(会員) Jan. 24, 2014 - Vocabulary Booster! Mixed

(会員) Jan. 24, 2014 - Vocabulary Booster! Mixed

It slipped my mind.

I have a good memory. = I can remember things well. 

I have a bad memory. = I can't remember things well. 

memory = 記憶

remember=覚える  

I remember you. 

I don't remember that.  

remind someone 

Please remind me to bring my book. 

to remind sb = （人）に思い出させる

I met her, and I remembered my cousin.

= She reminds me of my cousin.

You remind me of your father. 

recall (formal)= remember (common)

I don't recall/remember. 

I don't recall what he said.

I don't recall where he lives.

I don't recall what his name is. 

I don't recall who said that.

He seems familiar.

something that seems familiar

どことなく懐かしい［見覚えがある］もの

I can't place his face.

I took a little trip down memory lane.

A: Her face looks familiar, but I don't know who she is. 

B: Maybe if you talk to her it will jog your memory. 

to jog sb's memory

 jog someone's memory（人）の記憶を呼び起こす

Maybe this will jog your memory.

Please bear in mind that … = Please remember that ….

to ring a bell = to make me remember

That rings a bell. = That helps me remember. 

That name rings a bell. = That name sounds familiar.

He has a memory like an elephant. = He has a very good memory. 

He has a memory like a steel trap. = He has a great memory. 

He has a mind like a steel trap.

If memory serves... = If my memory is correct, then….

I memorized the number. 

• if memory serves 記憶が正しければ
• 表現パターンif memory serves （me correctly）
• if my memory serves me correctly 私の記憶に間違いなければ
• 表現パターンif my memory serves me correctly ［right］
• if my memory serves me well 私の記憶が正しければ

I memorized the number. 

I learned the song by heart.

rote memory

まる暗記、機械的記憶

rote learning - memorization by repetition