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Women are better at plot memory

科学家kē xué jiā最zuì新xīn研究yán jiū发现fā xiàn,女性nǚ xìng比bǐ男性nán xìng更gèng擅长shàn cháng回忆huí yì起来qǐ lái各种gè zhǒng细节xì jié。

情节qíng jié记忆jì yì指zhǐ的de是shì回忆huí yì起qǐ诸如zhū rú上shàng周zhōu发生fā shēng了le哪些nǎ xiē事shì,或者huò zhě今jīn早zǎo是否shì fǒu喂wèi了le猫māo等děng自传式zì zhuàn shì事件shì jiàn的de能力néng lì。

女性nǚ xìng似乎sì hū具有jù yǒu天然tiān rán的de优势yōu shì,能néng记住jì zhu一yī段duàn对话duì huà里lǐ的de细节xì jié,东西dōng xi可能kě néng在zài哪儿nǎ r,这zhè是shì因为yīn wèi她们tā men的de情节qíng jié记忆jì yì更好gèng hǎo。

女性nǚ xìng也yě更gèng擅长shàn cháng记住jì zhu面容miàn róng以及yǐ jí回想huí xiǎng起qǐ味道wèi dào等děng感官gǎn guān记忆jì yì。

而ér男性nán xìng更gèng擅长shàn cháng空间kōng jiān记忆jì yì的de处理chǔ lǐ等děng信息xìn xī。

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Vocabulary 65 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
科学家 kē xué jiāscientist
最 zuì(before an adjective or verb) to the highest degree; (the) most ...; -est
新 xīnnew; newly
研究 yán jiūresearch / a study
发现 fā xiànto notice; to become aware of / to discover; to find; to detect
女性 nǚ xìngwoman / the female sex
比 bǐ(followed by a noun and adjective) more {adj.} than {noun} / (in some compounds derived from Classical Chinese)
男性 nán xìngthe male sex / a male
更 gèngmore / even more / further / still / still more
擅长 shàn chángto be good at; to be expert in
回忆 huí yìto recall
起来 qǐ láiindicating the beginning and continuation of an action or a state / indicating an upward movement / indicating completion / expressing preliminary judgment
各种 gè zhǒngevery kind of; all kinds of; various
细节 xì jiédetails; particulars
情节 qíng jiécircumstances / plot; storyline
记忆 jì yìmemory
指 zhǐto point at or to / to indicate or refer to
的 depossessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression)
是 shìto be (followed by substantives only)
起 qǐverb suffix, to start / starting from (a time, place, price etc)
诸如 zhū rú(various things) such as / such as (the following)
上 shàng(bound form) up; upper; above; previous
周 zhōuweek
发生 fā shēngto happen; to occur; to take place; to break out
了 le(completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
哪些 nǎ xiēwhich ones? / who? / what?
事 shìmatter / thing / item / affair
或者 huò zhěor
今 jīncurrent / contemporary / this
早 zǎomorning / Good morning!
是否 shì fǒuwhether (or not) / if / is or isn't
喂 wèito feed
猫 māocat / (loanword) (coll.) modem
等 děngand so on; etc.; et al. / (used to end an enumeration)
自传式 zì zhuàn shìautobiographical; relating to autobiography or personal life events
事件 shì jiànincident; event
能力 néng lìcapability / ability
似乎 sì hūit seems; seemingly; as if
具有 jù yǒuto have; to possess
天然 tiān ránnatural
优势 yōu shìsuperiority / dominance / advantage
能 néngcan / to be able to / might possibly
记住 jì zhuto remember / to bear in mind / to learn by heart
一 yīone / single / a (article)
段 duànclassifier for stories, periods of time, lengths of thread etc
对话 duì huàdialogue; conversation
里 lǐlining / interior / inside
东西 dōng xithing / stuff / person
可能 kě néngmight (happen) / maybe / perhaps
在 zài(of sb or sth) to be (located) at
哪儿 nǎ rwhere?
这 zhèthis; these
因为 yīn wèibecause; owing to; on account of
她们 tā menthey; them (females)
更好 gèng hǎobetter; more good; to a greater extent good
也 yěalso; too; as well; (not ...) either
面容 miàn róngappearance / facial features
以及 yǐ jíand; as well as
回想 huí xiǎngto recall / to recollect / to think back
味道 wèi dàoflavor; taste
感官 gǎn guānsense / sense organ
而 érbut (not) / yet (not) / (indicates contrast)
空间 kōng jiānspace; room
处理 chǔ lǐto treat sth by a special process; to process
信息 xìn xīinformation; news; message