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背单词时常见的＂浴缸效应＂

时间：2012-06-06 08:14:04

（单词翻译:单击）

  很多人都说他们学英语的时候最大的障碍就是单词记不住。经常记住了前面的，忘了后面的；要不就是单词字母记错了顺序。

有人研究发现，单词的开头和结尾比中间部分更容易被记住。你有这个体会吗？
The 'bathtub effect' is perhaps the most commonly reported finding in the literature on memory for words.
People remember the beginnings and ends of words better than the middles, as if the word were a person lying
in a bathtub,  with their head out of the water at one end and their feet out at the other. And, just as in a bathtub
the  head is further out of the water and more prominent than the feet, so the beginnings of words are, on average,
better   remembered than the ends.
　　“浴缸效应”大概是与背单词有关的文献记录中最常见的一个现象了。人们记单词的时候，对词的头和尾往往比中间部分记得更牢。
这就好像单词是躺在浴缸里的一个人，头和脚都露出水面。而同时，头露出水面的部分往往比脚要多，而且比脚更加显眼。
因此，单词的开头部分一般都比结尾部分更容易被记住。
　　For example:
　　His name is long and rarely seen. I can only recall it begins with “Ja” and end with “son”. Caught by the
bathtub effect again.
　　他的名字有点长而且很少见。我只记得是以Ja开头，以son结尾的。“浴缸效应”又犯了。

