懒人妙招：多睡觉能帮助牢记单词

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　　Even facts "forgotten" by people during a busy day may be retrieved if this is followed by a good night's sleep.

　　如果晚上睡个好觉，即使白天由于忙碌而“遗忘”的一些事情也可以重新回忆起来。

　　Researchers from the University of Chicago asked volunteers to remember simple words.

　　芝加哥大学的研究者们要求志愿者们记住一些简单的单词。

　　Many found their memories letting them down towards the end of the day, but the following morning, those who had slept well could recall much more.

　　到了晚上，许多人对自己的记忆力都感到失望。但是第二天早晨，那些睡得好的人能回想起来更多的单词。

　　Researchers, writing in the journal Nature, said the brain could "rescue" lost memories during the night.

　　研究者们在《自然》杂志发表论文说：大脑可以在晚间“修复”失去的记忆。

　　When the brain is first asked to remember something, that memory is laid down in an "unstable" state, meaning that it is possible that it could be lost.

　　当大脑最初被要求记住一些东西时，那段记忆处于一种“不稳定的”状态，这意味着它很可能会丢失。

　　At some point, the brain consolidates those it deems important into a "stable", more permanent state.

　　在有些时刻，大脑会将那些它认为重要的记忆强化为“稳定的”状态，也就是更持久的状态。