If you find it hard to learn English, think of the foreigners who learn Chinese. The number of people learning Chinese around the world reached 100 million in 2017, 1. Europe’s first Chinese-English primary school recently opened in the British capital of London. But do you know how foreigners learn Chinese? Mike Fuksman, Teens’ foreign editor (编辑) from the United States, has lived in China for more than seven years. 2.他想和我们一起分享他学习中文的故事。
Like many foreigners, Mike only knew two words of Chinese (“hello” and “thank you”) when he came to China in 2009. As we can probably guess, his life was difficult for a while after he arrived.3. Simple tasks like ordering food or taking a taxi were quite stressful. Milk knew he had to learn more Chinese, so he signed up for a class. His teacher was very helpful, although Milk didn’t learn enough to have a real conversation. 4.后来，他也坚持自学,但是进步缓慢。 He became very disappointed.
Finally, he found that the best way to learn Chinese is to make friends with native (本土的) speakers and spend time with them. Around this time, 5. Mike started playing in a band with a Chinese woman who became one of his best friends in Beijing. He learned a lot of Chinese by hanging out with her. In this way, he’s learned enough Chinese to take care of many tasks.
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Last year, I did not like my English class. 1. 每节课就像是一场噩梦. The teacher spoke so quickly that I didn’t understand her most of the time. But 2. I was afraid to ask questions because my pronunciation was very bad. So I just hid behind my textbook and never said anything.
Then one day I watched an English movie called Toy Story. I fell in love with this exciting and funny movie! So then I began to watch other English movies as well. Although I could not understand everything the characters said, their body language and the expressions on their faces helped me to get the meaning. I also realized I could get the meaning by listening for just the key words. 3.My pronunciation also improved by listening to the interesting conversations in English movies. I discovered that listening to something you are interested in is the secret to language learning. 4. I also learned useful sentences like “It’s a piece of cake” or “It serves you right.” I did not understand these sentences at first. But because I wanted to understand the story, I looked up the words in a dictionary.
5. 现在我很享受我的英语课. I want to learn new words and more grammar. Then I can have a better understanding of English movies.
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Last year my English class was difficult. 1. First of all, it wasn’t easy for me to understand what the teacher said. To begin with, she spoke too quickly, and I couldn’t understand every word. Later on, I realized that it doesn’t matter if you don’t understand every word.
2. I was also afraid to speak in class, because I thought my classmates might laugh at me. I couldn’t always make complete sentences, either. 3. 然后我开始观看英文电影。It was very helpful. I think that doing lots of listening practice is one of the secrets of becoming a good language learner. I also found English grammar very difficult. 4. So I decided to take lots of grammar notes in every class. Then I started to write my own original sentences using the grammar I was learning. It’s amazing how much this helped. 5. 现在我非常喜爱学英语。
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Last year, I did not like my English class. Every class was like a bad dream. The teacher spoke too quickly. 1. But I was afraid to ask questions because my pronunciation was very bad. So I just hid behind my textbook and never said anything.
Then one day I watched an English movie called Toy Story. 2. 我爱上了这部激动人心而趣味横生的电影。So then I began to watch other English movies as well. Although I could not understand everything the characters said, their body language and the expressions on their faces helped me to get the meaning. 3. I also realized I could get the meaning by listening for just the keywords. My pronunciation also improved by listening to the interesting conversations in English movies. 4. I discovered that listening to something you are interested in is the secret to language learning. I also learned useful sentences like “It’s a piece of cake.” or “It serves you right.” I did not understand these sentences at first. But because I wanted to understand the story, 5. 我就通过词典查阅单词。
Now I really enjoy my English class. I want to learn new words and more grammar. Then I can have a better understanding of English movies.
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阅读下面的短文，将划线部分译成英文或中文。
Everyone wants to become a successful learner. But how can you become one? The answer is that (1) you should have good learning habits.
Firstly, create an interest in what you learn. Interest is the best teacher. Studies show that if you are interested in something, you will think more actively about it and pay more attention to it. For example, if you need to learn English and you like music, (2) 你可以听英文歌曲. Listening to something interesting is the secret to language learning.
Secondly, practice makes perfect. Good learners will keep practicing what they have learned, and (3) they are not afraid of making mistakes. For example, if you want to learn English well, you should remember that the more you practice, the better your English will be.
Next, develop your study skills. (4) A good learner should not only study hard but also know the best way to study. For example, when we are taking notes, we can write down only key words or draw mind maps to help us.
Lastly, ask questions. (5) 好的学习者经常提问. And if you have any problems during or after class, you should just be brave to ask for help from your friends, parents or teachers. Knowledge comes from questioning.
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Many people are trying to learn a new language. 1.Some of them consider it as a hobby, while others learn it because it is required by their jobs or study. As a foreigner who is really interested in Chinese culture, I like learning Chinese.
It is reported that a person needs to know at least 3,000 Chinese characters （汉字） to understand most Chinese newspapers. 2.However, some foreigners think it is so hard that they give up halfway. It’s the most difficult part for me, too. But I manage to write each character by watching videos online. Whenever I see a character I don’t know,3.我会把它写下来并且查阅它。 Slowly I can learn more and more characters that are common in daily life.
As for listening, I usually download（下载） a lot of listening materials and listen to them on the way to school, work and even dates with my friends. 4.I also practice listening by watching Chinese TV shows and films. In this way, I am able to learn how to express myself like a Chinese.
5.尽可能多地说中文也很重要。 I practice talking about different topics in Chinese when I am cycling around, effectively talking to myself or in my head, thinking through different conversations and scenarios （场景）. For example, if I go to a shop, I will think how to say that in Chinese. It helps me to think in a Chinese way, which is really important.
Learning a language is never easy. Basically, I just use every tool on hand and take my learning step by step, and I’m still learning new things to this day!
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Welcome to our English club. Today I’m going to talk about the best ways to learn English. Have you ever studied with a group? 1.有没有人通过看英语电影来学英语？ Everyone has his own best way.
I did not like my English class at first. 2.The teacher spoke so quickly that I couldn’t understand her most of the time. Later, I began to read aloud to practice my pronunciation, and have conversations with friends in English. My pronunciation improved as well by listening to the conversations in English movies. 3. I discovered that listening to something interesting is the secret to language learning.
My friend Chen Hui is a very slow reader. I think he should not reads word by word. He should read word groups. He often spends too much time looking the new words up in a dictionary. 4.So I think he should guess a word’s meaning by reading the sentences before and after it. I believe that 5. 他读得越多，他就会越快。
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