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When you forget something, the connections between the brain
cells that make up that memory get weaker and disappear.

Sometimes information is simply lost from memory,
and, in other cases, it was never stored correctly in
the first place.

Some memories compete with one
another, making it difficult to remember
certain information.

In other instances,
people actively try to forget things that
they simply don’t want to remember.

~ the connections between the brain cells that make up that memory get weaker and disappear.

첫 번째 that은 brain cells를 꾸며 주는 주격 관계대명사이며 두 번째 that은 여러분이 잊어버리게 되는 ‘그’ 기억을 가리키는 지시대명사이다.

Sometimes information is simply lost from memory, and, in other cases, it was never stored correctly in the first place.

information이 주어이므로 수동형 동사 is lost가 사용되었으며, it 역시 information을 지칭하므로 수동형 동사가 사용되었다. 여기서 was never stored는 정보가 처음부터 제대로 저장되지 않았다는 과거 일을 설명하기 때문에, 과거형으로 사용되었다.

Some memories compete with one another, making it difficult to remember certain information.

make it difficult to remember 구문에서 it은 가목적어, to remember 이하는 진목적어로 ‘특정 정보를 기억하는 것을 어렵게 만들다’라는 뜻이다. making은 which makes로 바꿔 쓸 수 있으며, 이때 which는 앞 절 전체, 즉 ‘어떤 기억들은 서로 경쟁한다는 사실‘을 의미한다.

Despite the losses, some farmers said ~.

Despite는 ‘…에도 불구하고’라는 양보의 전치사로 같은 의미인 in spite of와 바꾸어 쓸 수 있다.

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When you forget something, the connections between the brain cells that make up that memory get weaker and disappear.

여러분이 무언가를 잊어버리는 경우에, 그 기억을 구성하는 뇌세포 간의 연결이 점점 약해져 사라지게 됩니다.

Sometimes information is simply lost from memory, and, in other cases, it was never stored correctly in the first place.

때로 정보는 기억에서 단순히 사라지기도 하고, 다른 경우에는 처음부터 제대로 저장되지 않은 때도 있습니다.

Some memories compete with one another, making it difficult to remember certain information.

어떤 기억들은 서로 경쟁하기도 하는데, 이는 특정 정보를 기억하기 어렵게 만듭니다.

In other instances, people actively try to forget things that they simply don’t want to remember.

이 밖의 다른 경우, 사람들은 그저 기억하고 싶지 않은 것들을 적극적으로 잊으려 노력하기도 합니다.

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Underline the sentences that explain what Anna did to start making deliberate and mindful choices for her birthday.

Now, I didn’t stop buying products or clothes, but I started making deliberate and mindful choices. I would ask myself whether I had space for the items and if I would use them often. When I shopped for clothes, for instance, I would look for pieces that were more timeless and would remain stylish even after a particular trend passed.

Also, for my birthday, I started asking

for experience gifts rather than physical items.

I would ask for

concert tickets or have lunch with a friend.

That way, I wouldn’t be stuck with a bunch of physical gifts that I didn’t want. And let me tell you, it has brought me so much joy and happiness. I recognize that not everyone can make the major change I did toward minimalism, but I believe that everyone can benefit from the movement. Everybody has his or her own interpretation of minimalism and there’s a huge spectrum of how it is expressed. At its core, minimalism involves decluttering your life to create more space for what truly brings you happiness and living with better intentions.