环球慢速英语 相信你的记忆(4)

Voice 2: Let us say that you want to remember an event from last week. Researchers say that remembering involves lots of small pieces of information coming together to make the whole event. Think of many brain cells¹ joining together like people joining hands. The axons and dendrites reach out from the cells like arms from the people's bodies. The synapses² are where the axons and dendrites meet. This is like the joined hands of the people. We sense the whole event in our memory when the cells join together in this way. Only some of the brain's cells have a part in the memory of each event. Different cells join for different memories. Just how well the cells can join controls how strong the memory is. If there are many synapses, or connections, a memory is strong. But, if there are only a few synapses, the memory may be weak.

声音2：假设你想记住上周发生的一件事。研究人员表示，要记住这件事，需要把很多小段信息结合起来，形成整个事件。许多脑细胞像人们手拉手一样结合起来。轴突和树突就像是人们伸展胳膊一样，从脑细胞中延伸出去。突触就是轴突和树突相连的地方。这就像人们手拉手一样。当脑细胞以这种方式结合在一起时，我们就能记住整个事件。在记住一个事件的过程中，只有一些脑细胞参与其中。不同的脑细胞连接起来记住不同的记忆。脑细胞结合的好坏决定记忆的强度。如果有许多突触，也就是连接点，那这个记忆就会很深刻。但是，如果只有几个突触，那记忆就会模糊。

Voice 1: People can improve their memories. But, they can never be perfect. People's memories are amazingly put together, but they do fail. This can be a little frightening to hear. So, what can we trust if we cannot trust our own minds or memories?

声音1：人们可以改善记忆。但是，记忆永远不可能达到完美。人们的记忆可以神奇地结合在一起，但是也会有出错的时候。这听起来可能有些可怕。如果我们不能相信我们的大脑和我们的记忆，那我们还能相信什么？

Voice 2: Well, Christians³ believe there is one memory people can trust. Christians believe that God's memory never fails. God has promised that he will love and forgive every person. He has promised that he will take care of his people. It is nice to know that God never forgets his promises to his people. Christians believe that even when people do not always remember how good God is, he does remember! He always remembers his promises. And that is good for all of us to remember!

声音2：基督徒认为有一个可以相信的记忆。基督徒相信上帝的记忆永远不会出错。上帝承诺他会爱并宽恕所有人。他承诺他会照顾他的信徒。知道上帝绝不会忘记他对信徒的承诺真好。基督徒相信即使人们不是一直都记得上帝有多好，但是上帝会记得！他会一直记得他的承诺。记住这个对我们所有人都好！

1 cells   

n.细胞( cell的名词复数 )；小牢房；（修道士或修女住的）小房间；电池

参考例句：

• Once in the bloodstream, the bacteria adhere to the surface of the red cells. 细菌一进入血液里，就附着在红细胞表面上。
• an amorphous mass of cells with no identity at all 不知何物的杂乱一团的细胞

2 synapses   

n.（神经元的）突触( synapse的名词复数 )；染色体结合( synapsis的名词复数 )；联会；突触；（神经元的）触处

参考例句：

• Nerve cells communicate with one another at the synapses, where their membranes almost touch. 神经细胞在突触部位彼此沟通，在这里它们的膜几乎接触到一起了。 来自辞典例句
• Glutamatergic synapses are common excitatory chemical connections in mammalian central nervous system. 谷氨酸性突触是哺乳动物神经系统的主要兴奋性突触。 来自互联网

3 Christians   

n.基督教徒( Christian的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Christians of all denominations attended the conference. 基督教所有教派的人都出席了这次会议。
• His novel about Jesus caused a furore among Christians. 他关于耶稣的小说激起了基督教徒的公愤。