英语翻译
(1) Most forgetting takes place immediately after learning.An hour after learning something new,more than 50% is forgotten.One month later 80% will be gone.
This shows that review is very important.If you review new material you have learnt,you remember much more.It is important to review newly learnt material a little and often.It’s also necessary to have frequent（频繁的）breaks.We best remember what we learn at the beginning of a learning period and at the point where we stop.After the break,it’s necessary to review what was learnt before the break and then continue（继续）learning the new material（材料）.
(2) Modern research can tell us some important things about dreams.First,we have most of our dreams during REM (Rapid Eye Movement) sleep.At this time,the brain is very active.Second,everyone dreams – even if we cannot remember doing so when we awaken.Finally,a part of our brain helps us to understand daily experiences we have.While we are asleep,it works more slowly,and sometimes puts our thoughts and memories together in strange ways.
(3) People have strange ideas about food.For example,tomato is a kind of very delicious vegetable.It is one of the useful plants that can be prepared in many ways.It has rich nutrition（营养）and vitamin（维生素）in it.But in the 18th century,Americans never ate tomatoes.They grew them in their gardens because tomato plants are so pretty.But they thought the vegetable was poisonous（有毒的）.They called tomatoes “poison apples”.