Ｕｎｉｔ３ 學(xué)好英語(yǔ)有經(jīng)驗(yàn)

Student:Patrick， I've been learning English for a long long time， and I still can't speak good English. I am really disheartened.

Patrick，我學(xué)英語(yǔ)好久了，可我還是說(shuō)不好英語(yǔ)，我都灰心了。

Patrick:Take your time. Anyway， Rome wasn't built in a day.

別急。畢竟冰凍三尺非一日之寒。

Student:Can you make some suggestions？

你能給我點(diǎn)兒建議嗎？

Patrick:Sure. English is becoming an international language. It's really important. But like anything else， you really need to practice and practice before you can do it well.

好的。英語(yǔ)日漸成為一種國(guó)際語(yǔ)言，它非常重要。可就像任何事情一樣，你真的需要做大量的練習(xí)才能學(xué)好。

Student:How？

怎么練？

Patrick:Well， let me give you an example. You know， when people first learn to drive a car， they can't do it well. They make lots of mistakes. They may step on the gas when it's time to stop the car. But that's natural. That happens to everyone.

嗯，給你舉個(gè)例子吧。你知道，當(dāng)人們學(xué)開(kāi)車的時(shí)候，他們會(huì)犯很多錯(cuò)誤。在該剎車的時(shí)候他們可能會(huì)踩油門(mén)。可那很正常，每個(gè)人都犯這種錯(cuò)誤。

Student:I know what you mean.

我懂你的意思。

Patrick:Learning English is just like driving a car. All you have to do is practice and don't be afraid of making mistakes. The more mistakes you make， the quicker you can speak good English.

學(xué)英語(yǔ)就像學(xué)開(kāi)車一樣，你需要做的就是練習(xí)，別怕犯錯(cuò)。你犯的錯(cuò)誤越多，說(shuō)英語(yǔ)的水平就提高得越快。

Student:It's easy to say， but hard to do.

說(shuō)起來(lái)容易做起來(lái)難啊。

Patrick:Just take your time. I'm always glad to help and don't forget， language is not just about words or grammar rules. Cultural background plays a vital role as well.

別著急啊，我會(huì)幫你的。語(yǔ)言不僅僅是單詞加語(yǔ)法，文化背景也很重要。

Student:Jesus. What can I do before I can speak good English?

老天，我該怎么辦哪？

Patrick:Just pick up the phone and practice with me. I'm not God， but I'm sure I can better your English.

拿起電話和我練習(xí)就行了。我不是上帝，可我肯定能幫你學(xué)好英語(yǔ)。

Attention Please...特別提醒

[1] I am really disheartened.

disheartened是灰心的意思。當(dāng)人們沒(méi)能做成事情的時(shí)候，他們會(huì)說(shuō)：I'm really frustrated. 我真的絕望了。口語(yǔ)中的另一個(gè)類似高頻詞是upset，它表示擔(dān)心，外加一點(diǎn)兒憂傷。

[2] Rome wasn't built in a day. 直譯是:羅馬并非一日建成，對(duì)應(yīng)的中譯只有：“冰凍三尺非一日之寒”最得該意境。用這句話來(lái)比喻學(xué)習(xí)英語(yǔ)的艱辛可謂再恰當(dāng)不過(guò)，不過(guò)還要記住熟能生巧——Practice makes perfect，這才是學(xué)習(xí)英語(yǔ)的最佳辦法。

Useful Tools...實(shí)用句式

A: Hello， may I speak to John (or sb.)， please? （你好，John在嗎？）

B: You are speaking to him / Speaking. （我就是。）