(单词翻译:单击)
可可电台，每期节目一话题，让英语磨练耳朵的同时学到更多有益的小知识，丰富知识的同时受益于生活。
exercise your brain.
锻炼你的大脑。
Work with numbers.
处理数字问题。
Do math problems in your head instead of on a calculator. For many of us, it is use it or lose it. We have become mentally lazy. We rely on our gadgets instead of thinking for ourselves. Working with and memorizing numbers is a great way to get your brain back in shape. This could pay off big dividends down the road!
心算而不是用计算器计算。对我们多数人而言，要么使用它，要么失去它。我们已经变得精神懒惰了。我们依赖工具而不是自己思考。处理和记忆数字是使大脑恢复状态的好途径。这一路上能够偿还大量股息。
Stop relying on your GPS to tell you where to go.
停止依靠GPS走路。
Remember the cab drivers in the 8th above? Using your brain to figure out how to get from Point A to Point B is good mental exercise. You have to use your brain's ability to determine spatial relationships to effectively read a map and navigate a city. Traveling in an unfamiliar area is even better!
记住第8条里所讲的出租车司机。用你的大脑去指出如何从点A到点B是很好的思维体操。你必须用你大脑的能力来决定空间关系，提高读地图的效率和穿梭城市。在一个陌生的地方旅行就更好了！
【知识点讲解】
instead of （用…）代替…， （是…）而不是…， （用…）而不用…；
例句：
Instead of complaining about what's wrong, be grateful for what's right.
别抱怨不好的事，要对好的事心存感恩。
Instead of moving at his usual stately pace, he was almost running.
他没像平时那样优雅庄重地走着，而是几乎跑了起来。
Small pickling onions can be used instead of sliced ones.
小块腌洋葱可用来替代切片洋葱。
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