How Long Should You Study?你应该学习多长时间？

Grace Fleming

How long should you study？ The answer to this question is different foreveryone because its not just a matter of how long you study—its also howeffectively1 you study.

The best study sessions2 are at least one hour long. A one-hour block givesyou enough time to dive3 deep into the material， but it isnt so long that yourmind wanders4.

Take time off between one-hour or two-hour sessions. This is how your brainworks best. If you find yourself reading long chapters without stopping and thenremembering nearly nothing when you put the book away， consider the way above.

Some students cannot understand something right away as they read. Theirbrains need time for information to sink in5 and sort6 themselves out. As theyread， they should try to read in segments7， taking occasional8 breaks to relax.

Try not to panic9 if you dont understand something right away. Dont stressyourself out！ Youll remember much more if you read calmly and then let yourbrain work after youve put the book away.

Some students love to get to the bottom of things. They often cant go onreading if they stumble10 upon information that doesnt make sense right away. Itkeeps them from getting through the reading in a reasonable amount of time.

Instead of re-reading sections over and over again， put a sticky-note or apencil mark on every page or section where you get stuck. Then， move on to thenext section—you can go back and look up words or solve the questions thesecond time around.

你應该学习多长时间？这个问题的答案对每个人来说都不一样，因为这不仅仅是你学习多长时间的问题，还事关你学习的效率。

最佳的学习时段是至少一小时。一个小时的时间段让你有足够的时间深入到材料中，但又不会长到让你走神。

隔一到两个小时休息一下。这就是你大脑的最佳工作方式。如果你发现自己一口气读了很长的章节，然后把书收起来时却几乎什么都不记得，那么可以考虑采用上面的方法。

有些学生在阅读时不能马上理解某些内容。他们的大脑需要时间来消化信息和理清头绪。在他们阅读时，他们应该尝试分段阅读，偶尔休息一会儿来放松一下。

如果不能马上理解一些东西，你尽量不要惊慌。别紧张！如果你平静地阅读，然后在把书收起来后让你的大脑发挥作用，你会记得更多。

有些学生喜欢刨根问底。如果突然发现了不能立即弄懂的信息，他们往往无法继续阅读。这会使他们无法在合理的时间内完成阅读。

不要一遍又一遍地重读章节，而是在你被卡住的每一页或每一节贴上一张便条或留下一个铅笔标记，然后继续读下一个部分———你可以在第二次看时再去查单词或解决问题。

Notes

1. effectively. 有效地；实际上

2. session. 某项活动的一段时间

3. dive . 扑向；冲向；热情投身于

4. wander .走神；开小差

5. sink in 渗入；完全被理解；被领会

6. sort. 整理；把……分类

7. segment . 部分；片段

8. occasional . 偶尔的

9. panic . 使……恐慌；使……惊慌失措

10. stumble . 偶然发现