 我知道，很多中國人都在學英語，并且有一部分學習得很吃力，苦于沒有好方法。我年輕的時候（雖然我覺得我現(xiàn)在也不算老吧），第一份工作其實是做私人英語老師、翻譯口譯員。當時，學生會到我家里來上課。在與他們接觸的過程中，我漸漸摸到了學習英語的一些門道，不僅易上手，而且效率高。今天，我就給大家道一道其中的奧秘。 1.絕不要放過新單詞 我注意到，很多英語學習者有一個不好的習慣，就是愛跳過生單詞。英語學到一定程度，很多人開始閱讀英語原文書籍、雜志等。但為了更快讀到下一頁，一般人遇到生單詞都會跳過，充其量做個標記就拋之腦后了。就連許多大學英語老師也是這樣建議學生，說生詞不會過分影響對原文的理解，過分糾結會浪費時間。這一點在考試中可能適用，但若想真正學英語，我的建議是，絕不要放過新單詞。
你可能特別想快速讀到下一頁，看看后面的情節(jié)怎么發(fā)展，你可能覺得一兩個生詞不學習也沒關系。但請一定不要這樣做，因為這樣你只能花更多的時間來提高自己的英語水平，你不需要字典就讀懂全文的那一天也就更遙遠了。 讀到一半去學習新單詞，聽起來似乎很折磨人。但萬事開頭難，一旦你下定決心，碰到的生單詞超過一定數(shù)目（比如30個）時開始攻克，不過關絕不繼續(xù)往下讀，那么英語突飛猛進就指日可待了。 2.攻克新單詞，重復重復再重復 既然下決心跟單詞戰(zhàn)斗到底，接下來我就給背單詞的同志們支個招： 首先，將生詞逐個寫在一張紙上。記在手機或者ipad上也可以，但不推薦。
把生詞和對應漢語分兩欄寫在紙上，這樣，背單詞的時候看不到釋義（可以將紙對折），記不起來的時候又可以迅速查看 一張紙抄滿單詞后（我建議一張紙上的單詞數(shù)在15-40個之間），接下來的就到關鍵部分了。這張紙要跟著你3天，你可以揣在兜里，放到包里，夾在書里，但就是不能讓它和你分開。這樣，一有空你就可以拿出來看，坐地鐵的時候、午休的時候、喝咖啡的時候、等公交的時候，甚至上廁所的時候！每次不需花太多精力，瀏覽一到兩遍即可。 但需要注意的是，瀏覽釋義的時候，一定不要看單詞，反之亦然。否則，功夫就白做了。把每天的零碎時間充分利用起來，一天瀏覽5-10次，具體情況因人而異。此外，有一點我一定要告訴大家：早上起來和晚上睡覺前一定要各看一遍，因為研究發(fā)現(xiàn)，這兩個時間段可是黃金時間，人們最容易將輸入的信息轉化為長期記憶。
早上起來和晚上睡覺前一定要各看一遍，幾分鐘足矣 如果你能按照上面的方法背單詞，并且持之以恒，你的進步一定會讓你不敢相信。有人可能記憶較快，覺得30個單詞用不了3天時間就掌握了。我的建議是，不要縮短時間，適當增加單詞量就好了。 3.沉浸到英語的世界里 學英語，只有單詞是不夠的，另一個制勝法寶就是：將自己完全沉浸在英語的世界里。出國當然是最好的選擇，因為那里有最佳的語言環(huán)境。如果條件不允許，不要氣餒，你自己也可以創(chuàng)造一個英語的世界。下面就教教大家怎么做。 第一，砍掉所有看中文電視機、電影和綜藝節(jié)目的時間，能砍多少砍多少，有多大決心下多大決心。我保證，你一定不會辜負自己。
用平時看的所有中文電視節(jié)目調成英語頻道 我知道，你們一定覺得我瘋了，怎么會提出這樣聽起來不可能實現(xiàn)的招兒。但請相信，這是提高英語聽讀的最佳方式，你一定會收益頗豐。 一打開電視，播放的一定要是英語頻道。別給自己找借口，等學好英語可以去炫耀的時候再看中文的不遲。想想如果真的是在英國或者美國，你打開的可不就是英語頻道嘛，就當自己出國了吧！ 還是那句話，萬事開頭難。剛開始可能聽不懂，但是堅持下去，一定有柳暗花明的那一天。不僅要堅持聽，而且要學習和表達。在生活中盡可能多的說英語，可以和一起學習的小伙伴組團，互相督促，互相做小白鼠?？偠灾痪湓挘撼两谟⒄Z的世界里！
堅持下去，相信很快你就可以重看一遍不帶字幕版的《老友記》 最后，給大家一點提醒和推薦。我知道很多英語學習者愛看英劇美劇，并喜歡從其中找英語語言環(huán)境。但其實，真正能幫你的英語視頻不是電視劇，因為它們的語言大多不正規(guī)，而且充滿了口語和俚語，很難理解和掌握。所以，我第一個給大家推薦的是英語的新聞頻道。想一想中國的《新聞聯(lián)播》你就知道為什么了。英語新聞頻道不僅發(fā)音標準、好聽，而且字句規(guī)范、易懂，是最易上手的視頻材料。如果一段時間之后，你發(fā)現(xiàn)自己可以聽懂新聞的70%了，就可以轉戰(zhàn)英語的紀錄片。等到這些都搞得，你的英語一定非常人可及了，看看美劇、電影娛樂一下什么的也挺好。 我為大家力薦兩個英語新聞頻道，分別是CNN和BBC，鏈接如下： www.cnn.com/video 4.發(fā)揮想象，情景再現(xiàn) 這一點還是跟單詞相關。記單詞絕不要一個個死記硬背，沒用的。把單詞放到語言環(huán)境中，還原到文章和句子中去，不僅有趣，而且記得牢。
單詞是死的，人是活的。最boring的單詞也可以很有趣，只要你適當發(fā)揮想象力，為學習創(chuàng)造點樂趣吧 這個方法聽起來有點玄，但是好習慣都是慢慢養(yǎng)成的。多思則敏，給你的單詞插上翅膀，它就會自己“突飛猛進”。 5.結合實際，讓英語學習有意義 絮絮叨叨講了這么多，都是我的經(jīng)驗之談，也是我的肺腑之言，真心希望能對諸位有所幫助。 最后再給個友情提示：學習英語，無非是為了應用，那么就讓你的學習有意義吧。任何學習都不是單獨的個體，可以在學英語的同時結合自己的興趣愛好。比如你對歷史感興趣，就可以多讀歷史方面的英語書籍；比如你喜歡心理學、聽音樂、了解前沿科技，你一樣可以用英語實現(xiàn)。這樣，興趣與知識并行，一舉兩得，何樂而不為呢？ 附英文原文： English learning tips from John In my younger years (although I still like to think of myself as young!) my first “proper” job was as a private English teacher, translator and interpreter. I had students visit my home and over that time I acquired a fairly good understanding of the best techniques for learning the language quickly and efficiently. In this post I’d like to share some of this experience, my personal tips! 