Alas! with all her reasoning, she found, that to retentive feelings eight years may be little more than nothing.

唉！ 她尽管这样开导自己，却还是发现：对于执着的感情来说，能是无足轻的。

Another study from the University of Montreal found that musicians are on average more mentally alert and retentive in comparison to people who can't play an instrument.

特利尔大的另一项研究发现，与不会演奏乐器的人相比，音乐家一般思维更敏捷，记忆力更强。