考研英语翻译讲词析句（5）
<p> <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="examine">examine</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="birth">birth</span> <span word="certificates">certificates</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="soccer">soccer</span> <span word="player">player</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2006<span word="s">s</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="tournament">tournament</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="noteworthy">noteworthy</span> <span word="quirk">quirk</span>: <span word="elite">elite</span> <span word="soccer">soccer</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="born">born</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="months">months</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="examined">examined</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="youth">youth</span> <span word="teams">teams</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="feed">feed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="professional">professional</span> <span word="ranks">ranks</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="strange">strange</span> <span word="phenomenon">phenomenon</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="pronounced">pronounced</span>.</p><p> <span word="What">What</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="account">account</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="strange">strange</span> <span word="phenomenon">phenomenon</span>? <span word="Here">Here</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="guesses">guesses</span>: <span word="a">a</span>) <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="astrological">astrological</span> <span word="signs">signs</span> <span word="confer">confer</span> <span word="superior">superior</span> <span word="soccer">soccer</span> <span word="skills">skills</span>; <span word="b">b</span>) <span word="winter">winter</span>-<span word="born">born</span> <span word="babies">babies</span> <span word="tend">tend</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="oxygen">oxygen</span> <span word="capacity">capacity</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="increases">increases</span> <span word="soccer">soccer</span> <span word="stamina">stamina</span>; <span word="c">c</span>) <span word="soccer">soccer</span>-<span word="mad">mad</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="conceive">conceive</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="springtime">springtime</span>, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="peak">peak</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="soccer">soccer</span> <span word="mania">mania</span>; <span word="d">d</span>) <span word="none">none</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="above">above</span>.</p><p> <span word="Anders">Anders</span> <span word="Ericsson">Ericsson</span>, <span word="a">a</span> 58-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="psychology">psychology</span> <span word="professor">professor</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Florida">Florida</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="University">University</span>, <span word="says">says</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="believes">believes</span> <span word="strongly">strongly</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="none">none</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="above">above</span>. <span word="Ericsson">Ericsson</span> <span word="grew">grew</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Sweden">Sweden</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="studied">studied</span> <span word="nuclear">nuclear</span> <span word="engineering">engineering</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="realized">realized</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="opportunity">opportunity</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="conduct">conduct</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="switched">switched</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="psychology">psychology</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="experiment">experiment</span>, <span word="nearly">nearly</span> 30 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="involved">involved</span> <span word="memory">memory</span>: <span word="training">training</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hear">hear</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="repeat">repeat</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="random">random</span> <span word="series">series</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="numbers">numbers</span>. <span word="With">With</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="subject">subject</span>, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="about">about</span> 20 <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="training">training</span>, <span word="his">his</span> <span word="digit">digit</span> <span word="span">span</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="risen">risen</span> <span word="from">from</span> 7 <span word="to">to</span> 20, <span word="Ericsson">Ericsson</span> <span word="recalls">recalls</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="kept">kept</span> <span word="improving">improving</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="about">about</span> 200 <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="training">training</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="risen">risen</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="over">over</span> 80 <span word="numbers">numbers</span>.</p><p> <span word="This">This</span> <span word="success">success</span>, <span word="coupled">coupled</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="showing">showing</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="memory">memory</span> <span word="itself">itself</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="genetically">genetically</span> <span word="determined">determined</span>, <span word="led">led</span> <span word="Ericsson">Ericsson</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="conclude">conclude</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="act">act</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="memorizing">memorizing</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cognitive">cognitive</span> <span word="exercise">exercise</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="intuitive">intuitive</span> <span word="one">one</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="whatever">whatever</span> <span word="inborn">inborn</span> <span word="differences">differences</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="exhibit">exhibit</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="abilities">abilities</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="memorize">memorize</span>, <span word="those">those</span> <span word="differences">differences</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="swamped">swamped</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="encodes">encodes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="information">information</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="encode">encode</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="meaningfully">meaningfully</span>, <span word="Ericsson">Ericsson</span> <span word="determined">determined</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="process">process</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="deliberate">deliberate</span> <span word="practice">practice</span>. <span word="Deliberate">Deliberate</span> <span word="practice">practice</span> <span word="entails">entails</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="repeating">repeating</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="task">task</span>. <span word="Rather">Rather</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="involves">involves</span> <span word="setting">setting</span> <span word="specific">specific</span> <span word="goals">goals</span>, <span word="obtaining">obtaining</span> <span word="immediate">immediate</span> <span word="feedback">feedback</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="concentrating">concentrating</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="technique">technique</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="outcome">outcome</span>.</p>
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