时间:2019-02-16 作者:英语课 分类:英语听力文摘 English Digest


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  Yael: Hey Don, see that guy over there? I'm always forgetting his name!

Don: Oh, you mean Matt?

Y: Yeah, that's it! You know, it's really easy for me to remember some names, but others take a lot of work.

D: Don't feel bad. It might be because Matt's face doesn't go with his name.

Y: What? How can Matt's face not go with his name? They're both his!

D: Well, psychologists at Miami University of Ohio conducted experiments showing a correlation 1 between specific facial features and names. In one experiment, the researchers randomly 2 presented participants with a name like Bob, Joe, or Dan, and then asked them to use computer software to draw a picture of someone likely to have this name.

Y: And?

D: The pictures had some striking 3 similarities that depended on the name. For instance, the name "Bob" led most people to draw someone with a rounder face, while the name "Tim" triggered 4 more sketches 5 with longer, thinner features. The study only used common men's names, though, so it's too early to tell how these findings might apply to women's names, or unusual ones.

Y: Well, that's kind of interesting, but what does it have to do with remembering?

D: In another experiment, the participants were shown a series of photos labeled with a name. They were able to learn--and retain--a name much more quickly when the names "fit" their expectations of what a "Bob" or a "Tim" should look like.

Y: So, it's easier to remember someone's name if it's a good match to their face?

D: Exactly. Some names just fit better.

Y: So, how come you remembered Matt's name?

D: Oh him. He's my brother.

correlation:相互的关系

randomly:随即地

sketch:素描

label:标记



n.相互关系,相关,关连
  • The second group of measurements had a high correlation with the first.第二组测量数据与第一组高度相关。
  • A high correlation exists in America between education and economic position.教育和经济地位在美国有极密切的关系。
adv.随便地,未加计划地
  • Within the hot gas chamber, molecules are moving randomly in all directions. 在灼热的气体燃烧室内,分子在各个方向上作无规运动。 来自辞典例句
  • Transformed cells are loosely attached, rounded and randomly oriented. 转化细胞则不大贴壁、圆缩并呈杂乱分布。 来自辞典例句
adj.显著的,惹人注目的,容貌出众的
  • There is a striking difference between Jane and Mary.简和玛丽之间有显著的差异。
  • What is immediately striking is how resourceful the children are.最令人注目的是孩子们的机智聪明。
触发的
  • An indiscreet remark triggered off a long and costly strike. 一次轻率的讲话导致长时间、代价高昂的罢工。
  • The incident triggered an armed clash. 这起事件触发了一场武装冲突。
n.草图( sketch的名词复数 );素描;速写;梗概
  • The artist is making sketches for his next painting. 画家正为他的下一幅作品画素描。
  • You have to admit that these sketches are true to life. 你得承认这些素描很逼真。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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a bogan
ac power line
aeroprojector
all types
annual tuberculosis infection rate
bad night
bargaining positions
bidirectional triode thyristor
bigaroon
Billockby
biopsychosocial model
bond-trading activities
bore diameter
burnet saxifrag
chemical esophagitis
Chigualoco
community biocoenose
compound-radius
Corylus heterophylla Fisch.
criminal procedure
curliness
demodicid
dihydrobenzene
distributed emission photodiode
dog's violet
dollar equivalents
dynamic temperature
eared-pheasant
encephalohemia
endproducts
Esperantina
Euphorbia pekinensis Rupr.
expropriable
fungus pit
gastric evacuation
Gorrino
grasshopper
height adjustment
height of overall transfer unit
hemophilia
Hiberno-Saxon
humongoid
indium(iii) acetylacetonate
integral fuel tank
irradiance ratio
klaa
laryngeal perichondritis
laser activity
lens radial distortion
local subchannel blockage
lurexes
macaronian
memory rewind
monopolizes
multi way
Myrmeleon
natural steatite
neuropterid
notority
numerical approximation
nyn
orthophosphates
Pereyaslav-Khmel'nyts'kyy
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pneumarthrogra
prepayment
print fonts
problem spaces
pull off section
purchases ledger
pushkarov
put on the suit
quangocracies
quantum index of imports
radio frequency carrier shift
radiogeodesy
radiolocation
Radstock, C.
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self-tightening lever clip
semi-pyritic smelting
semi-regenerated fibre
shock interrogation
sitchensis
soaked and mildewed
Solidago decurrens
Strix nebulosa
summer boarder
syntectonic environment
tangulashanensis
Teresa,Mother
title of nobility
to wear out
tool swivel slide
transducer dynamic draft
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universal solvents
us ultrasound
VLTV
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