如何提高英語水平？

作為深受廣大讀者喜愛的英語學習刊物，CE Speaker總是被大家視為親密的朋友，也總是收到分享喜怒哀樂的來信。在這些熱情洋溢的信件中，很多莘莘學子都不約而同地表達他們想學好英語的心愿，但因為基礎不好等原因，學習過程中遇到不少瓶頸，希望我們能給出一些有益的建議和學習方法。

同學們的急切心情，小編們當然記在心上。這一期，我們特地找來一位英語教育節目主持人為大家排憂解難，希望能帶給大家一些有用的啟發。與此同時，因為其內容難度低，語速慢，大家也可以作為一則極佳的聽力和模仿材料來使用。

Q:我的英語基礎太差，所以有很多單詞和表達讀不懂，閱讀速度也很慢。所以，可否請貴刊推薦一些給基礎較差的學生閱讀并能盡快提高能力的材料?如果有可能的話，麻煩貴刊介紹一些英語學習方法。

(山東煙臺第二中學高一 劉玲鑫)

A:Once I read that Lin Yutang suggested people learning English to first learn to listen and speak. I totally agree. That is how babies learn a language.

Do you read English stories? If you don’t， you should start now. You can read newspapers， novels， and even magazines. Find a book that is right for your level and read it， looking up the words in a dictionary and write them down in a notebook together with how it is used in the story. Review that regularly. (Readers’ Digest is a good one to read since the stories and articles are

not long.)

Q:我想問問怎樣學好英語。我快高三了，很著急啊!我高三努力一年，英語能上去么?我的詞匯量太少了，記憶力不是很好，毅力也不是很堅強，現在那么多單詞要背，我怎樣才能把單詞快點記住啊?

(山東萊陽第一中學55級 王振陽)

A:Learning English well is a bit different from being able to pass your entrance exam， especially if you are required to understand sentence structures. Since you have just a year to do that， I think it will be a challenge. I would suggest that you work on the language structures last. To improve English fast， you need to be hearing it and using it often so that it becomes natural to you. Even if you don’t have much opportunity to speak it， listen to it as much as possible. It takes self-discipline. I would suggest that you set a goal for yourself on how much time to spend on it every day or every week.

I think a lot of students have probably bought a box of “flash cards” for learning new words. The problem is: most people are not disciplined enough to progress beyond words starting with the letter A! It takes some effort. So if you cannot make a commitment to work hard at it， you can stop reading this now.

I would suggest that unless you are very disciplined， you should build your vocabulary through the following:

1. Reading—reading is essential for building a well-rounded vocabulary at a level that is suitable for you.

2. Writing—what you don’t use， you lose! So it is important that you make use of the words and phrases you learn. Write letters， write a diary， write stories...

3. Note-taking—use a notebook to write down words and phrases that you have read and would like to learn. Look them up in a dictionary and write down the meanings. Be sure to write down examples of how they are used. Then from time to time

review them.