Do brain training games actually work? 智力开发类游戏“效果甚微”
<p>随身英语<span word="Do">Do</span> <span word="brain">brain</span> <span word="training">training</span> <span word="games">games</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="work">work</span>? 智力开发类游戏“效果甚微”</p><p>人类的大脑像肌肉一样，需要不断地使用，才能变得更灵活，从而降低患智力退化类疾病的几率。现在，互联网上有各种宣称能帮助促进大脑功能的游戏。但一项新的报告表明，智力开发类游戏的效果实际不如我们预期的那样高。本集《随身英语》探讨哪些日常活动能帮助人们锻炼脑力。</p><p>课文内容 <span word="Vocabulary">Vocabulary</span>: <span word="brain">brain</span> <span word="training">training</span> 词汇: 头脑训练</p><p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="lose">lose</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="least">least</span>, <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="aphorism">aphorism</span> <span word="goes">goes</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="utilised">utilised</span> <span word="regularly">regularly</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span> <span word="falls">falls</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="decline">decline</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hobby">hobby</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="haven">haven</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="playing">playing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trumpet">trumpet</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="yourself">yourself</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bit">bit</span> <span word="rusty">rusty</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="pick">pick</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="up">up</span> – <span word="or">or</span> <span word="maybe">maybe</span> <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="forgotten">forgotten</span> <span word="altogether">altogether</span>!<span word="Muscles">Muscles</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="example">example</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="waste">waste</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="use">use</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="counteract">counteract</span> <span word="this">this</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="regular">regular</span> <span word="exercise">exercise</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="skills">skills</span> <span word="sharp">sharp</span>.</p><p><span word="Well">Well</span>, <span word="what">what</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="brain">brain</span>? <span word="As">As</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="age">age</span>, <span word="our">our</span> <span word="brains">brains</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="naturally">naturally</span> <span word="begin">begin</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="decline">decline</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="mental">mental</span> <span word="conditions">conditions</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="dementia">dementia</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="I">I</span>’<span word="m">m</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="agree">agree</span>, <span word="no">no</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="wants">wants</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="all">all</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="relatively">relatively</span> <span word="easy">easy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="train">train</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="brain">brain</span>. <span word="Smartphones">Smartphones</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="apps">apps</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="programmes">programmes</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="hands">hands</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="test">test</span>, <span word="maintain">maintain</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="augment">augment</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="memories">memories</span>, <span word="mathematical">mathematical</span> <span word="skills">skills</span>, <span word="logic">logic</span> <span word="skills">skills</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="raft">raft</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="mental">mental</span> <span word="abilities">abilities</span>. <span word="With">With</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="practice">practice</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="brains">brains</span> <span word="nice">nice</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sharp">sharp</span>, <span word="right">right</span>?</p>
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