270. The more often the memory is recalled afterwards, the more likely it is that permanent links develop between the nerve cells—and the pattern will be stored as a long-term memory.

事后回忆进行得越频繁，就越有可能在神经细胞之间建立永久的关联——而这种模式也将作为长期记忆被存储。

本句的主干是the more often memory is recalled, the more likely it is that。afterwards为recalled的状语；that引导的是表语从句，该从句实际上是由破折号和and共同连接的并列句；as a long-term memory为stored的方式状语。afterwards的意思是“后来，以后”。

the more...the more...的意思是“越……越……”。如：

The more you learn, the more you know. 学得越多，知道得也越多。

有关more的常见表达有：

more and more意为“越来越多的”。如：

The teacher was becoming more and more irritated by the boy's behavior. 老师对男孩的行为越来越感到生气。

more or less意为“几乎，差不多，大概”。如：

I learnt my lines more or less by heart. 我几乎把台词都背了下来。

what is more意为“更有甚者，更为重要的是”。如：

You've made a serious mistake, and what's more you knew it! 你犯了个严重的错误，但更糟的是：你明知故犯！