What's the article about?
这篇文章是关于什么的？
It's basically about memory and it says you've got three memories: short term, medium term and long term. — Um.
主要是关于记忆，文章里说我们有三类记忆：短期记忆、中期记忆和长期记忆。 ——嗯。
They say that short term memory lasts only a few seconds.
他们说短期记忆仅仅持续几秒钟。
So you just sort of read something and you remember the beginning of the sentence just until you get to the end of the sentence. — Um...
当你阅读时，你记住了句子的开头部分，这种记忆持续到你读到句末。 ——嗯。
And then medium term memory, the example they give is something like trying to remember that you've got to buy bread.
然后是中期记忆，文章给的例子是试着记住你必须买面包。
Like a sort of a shopping list of things to do?
像是一种购物清单？
Yeah! After you buy bread, you don't need to store that memory, so it's erased.
是的！在你买了面包之后，你不需要储存那些记忆，因此被抹掉。
Just sort of a day-to-day management.
只是一种日常管理。
Then long term memory, they're talking about the major events that happen in your life, such as your wedding.
然后是长期记忆，文章里谈论的是你人生中发生的重大事件，比如说你的婚礼。
And you never forget them.
你永远都不会忘记的。
Yeah ... I suppose so, permanent memory.
是的……我想是这样的，永久的记忆。