写在前面
Hi，我是新海，一个正在备战的考研人。
最近需要进行大量的考研专项阅读，于是萌生了一个翻译计划，准备翻译1986——2018年所有阅读，通过大量的阅读训练来熟悉考研单词，短语以及语法，更深刻理解考研阅读。
下面是我的第8篇，所有中文释义，均是由本人整理翻译，当然也有不够完善的地方，欢迎大家评论补充。
It doesn’t come as a surprise to you to realize that it makes no difference what you read or study if you can’t remember it. You just waste your valuable time. Maybe you have already discovered some clever ways to keep yourself from forgetting.
对你来说，如果你不记得你读或学习的话，那就没什么不同了。你只是浪费宝贵的时间。也许你已经发现了一些聪明的方法来避免忘记。
- come as a surprise出人意表
- realize实现; 了解，意识到; 发生; 以…价格卖出; 变卖，赚得
- waste浪费，白费，挥霍钱财; 废料，废品，废物; 荒地，荒芜; 消耗，损耗; 浪费; 徒劳; 损耗; 消瘦; 破坏; 干掉; 大胜; 废弃的， 无用的， 荒芜的
- valuable有价值的; 贵重的，宝贵的; 可评估的; 贵重物品，财宝
- Maybe也许; 可能; 大概; 不确定性
- discovered发现( discover的过去式和过去分词 ); 碰见; 撞见; 了解到
- clever聪明的，灵巧的; 英俊的，风采优雅的; 性情温良的; 油腔滑调的
- ways方法; 方法和资源; 你不可能做到两全其美; 不止一个意思; 路( way的名词复数 ); 方向; 某方面
- yourself你自己; 亲自; 你的正常或健康的情况
- forgetting遗忘; 忘记( forget的现在分词 ); 不再想; 忘记做; 不再考虑…的
One dependable aid that does help you remember what you study is to have a specific purpose or reason for reading. You remember better what you read when you know why you’re reading.
一个可靠的帮助，帮助你记住你所学的是有一个特定的目的或理由阅读。当你知道你为什么在阅读时，你会更好地记住你所阅读的内容。
Why does a clerk in a store go away and leave you when your reply to her offer to help is, “No, thank you. I’m just looking”? Both you and she know that if you aren’t sure what you want, you are not likely to find it. But suppose you say instead, “Yes, thank you. I want a pair of sun glasses.” She says, “Right this way, please.” And you and she are off -- both eager to look for exactly what you want.
为什么一个店员走开离开你，当你回复她的帮助时，“不，谢谢你。我只是在看“？你和她都知道如果你不确定你想要什么，你就不可能找到它。但是假设你说：“是的，谢谢。”“我想要一副太阳镜。”她说，“请这边走。”然后你和她走了——都急于寻找你想要的。
- reason for…的原因
- you know你懂的（网络热词，这句从英文you know翻译过来的，乍一听来让人不清不楚的话却成了网友们所有“心照不宣”的最佳表达，如果你知道他知道，就可以说上一句“你懂的”来表达你的所有要求和所有心情。）; 你是知道的; 你要知道！
- go away离开; 消失; 私奔
- reply to回复， 回答
- thank you谢谢你
- you say你说
- a pair of一双
- sun glasses太阳镜
- this way这么；这么样；这样
- look for寻找;
It’s quite the same with your studying. If you chose a book at random, “just looking” for nothing in particular, you are likely to get just that -- nothing. But if you do know what you want, and if you have the right book, you are almost sure to get it. Your reasons will vary; they will include reading or studying “to find out more about”, “to understand the reasons for”, “to find out how”. A good student has a clear purpose or reason for what he is doing.
