双语：练好英语口语的重要法则

 　　1．What is language for? Some people seem to think it is for practicing grammar rules and learning¹ lists of words–the longer the words the better. That’s wrong. Language is for the exchange of ideas, for communication.

　　语言到底是用来干什么的呢？一些人认为它是用来操练语法规则和学习一大堆单词——而且单词越长越好。这个想法是错误的。语言是用来交换思想，进行交流沟通的！

　　2. The way to learn a language is to practice speaking it as often as possible.

　　学习一门语言的方法就是要尽量多地练习说。

　　3. A great man once said it is necessary to dill as much as possible, and the more you apply it in real situations, the more natural it will become.

　　一位伟人曾说，反复操练是非常必要的，你越多的将所学到的东西运用到实际生活中，他们就变的越自然。

　　4．Listening and imitating² should always go together. Use the LIP³ method! Listen－Imitate－Practice!

　　听和模仿一定要同时做，使用“LIP”方法：听、模仿、操练！

　　5. Use all your senses to learn English. You must hear English, read English, touch English, smell English, and taste English. Feel English with your heart. Immerseyourself in this language. Begin to think in English.

　　运用一切感官学习英语。你必须听英语、说英语、触摸英语、闻英语，还要尝尝英语的味道。用心去感受英语。让自己沉浸在这门语言当中。学会用英语思考。

　　6. Relax! Be patient and enjoy yourself. Learning foreign languages is just a piece of cake.

　　放轻松！要有耐心，并且享受英语带来的乐趣！学习外语只不过是小菜一碟。

　　7. Rome wasn’t built in a day. Work harder and practice more. Your hardworking will be rewarded⁴ by God one day. God is equal to everyone!

　　冰冻三尺，非一日之寒。更加努力的学习，更加勤奋的操练，你所付出的一切将会得到上帝的报答，上帝是公平的。

　　8. Use a dictionary and grammar guide constantly⁵. Keep a small English dictionary with you at all time. When you see a new word, look it up. Think about the word–use it. in your mind, in a sentence.

　　经常使用字典和语法指南。随身携带一本小英文字典，当你看到一个新字时就去查阅它，思考这个字——然后学着去用它，在你的心中，在一个句子里。

　　9. Try to think in English whenever possible. When you see something, think of the English word of it; then think about the word in a sentence.

　　一有机会就努力去用英文来思考。看到某事时，想想它的英文单词；然后把它用到一个句子中去。

　　10. Practice tenses as much as possible. When you learn a new verb⁶, learn its various forms. A thousand words will not leave so an deep impression as one deed.

　　尽可能多的操练时态。学习一个动词的时候，要学习它的各种形态。千言万语不如一个行动

1 learning   

n.学问，学识，学习；动词learn的现在分词

参考例句：

• When you are learning to ride a bicycle,you often fall off.初学骑自行车时，常会从车上掉下来。
• Learning languages isn't just a matter of remembering words.学习语言不仅仅是记些单词的事。

2 imitating   

v.模仿( imitate的现在分词 )；把…作为例子；模仿（某人的讲话、举止）；作滑稽模仿

参考例句：

• He distracted them by joking and imitating movie and radio comedians. 他用开玩笑的方法或者模仿电影及广播中的滑稽演员来对付他们。 来自辞典例句
• And while you've been imitating Switzerland, people are dying. 在你学瑞士玩和平中立的时候，人类就要灭亡了！ 来自电影对白

3 lip   

n.唇，口缘，唇状构造；v.以嘴唇碰，轻轻说出

参考例句：

• He bit his lip nervously,trying not to cry.他紧张地咬着唇，努力忍着不哭出来。
• He has a scar on his upper lip.他的上唇有一道疤痕。

4 rewarded   

v.酬谢，奖赏( reward的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• His persistence was finally rewarded when the insurance company agreed to pay for the damage. 保险公司同意赔偿损失，他的坚持不懈终于得到了回报。
• Her efforts were justly rewarded with a British Empire Medal. 不列颠帝国勋章是对她的努力的公正奖赏。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 constantly   

adv.不变地，不断地，时常地

参考例句：

• The two countries have been warring constantly for years.这两国多年来一直交战。
• We should constantly urge ourselves on to study hard.我们要经常鞭策自己努力学习。

6 verb   

n.[语]动词

参考例句：

• The sentence is formed from a verb and two nouns.这句子由一个动词和两个名词构成。
• These are the finite forms of a verb.这些是一个动词的限定形式。