memory简单

Remember that in light of whatever the problem the old system solved — or, maybe, has failed to solve in recent memory — it was a great idea at the time.

记住，无论旧系统解决了什么问题——或者，也许是近来没能解决什么问题——在当时它都是个好主意。

have a weakened memory.

记忆力减退。

In other words, human memory is not deteriorating but “adopting to new communications technology,” Sparrow says.

斯帕罗说，换句话说，人类的记忆力并没有衰退，而是在“适应新的通信技术”。

In a very practical way, the Internet is becoming an external hard drive for our memories, a process known as “cognitive offloading.”

从非常实际的意义上说，互联网正在成为我们记忆的外置硬盘，这一过程被称为“认知卸载”。

“It seems pretty clear that memory is changing, but is it changing for the better?

“记忆在发生变化，这一点似乎相当明确，但它是在朝好的方向变化吗？

switch its focus of memory.

转换记忆的重点。

have fond memories of their past.

对过去怀有美好的回忆。

These purchases often become more valuable with time — as stories or memories — particularly if they involve feeling more connected to others.

这些消费往往会随着时间推移变得更有价值——化作故事或回忆——尤其是当它们让人感到与他人联系更紧密时。

When I think of a sad memory, I do what everybody does — try to put it to one side.

当我想起一段悲伤的回忆时，我会像其他人一样——尽量把它放到一边。