When you were a kid, how did you learn new English words? 你小的时候,怎么学新词?
We also had vocabulary assignments in school: 也有词汇功课) V/ D5 f; V- X8 k0 k: ?
We were given a list of words that we needed to look up in the dictionary: 老师会给我们一串词,让我们查字典8 r, m9 p* B; @0 E
Antonyms: 反义词 2 N3 I+ i6 x2 Z8 J3 g+ qSynonyms:近义词,同义词) E) @2 B1 Q& R! H J3 w; ^
Construct sentences: 造句
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美国成年人怎么学单词?
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We looked up answers on Quora: 我们看了美国的一个问答网站,Quora
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Don't just memorize vocabulary lists: 不要单纯去背一串单词
You might know the meaning of the word without retaining or internalizing it: 这样就算知道了意思,也不会用
Vocabulary words are the building blocks of your language ability, but don’t be obsessed with just memorizing vocabulary: 虽然词汇非常重要,是学语言的基础,但千万别迷失在单纯背单词这件事上 ' |9 E2 p! G& {, z( M" m, \It’s more useful to know how to use 50 words than to memorize 100: 会用50个词比能背出100个词更有意义 6 l& _ Q4 Z. c2 \ p, u! R- b9 ?; C& ~, u
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不要一味追求高难度
Read things you’re interested in or will use: 读你自己感兴趣、用得到的内容
You don’t have to read classical novels: 不一定要读经典小说才有质量
Jane Austen: 奥斯汀
The content might not be the most practical or useful to you: 这些内容对你不一定实用
You might need to check 80% of the words you're reading: 你可能要查80%读到的词
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20%不懂的内容是最佳难度
It means you can pretty much infer new words from the context: 因为你基本上可以从上下文推断出新词的意思
Define reading in broader terms 广泛定义阅读 8 F3 S9 W$ A- H" u
High frequency content: 找你使用频率高的内容 . s; m6 h+ }4 {) OEven work-related topics could be fun to read: 即使工作类的内容,只要对你有用,也是好的资源
Current affairs/events: 时事 4 }. F5 C& k3 f. u6 l - g; m d# W' T' Q0 D. Y
听美国播客
I learn a lot of new words from listening to podcasts: 我很多新词都是听美国播客学的
I'd write down new words every day:每天接触的新词会记下来
I'd also write down the sentence where the new word was used: 也会记下新词出现的句子