美国国家公共电台 NPR--Some Taylor Swift fans are reporting 'amnesia' after going to her concert

Some Taylor Swift fans are reporting 'amnesia¹' after going to her concert

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Taylor Swift fans, known as Swifties, may spend months fantasizing about seeing their favorite singer on stage. Why then can't they remember much after the show?

LEILA FADEL, HOST:

For Crystal Galloway of North Carolina, Taylor Swift's Eras Tour was major.

CRYSTAL GALLOWAY: It'd be a chance for me to reconnect with some of my friends that live across the country and are Swift fans. It was really exciting to me.

FADEL: Galloway was determined³ to go and sing along with thousands of other Swifties to her favorite song.

GALLOWAY: No. 1, I was most excited for "Cruel Summer" from "Lover." It's an absolute summer bop with one of the best bridges of all time, and I could not wait to be screaming in a stadium.

(SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING⁴)

TAYLOR SWIFT: (Singing) I love you, ain't that the worst thing you ever heard? He looks up grinning like a devil. It's new.

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST:

It's on the radio...

FADEL: Girls.

INSKEEP: ...In my car for my kids. Anyway...

FADEL: You love it, Steve. It's not your kids. Don't even.

INSKEEP: She's good. Anyway, this is a story about concertgoers like Galloway who had all this anticipation⁵ for the concert. But you ask her now what she enjoyed most, and she'll tell you that there are some things she cannot recall.

GALLOWAY: When I looked over the setlist, there were some songs - like, "Wildest Dreams" is one of my favorites from "1989." I could not place a memory to that, no matter how hard I tried, and it was bizarre.

INSKEEP: Turns out a lot of concertgoers have a hard time recalling what they saw or heard, like Cheynie Singleton, who went to see SZA in Virginia.

(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "KILL BILL")

SZA: (Singing) I might. I might kill my ex. Not the best idea.

INSKEEP: "Kill Bill" - that's another one that I know.

FADEL: Singleton says she doesn't even recognize videos from that concert on her own phone.

CHEYNIE SINGLETON: Me and my friend both were just, like, jaws⁶ dropped, like, zoning out. I have videos from when she first came on stage, but I don't even remember, like, recording those videos.

FADEL: So how could fans forget such big moments? We asked Robert Kraft. He's a professor of cognitive⁷ psychology⁸ at Otterbein University.

ROBERT KRAFT: I think afterwards they're experiencing normal memory. I know that it's been called post-concert amnesia, and I think that has to do with our expectations of memory being too high and maybe not knowing exactly how memory works.

INSKEEP: Kraft says concertgoers should not be discouraged if they can't recall everything because they're not supposed to.

KRAFT: Not remembering is actually a tribute to being in the moment and fully⁹ appreciating the music.

INSKEEP: Galloway and Singleton say they do have great concert memories, even if there is some blank space.

(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "BLANK SPACE")

SWIFT: (Singing) But I've got a blank space, baby, and I'll write your name. Cherry lips, crystal skies, I could show you incredible things. Stolen kisses, pretty lies, you're the king, baby. I'm your queen.

1 amnesia   

n.健忘症，健忘

参考例句：

• People suffering from amnesia don't forget their general knowledge of objects.患健忘症的人不会忘记关于物体的一些基本知识。
• Chinese medicine experts developed a way to treat amnesia using marine materials.中国医学专家研制出用海洋物质治疗遗忘症的方法。

2 transcript   

n.抄本，誊本，副本，肄业证书

参考例句：

• A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
• They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。

3 determined   

adj.坚定的；有决心的

参考例句：

• I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
• He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。

4 recording   

n.录音，记录

参考例句：

• How long will the recording of the song take?录下这首歌得花多少时间？
• I want to play you a recording of the rehearsal.我想给你放一下彩排的录像。

5 anticipation   

n.预期，预料，期望

参考例句：

• We waited at the station in anticipation of her arrival.我们在车站等着，期待她的到来。
• The animals grew restless as if in anticipation of an earthquake.各种动物都变得焦躁不安，像是感到了地震即将发生。

6 jaws   

n.口部；嘴

参考例句：

• The antelope could not escape the crocodile's gaping jaws. 那只羚羊无法从鱷鱼张开的大口中逃脱。
• The scored jaws of a vise help it bite the work. 台钳上有刻痕的虎钳牙帮助它紧咬住工件。

7 cognitive   

adj.认知的，认识的，有感知的

参考例句：

• As children grow older,their cognitive processes become sharper.孩子们越长越大，他们的认知过程变得更为敏锐。
• The cognitive psychologist is like the tinker who wants to know how a clock works.认知心理学者倒很像一个需要通晓钟表如何运转的钟表修理匠。

8 psychology   

n.心理，心理学，心理状态

参考例句：

• She has a background in child psychology.她受过儿童心理学的教育。
• He studied philosophy and psychology at Cambridge.他在剑桥大学学习哲学和心理学。

9 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。