英语翻译1.Get the big picture.Memorizing facts without understan

英语翻译
1.Get the big picture.Memorizing facts without understanding their relevance is an utter waste of time.Consider this parable
A school inspector was impressed by the children that he had observed,but wanted to ask one more question before departing."How many hairs does a horse have?" he asked.Much to the amazement of both the inspector and the teacher,a nine year old boy answered "3,571,962." "How do you know that your answer is correct?" asked the inspector."If you do not believe me," answered the boy,"count them yourself." The inspector broke into laughter and vowed to tell the story to his colleagues when he returned to Vienna.
When the inspector returned the following year for his annual visit,the teacher asked him how his colleagues responded to the story.Disappointedly he replied,"I wanted very much to tell the story but I couldn't.For the life of me,I couldn't remember how many hairs the boy had said the horse had."
Get the big picture by reading the lecture notes,handouts,problem sets,and laboratory questions and reports carefully and integrating all of these sources of information in your notes.Organizing the material will help you see connections and get the material into your long term memory.
But don't spend too much time simply making your integrated notes look good - there's little satisfaction in being the neatest C student in the class.
2.Get help.You're going to get stuck.There will be topics you just don't understand,and problems you just can't solve.
This is what office hours and help sessions are for.Attend them and don't be afraid to let your problem be known.Your instructor is being paid to help you.Make him work for his money.He doesn't mind.
Don't wait until the day of the exam to get help!
3.Get a coofer.That's a copy of an old exam,from your course,from your instructor.Coofers are indispensable study aids.They reveal the format of the test,and allow you to judge the scope of the material and the depth of coverage.You can even use the old exam to pinpoint your own strengths and weaknesses by taking the exam.
Don't assume,however,that the coofer accurately reflects the actual content of your upcoming exam- it doesn't.It does give you a valuable glimpse at what your instructor thinks you should have studied before the test.
4.Consider the triage principle.If you are pressed for time,you may have a hard decision to make.Should you concentrate first on those topics that you don't understand well at all,or on those areas where you have some understanding?Ideally,you'd be able to study both,but if you're out of time,you should study the areas where you have some understanding first.You must adopt this harsh philosophy because when standardized tests are used (as they are,in chemistry) you can expect to receive little partial credit.
拒绝机译

1. 掌握大致轮廓.没有了解事物之间的关系就进行的记忆是纯粹的浪费时间,来看一下这个寓言：
一个学校巡查员对他所观察到的孩子们印象深刻,他想在离开之前再问这些孩子一个问题.“一匹马身上有多少毛呢?”他说.令这个巡查员和老师吃惊的是,一个9岁的男孩回答道：“3571962”,“你怎么知道你的答案是准确的呢?”巡查员问.“如果你不相信我,”男孩说,“那你就自己去数数吧.”巡查员大笑,并且发誓说他回维也纳之后一定会把这个故事讲给他的同事们听.
当第二年这个巡查员又来这所学校访问的时候,那个老师问他,他的同事们对这个故事有什么反应.他很失望的回答道,“我很希望讲这个故事但是我却做不到,因为我忘记了那个男孩说的答案.”
通过仔细阅读讲义,笔记,习题集,实验报告和问题,并且把所有的这些材料里的信息整合到你的笔记上,这样可以对问题有宏观的把握.这样的整理有助于你看到事物之间的联系,有助于长期记忆.
但是不要花过多的时间只是为了你的笔记好看----得C可并不令人满意.
2. 学会寻求帮助.你可能会遇到困难,可能会有一些问题你不理解,或者一些题目不会做.
这就是工作时间和帮助环节存在的目的.参加这样的活动并且让大家知道你的问题.你的指导老师拿薪水就是来帮助你的.他不会介意为了他自己的薪水而工作.不要等到考试的那天才去寻求帮助!
3. 找到往届的考试卷.你可以从你的授课老师那里得到往届试卷的复印本.它们是不可或缺的学习帮助.它们告诉你考试的模式,帮你判断考试的范围和深度.你还可以通过实际做这些试卷知道自己的强项和弱点.
但是不要认为这些以往的试卷可以精确的反映你即将面对的考试的真正内容—它们不能.它们只是给你一个有价值的参考---你的老师希望你在考试前掌握了什么.
4. 考虑优先分配原则.如果你时间紧迫,你可能会难以决定：究竟是应该先去看那些你一点都不知道的内容,还是先去看那些有一点了解的东西?理想来说,你应该都看到,但如果你真的没有时间,你就应该先看那些有一点了解的.你必须采用这样让人不舒服的哲学,因为在标准化考试中（化学考试）,你不要期望去得到部分分数.
p.s.有两处翻译的不好： a）there's little satisfaction in being the neatest C student in the class. 不是很理解.
b)最后一句.大意是说在标准化考试中,你要么得到全分,要么零分,很少得到一部分的分数.