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thought, memory,brain 与mind的区别

2013-07-01 00:01阅读:
2012-2013学年度第二学期和县二中高二英语期末考试
At the sight of the scene of war, my _____ race back more than 50 years to the dark days of 1940.
A. minds B. memories C. thoughts D. brains
为什么选C?

解释:(麦克米伦高阶英汉双解词典)
mind: the part of you that thinks, knows, remembers and feels things 头脑;想法
I need a walk to clear my mind.我需要散散步清醒一下头脑。
memory: something that you remember 记住的事情;记忆
The memory of that night is still clear in his mind.那天晚上的记忆在他的脑海中仍
然非常清晰。
---(用单数)the fact that people remember a particular person or event回忆
Her memory will live on for ever.人们永远记住她。
brain: the organ inside your head that allows you to think and feel.脑 ----引申为mental ability or intelligence智力;智慧;头脑
You have to use your brains in this job.做这件工作你得动动脑子。
thoughts: a word, idea, or image that comes into your mind 想法;主意;念头;思想
Another thought came to me about the new house.关于新房子,我又有了别的想法。
A sudden thought occured to him, just as he was leaving.就在他要离开时,他忽然有了新主意。

上题中句子的意思是:看到这战争的景象,我的思绪回到50多年前——1940年那个黑暗年代。thoughts意为“在脑中突然产生的想法,念头”

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