Since the meaning is usually of greater interest, more processing resources are devoted to the meaning (which persists for a period of time) than to surface form (which fades over a briefer interval).

• 由于获取句子意思是句子处理的目的，所以听者通常将精力用于存储意思（将在记忆中存放一定时间）而不是表面的词语（很快忘记了）。