How to Study the Nights Before a Test在考試前幾晚如何學(xué)習(xí)

Kelly Roell

在考試之前，你沒必要感到恐慌。雖然在考試頭幾天晚上你也做不了太多，但你仍然可能有所收獲。

☆Eat Some Brain Food. 吃點(diǎn)健腦食品。

Brain food is definitely not Cocoa Puffs. Get some eggs for dinner， drink some green tea， and follow it all with a few bites of dark chocolate. Boost your brains workability1 by giving it what it needs to function properly. Plus， by eating something before you begin studying， youll be less tempted2 to get hungry （and distracted） and quit studying early.

健腦食品絕對(duì)不是指的可可泡芙。你可以吃幾個(gè)雞蛋，喝點(diǎn)綠茶，接下來(lái)吃幾口的黑巧克力。吃點(diǎn)你大腦正常運(yùn)轉(zhuǎn)所需要的東西來(lái)提高大腦的工作性能。另外，在開始學(xué)習(xí)之前，先吃點(diǎn)東西，你就不會(huì)因?yàn)榻蛔∮X得餓（并且分心）而早早放棄學(xué)習(xí)了。

☆Organize Your Study Materials. 整理學(xué)習(xí)資料。

Get all the materials that relate to the test youre taking—notes， handouts， quizzes， books—and lay them neatly out on your desk， floor， or bed， so you can see what you have to work with and find whatever you need at any time.

整理你要參加的考試相關(guān)的所有材料——筆記、講義、測(cè)驗(yàn)卷、書——并把它們整齊地放在你的書桌、地板或床上，這樣你就可以看到你要學(xué)習(xí)的內(nèi)容并且隨時(shí)能找到你需要的任何東西。

☆Follow Your Study Guide. 照著學(xué)習(xí)指南去做。

If your teacher gave you study guide， then start learning as much as possible on it. Refer to your notes， handouts， quizzes， book， etc. when youre unfamiliar with an item on the guide.

If you dont have a study guide， then refer to your notes， handouts， quizzes， and book to look for things that may be on the test. Your class notes are invaluable3. And dont forget to review quiz questions， and items handed to you in class.

如果你的老師給了你學(xué)習(xí)指南，那就開始盡可能地多學(xué)點(diǎn)。當(dāng)你對(duì)指南上的某些內(nèi)容不熟悉時(shí)，請(qǐng)參考你的筆記、講義、測(cè)驗(yàn)試卷、書籍等。

如果你沒有學(xué)習(xí)指南，那就參考你的筆記、講義、測(cè)驗(yàn)卷和書，看看可能在考試中出現(xiàn)的內(nèi)容。你的課堂筆記是無(wú)價(jià)之寶。也別忘了復(fù)習(xí)你的測(cè)驗(yàn)題和課堂上發(fā)給你的學(xué)習(xí)材料。

☆A(yù)sk a Study Partner to Quiz You. 找個(gè)學(xué)習(xí)搭檔來(lái)考考你自己。

Go get your mom， best friend， brother， or anyone and have him or her quiz you on the material. Have them fire questions at you and answer quickly. Make a list of anything you get stuck on or cant remember. Once youve been quizzed， take your list and study that material over until youve got it.

去找你的媽媽，最好的朋友，兄弟，或者任何人，讓他或她來(lái)考考你學(xué)習(xí)資料上的內(nèi)容。讓他們向你提問(wèn)，然后你迅速回答。把讓你卡殼或你記不住的東西列出來(lái)。問(wèn)答結(jié)束后，按照你列出來(lái)的東西去學(xué)習(xí)，直到你掌握了它們。

☆Have a Rest Every 45 Minutes. 每學(xué)習(xí)45分鐘后休息一下。

Youre going to study in 45-minute increments4 followed by 5-minute breaks. If you try to study indefinitely5 for hours and hours， your brain will overload6 and youll have to work to regain7 your focus on studying. Its better to have smaller goals with mini-rewards （the breaks） so you can last as long as is necessary to learn the material.

要在學(xué)習(xí)45分鐘后休息5分鐘。如果你無(wú)休止地學(xué)習(xí)數(shù)小時(shí)，你的大腦會(huì)超負(fù)荷，你就得重新努力集中注意力了。最好是有小目標(biāo)和小獎(jiǎng)勵(lì)（休息），這樣你的學(xué)習(xí)就能持續(xù)下去。

☆Make a Quick Review Sheet. 制作快速?gòu)?fù)習(xí)表。

Write down all your important dates， and quick facts on one sheet of paper， so you can refer to it before the big test.

在紙上寫下你所有的重要日期和要點(diǎn)，這樣你就可以在大考之前查閱它。

☆Go to Sleep. 去睡覺。

Nothing will make you do worse on a test than pulling an all-nighter. Trust me on this. You may be tempted to stay up all night and cram8 in as much as is possible， but by all means， get some good sleep the nights before. When it comes to testing time， you wont be able to recall all the things you learned because your brain will be functioning in survival mode.

沒什么比開夜車更影響你的考試發(fā)揮了。相信我。你可能會(huì)忍不住整夜不睡，盡可能多地往腦袋里多塞點(diǎn)東西，但一定要在前幾晚好好睡會(huì)兒。到了考試的時(shí)候，如果你的大腦苦苦掙扎保持清醒，你就難以回憶起你所學(xué)到的所有東西。

☆Peek at Your Review Sheet Anytime and Anywhere. 隨時(shí)隨地瞅瞅你的復(fù)習(xí)資料。

When youre going to your study， when youre waiting for the teacher to start talking， on your way to lunch， etc， glance and review that sheet you put together of the most important information for the test.

But， put the review sheet away before the test. You dont want to risk getting a zero for cheating after all the time you put into studying！

在你去書房的時(shí)候，當(dāng)你等著老師講話的時(shí)候，在你去吃午飯的路上……瞅瞅并回顧一下總結(jié)著最重要的考試內(nèi)容的那張紙。

但是，在開考前記得把你的資料拿走。在你努力學(xué)習(xí)這么久之后，你可不想冒作弊的風(fēng)險(xiǎn)吧？

Notes：

1. workability n. 可使用性；可加工性

2. tempted adj. 有興趣的

3. invaluable adj. 無(wú)價(jià)的；非常貴重的

4. increment n. 增量；增加

5. indefinitely adv. 不確定地，無(wú)限期地

6. overload vt. 超載，超過(guò)負(fù)荷

7. regain vt. 恢復(fù)；重新獲得

8. cram vi.（為考試而）死記硬背