'I don't know who I am': Mystery as man with total amnesia is found collapsed by a school

Egy férfit teljes amnéziával találtak meg, senki sem tudja, ki ?. Idiómák és példák a memóriáról és emlékezésr?l.

Police are desperately trying to identify a man who was found collapsed outside a school and has no idea who he is. The man, aged between 25 and 30 who had no injuries, was discovered by a member of the public in Langho, Lancashire, who called for help. But he has been unable to tell police who he is or what he was doing when he was spotted in the street.

Doctors are treating him in hospital and officers are trying to work out who he is and trace his family.

They have spoken to people living near to where he was found and checked with hospitals, offender lists and the immigration service but have drawn a blank. The man, who was found last Monday, speaks fluent English, although it is thought he could originally be from Eastern Europe. He is slim, around 5ft 8in (172 cm) with dark hair and has a patterned band tattoo around his upper left arm and another tattoo on his stomach. He also has a looped earring in his left ear.

Inspector Graham Ashcroft said: ‘This is a very rare case indeed. We are trying to identify him so that we can get as much information on him as possible. We want to find out who he is so we can inform his family and friends.’

The man is currently in hospital receiving treatment for amnesia.

Insp. Ashcroft said: ‘There’s nothing to suggest he’s been attacked and I don’t think he’s injured from when he collapsed. We’ve checked all databases and made some inquiries locally in the pubs and by speaking to residents. We’ve checked with the hospital, the mental health teams an immigration service. His fingerprints has been taken and put on the Police National Computer, which has told us he is not an offender.’

The officer added he believed the man had complete amnesia.

Daily Mail

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Vocabulary:

to identify – azonosít
to collapsed – ájult
desperately – kétségbeesetten, reménytelenül
to have no idea – fogalma sincs valakinek
to trace – megtalál, kinyomoz
offender – bünözö
blank – üres
fluent – folyékony
slim – vékony
patterned – mintás
looped – hurkolt
inquiry – nyomozás
fingerprint – ujjlenyomat
inspector – felügyelö

Idioms

MEMORY

Bear something in mind        If someone asks you to bear something in mind, they are telling you to remember it because it is important.
  “You must bear in mind that the cost of living is higher in New York.”
 
 Brain like a sieve       Someone who has a brain like a sieve has a very bad memory and forgets things easily.
  “Oh, I forgot to buy bread – I’ve got a brain like a sieve these days!”
 
 Have something on the brain       If you have something on the brain, you think about it constantly.
  “Stop talking about golf.  You’ve got golf on the brain!”
 
 In one ear and out the other       To say that information goes in one ear and out the other means that it is immediately forgotten or ignored.
  “I keep telling him about the risks but it goes in one ear and out the other.  He never listens to anyone!”
 
 Jog someone’s memory       When you help somebody to remember something they have forgotten, you jog their memory.
 “You don’t remember who was with us that day? Here’s a photograph to jog your memory.”
 
 Lose your train of thought       If you forget what you were saying, for example after a disturbance or interruption, you lose your train of thought.
  “Where was I? I’m afraid I’ve lost my train of thought!”
 
  Trip down memory lane       If you take a trip (stroll or walk) down memory lane, you remember pleasant things that happened in the past.
  “Every Christmas is a trip down memory for the family when our parents take out the photograph albums.”
 
 In one’s mind’s eye       If you can visualise something, or see an image of it in your mind, you see it in your mind’s eye.
  “I can see the village in my mind’s eye but I can’t remember the name.”
 
 Rake over the ashes       When people rake over the ashes, they discuss an unpleasant event which took place in the past.
  “My grandfather’s business went bankrupt years ago but he still rakes over the ashes from time to time.”
 
 Refresh someone’s memory       If you refresh someone’s memory, you remind them of facts they seem to have forgotten.
  “Let me refresh your memory – you’ve already missed three classes this term.
 
 Ring a bell       If something rings a bell, it sounds familiar, but you don’t remember the exact details.
  “John Bentley?  The name rings a bell but I don’t remember him.”
 
 Senior moment       A momentary lapse of memory, especially in older people, or an absent-minded action such as putting the cereals in the fridge, is humorously referred to as having a senior moment.
  “I found the phone in the cupboard. I must have had a senior moment!”
 
 It slipped my mind.       If something has slipped your mind, you have forgotten about it.
  “Oh dear! It had slipped my mind that the banks were closed today.”

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