且它不是用來學(xué)習(xí)的，請(qǐng)將其關(guān)閉。盡可能保持房間安靜。

Close the shades and windows so as little light as possible enters the room and then turn on lights to a level that allows you to see your material clearly but while still being dimmer than normal. This step is very important to keeping your brain from focusing on your en-vironment. When choosing a room， try a place with a comfortable armchair or bed/coach to lie down on. A good place is your own bedroom， as long as it is empty of any people and totally quiet.

關(guān)上百葉窗和窗戶，這樣可以盡可能減少光線進(jìn)入房間。然后開燈，光線亮度足夠讓你看清學(xué)習(xí)資料，但仍比正常情況下昏暗一些。這一步對(duì)防止你的大腦關(guān)注周圍環(huán)境而言至關(guān)重要。選擇房間時(shí)，請(qǐng)?jiān)囍乙婚g有可以舒適躺著的扶手椅或床/沙發(fā)的。最佳地點(diǎn)是你自己的臥室，只要那兒沒有別人并且完全安靜。

3. Now onto the learning. After your 10 minutes in the shower or some other similar activity， you need to relax. Now， gather your learning materials in front of you， and begin. Take deep breathing and pay no attention to anything around you BUT what you are learn-ing. Read EVERY line， and every important piece of information. You will remember it if you follow these instructions！

3. 現(xiàn)在開始學(xué)習(xí)。在沐浴10分鐘或其他類似活動(dòng)后，你需要徹底放松一下?，F(xiàn)在，收集整理好你面前的學(xué)習(xí)資料，開始學(xué)習(xí)吧。深呼吸，不要被身邊任何事物影響，只關(guān)注你在學(xué)習(xí)的內(nèi)容。讀每一行字和每一個(gè)重要信息。如果你按照以下方法做，就能牢牢記住它們！

4. Every 15 minutes， stop and practice what youve just learned （or if this is impossi-ble， go back and re-read only the most impor-tant parts of the article/topic）.

4. 每隔15分鐘暫停，并練習(xí)剛才學(xué)到的東西（或者如果做不到，請(qǐng)返回并重新閱讀文章/科目中最重要的部分）。

5. Remember， your brain is more likely to remember something big and loud than some-thing dull and boring.

5. 請(qǐng)記住，比起沉悶和無聊的事物，大腦更容易記住那些體積大而聲音大的事物。

For instance， a tiger escapes from the zoo and chooses to chase you. You will most likely remember that event more than the cereal you ate for breakfast less than a week ago. This tiger attack5 will cause your brain to snap6 pictures twice as fast and all at once focusing in on the one event. This， by accident， takes all other information in your brain， and saves it along with the memory of the tiger. Without even meaning to， you will probably find， had you really been attacked by a tiger and survived7， that you will probably have noticed EVERY detail.

例如，一只老虎從動(dòng)物園逃跑并選擇追你。比起不到一周前早餐吃的麥片，你更有可能記得這個(gè)事情。老虎攻擊這種事會(huì)讓你的大腦以兩倍的速度拍攝照片，并立即聚焦于這次事件。大腦中的所有其他信息與老虎的記憶一起偶然間被保存下來。你很可能會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)，如果你真的遭到一只老虎的襲擊并幸存下來，那么你可能會(huì)不自覺地注意到每一個(gè)細(xì)節(jié)。

The point now is to make your brain think learning your dull and boring topic is as im-portant as remembering how you escaped from that tiger！Dont worry. Its easier done than said in this case！

現(xiàn)在的重點(diǎn)是，讓你的大腦認(rèn)為學(xué)習(xí)那些沉悶而無聊的課程與記住你如何逃離虎口一樣重要！不用擔(dān)心，這種情況下說起來比做起來容易！

Allow yourself to think of important events， or listen to music. Both will allow you to associate8 yourself with the topic when you hear or think of those things.

讓自己想起重要的事件，或聽音樂。當(dāng)你聽到或想到這些事情時(shí)，兩者都可以讓你將自己與這個(gè)題目聯(lián)系起來。

6. Once you have finished the last step， relax yourself and repeat the processes of learning. Do this for about 1 to 2 hours per session， breaking every 15 minutes. After your desired session length is over， dont start the process again for at least 4 hours！Your brain needs this time to sort， organize， process， and store this new information！

6. 一完成前一個(gè)步驟，就可以放松自己并重復(fù)學(xué)習(xí)過程。每個(gè)課程大約1至2小時(shí)，每15分鐘休息一次。如果完成了所需的課程時(shí)長，請(qǐng)不要在至少4小時(shí)內(nèi)再次進(jìn)行該過程！大腦需要這個(gè)時(shí)間對(duì)這些新信息進(jìn)行排序、整理、處理和存儲(chǔ)！

7. If you follow these steps to the line， and use your best judgement9， you will suc-ceed in learning your topic. You will notice at once that this will become an easy and efficient10 task for you and you should also find that your brain remembers far better than you had ever thought it could. So away with you， and happy learning！

7. 如果你按照這些步驟行事，并用理智控制，你就會(huì)順利學(xué)好功課。你會(huì)立即注意到，學(xué)習(xí)對(duì)你來說變得簡單而有效，你也會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)自己的大腦記憶比你想象的要好得多。所以快去吧，學(xué)習(xí)快樂！

Notes：

1. disturbance n. 干擾

2. affect vt. 影響

3. process n. 過程，進(jìn)行；方法，步驟；作用；程序

4. focus vt. 使集中；使聚焦

5. attack n. & v. 攻擊；抨擊

6. snap v. 快照

7. survive vi. 幸存；活下來

8. associate vt. 聯(lián)想；使聯(lián)合；使發(fā)生聯(lián)系

9. judgement n. 意見；判斷力；[法]審判；評(píng)價(jià)

10. efficient adj. 有效率的；（直接）生效的；能干的