Virtually every day we are required to remember a name, a face, a number, or some other piece of information. For many people it is a struggle. It no longer needs to be so – here is a list of ten great tips to improving your memory.
几乎每一天，我们都必须记住一个名字，一张脸，一个数字或者一些其它的信息。对于很多人来说十分痛苦。以下清单是提高你的记忆的10个技巧，好好运用，你将不再为记不住信息而苦恼。

10.Patterns
10.模式法
An excellent way to remember a large number or phrase, is to look for patterns. Here is a simple example:3810151722242931363843
一个记住一长串数字或者词组的最好方法，是寻找它的模式。下面是个例子：3810151722242931363843
The number appears to be random until you realize that it is following a pattern: add 5, then add 2, repeat. Once you know the pattern, you only need to remember the first number in the sequence. This can be a useful way to create a numeric password that changes regularly. Another way to use this system is to remember the numbers in the form of a numerical keyboard. You can use your spatial awareness to remember the number rather than just blind memorizing.
这组数字看起来是随机的，但你会发现它其实是有个模式的：加5，然后加2，再重复。一旦你发现了它的模式，你只需要记住这组序列的第一个数字。这对于创建一个定期更换的数字密码非常有用。还有一个方式是记住数字中的一个数字键盘的形式。你可以运用你的空间意识来记忆数字，而不是盲目的记忆。

9.Associations
9.关联法
This is an excellent method for memorizing numbers. In this system, you associate portions of the number with a word that has some relation to it. For example:74736052007365
这是一种记忆数字的好方法。这种方法是，你将数字的一部分与一个相近的字相关联。例如：74736052007365
Split the number up and make an association for each sequence. Doing so can give us a list like this: Jumbo Jet (747), XBox (360), Deck of Cards (52), James Bond (007), Days in the year (365). This method can again be used for passwords that are easy to remember. To help you remember your images, try to imagine a scene that incorporates all of the items. For example, you may see a calendar with a photograph of James Bond playing poker on his XBox on a private 747. Sounds weird, but it works.
把数字拆分，并且把每个序列相关联。这样做之后我们可以发现：喷气客机（747），XBOX（360），扑克（52），詹姆斯邦德（007），一年时间（365）。这种方法同样适用于记忆密码。为了帮助你记忆图像，试着想象一个包含了其中所有的东西画面。例如，你可以想象一个日历，画着詹姆斯邦德在私人飞机（747）上玩XBox，听上去很扯，但这很有用。

8.Alphabetize
8.字母顺序法
We are all very familiar with the system of alphabetization – we see it every day in phone books, online directories, and a variety of other places. If you have a list of words to remember, put them into alphabetical order. If you wanted to learn a very long list – such as the States of the USA, start with one state per letter. Once you have that memorized, go back and add another state for each letter. Repeat until the whole list is stored in your mind. You would be surprised how much more effective this is than just trying to remember the whole list in one go.
我们和字母顺序排列系统息息相关——我们每天都会看到它，在电话本、网上字典和其他地方。如果我们需要记忆一系列词语，把它们放到字母顺序表中。如果你想要记忆一个列表——比如美国所有的州，从一个州的每个字母开始。一旦你记住了，从头再来以及另外一个州的每个字母。重复记忆直到整个列表都记住了。你会发现这种记忆方法要比一气呵成的记住整个列表要有效的多。

7.Categorize
7.分类法
In a way, alphabetizing is categorizing, but with this method you can go a lot further. If you have a big list of things to remember, you can find similarities and group them. For example a shopping list:Apples, Shampoo, Cheese, Milk, Sugar, Bananas, Soap, Coconut, Flour
在某种程度上，按字母排列就是分类，但这种方法更为深远一些。如果你有很多东西需要记忆，你可以寻找相似处然后组成一类。例如购物清单：苹果、洗发水、奶酪、牛奶、糖、香蕉、香皂、椰子、面粉
Now, reorder them into categories and we have this:Fruit: Apples, Bananas; Dried Goods: Coconut, Sugar, Flour; Dairy: Milk, Cheese; Bathroom: Shampoo, Soap
现在把它们分类：水果：苹果、香蕉；干货：椰子、面粉、糖；乳制品：奶酪、牛奶；洗浴用品：洗发水、香皂
Another great way to remember your categories (especially in the case of a shopping list) is to remember your categories in the order that they are found in the supermarket. For example, if your first aisle is Fruit, remember the fruit first and think of the fruit aisle while you are doing so.
还有一个记忆分类的方法（特别是这种购物清单）是记忆你分类的顺序以便在超市中找到。比如，第一个过道的分类是水果，就记住水果是第一个，在你买的过程中想一下卖水果的区域。

6.Chunking
6.分块记忆法
Chunking is such a useful method of remembering things that we all use it every day. The best example is telephone numbers. When we are told a phone number we have to remember we chunk it up – usually into area code – 3 digits – four digits. This is not out of conformity – it is because it is the most effective way to remember such random numbers. This is also an excellent way to remember long sequences like pi to n digits. Taking just four extra digits a day you can easily remember pi to many decimal places. Great for a party trick.
分块记忆是我们每天最常用的记忆方法。最好的例子就是电话号码。当别人告诉我们一个电话号码，我们会把它分块——通常是区号——3个数字——4个数字。这个不是整合——因为这是最有效记忆随机数字的方法。这也是记忆一长串数字的好方法，比如记忆圆周率的n位数字。每天只需要记住4位数字，你就能记住圆周率小数点后很多位数字。这是聚会上可以展示的小把戏。