1.Don’t skip new words I have noticed a bad habit amongst many English learners. The moment their vocabulary is extensive enough, they start reading English texts, particularly printed books, like English novels. But they move on quickly to the next page or next the chapter without learning new words or writing them down. Often they simply highlight the new words and quickly move on. Don’t do it. It may be tempting to turn thepage to get to the next chapter, but it will dramatically extend the time required to get to that level where you will seldom need to refer to a dictionary. It will be discouraging and frustrating at first to stop your reading halfway through a chapter to learn dozens of new words. But if you make an effort to stop reading once you have noted down, say,30 new words or so, and resolve you are NOT going to continue until you have mastered these words, then you will see dramatic improvements in your vocabulary within just a few months. 2. Don’trush, give your mind sufficient time to “digest” new information – repetition is key! Here is a technique I can very much recommend: Start writing new words on a single sheet of paper (or if you prefer you can add them to a spreadsheet on your phone or tablet, but I believe in the old fashioned approach!). Once you fill the sheet with new words (I recommend anything from 15 to 40 words), carry it with you for 3 days. Put the piece of paper in your pocket and carry it with you the whole day.Whenever you have a spare moment, like an office break, a tea break or waiting for a bus, etc., read the whole list once or twice (well, you can even take it to your “l(fā)oo break”) Make sure that if you read the Chinese definition, you can’t see the English equivalent (maybe write it on reverse of that sheet), and vice versa. Try to do it throughout the day, 5 to 10 times a day should be sufficient—it should not take you long to go through all the words in one go. Oh, and another thing! Make sure you read your list first time when you wake up in the morning and also make it your last task before you go to sleep in the evening. Research has shown that we are better in committing information to long term memory after we have been exposed to it just before and after sleep! You will be surprised how well and how quickly you will master the language, if you stick with this method! Don’t be tempted to cut the time from 3 days to 2 or 1 day. Instead, if you think you learn quickly, just put more words on your sheet. 