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Memory

有科學家從海蝸牛的中央神經系統中,抽出RNA,成功移植記憶(memory)。記憶移植或許不再是天方夜譚!

Memory本義指「記憶力、記性」,即是記住事物和經歷的能力。名詞memory常配搭形容詞good(好)、excellent(優秀)、bad/poor(差)、terrible(糟糕)等。要點出對於甚麼事物的記憶力,可以於memory後接介詞for。例句︰Bill Clinton has an excellent memory for people's names.(克林頓很會記人名。)

Memory可以引伸指「回憶」,後接介詞of。例句︰We had lots of happy memories of our summer holiday in Australia.(我們有很多在澳洲度暑假的美好回憶。)He refused to talk about his memories of the war.(他拒絕談論對戰爭的回憶。)

如果在memory一字前加上介詞from,變成from memory,就是指「憑記憶」,沒有翻閱筆記或書籍。例句︰Advanced pianists would play the piano from memory.(高級鋼琴家憑記憶彈奏鋼琴。)

還有in memory of somebody,即是「為紀念某人」。例句︰A service was held in memory of those died in the Sichuan earthquake on 12 May 2008.(為紀念在2008年5月12日四川地震中遇難的人,舉行了一個追悼儀式。)

(本欄逢周一、三、五刊登)

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