新概念早讀英語(yǔ)初中版 第33期:游泳學(xué)習(xí)和英語(yǔ)學(xué)習(xí)

Swimming and English Learning

游泳學(xué)習(xí)和英語(yǔ)學(xué)習(xí)

Can you swim?

你會(huì)游泳嗎?

Do you like swimming?

你喜歡游泳嗎?

Yes? Well,how can you learn to swim?

喜歡?那好，你是如何學(xué)游泳的?

I think the best way is to go into the water andlearn.

我認(rèn)為最好的辦法是跳到水里去，

I'm afraid you'll never learn to swim just by reading books about swimming

僅憑游泳方面的書(shū)恐怕你永遠(yuǎn)學(xué)不會(huì)

or looking at others swimming.

或看別人游泳。

It's the same with English study.

英語(yǔ)學(xué)習(xí)也是如此，

We must practice, practice,practice.

我們必須學(xué)練習(xí)，練習(xí)，再練習(xí)!

Listening and speaking are very important for beginners.

對(duì)初學(xué)者來(lái)說(shuō)，聽(tīng)和說(shuō)十分重要。

Children in English- speaking countries first listen to others.

在那些說(shuō)英語(yǔ)的國(guó)家里孩子們起初只是聽(tīng)別人說(shuō)話，

Then they try to imitate and speak.

然后開(kāi)始試著模仿著說(shuō)。

We can listen to English programs on the radio.

我們可以聽(tīng)收音機(jī)里的英語(yǔ)節(jié)目，

You may just understand a few words.It doesn't matter.

可能你僅能聽(tīng)懂很少的詞，但這無(wú)關(guān)緊要。

Just be relaxed and try to catch every word.

你要放松自己，盡量領(lǐng)會(huì)每一個(gè)詞。

Somebody may be a good listener. But he dare not speak.

某人可能聽(tīng)力很好，但不敢說(shuō)，

He's afraid of making mistakes.

因?yàn)楹ε鲁鲥e(cuò)。

You know we sometimes make mistakes when we speak Chinese.

其實(shí)用不著害怕，我們說(shuō)漢語(yǔ)的時(shí)候也可能出錯(cuò)。

Don't be afraid. We must be brave.

不要害怕，一定要勇敢。

If you really want to learn English well,

如果你真想把英語(yǔ)學(xué)好，

you must try to speak with anyone you meet who knows English.

就得敢于同任何人說(shuō)話。

Whether you know him or not is not important.

只要他懂英語(yǔ)，你是否認(rèn)識(shí)他并不重要。

When there's nobody to talk with, you can talk to yourself in English.

在沒(méi)有人交談的時(shí)候，你可以用英語(yǔ)同自己說(shuō)話，

It's very interesting and also a good way to practice your spoken English.

這也是一個(gè)又好又有趣的辦法。

Remember,the more you speak the fewer mistakes you'll make.

記住，你說(shuō)得越多，你出的錯(cuò)就越少。

Reading and writing are more important for senior school students.

對(duì)高中生來(lái)說(shuō)，閱讀和寫(xiě)作更為重要。

First we must choose the books we're interested in.

首先，我們必須選擇感興趣的書(shū)籍，

A lot of reading will improve your language sense.

大量的閱讀會(huì)提高我們的語(yǔ)感。

This is the most important.

這是最重要的方面。

Keep writing English diaries.

堅(jiān)持寫(xiě)英語(yǔ)日記。

We can also write English articles.

我們還可以寫(xiě)些英語(yǔ)文章，

You may even post them to English magazines.

并把它們寄給雜志社。

Don't be afraid of failure.

不要害怕失敗。

Failure is the mother of success.

失敗是成功之母。

Easier said than done.

說(shuō)起來(lái)容易做起來(lái)難。

Well,let's do more practice from now on.

好了，從現(xiàn)在開(kāi)始我們要做更多的練習(xí)。

I'm sure you'll learn English well this way.

我相信你用這個(gè)方法可以把英語(yǔ)學(xué)得很好。