6. Visualise
可视化
One mnemonic learning trick for new vocabulary is the Keyword Method. Drawing on a similar-sounding word in your native language, visualise a picture or scene to go with the new vocabulary. For example, on a trip to Moscow, I remembered the Russian formal hello, “Zdravstvujtye” (Здравствуйте) with the mental image of a stressed vulture. These visualisations are often abstract, ridiculous, and embarrassing to admit, but they work, especially for longer words.
生词的记忆方法中,有一个叫“关键词记忆法”。把你的母语中发音相近的单词写下来,然后想象其代表的形象,从而记忆生词。举个例子,我去莫斯科旅行的时候,学会了俄罗斯语的“你好”-“Zdravstvujtye” (Здравствуйте),因为英语中的“vulture”(秃鹰)跟它发音很像,我只需把重音放在后面就可以了。这些可视化的记忆方法通常很抽象、也很无厘头,甚至有点让人羞于承认,但确实很有效果,尤其对于冗长的生词来说。
7. Focus on phrases
注重短语学习
Linguist Michael Lewis encourages language learning in lexical chunks, rather than on a word-by-word basis. A good portion of daily communication involves predictable common phrases: “turn left,” “just a minute,” “nice to meet you.” When studying a new language, memorise these phrases and you'll have a ready arsenal of dialogue, without the stress of having to build and conjugate your sentences from scratch.
语言学家Michael Lewis 鼓励学生们用词块学语言,而不是一个词儿一个词儿地学。日常对话中,有极大一部分都是常用短语,比如“向左转”、“等一下”、“很高兴见到你”。学新语言也要牢记常用短语,很快你便能组建自己的对话短语库来,这样和人交流的时候便无需磕磕巴巴、一个词一个词地拼凑了。
8. Review often
经常复习
In a vocabulary class, yesterday’s vocabulary is more important than today’s. The goal is to transfer the short-term knowledge of new vocabulary into your long-term memory. Review is essential – in the first few days or weeks after learning new vocabulary, recycle those words and you'll entrench them in your memory. A good language textbook or online program will be organised in a way that reviews and applies learned vocabulary in later lessons.
学习词汇需注意,今天的生词永远没有复习昨天已学会的旧词来得重要。我们的目标是:将生词灌输到你的长期记忆中。学会新词的头几天头几周,多多复习,以牢固记忆。你可以选择一本好的教材或是一个在线学习网站,以有组织地回顾、应用之前学会的东西。爱华阅读aIhUaU.com/zl/转载请保留