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Active learning means you participate, collaborate with others and apply concepts to the real world.
主动学习意味着你参与其中，与他人合作，并将概念应用于现实世界。
It requires hard mental effort, but leads to better retention and an understanding of the material that can be transferred to other situations.
这种方式需要更多的脑力劳动，但有利于记忆和理解学习材料，做到举一反三。
To understand why active learning works so well it helps to know that when our brain decides what to remember, it asks itself two fundamental questions.
想要知道为什么主动学习如此有效，我们需要知道，当我们的大脑决定要记住什么时，它会问自己两个基本问题。
Can I understand and do I need to know?
我理解吗？我需要知道吗？
When you ask can I understand, your brain always puts the new information on the foundation of existing knowledge.
当你问“我能理解吗？”，你的大脑总是将新信息建立在已有知识的基础上。
If the foundation is missing, the brain has no idea what to do with it.
如果基础信息缺失，大脑就不知道该如何处理这一新信息。
And as a result it throws it away.
于是大脑就会选择舍弃。
In other words, your brain needs to build foundational neuron connections for new information to attach to which is both why active learning is more mental work, but also essential for learning.
换句话说，你的大脑需要为新信息建立基本的神经元连接，这既说明了为什么主动学习需要更多的脑力劳动，也说明了这是学习所必需的。
When we ask ourselves do I need to know our brain separates between the material it finds worth to remember and the one it can forget.
当我们问自己“我需要知道吗？”， 我们的大脑会将那些值得记住的东西和可以忘记的东西分离开来。
If it’s unlikely that new information will ever be used again, the brain is smart enough to throw it away.
如果新的信息不太可能再次使用，大脑就会聪明地选择丢弃。
If your brain finds that the information is needed again, say it could increase your social status, the brain will store it in long-term memory.
如果你的大脑发现这些信息有再次需要的可能，比如说它可以提高你的社会地位，大脑就会把它储存在长期记忆中。
解析在这里哦：
1. retention，名词，表示“记忆”，比如：the children’s retention of facts（孩子们对事实的记忆）。
2. transfer，动词，比如：Transfer the meat to a platter and leave in a warm place.（把肉转到一个大浅盘中，然后搁在一个温暖的地方。）
3. neuron，名词，表示“神经元”。
4. social status，名词词组，表示“社会地位”，比如：It is widely accepted that high social status cannot bring about happiness.（人们普遍认为高的社会地位不能带来幸福。）