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0 again iKIy2     
adv.再一次；再，又
参考例句：
  • Pleased to meet you again.很高兴又见到你。
  • Let me check it again.让我再检查一下。
0 as pNiyL     
conj.按照；如同
参考例句：
  • He got work in a hotel as a waiter.他在一家旅馆找到了当服务生的工作。
  • In the hotel,the old men were drinking away as usual.在旅馆里，这些老人和往常一样喝个不停。
0 average FPAyr     
n.平均数，平均水平；adj.一般的，通常的，平均的；v.取平均值，达到平均水平
参考例句：
  • He spends on the average two hours a day on reading.他平均每天用两小时读书。
  • The average flow of the river is 200 cubic metres per second.这条河平均流量为每秒二百立方米。
0 bathtub ayrzE9     
n.浴缸
参考例句：
  • Please let the water out of the bathtub.请把浴缸里的水放掉。
  • Clean out the bathtub when you are done.洗完澡后请把浴缸洗干净。
0 beginnings 39abfe1fef63919e7062a25193c1708c     
n.开始( beginning的名词复数 )；根源；原始思想；前兆
参考例句：
  • It often happens that little beginnings have great endings. 微不足道的开端往往会有伟大的结果。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • Jim's father developed the business from small beginnings. 吉姆父亲的公司是从小到大发展起来的。 来自《简明英汉词典》
0 better yoLyT     
adj.更好的(good和well的比较级)；更熟练的；好的；健康的； adv.更好地；更妥；更恰当
参考例句：
  • I know you better than him.我了解你胜过了解他。
  • She is better at singing.她更擅长于歌唱。
0 caught nUgyy     
v.赶上( catch的过去式和过去分词 )；接住；引起；看见
参考例句：
  • "Caught" is an irregular past tense form. caught是不规则过去时动词。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • We were caught in the storm and got drenched to the skin. 我们遇上了暴雨，淋得浑身透湿。
0 effect v8TyB     
n.结果；效果，作用 vt.产生，招致，完成
参考例句：
  • The medicine had a good effect on me.那种药对我有良好功效。
  • The drug has had an immediate effect on the patient.此药对病人立刻产生了效果。
0 example DixzW     
n.榜样，例子
参考例句：
  • Here is a simple example.这里有个简单的例子。
  • We should not follow his example.我们不应学他的榜样。
0 finding 5tAzVe     
n.发现，发现物；调查的结果
参考例句：
  • The finding makes some sense.该发现具有一定的意义。
  • That's an encouraging finding.这是一个鼓舞人心的发现。
0 further tfjz8     
adv.（在时间或空间上）距离更大地；更远地
参考例句：
  • Have you had any further news?你有进一步的消息吗？
  • We will help you further.我们会进一步帮助你的。
0 just M3rxN     
adv.仅仅，只是；刚刚
参考例句：
  • He is just a child.他只是个孩子。
  • We just missed the train.我们正好没有赶上火车。
0 literature y8Xzs     
n.文学，文学作品；文献，图书资料
参考例句：
  • He gave up medicine and took to literature.他放弃医学,开始从事文学。
  • That was the high summer of English literature.那是英国文学的黄金时代。
0 long M01xN     
adj.长的
参考例句：
  • Summer is the season of long days.夏天是日长的季节。
  • Winter is the season of long nights.冬季是夜长的季节。
0 lying 6oJzpf     
躺
参考例句：
  • He was correct in his assertion that the minister had been lying. 他认定部长说谎，事实果然如此。
  • She bridled at the suggestion that she was lying. 她对暗示她在说谎的言论嗤之以鼻。
0 memory d72z6     
n.记忆，记忆力，回忆，纪念
参考例句：
  • He is aged,but his memory is still good.他已年老， 然而记忆力还好。
  • I have a good memory so I learn more quickly than others.我记忆力很好，因此学起来比别人快一些。
0 middles 255fcabb2351be89b97a141bd3883b3a     
n.中部，中间( middle的名词复数 )；腰部
参考例句：
  • We didn't have to have beginnings of sketches, or middles, or ends. 我们可以没有短剧的开头，或者中间，甚至结尾。 来自互联网
  • Having a clear idea of possible beginnings, middles and ends, a big help for me. 对开端、发展和结尾的设计先有一个清楚的想法，对我来说是个巨大的帮助。 来自互联网
0 most 9nczju     
adj.最多的（many，much的最高级）
参考例句：
  • Most students like pop songs.大多数学生喜欢流行歌曲。
  • Math is the most difficult.数学是最难的。
0 only bIzxE     
adv.仅仅，只不过；adj.唯一的；conj.可是，不过
参考例句：
  • We have only one earth.我们只有一个地球。
  • I only found it by accident.我只是碰巧找到的。
0 people XMuxp     
n.人们，人；（the-）人民；一国人民，民族
参考例句：
  • Young people like popular music.年轻人喜欢流行音乐。
  • There are more than five billion people on earth.地球上有50多亿人口。
0 perhaps wM0x5     
adv.也许，可能
参考例句：
  • Perhaps it will rain in the afternoon.下午可能有雨。
  • Perhaps I can help you.也许我能帮帮你的忙吧。
0 person QMBxI     
n.人
参考例句：
  • I would never trust in that kind of person.我绝不会相信那种人。
  • She is the very person I wanted to see.她正是我要见的人。
0 prominent 407zv     
adj.突出的；显著的；杰出的；重要的
参考例句：
  • He is prominent in science.他是科学界杰出的人物。
  • That school is prominent in baseball.那个学校以棒球著称。
0 rarely tT2x4     
adv.很少，难得；非常地，非凡地
参考例句：
  • Such fish is rarely met with in the north country.这种鱼在北方难得看到。
  • He rarely comes here anymore.现在他难得来这儿了。
0 recall mtByJ     
n.回忆，召回，取消；vt.回想起，召回，与...相似，恢复
参考例句：
  • As you may recall, he was in the army then.你可能记得当时他正在从军。
  • We demand that you recall your army from our border.我们要求你们撤回在我们边境的部队。
0 remember 4Vcx5     
vt.记得，记住；记录，纪念；代…致意，代…问好；vi.记得
参考例句：
  • I can't remember it.我记不起来了。
  • I still remember his face.我仍然记得他的面容。
0 remembered 6985b84ad01fa8fbcfe698cce869eb7c     
v.记得，牢记( remember的过去式和过去分词 )；纪念；记着；回想起
参考例句：
  • To my amazement , he remembered me. 使我大为惊奇的是他还记得我。
  • To my utter astonishment , she remembered my name. 她竟记得我的名字，使我万分惊讶。
0 reported 2kLzWG     
adj.据报告的，据报导的，据传闻的
参考例句：
  • Ten new cases of bird flu were reported yesterday. 昨天新增十例禽流感病例报告。
  • Renewed fighting has been reported on the border. 据报道，在边境地区战火重燃。
0 seen ujyzZX     
vbl.(see的过去分词)看见
参考例句：
  • Since I left college, I have not seen him.自从我离开大学以后，就没有见过他了。
  • I hope to have seen the film next week.我希望下星期能看到这部电影。
0 word efVw7     
n.词，单词，话语，消息，诺言；vt.用词，措辞
参考例句：
  • How do you spell this word?你怎么拼写这个单词？
  • She hasn't said a word all morning.她一上午都没说一句话。
0 words se0zHk     
n.字( word的名词复数 )；（说的）话；诺言；口令
参考例句：
  • What were his actual words? 他的原话是什么？
  • Single words are the building blocks of language. 单词是语言结构的基本单位。