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The lesson’s vocabulary

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• 记忆
  jìyì

  to remember; to recall; memory

• 教授
  jiàoshòu

  professor

• 似乎
  sìhū

  it seems; seemingly

• 由于
  yóuyú

  due to; as a result of; thanks to

• 因此
  yīncǐ

  thus; consequently

• 习惯
  xíguàn

  habit; custom; usual practice

• 大脑
  dànǎo

  brain; cerebrum

• 研究
  yánjiū

  to research; to look into; research

• 通过
  tōngguò

  by means of; through; to pass through

• 实验
  shíyàn

  to experiment; experiment; test

• 组
  zǔ

  to form; to organize; group

• 同样
  tóngyàng

  same; equal; similarly

• 内容
  nèiróng

  content; substance

• 拍照
  pāizhào

  to take a picture

• 结果
  jiéguǒ

  outcome; result; in the end

• 清楚
  qīngchu

  clear; distinct; to understand thoroughly

• 可见
  kějiàn

  it can clearly be seen (that this is the case)

• 提高
  tígāo

  to raise; to increase; to improve

• 保证
  bǎozhèng

  to guarantee; to ensure; to safeguard

• 睡眠
  shuìmián

  sleep; to sleep; (computing) to enter sleep mode

• 以及
  yǐjí

  and; as well as

• 另外
  lìngwài

  additional; in addition; besides

• 知识
  zhīshi

  knowledge; intellectual

• 并且
  bìngqiě

  and; besides

• 坚持
  jiānchí

  to persevere with; to persist in; to insist on

• 复习
  fùxí

  to review; revision

• 锻炼
  duànliàn

  to toughen; to temper; to engage in physical exercise

• 健康
  jiànkāng

  health; healthy

• 主要
  zhǔyào

  main; principal

• 比如
  bǐrú

  for example; for instance

• 却
  què

  but; yet; however

The lesson’s grammar

• 由于…因此…: due to…, therefore

  由于 + cause，因此/所以 + result | 由于 + N，…

• 可见: this shows that

  Facts/data。可见，+ conclusion

• 以及 / 并且: and (formal)

  N1、N2 以及 N3 | V1，并且 + V2

• 通过: through, by means of

  通过 + means/method，S + V (result)

• 似乎 / 像…似的: seemingly, as if

  S + 似乎 + V/Adj | 像 + N + 似的

• V下去 / V出来 / V起来: figurative meanings

  V + 下去 (continue) | V + 出来 (identify/produce) | V + 起来 (recall/start/assess)