3. Immersion Another key ingredient to mastering the language quickly and in depth is to immerse yourself in it daily. If you can’t go live or study in England, USA or any other English speaking country, then what I describe below is the second best thing you could do. Simply do this: don’t watch Chinese TV, Chinese movies or shows, whether online or offline, limit you Chinese reading and listening (for pleasure, that is) to a minimum. Preferably limit it to nothing,at least until you gain your proficiency. I know this sounds a bit drastic, but it is one of the best things you can do to increase your fluency and get a natural understanding of the language. Make it a daily habit to ensure than when you switch on your TV, you have an English channel playing. In other words, live your life AS IF you were in England or USA, etc. Imagine yourself living there! Initially, when your listening skills are basic, it may be a frustrating experience. But stick with it. Only use Chinese if you absolutely have to, like in your job, school or necessary daily interactions. Everything else: English only! A very good starting point if you want to ditch Chinese TV is to start with English news channels. This is because the news anchors usually speak in a very clear manner, without slang and in a very approachable way. Once you can understand 70%+ of news reports, you can add documentaries to your portfolio. I would leave English movies as the last stage. This is because they are often the most difficult to understand, with plenty of slang and colloquialisms. I can recommend two news channels in particular: www.cnn.com/video CNN International is top journalism! You can choose video segments by categories of most interest to you. www.bbc.co.uk/news/video_and_audio/video/ BBC Video news would be my second choice,again top quality! 4. Use your imagination Learn new words in a context, not simply isolated words. When you read a word on your list, imagine in which situation and sentence you would use it. For example, if you are learning the word“satiate” (which means “satisfy a desire or an appetite to the full”), imagine in your head the feeling of being full, and literally try to feel whatever the concept the word describes. Utilizing our imagination for learning willgive you a powerful boost and will be more productive than simply mechanically repeating words! 5.Make it relevant If you decide to follow my advice and completely forgo reading, and listening to, Chinese (see point 3) then try to make your daily exposure to English relevant to your daily life and interests. For example, if your hobby is history, ready about history in English. If you love philosophy, music, technology, whatever it may be, stop reading about it in Chinese, switch solely to English! ------------------------------------------------------------- '英國范兒'求擴散推薦 微信賬號：英國范兒（uktastes） 新浪微博：@英國范兒 什么是英國范兒？ “英國范兒”是一套思想和行為的準則，是一個人脫離自身粗鄙與蒙昧的參照。安靜內(nèi)斂但不乏幽默上進，堅守自己的尊嚴也尊重別人的尊嚴，從來不忘保持心靈的理性和開放。 “英國范兒”本質上是一種“君子范兒”?？鬃铀瞥绲摹熬印焙臀覀兯f的“英國紳士”，本質上是同一種讓人肅然起敬的行為準則。 我們永遠無法讓自己臻于最理想化的“英國范兒”。但如《詩經(jīng)》所言，“高山仰止，景行景止，雖不能至，然心往之”。完美永遠不能追求得到，然后追求完美人格的腳步不能停止。 |
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