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美国小朋友怎么学单词?
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7 ^1 [, O7 g3 `- u! Q7 B
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 ; X* b# M: B$ r4 |; z/ }Antonyms: 反义词8 X9 j; c9 q C) u- F$ j) n
Synonyms:近义词,同义词 4 K T, }+ [0 U6 `: q- b& UConstruct 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 $ m* n/ G3 ]) B0 z' R' m+ |5 B# kIt’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5 F2 u) V* U+ |/ e/ f
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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