So for example, if we take the word " memory" , the primary stress is on the first syllable, right, - ME- mo-ry.

以“memory”这个词为例，主重音在第一个音节上，/ˈmeməri/，对吧？

And the idea there is that those are two very different cognitive skills, word memory and math problems, but they're tapping into that same general cognitive resource.

之所以这么设计的原因是，单词记忆和数学问题包含两种完全不同的认知技能，但它们正在利用相同的综合认知资源。

The general, like all old men, evidently having committed to memory the oft-repeated words, proceeded to prove how exacting and ungrateful the prisoners were by repeating what he had told many times before.

将军像所有老人一样，显然已经记住了经常重复的话，然后通过重复他以前讲过很多次的话来证明囚犯是多么苛刻和忘恩负义。