【翻譯練習】健腦行動
來源：http://beta.e6energy.com/uncategorized/if-you-can-sculpt-a-muscle-how-about-your-brain/
Are you obsessing about someone fabulous you just met? Preoccupied with a sticky problem? Bored? Sleepy? Excited by anything but the mental task you’re supposed to be doing, like studying?
你羨慕舉手投足散發智慧光彩的人嗎？你有陷入什麼棘手難題嗎？你常感無聊、昏昏欲睡嗎？你會不會原本活力四射，結果一碰到讀書這種需要動腦的事，也總是提不起勁呢？
No matter how motivated you are – to score a high grade or master a subject so you can move on – your concentration can dive. Sometimes learning just feels hard. That expression about “getting it through your head” seems real.
或許為了得高分，邁向美好前程，一開始確實滿懷鬥志，孜孜不倦地學習。但，注意力仍有後繼無力之時。學習變得無比困難沉重，還真體會到｢絞盡腦汁｣是怎麼回事。
If you’re an active person, it may help to think about training your brain like it’s a muscle. The first time you to do something physical is tougher than after a few days of practice. Same for learning. And the more different from other skills you already have, the more challenging.
如果你夠積極主動，不妨也來訓練一下腦袋。健身都沒問題了，健腦也不是難事。回想你第一次健身，以及後來幾天持續練習的情形，想必會察覺，雖然第一次健身真如頂千斤般困難，但之後的健身，卻進行得游刃有餘。健腦也是一樣的。如果健身／健腦招式愈多，更具挑戰性。
Sculpt your brain and learn more easily
鍛鍊腦力，讓學習事半功倍
Learning has been shown to “sculpt” the brain in that it creates new patterns in brain activity, which show up even during sleep. Described as a “memory trace,” a new pattern may make it easier to learn the same skill next time. One take-away message may be simply that if you stick with a learning task, it will get easier, like lifting weights.
學習的過程，大腦創造新的活動模式，睡眠中大腦也持續運轉。因此，｢學習｣這件事，也可看作是在鍛鍊腦力。腦部所創造的新活動模式，可稱為｢記憶歷程｣，有了記憶歷程，當你下一次從事相同的學習過程時，將感到如魚得水。簡單來說，持之以恆的學習，令｢學習｣更為容易。與舉重是相同道理：練習愈勤，愈是輕而易舉。
We’ve borrowed a few more ideas from the gym that may help with learning (we’re not recommending making micro-tears in your brain, mind you!).
在此向健身運動借了幾招健腦方式，提供參考。(注意，別把腦子鍛鍊得受傷發疼了。)
1. Have a plan (and coach) – Break it up and schedule it. Sit down with a buddy, teacher, or tutor and map out a road to success in segments.
1. 擬定計畫，尋求良師：安排每日練習時程。請同伴、教師、或輔員幫忙督導，規畫階段性進步。
2. Train with a buddy – Build willpower with a friend and add some fun.
2. 相濡以沫：同伴之間，一齊加油打氣，並增進練習樂趣。
3. Do reps – The more often you can dip into the material, the easier.
3. 反覆練習：加強練習，即可自在應付。
4. Rest between sets – Your brain needs R&R. The best part: there’s evidence that sleep consolidates learning.
4. 間隔休息：腦部同樣需要休息(Rest)與放鬆(Relaxation)。好消息是，睡眠可鞏固學習效果。
5. Mix it up to stay balanced –Mix up the media you use to learn. Put details in the context of concepts. Alternate the part of your brain you’re using: balance math with English.
5. 多管齊下：利用各種學習管道，內容深植概念之中。大腦各部位都要發揮效能。英文學得好，數學亦不容偏廢。
6. Intersperse cardio – Take regular breaks and get moving. Your brain needs oxygen and fresh nutrients.
6. 閒散心力：定時休息，精力充足再前進。腦部需要活氧及新鮮養分。
7. Recharge – Supply your brain with the nutrients it needs, like those in E6 Energy products. Make good nutrition a mainstay.
7. 充電飽滿：補充大腦所需養分。良好的營養，是重要的體力支柱。
Super-smart muscleheads are no strangers to us. Time to take a tip from them?
一起成為四肢發達、頭腦不簡單的人吧！