學習英語單詞千萬不要做的5件事
I will show you typical mistakes when English words are learnt and how to avoid them.
這篇文章將爲你展示一些學習英語單詞時所犯的典型錯誤以及我們該如何避免它們。
It is quite sure that you have read about many techniques of how to learn English words. You have probably seen and bought quite a number of vocabulary books and cards as well. But do they work? Or do you use them?
你肯定已經讀過很多關於如何學習英語單詞的技巧。你可能也看到並買了不少詞彙書和卡片。但是它們都真的有用嗎？或者說，你真的用過它們嗎？
I believe that every learner of English is unique and you as a responsible learner must find out what style fits you most.
我相信每一個英語學習者都是獨一無二的，你作爲一個負責任的學習者，必須找到最適合你的學習風格。
I hope that my little guidance on what not to do will help you to find yours and you will enjoy learning vocabulary. It is definitely a fantastic experience when you can understand more and more as time passes and as a result, your confidence grows.
我希望我的一些在學習詞彙時不要做某事的建議，能幫助你找到適合自己的學習風格，並讓你愛上學習詞彙。隨着時間的推移，你會越來越瞭解，這絕對是一次奇妙的經歷，因此，你的信心也會加倍增長。
1. First of all, you need to understand that every language is different
1.首先，你需要明白每種語言都是不同的。
And by this I do not only mean that grammar is different but also the way concepts and actual words are related.
這不僅意味着，每種語言的語法是不同的，而且概念和實際的詞彙是相關的。
One word may have at least five or six meanings and the translation of one meaning does not necessarily corresponds to that of the other one. What can you do then to find your way in the jungle?
一個詞有可能至少有五六種意思，一個意思的翻譯不一定與另一個意思對應。那你能做些什麼來辨別它們的含義呢？
Obviously you need to understand the concept or idea and relate the translation only afterwards. Or just keep the meaning in mind and translate only when necessary. To achieve this I definitely suggest using monolingual dictionaries eg. Oxford Advanced Learner’s or Macmillan dictionary.
顯然，你需要理解整個句子的概念或大意，然後取和它相關含義的意思。或者只是記住它的意思，必要時才翻譯出來。爲了做到這一點，我明確建議使用單語詞典，例如：牛津高級學習者詞典或麥克米蘭字典。
So try not to worry about translations. The point is to understand the concept.
所以儘量不要擔心翻譯。關鍵是要理解這個概念。
2. You do not really need a vocab notebook.
2.你真的沒必要準備一個專門的詞彙筆記本。
A highlighter pen is a much better solution. If you copy all the words into a separate notebook, it will take a long time and you will lose the context that helps a lot to memorize.
螢光筆是一個更好的方式。如果你把所有的單詞都複製到一個單獨的筆記本里，那將花費很長時間，你會失去幫助記憶詞彙的語境。
A long telephone book style list of words is not too motivating to revise especially after page 10. So just highlight all words that you consider important. Put some notes next to them. Here I mean example sentences, prepositions, etc. And when you revise you will say something like ’Oh, yes! That was the text about …. I remember now.’
一個長的電話簿樣式的單詞列表不太容易修改，尤其是在第10頁之後。所以只要標出所有你認爲重要的詞，在它們的旁邊做些筆記。這裏我指的是例句、介詞等。當你複習時，你會說“哦，是的”！這是關於……的課文。我現在記起來了。
3. You do not need to look up and learn all the words you meet.
3.你不必查閱並學習你遇到的所有單詞。
You can easily read a novel without using a dictionary much. First you may feel you are looking at a blurred TV screen but after some pages the story starts to appear and you will enjoy the reading process. Reading activates the passive vocabulary that will eventually lead to active knowledge.
你可以不用字典就可以輕鬆地讀小說。首先，你可能會覺得你正在看一個模糊的電視屏幕，但當一些頁面的故事在你的腦海開始浮現，你會享受這個閱讀的過程。閱讀激活了你的被動詞彙，並最終激活你腦海裏的整體知識。
4. Pronunciation is essential.
4.發音是必不可少的。
Do not memorize the word without the right pronunciation. If you are not sure listen to it. Oxford Advanced Learner’s provides you with both British and American pronunciation. Use it as often as you need.
沒有正確的發音就不要背單詞。如果你不確定的話，牛津高級學習者詞典會爲你提供英式和美式發音。所以必要時，要經常使用它。
5. Do not hurry.
5.不要着急。
Learning words takes time and revision. First revise a new item every week. Later every month until it becomes part of your active vocabulary.
學習單詞需要時間和回顧。首先，每週複習一個新詞條。然後是每月複習一次，直到它成爲你主動詞彙的一部分。
