【双语阅读】学习前花15分钟做这些事，可提升记忆效率-星度环球文化-教育宝

想让学习效率翻倍？很多学生都在琢磨如何利用好学习时间，却常忽略学习前的准备。其实，学习前做对事，能大大提升记忆力！本文分享三个免费又实用的方法：运动、换学习地点、做学前测试。研究显示，这些看似简单的步骤，能帮你更好记住知识。想知道具体怎么做？一起来看看吧。

Many students think about how to best spend their time while studying.许多学生都考虑过如何在学习时*好地利用他们的时间。But what comes before study sessions can be important too -但在学习过程开始之前做什么也很重要—especially if you want to improve your memory of what you have learned.尤其是如果你想提高你所学知识的记忆力的话。In today"s Education Tips, we will explore different ways that you can improve your memory and learning.在今天的教育小贴士中，我们将探索不同的方法来提高你的记忆力和学习。We will examine some useful, no-cost things you can do before you study.我们会探究一些有用的，无成本的事情，这些事情可以在你正式学习之前做。Three important ideas to think about before studying include exercise, study location and pre-study tests.在学习前要考虑三个重要的事情:运动、学习地点和学前测试。Let"s look at each of these in turn.让我们依次看看这些。Before you study, doing cardiovascular exercise may help you better remember what you learn.在你学习之前，做有氧运动可以帮助你更好地记住你所要学的东西。High-intensity exercise may be especially helpful.高强度的运动也可能特别有用。In a 2018 study, published in the journal Physiology and Behavior,在2018年发表在《生理学与行为》杂志上的一项研究中，researchers found that a group of young people who did 15 minutes of high-intensity training on a treadmill remembered more words.研究人员发现，一组在跑步机上进行15分钟高强度训练的年轻人能记住更多的单词。Some studies have also shown high-intensity exercise to help improve the memories of older people.一些研究也表明，高强度运动有助于改善老年人的记忆力。Other studies suggest the importance of different kinds of exercise.其他研究表明不同类型的运动的重要性。It seems that both long, slow cardiovascular exercise and high-intensity exercise have different effects on memory.长时间、慢速的有氧运动和高强度的运动对记忆力的影响似乎是不同的。Researchers have suggested combining the two to get the best effects for your memory.研究人员建议将两者结合起来，以获得*佳的记忆效果。The important idea is this: exercise is good for your memory.重要的是:运动对你的记忆力有好处。Even if you cannot exercise right before a study session, it is still probably a good idea to be active in general.即使你不能在学习前进行锻炼，一般来说，保持活跃仍不失为一个好主意。Location is also important for improving your learning.地点对于促进你的学习也很重要。While it is good to have a desk or a special study area,虽然拥有一张书桌或一个专门的学习区域是很好的，some research suggests that changing where you study could help you remember more of what you study.但一些研究表明，改变学习地点可以帮助你记住更多所学内容。Our memories sometimes depend on things in our environment.我们的记忆有时取决于我们周围的事物。For example, a book might remind you of something interesting or strange you learned while reading it.例如，当你在阅读一本书时，它可能会让你想起以前学到的一些有趣或奇怪的东西。"Environmental Context and Human Memory," a famous study on memory, dealt with the question of memory and our surroundings."环境情境与人类记忆" 是一项关于记忆的著名研究, 涉及的是记忆和我们周围环境之间的问题。Researchers Smith, Glenberg and Bjork found that environmental context played a big part in how well people remembered words.研究人员史密斯、格伦伯格和比约克发现，环境情境对人们记忆单词的程度起着重要作用。The researchers noted that subjects who learned from a list remembered an average of 15.9 words,研究人员指出，从一张列表中学习的受试者平均记住15.9个单词，while subjects who learned in two different contexts remembered an average of 24.4 words.而在两种不同情境中学习的受试者平均记住24.4个单词。Be sure to plan your location before you start to study.在你开始学习之前一定要计划好你的位置。You might want to try studying in different places.你可以尝试在不同的地方学习。Perhaps one day you could study in your room,也许某天你可以在房间里学习，and then the next day you could study in the kitchen, or outside.然后第二天就可以在厨房或外面学习。You do not have to change locations every day, but try to at least sometimes.你不必每天都换地方，但至少有时要试着换。We have talked about exercise and location.我们已经讨论过运动和地点。Now let"s talk about a third way you can improve your study session:taking a pre-study test.现在让我们来谈谈第三种提高学习进程的方法：参加学前测试。Students often study with a test in mind.学生们经常带着考试的想法学习。They consider the test the final step to show how much they have learned.他们认为考试是展示他们学到了多少东西的最后一步。But, students need to test themselves often.但是，学生们需要经常测试自己。Testing is one of the best ways to make yourself remember new information.测试是让自己记住新信息的最好方法之一。In 2018, researchers found that students who took a test before learning new material did much better after studying the material.2018年，研究人员发现，在学习新材料之前参加测试的学生在学习新材料后表现更好。The research was published in the Journal of Experimental Psychology.这项研究发表在《实验心理学杂志》上。The students failed on the tests,这些学生们虽然测试失败，but they were better able to remember the material than students who were only asked to read the information.但他们比那些只被要求阅读信息的学生更能记住材料。"The testing effect appears to be attributable, in part,研究人员写道:“这种测试效果在一定程度上可以归因于to the role unsuccessful tests play in enhancing future learning," the researchers wrote.不成功的测试在促进未来学习方面所起的作用。”So, try to take a pre-study test.所以，试着做一个学前测试。If you are using a textbook,如果你正在用一本教材，you might want to look to the end of the chapter and do a few practice questions before you read it.你可以在阅读正文之前先看一看这一章的结尾并做一些练习题。You could look at some important words at the end of a chapter of an English book, for example.例如，你可以在一本英语书的一章末尾看到一些重要的单词。And you could ask yourself what they mean, or how they are used.你可以问问自己它们是什么意思，或者它们是如何使用的。While you might not know the answer,虽然你可能不知道答案，you will probably be better able to learn and remember the answer when you study it!但当你正式开始学习时，可能会更好地学习和记住答案!In today"s report, we have explored three things you can do to improve your learning.在今天的报道中，我们探讨了三件可以做来促进学习的事情。Try them out and let us know about your results.试一试，让我们知道结果如何。In future education tips stories, we will explore things you can do during and after your study sessions to improve your learning.在未来的教育小贴士故事中，我们将探索可以在学习期间和之后做些什么来促进你的学习。I"m John Russell.约翰·罗赛尔为您播报。内容来源：VOA慢速英语