1.Don’t study grammar too much

1.不過多學(xué)習(xí)語法

This rule might sound strange to many ESL students, but it is one of the most important rules. If you want to pass examinations, then study grammar. However, if you want to become fluent in English, then you should try to learn English without studying the grammar.

對(duì)于許多ESL(英語作為第二語言)學(xué)生，這條規(guī)則聽起來很奇怪，但它是最重要的規(guī)則之一。如果你想要通過考試，那就學(xué)習(xí)語法。然而，如果你想要把英語說的更流利，那么你應(yīng)該嘗試學(xué)習(xí)英語這門語言而不學(xué)習(xí)語法。

Studying grammar will only slow you down and confuse you. You will think about the rules when creating sentences instead of naturally saying a sentence like a native. Remember that only a small fraction of English speakers know more than 20% of all the grammar rules. Many ESL students know more grammar than native speakers. I can confidently say this with experience. I am a native English speaker, majored in English Literature, and have been teaching English for more than 10 years. However, many of my students know more details about English grammar than I do. I can easily look up the definition and apply it, but I don’t know it off the top of my head.

學(xué)習(xí)語法會(huì)讓你慢下來，把你弄糊涂。在構(gòu)建句子的時(shí)候，你會(huì)去思考規(guī)則，而不是像本國人一樣自然而然的說出一個(gè)句子。要知道，只有很小一部分的英語使用者知道超過20%的英語語法規(guī)則。許多ESL學(xué)生知道的語法只是要比本國人更多。從我的經(jīng)驗(yàn)來看，可以充分說明這一點(diǎn)。我的母語是英語，并且主修英語文學(xué)，到現(xiàn)在為止也已經(jīng)教了十多年的英語。但是，我的學(xué)生比我知道更多有關(guān)英語語法的細(xì)節(jié)。我可以很迅速的去查找一個(gè)語法細(xì)節(jié)的定義并且去應(yīng)用它，但是我再脫口而出說的時(shí)候卻都沒有意識(shí)到這些規(guī)則的存在。

I often ask my native English friends some grammar questions, and only a few of them know the correct answer. However, they are fluent in English and can read, speak, listen, and communicate effectively.

我總是問我同樣是英語為母語的朋友一些語法問題。他們當(dāng)中也只有很少一部分人能說出正確答案。但是，他們都說著很流利的英語，并且聽說讀和交流都很順暢。

2.Learn and study phrases

2.學(xué)習(xí)和研究的短語

Many students learn vocabulary and try to put many words together to create a proper sentence. It amazes me how many words some of my students know, but they cannot create a proper sentence. The reason is because they didn’t study phrases. When children learn a language, they learn both words and phrases together. Likewise, you need to study and learn phrases.

很多學(xué)生學(xué)習(xí)詞匯，并嘗試把很多單詞在一起以構(gòu)建一個(gè)恰當(dāng)?shù)木渥印W(xué)生們的單詞量讓我很意外，但是要構(gòu)建一個(gè)正確的句子對(duì)他們來說卻很難。原因是因?yàn)樗麄儧]有學(xué)習(xí)短語。當(dāng)孩子們學(xué)習(xí)一種語言時(shí)，詞和短語他們都學(xué)。同樣，你也需要學(xué)習(xí)短語。

If you know 1000 words, you might not be able to say one correct sentence. But if you know 1 phrase, you can make hundreds of correct sentences. If you know 100 phrases, you will be surprised at how many correct sentences you will be able to say. Finally, when you know only a 1000 phrases, you will be almost a fluent English speaker.

如果你知道1000 個(gè)單詞，你可能不一定能夠說一個(gè)正確的句子。但如果你知道1 個(gè)短語，你可以說數(shù)百個(gè)正確的句子。如果你知道100 個(gè)短語，你將會(huì)驚訝于你可以說如此多正確的句子。最后，當(dāng)你知道只有1000年個(gè)短語，你就能說流利的英語了。