Learning English Isn’t a Straight Line學(xué)習(xí)英語不是一帆風(fēng)順的

苗淑華

If youre in a class， following a textbook or using any kind of curriculum1， youmay find the topics and other materials2 in some order. Usually， things move from easierto more difficult as time goes by， but it doesnt mean that you always have to followthe book.

There will be times that you feel bored3 and want to find new information thatsnot in the book. That would be a good way to make learning much more interesting.There will also be times that youll have to go back and review4 some materialthat you didnt know clearly the first time around. Thats good and normal5.Sometimes when things dont go well， you have to stop and check your plan to find outthe problems.

It will be great if you can practice English for 10 hours a day， but that usuallywont happen6. Because no one can learn one subject for such a long time and doesntfeel tired and bored. It is very difficult for you to remember everything in your learning.You need more time to find out what you have forgotten and try to remember it again.

You should know that there will be some time when you feel like a great Englishspeaker， and there will be time when you feel like you couldnt finish a sentence.Those ups and downs are normal， too. Just keep working and be patient7， and youllget better and better.

如果你在課堂上依照課本或遵循任何一種課程學(xué)習(xí)，你可能會發(fā)現(xiàn)（單元）主題和其他材料內(nèi)容是按某種順序排列的。通常情況下，隨著時間的推移，學(xué)習(xí)的內(nèi)容會由容易變得越來越難，但這并不意味著你要一直跟著課本走。

有時你會感到無聊，想要找找書中沒有的新信息。這是一個讓學(xué)習(xí)更加有趣的好方法。也有一些時候，你不得不回頭復(fù)習(xí)之前沒搞懂的材料。這個方法很好，也很正常。有時，當(dāng)學(xué)習(xí)進(jìn)展不順利時，你不得不停下來檢查你的計劃，找出問題所在。

如果你能每天練習(xí)10 個小時的英語，那就太好了，但這通常不會發(fā)生。因為沒有人能在這么長的時間內(nèi)學(xué)習(xí)一門功課而不感到疲憊和無聊。你很難記住學(xué)過的所有內(nèi)容。你需要更多的時間來找出遺忘的內(nèi)容，并試著重新記住它。

你應(yīng)該知道，有時你會覺得自己是一個很會說英語的人，有時你又會覺得自己一句話都說不完整。這些起伏也是正常的。只要繼續(xù)努力，保持耐心，你就會學(xué)得越來越好。

Notes

1. curriculum 課程

2. material 材料；原料；素材

3. bored 無聊的；厭倦的

4. review 回顧；反思；復(fù)習(xí)；溫習(xí)

5. normal 正常的；標(biāo)準(zhǔn)的

6. happen 發(fā)生

7. patient 能忍耐的；有耐心的