English Learning Tips 英語學習的小竅門

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Here are a number of English learning tips to help you improve your English. Choose a few English learning tips to get started today！

以下是一些英語學習的小竅門，可以幫助你提高英語水平。今天就選擇幾個小竅門開始學英語吧！

◆Ask yourself weekly： What do I want to learn this week？

Asking yourself this question every week will help you stop and think about what is most important to you. It is easy to focus1 only on the current2 unit， grammar exercise， etc. If you take a few minutes to stop and set a goal for yourself every week， you will notice the progress you are making and， in turn， become more inspired by how quickly you are learning English！ You will be surprised at how this feeling of success will encourage you to learn even more English.

◇每周問自己：這周我想學什么？

每周問自己這個問題會幫助你停下來思考一下，什么對你最重要。只集中注意力到當前的單元、語法練習等內容上是很容易的。如果你每周花一點時間，停下來為自己設定一個目標，你會注意到你正在取得進步，反過來，你也會因學習英語的速度受到更大鼓舞！這種成功的感覺將怎樣激勵你學習更多的英語，你會對此大吃一驚。

◆Quickly review important new information shortly before going to bed.

Researches have shown that our brains process information that is fresh in our brains while we sleep. By shortly （this means very quickly—just a glance3 at what you are working on） going over some exercise， reading， etc. before you go to sleep， your brain will work away on this information while you sleep！

◇睡前快速回顧重要的新信息。

研究表明，我們的大腦在睡覺時會處理大腦中的新信息。通過在睡覺前很快（指非常快——只是對你現在正在做的事情瞥一眼）復習一些練習、閱讀等，你的大腦會在你睡覺的時候繼續處理這些信息！

◆While doing exercises and alone at home or in your room， speak English aloud.

Connect the muscles4 of your face to the information in your head. Just as understanding the basics of tennis does not make you a great tennis player， understanding grammar rules do not mean you can automatically5 speak English well. You need to practice the act of speaking often. Speaking of yourself at home and reading the exercises you are doing will help connect your brain to your facial muscles and improve pronunciation and make your knowledge active.

◇當你在做練習、獨自在家或待在自己房間里時，大聲說英語。

把你臉上的肌肉和腦中的信息聯系起來。正如了解網球的基本知識并不能使你成為一名優秀的網球運動員，理解了語法規則并不意味著你就能自動說一口流利的英語。你需要經常練習說英語。在家里說英語，朗讀你正在做的練習，將有助于將你的大腦和面部肌肉連接起來，改善發音，使你的知識活躍起來。

◆Practice listening for five to ten minutes at least four times a week.

In the past， I decided I needed to get fit and went jogging—usually three or four miles. Well， after not having done anything for many months， those three or four miles really hurt！ Needless to say， I did not go jogging for another few months！

Learning to understand spoken English well is very similar. If you decide that you going to work hard and listen for two hours， chances are that you will not do extra6 listening exercises any time soon. If on the other hand， you start off slowly and listen often， it will be easier to develop the habit of listening to English on a regular7 basis8.

◇每周至少聽四次英語，每次五到十分鐘。

在過去，我決定要健身，然后去慢跑——通常是三四英里。好吧，好幾個月沒練過了，那三四英里真的很要命！不用說，我接下來幾個月又沒去慢跑！

學習如何更好地聽懂英語口語和這個非常相似。如果你決定努力學習，聽兩個小時，很可能你不會立即就做大量的聽力練習。另一方面，如果你一開始就慢慢來，經常聽，那么就會更容易養成經常聽英語的習慣。

◆Look for situations in which you must speak/read/listen to English.

This is probably the most important tip. You need to use English in a “real world” situation. Learning English in a classroom is important， but putting your English knowledge into practice in real situations will improve your fluency9 in speaking English. If you do not know of any “real life” situation， create new ones for yourself by using the Internet to listen to the news， write English responses in forums10， exchange emails in English with email pals， etc.

◇尋找你必須說/讀/聽英語的情境。

這可能是最重要的訣竅。你需要在“現實世界”中使用英語。在課堂上學習英語很重要，但是把你的英語知識運用到實際生活中會提高你說英語的流利度。如果你不了解任何“現實生活”的情境，你可以利用互聯網收聽新聞，在論壇上寫英語回復，與電子郵件筆友用英語電子郵件交流等方式為自己創造新的情境。

【Notes】

1. focus [■] v. 集中;聚焦

2. current [■] adj. 現在的;最近的

3. glance [■] n. 一瞥

4. muscle [■] n. 肌肉;力量

5. automatically [■] adv. 自動地;無意識地

6. extra [■] adj. 額外的

7. regular [■] adj. 定期的;有規律的

8. basis [■] n. 基礎;基本原則或原理

9. fluency [■] n. 流利;流暢度

10. forum [■] n. 論壇