English Original
Our teacher was telling us about a new system of memory training being used in some schools today.
"It works like this," she said. "Suppose you wanted to remember the name of a poet—Robert Burns, for instance. Think of him as 'Bobby Burns.' Now, picture a London policeman—a 'bobby'—in flames. See? Bobby Burns!"
"I see what you mean," said the class know-it-all. "But how can you tell that it's not Robert Browning?"
中文翻译
我们的老师正在给我们介绍当今一些学校使用的一种新的记忆训练系统。
“它的原理是这样的，”她说。“假设你想记住一位诗人的名字——例如，罗伯特·彭斯。把他想象成‘博比·彭斯’。然后，在脑海里描绘一个伦敦警察——一个‘bobby’——在火焰中的画面。明白了吗？博比（警察）燃烧！”
“我明白你的意思了，”班上的万事通说。“但你怎么能确定这不是罗伯特·布朗宁呢？”