Amnesia

The leading causes of amnesia健忘症 are either physical or psychological.

In antergrade amnesia, the subject is unable to recall the events that occur after a shock or an injury to the brain; however, past memories will not be lost.

In retrograde amnesia, the patient is capable of recalling events that occur after the trauma; interestingly enough, the information stored before the shock, is lost and cannot be retrieved.

In paraamnesia, established memories are contorted. In psychogenic fugue, the subject may venture into a new lifestyle, trying to repress memories which lead to trepidation. The events happening during psychogenic fugue are non-retrievable. Nonetheless, the experiences that happened before the onset can be recovered.

What is the topic of the passage?


What are the three types of amnesia mentioned in the passage?


What are the main difference/s of the three different types of amnasia? Compare them in terms of memory lost after and before the trauma?
The main difference is the ability to recall the event before and after the trauma.
For the patients of antergrade amnesia, all the memory will not be lost; For the patients of retrograde amnesia, all the memory will be lost; For the patients of paraamnesia, the past memory may be repressed but can be recovered.

Richard's Rocket

Richard rides a rocket to Rome on a race.
Does Richard ride a rocket to Rome on a race?
If Richard rides a rocket to Rome on a race,
where is the rocket Richard rides?

Richard rode a rocket to Rome on a race.
Did Richard ride a rocket to Rome on a race?
If Richard rode a rocket to Rome on a race,
Where was the rocket Richard rode?

Richard will ride a rocket to Rome on a race.
Will Richard ride a rocket to Rome on a race?
If Richard rides a rocket to Rome on a race,
where will be the rocket Richard rides?

Knight

The Knight was a knave (奸詐的人).
The knave needed a new knife.
The knife was near the knight's knee.
The knight needed the knife for the night.
The knight knew the knife's name.
The knight named the knife the knight."

My First Lesson

Today, I learned how to pronounce words. I started it by learning letter sounds. There are 20 vowels and 24 consonants derived from 26 English alphabet letters. Individual words are made of syllable sounds: usually from one to five sounds.

I also learned the concept of synonym and homonym expressing meaning in a text. It helps me understand better when I read.

I need to read the blog and the phonics site and remember the sounds I learned today.

I think I can learn more English by writing on my blog. I will also enjoy more if I know people are reading my blog. Please send me your comments.