I can pick a date from the past 53 years and know instantly where I was, what happened in the news and even the day of the week, I’ve been able to do this, since I was four.

　　I never feel overwhelmed with the amount of information my brain absorbs. My mind seems to be able to cope and the information is stored away neatly. When I think of a sad memory, I do what everybody does-try to put it to one side. I don’t think it’s harder for me just because my memory is clearer. Powerful memory doesn’t make my emotions any more acute or vivid. I can recall the day my grandfather died and the sadness I felt when we went to the hospital the day of the week the day of the week day before. I also remember that the musical play Hair opened on Broadway on the same day-they both just pop into my mind in the same way.

　　從過(guò)去的53年當(dāng)中任意選取一天，我馬上就能知道自己當(dāng)時(shí)身在何處，當(dāng)天的新聞里發(fā)生了什么事情，甚至記得那天星期幾，我從四歲開(kāi)始就具備這樣的能力。

　　對(duì)于自己大腦吸收的信息量我從未感到有什么壓力。我的頭腦好像可以處理并將大量的信息整齊地儲(chǔ)存起來(lái)。當(dāng)我想到一段悲傷的記憶，我的處理和大家一樣——把它放到一邊去。我認(rèn)為并不會(huì)因?yàn)槲业挠洃?比別人)更清晰而使我更難以如此處理。強(qiáng)大的記憶也不會(huì)讓我的情感更加強(qiáng)烈或生動(dòng)。我能記得我祖父去世的那一天以及前一天我們?nèi)メt(yī)院時(shí)感受到的悲傷。我也記得在同一天音樂(lè)劇《長(zhǎng)發(fā)》在百老匯上演。這些事情就是以同樣的方式突然出現(xiàn)在我的頭腦之中。