学习外语要做到生活化
古今名人总结的读书方法很多。我最欣赏的是欧阳修的读书三上法和董遇的读书三余法。所谓三上就是指马上,枕上,厕上;所谓三余,是指冬者,岁之余也;夜者,日之余也;雨者,月之余也。这两种方法劝告人们读书要善于利用零星时间,做到时时可读书,处处能读书,使读书完全生活化。想想看,假如我们能用三上法和三余法来学外语,还能学不好吗?
三上法中的马上(on the horse),是指在行进中也不忘读书。我们也可以做到无论走着站着都想英语、学英语、用英语。如:看到一则公益广告吸烟有害健康,你就可以在心里把它译成Smoking will do you harm.;走在路上看到两个人正在交谈,你就可以用英语问自己:What are they talking about ?;在街上碰到两个小孩在踢足球,你就会想:Two boys are playing football in the street.枕上(in the sleep),就是你在睡觉时,也可以用英语想:What have I done today ?,How many new words have I learned?厕上(in the rest room),也就是上厕所也不忘学英语。这时,你可以想,英语中,厕所一词有几种表达法?于是你就想到以下几种表达法:①toilet;②rest room;③WC:mens room,women④lavatory;⑤wash- room等等。所谓三余概括起来就是如何利用一切零星时间来读书。我们学外语如果能把一切可以利用的零星时间都利用起来,同样可以学到很多东西。具体做法就是,把要记的短语和句子抄在小纸条上,随身携带,利用茶余饭后、等人、等车、散步等零星时间来记,反复默念或朗读。纸条的内容可以多种多样。
如果你想把阅读中碰到的一些新词汇或有意义的句子记下来,如He has firmly established himself as a world-famous psychologist .(他已经牢牢地确立了自己作为一名世界知名的心理学家的地位。)为了更好地掌握该句中的短语establish oneself as...(使自己成为),就可以举一些相似的例子,如:①She has firmly established herself as a famous writer.②She has firmly established herself as the richest lady in this country.等等。又如be kept busy with这个常用短语,可以通过这样一些句子来记。如:①Mary is kept quite busy with the large restaurant she is managing.②She has been kept busy with all her business relations.另外,如果你想记住某些常用短语的用法,就可以将它们记在一张纸上,利用零星时间来记。如由up一词构成的短语: look up a word(查词典);call sb.up(打电话); pick up sth.(收起来放一边);put up with sb.(容忍);catch up with sb.(赶上)等等。
另外也可以抄一些看书时碰到的精彩句子。如: Nothing is impossible to a willing heart.(心之所愿,无事不成。);Youth is not a time of life ;it is a state of mind ;it is not a matter of rosy cheeks ,red lips and supple knees ;it is a matter of the will ,a quality of the imagination, vigor of the emotions ; it is the freshness of the deep springs of life.(青春不是生命的一个阶段,它是一种精神状态;青春亦非粉面红唇和冰肌柔骨,它是刚强的意志,优秀的创造力和充满活力的情感;它是使生命之泉源远流长的常青树。)
古今名人总结的读书方法很多。我最欣赏的是欧阳修的读书三上法和董遇的读书三余法。所谓三上就是指马上,枕上,厕上;所谓三余,是指冬者,岁之余也;夜者,日之余也;雨者,月之余也。这两种方法劝告人们读书要善于利用零星时间,做到时时可读书,处处能读书,使读书完全生活化。想想看,假如我们能用三上法和三余法来学外语,还能学不好吗?
三上法中的马上(on the horse),是指在行进中也不忘读书。我们也可以做到无论走着站着都想英语、学英语、用英语。如:看到一则公益广告吸烟有害健康,你就可以在心里把它译成Smoking will do you harm.;走在路上看到两个人正在交谈,你就可以用英语问自己:What are they talking about ?;在街上碰到两个小孩在踢足球,你就会想:Two boys are playing football in the street.枕上(in the sleep),就是你在睡觉时,也可以用英语想:What have I done today ?,How many new words have I learned?厕上(in the rest room),也就是上厕所也不忘学英语。这时,你可以想,英语中,厕所一词有几种表达法?于是你就想到以下几种表达法:①toilet;②rest room;③WC:mens room,women④lavatory;⑤wash- room等等。所谓三余概括起来就是如何利用一切零星时间来读书。我们学外语如果能把一切可以利用的零星时间都利用起来,同样可以学到很多东西。具体做法就是,把要记的短语和句子抄在小纸条上,随身携带,利用茶余饭后、等人、等车、散步等零星时间来记,反复默念或朗读。纸条的内容可以多种多样。
如果你想把阅读中碰到的一些新词汇或有意义的句子记下来,如He has firmly established himself as a world-famous psychologist .(他已经牢牢地确立了自己作为一名世界知名的心理学家的地位。)为了更好地掌握该句中的短语establish oneself as...(使自己成为),就可以举一些相似的例子,如:①She has firmly established herself as a famous writer.②She has firmly established herself as the richest lady in this country.等等。又如be kept busy with这个常用短语,可以通过这样一些句子来记。如:①Mary is kept quite busy with the large restaurant she is managing.②She has been kept busy with all her business relations.另外,如果你想记住某些常用短语的用法,就可以将它们记在一张纸上,利用零星时间来记。如由up一词构成的短语: look up a word(查词典);call sb.up(打电话); pick up sth.(收起来放一边);put up with sb.(容忍);catch up with sb.(赶上)等等。
另外也可以抄一些看书时碰到的精彩句子。如: Nothing is impossible to a willing heart.(心之所愿,无事不成。);Youth is not a time of life ;it is a state of mind ;it is not a matter of rosy cheeks ,red lips and supple knees ;it is a matter of the will ,a quality of the imagination, vigor of the emotions ; it is the freshness of the deep springs of life.(青春不是生命的一个阶段,它是一种精神状态;青春亦非粉面红唇和冰肌柔骨,它是刚强的意志,优秀的创造力和充满活力的情感;它是使生命之泉源远流长的常青树。)