这和你的学习完全一样。如果你随意选择一本书，“只看”一点都没有，你很可能会得到这样的结果——什么也没有。但是如果你确实知道你想要什么，如果你有正确的书，你几乎肯定会得到它。你的理由各不相同，包括阅读或学习“了解更多”，“理解原因”，“了解如何”。一个好学生有明确的目的或理由去做他所做的事情。
- at random胡乱; 任意地，随便地; 信; 横七竖八
- for nothing免费; 无酬劳， 无结果; 徒然; 空
- in particular尤其， 特别
- But if义同unless
- have the right有资格…，有权…
- almost sure几乎必然
- get it了解，懂得
- find out发现; 使发作; 使受惩罚; 通过探询[访问]获悉不在
- reason for…的原因
This is the way it works. Before you start to study, you say to yourself something like this, “I want to know why Stephen Vincent Benet happened to write about America. I’m reading this article to find out.” Or, “I’m going to skim this story to see what life was like in medieval England.” Because you know why you are reading or studying, you relate the information to your purpose and remember it better.
这就是它的运作方式。在你开始学习之前，你对自己这样说：“我想知道斯蒂芬·文森特·贝内特为什么会写关于美国的文章。我正在读这篇文章来找出答案。“或者，”我要略读这个故事，看看中世纪英国的生活是怎样的。“因为你知道你为什么读书或学习，你把这些信息与你的目标联系起来，并更好地记住它们。
- start to开始
Reading is not one single activity. At least two important processes go on at the same time. As you read, you take in ideas rapidly and accurately. But at the same time you express your own ideas to yourself as you react to what you read. You have a kind of mental conversation with the author. If you expressed your ideas orally, they might sound like this: “Yes, I agree. That’s my opinion too.” or “Ummmm, I thought that record was broken much earlier. I’d better check those dates,” or “But there are some other facts to be considered!” You don’t just sit there taking in ideas -- you do something else, and that something else is very important.
阅读不是一个单一的活动。至少有两个重要的过程同时进行。当你阅读的时候，你的想法迅速而准确。但同时，当你对所读到的东西作出反应时，你会对自己表达自己的想法。你和作者有一种精神上的对话。如果你口头表达你的想法，听起来可能是这样的：“是的，我同意。这也是我的观点。“或者”嗯，我认为这张唱片被打破得更早。我最好核对一下那些日期，“或者”，但还有一些其他的事实需要考虑。“你不只是坐在那里接受想法——你做别的事情，而其他事情是非常重要的。
- At least至少; 无论如何，反正
- go on发生; 进行; 过去; 向前走
- at the same time同时; 一起; 但是; 然而
- take in吸收; 领会; 欺骗; 接待
- react to对…作出反应[评价，应答]
- a kind of<口>…的一种; 几分
- sound like听起来像
- there are有
- something else别的东西
- and that而且，并且
This additional process of thinking about what you read includes evaluating it, relating it to what you already know, and using it for your own purposes. In other words, a good reader is a critical reader. One part of critical reading, as you have discovered, is distinguishing between facts and opinions. Facts can be checked by evidence. Opinions are one’s own personal reactions.
这个额外的思考你阅读内容的过程包括评估它，把它和你已经知道的内容联系起来，以及把它用于你自己的目的。换句话说，一个好的读者是一个批评性的读者。正如你所发现的，批评性阅读的一部分是区分事实和观点。事实可以用证据来检验。意见是自己的个人反应。
Another part of critical reading is judging sources. Still another part is drawing accurate inferences.
批评性阅读的另一部分是判断来源。还有一部分是准确的推论。
- additional process附加过程
- evaluating评价( evaluate的现在分词 ); 求…的值; 对…评价; 求…的数值
- relating联系起来( relate的现在分词 ); 讲述，叙述
- In other words换句话说; 就是说
- part of部分
- distinguishing有区别的; 辨别，区别( distinguish的现在分词 ); 使出众; 识别出; 看清
- checked by复核
- reactions反应( reaction的名词复数 ); 反动; 反对; 反作用力
- judging审判，评判（judge的现在分词形式）
- inferences推理; 结论;
写在最后
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作者：新海
11月15日晨
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