How to Study the Nights Before a Test在考试前几晚如何学习

Kelly Roell

在考试之前，你没必要感到恐慌。虽然在考试头几天晚上你也做不了太多，但你仍然可能有所收获。

☆Eat Some Brain Food. 吃点健脑食品。

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.

健脑食品绝对不是指的可可泡芙。你可以吃几个鸡蛋，喝点绿茶，接下来吃几口的黑巧克力。吃点你大脑正常运转所需要的东西来提高大脑的工作性能。另外，在开始学习之前，先吃点东西，你就不会因为禁不住觉得饿（并且分心）而早早放弃学习了。

☆Organize Your Study Materials. 整理学习资料。

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.

整理你要参加的考试相关的所有材料——笔记、讲义、测验卷、书——并把它们整齐地放在你的书桌、地板或床上，这样你就可以看到你要学习的内容并且随时能找到你需要的任何东西。

☆Follow Your Study Guide. 照着学习指南去做。

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.

如果你的老师给了你学习指南，那就开始尽可能地多学点。当你对指南上的某些内容不熟悉时，请参考你的笔记、讲义、测验试卷、书籍等。

如果你没有学习指南，那就参考你的笔记、讲义、测验卷和书，看看可能在考试中出现的内容。你的课堂笔记是无价之宝。也别忘了复习你的测验题和课堂上发给你的学习材料。

☆Ask a Study Partner to Quiz You. 找个学习搭档来考考你自己。

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.

去找你的妈妈，最好的朋友，兄弟，或者任何人，让他或她来考考你学习资料上的内容。让他们向你提问，然后你迅速回答。把让你卡壳或你记不住的东西列出来。问答结束后，按照你列出来的东西去学习，直到你掌握了它们。

☆Have a Rest Every 45 Minutes. 每学习45分钟后休息一下。

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.

要在学习45分钟后休息5分钟。如果你无休止地学习数小时，你的大腦会超负荷，你就得重新努力集中注意力了。最好是有小目标和小奖励（休息），这样你的学习就能持续下去。

☆Make a Quick Review Sheet. 制作快速复习表。

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

在纸上写下你所有的重要日期和要点，这样你就可以在大考之前查阅它。

☆Go to Sleep. 去睡觉。

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.

沒什么比开夜车更影响你的考试发挥了。相信我。你可能会忍不住整夜不睡，尽可能多地往脑袋里多塞点东西，但一定要在前几晚好好睡会儿。到了考试的时候，如果你的大脑苦苦挣扎保持清醒，你就难以回忆起你所学到的所有东西。

☆Peek at Your Review Sheet Anytime and Anywhere. 随时随地瞅瞅你的复习资料。

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！

在你去书房的时候，当你等着老师讲话的时候，在你去吃午饭的路上……瞅瞅并回顾一下总结着最重要的考试内容的那张纸。

但是，在开考前记得把你的资料拿走。在你努力学习这么久之后，你可不想冒作弊的风险吧？

Notes：

1. workability n. 可使用性；可加工性

2. tempted adj. 有兴趣的

3. invaluable adj. 无价的；非常贵重的

4. increment n. 增量；增加

5. indefinitely adv. 不确定地，无限期地

6. overload vt. 超载，超过负荷

7. regain vt. 恢复；重新获得

8. cram vi.（为考试而）死记硬背