Now, British research psychologist Gram Shaffer has discovered that infants can learn words or uncommon things long before they can speak.

现在，英国心理学家格兰姆·谢弗发现，早在婴儿会说话之前，他们就能学习单词或一些不寻常的事物。

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But you'll notice things about the layout of paper and whitespace that you never thought about before. The next time you write, you'll see your words differently.

也许你会说，这不是在做着没有意义的事情吗，但慢慢你就会注意到，那些看起来毫不相关的设计布局的内容却正好填补了你思维方式上某个方面的空白，在下一次写作时，便能明显感觉到自己笔触的变化。

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Of these things put them in remembrance, charging them before the Lord that they strive not about words to no profit, but to the subverting of the hearers.

你要使众人回想这些事，在主面前嘱咐他们，不可为言语争辩。这事没有益处的，只能败坏听见的人。

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At Northwestern University, researchers recently concluded that well before babies start to speak, they recognize words and can link them to the things they represent.

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In other words, when we try a new way of doing things, our performance gets worse before it gets better.

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