Unit1 How can we become good learners?
Last year, I did not like my English class. Every class was like a bad dream.
去年,我不喜欢英语课。每一节课就像是一场噩梦。
The teacher spoke too quickly. But I was afraid to ask questions because my pronunciation was very bad. 老师说话太快。但是我害怕问问题,因为我的发音非常糟糕。
So I just hid behind my textbook and never said anything.
所以我就躲在课本后面,从不说什么话。
I watched an English movie called Toy Story. 我看了一个名为《玩具总动员》英语电影。
I fell in love with this exciting and funny movie! 我爱上了这个令人兴奋的，有趣的电影! My pronunciation also improved by listening to the interesting conversations in English movies. 通过听英语电影的有趣的谈话，我的发音水平也提高了。
I discovered that listening to something interesting is the secret to language learning.
我发现，听一些有趣的内容是学习语言的秘诀。
I did not understand these sentences at first. 起初我并不理解这些句子的意思。
But because I wanted to understand the story, I looked up the words in a dictionary. 但因为我想看懂这个故事,所以我在字典中查找了这个词汇。
Now I really enjoy my English class. I want to learn new words and more grammar.
现在我非常喜欢我的英语课。我想学习新单词和更多的语法。
How do you study for a test? 你是如何为考试而学习的？
I study by working with a group. 我是通过和团队合作学习的。
Do you have conversations with friends in English? 你和朋友用英语交谈吗？
What about listening to tapes? 听磁带怎么样？
It’s too hard to understand spoken English. 太难了而我无法理解口语。
The more you read, the faster you’ll be. 你读得越多，就读得越快。
Wei Fen found it difficult to learn English. 魏芬发现学英语很困难。
I don’t know how to increase my reading speed. 我不知道如何提高我的阅读速度。
One way is by listening to tapes. 一种方法是听磁带。
How Can You Become a Successful Learner? 怎么成为一个成功的学习者呢?
Everyone is born with the ability to learn. 每个人都天生有学习的能力。
But whether or not you can do this well depends on your learning habits. 但是你是否能做到这一点取决于你的学习习惯。
Successful learners have some good habits in common. 成功的学习者有一些共同的好习惯。If you are interested in something, your brain is more active and it is also easier for you to pay attention to it for a long time.
如果你对某事感兴趣,你的大脑将更为活跃,也更容易长时间地保持注意力。
Good learners often connect what they need to learn with something they are interested in. 好的学习者经常把他们需要学习的东西同他们感兴趣的东西联系起来。
This way they will not get bored. 这样他们就不会感到无聊。
Good learners think about what they are good at and what they need to practice more.
好的学习者会考虑哪些是他们所擅长的，哪些是他们需要更多练习的。
Even if you learn something well, you will forget it unless you use it.
即使你把某样东西学得很好，除非你经常使用它，不然你就会忘记。
Practice makes perfect. 熟能生巧。
Good learners are also not afraid of making mistakes. 好的学习者也不害怕犯错误。
It is not enough to just study hard. You have to know how to study. 只努力学习是不够的。你必须知道如何学习。
Good learners find out the best ways to learn well. 好的学习者找到了最好的学习方法。Good learners often ask questions during or after class.
好的学习者经常在课上或课后问问题。
Knowledge comes from questioning. 知识来自于质疑。
Learning is a life-long journey because every day brings something new.
学习是一个终生的旅程,因为每天都能带来新的东西。
