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1、2014届高考英语一轮复习话题阅读素材58 Mnemonics Mnemonicsarememorytoolsforrememberinginformationthatisotherwisequitedifficulttorecall.Averysimpleexampleisthe"30dayshathSeptember"rhyme.Thebasicprincipleofmnemonicsistouseasmanyofthebestfunctionsofyourbrainaspossibletostoreinformation.Ourbr
2、ainsevolvedtocodeandinterpretcomplexstimulisuchasimages,colors,structures,sounds,smells,tastes,touch,positions,emotionsandlanguages.Weusethesetomakesophisticatedmodelsoftheworldwelivein. UsingYourWholeMindtoRemember Bycodinglanguagesandnumbersinstrikingimages,youcanreliab
3、lycodebothinformationandthestructureofinformation.Youcantheneasilyrecalltheselaterbydoingthefollowingthings:1.Usepositive,pleasantimages.Thebrainoftenblocksoutunpleasantones.2.Usevivid,colorful,sense-ladenimages--theseareeasiertorememberthandrabones.Rememberthatyourmnemonic
4、cancontainsounds,smells,tastes,touch,movementsandfeelingsaswellaspictures.3.Giveyourimagethreedimensions,movementandspacetomakeitmorevivid.4.Exaggeratethesizeofimportantpartsoftheimage.5.Usehumor!Funnyorpeculiarthingsareeasiertorememberthannormalones.6.Symbols(redtrafficlig
5、hts,pointingfingers,roadsigns,etc.)cancodequitecomplexmessagesquicklyandeffectively. DesigningMnemonics:ImaginationandAssociation Thetwofundamentalprinciplesunderlyingtheuseofmnemonicsareimagination,andassociation.Youcanusethemthegeneratepowerfulmnemonicsystems.Imaginatio
6、niswhatyouusetocreateandstrengthentheassociationsneededtocreateeffectivemnemonics.Yourimaginationiswhatyouusetocreatemnemonicsthatarepotentforyou.Themorestronglyyouimagineandvisualizeasituation,themoreeffectivelyitwillstickinyourmindforlaterrecall.Theimageryyouuseinyourmnem
7、onicscanbeasviolent,vivid,orsensualasyoulike,aslongasithelpsyoutoremember.Associationisthemethodbywhichyoulinkathingtoberememberedtowayofrememberingit.Asanexample,youmightlinkthenumber1withagoldfishbyvisualizinga1-shapedspearbeingusedtospearit. Foreignlanguagesaretheideals
8、ubjectareafortheuseofmemorytechniques.Learningvocabularyisoftenamatterofassociatin
