英語學習:史上最糟糕的學習方法，你中招了嗎？

1.Don"t Get Out of Your Seat Until You"ve Learned Everything.

在學完所有內(nèi)容之前別離開你的座位。

Now this is just one of the worst study tips ever. And I"ve head well-meaning people use it over and over again. "Stick with it! If you sit down and stay focused until you know it all, you"ll get a better score." So people will try to do it. They"ll stay in their seats, sweating, hungry, thirsty and exhausted until their brains are no longer even processing information anymore. Better advice: Take breaks. Study for forty-five minutes and take a quick ten-minute break to regroup/find sustenance/use the john, etc. Breaks are your friends. Breaks will help you actually stay focused.

這已經(jīng)是目前最爛的學習建議之一。我卻對那些好心的人一次又一次地宣揚過它：“堅持下去！如果你坐下來，集中注意力，直到完成一切，你的成績會更上一層樓?！彼匀藗儠L試這個方法。他們坐在自己的位置上，渾身出汗，饑渴交加而又疲憊不堪，直到大腦再也不能處理信息為止。上上之策：休息。學習了四十五分鐘后，快速地休息十分鐘。你可以重組一下、吃點東西或者上個洗手間等等。休息是你的朋友，事實上它會幫助你集中注意力。

2.It Doesn"t Matter If You Cram.

死記硬背也沒關(guān)系。

Well sure, it does, if you"re actually interested in learning the material. If, however, you simply want to put the content into your short-term memory banks for the test, then it actually may not matter if you cram. But if you"re in it for the long-haul, and want to remember because you"re interested in retaining the knowledge, then cramming is the worst possible way to study. You need time and repetition to truly commit anything to your long-term memory unless your mind is a steel trap.

如果你對學習資料確實很感興趣，那么請不要這樣。但是，如果你只是為了應(yīng)付考試才想將內(nèi)容速記下來，那么死記硬背也沒關(guān)系。如果長久地掌握它并記住它，因為你對鞏固知識很感興趣，那么死記硬背就是最糟糕的學習方法。你需要時間和重復(fù)來真正將所學形成長期記憶，因為你的思想不是只需一瞬間就能抓住獵物的捕獸夾。

3.Study With Your Best Friend.

和最好的朋友一起學習

No. Let"s repeat this. No. Studying with your best friend is just asking for trouble, especially if your friend is the goof-off type. You"ll end up playing basketball. Or gossiping. Or jumping off the roof into the swimming pool at three A.M. (Don"t ask.) But seriously, it"s not a great idea, even if your best friend is a great student. If you really want to study with a pal, go with someone who will help you stay on track and you aren"t going to be tempted to goof around with like...your mom. Not interested in studying with her?

不行，再重申一次，不行。和最好的朋友一起學習就是自尋煩惱，尤其是你的朋友屬于游手好閑型的時候。你們最后肯定是一起去打籃球、閑聊或者凌晨三點去游泳池玩跳水。認真的說，這確實不是個好主意，即使你的朋友是個優(yōu)等生。如果你真的想有個伴一起學習，你可以找那種能讓你堅持下來，而且也不會讓你被*著開小差的人，例如······你老媽。和她一起提不起興趣么？

4.You Don"t Need To Learn Any Testing Strategies. Just Take the Test.

不需要學習任何的應(yīng)試策略，參加考試就好了。

Now that"s just a lie. Many people improve their tests scores by learning test-taking strategies and implementing them on test day. It makes sense! If you understand that your chances of getting an answer correct improves drastically if you can eliminate a couple of answers on a multiple-choice question, your score will be higher. And that is a strategy. There are dozens more for every possible test. Learn them. Do yourself a favor.

現(xiàn)在這只是一個謊言而已。很多人通過學習應(yīng)試策略，并將之運用到考試中就可以提高成績。這是行之有效的！如果你明白，如果能在多項選擇中排除兩個答案，那么得到正確答案的幾率也會大大上升，你的分數(shù)也會更高。這就是策略。每場考試都有許多策略，學習一下，會對你有幫助的。

5. Study From Your Notes For a Final or Midterm.

研究期末或期中考試的筆記。

Sure, studying from your notes for a midterm or final is a good idea, but only if you combine those notes with quizzes, the book, and handouts in class. Let"s be honest. You may not be a perfect note-taker. You"ve probably missed a few things. If your teacher or professor doesn"t give you a test study guide, (or even if he or she does and you"re left to fill in the blanks), you"ll need a combination of everything you"ve received in class to ensure you have all the content you need to score your best.

確實，研究期中或期末的筆記是個好主意，但前提是你的將它們和課上的測驗、書本和講義結(jié)合起來。坦白來說，你可能不是一個特別擅長做筆記的人。你很可能會遺漏一些東西。如果你的老師或教授沒有給你提供考試指南（或者說提供了指南但你需要補充），那么你就需要把課堂上所有的內(nèi)容都結(jié)合起來，確保能覆蓋到所有讓你得高分的內(nèi)容。

6. Pull An All-Nighter If You Want To Ace Your Test.

要想考得好，就得通宵學習。

That"s probably the worst thing you can do if you want that elusive 100%. The smartest thing is to start early and study often (time and repetition being key to real learning), but your brain is going to malfunction if you show up to the test with a sleep deficit the size of Utah. Study late, but get to bed. Get at least seven hours of sleep if you want your brain to function normally. Otherwise, you"ll be in survival mode, having a difficult time keeping track of anything let alone what you were discussing in Part two of your essay test.

如果你想做到最好，這可能是你做的最糟糕的事了。最聰明的辦法就是早早開始，經(jīng)常練習（時間和重復(fù)對學習至關(guān)重要）。但是，如果你在考試的時候極度犯困的話，你的大腦會停止運作的。你可以學習得晚，但一定要睡覺。如果你想大腦正常運作的話，就得至少休息七個小時。否則，你就會進入生存模式，記什么都有困難，更不用談在作文測試第二部分討論的內(nèi)容了。