乘法口诀表

Back then, I thought memory was a deliberate, cognitive process, like remembering multiplication tables or lyrics or where the keys were.

那时，我认为记忆是一个需要细心思量的认知过程，就像记住乘法口诀表、歌词，或者钥匙放在什么地方那样。

When the multiplication table is part of your memory, you can use it whenever there is no calculation tool on your hand.

因为“乘法口诀表”已经成了你大脑中的一部分，有时候碰到没有任何计算工具的时候，你也随时可以拿出来使用。

When he passed me, I heard him reciting the multiplication tables.

当他经过我身边，我听到他正在背诵乘法口诀表。

I didn´t know my times tables but I could milk a goat and ride a horse.

我不知道乘法口诀表，但我知道如何给山羊挤奶和骑马。

Upon that, taking out of a ruler, a pen and an eraser, I started to make a multiplication table for him.

于是我拿出尺子、铅笔和橡皮，想自行给我的儿子潘让制作一张“乘法口诀表”。