跟我做“用”英语“理解”英语阅读训练(1)
适合对象：大一起点英语或非英语专业学生。
用英语“理解”，用中文“表达”本来就是英语学习过程中两个互相独立的语言能力训练。
可惜的是，你的所谓“学”英语，却从来是“用中文理解，用中文表达。尤其是用中文表达代替英语理解”，二者混为一谈
1) You Read in English
Thomas Edison's laboratory was entirely destroyed by fire in December, 1914.
Although the damage exceeded $2 million, the buildings were insured for $238,000 because they were made of concrete and thought to be fireproof.
Much of Edison's life's work went up in spectacular flames that December night.
At the height of the fire, Edison's 24-year-old son,Charles, anxiously searched for his father among the smoke and debris.
He finally found him, calmly watching the scene, his face glowing in the reflection, his white hair blowing in the wind.
2) Put English into English口语训练，不涉及“用中文表达”环节
1. Thomas Edison's laboratory was entirely destroyed by fire in December, 1914.
1a. Laboratory means lab.A laboratory is a lab.
用英语“读懂”英语就好，何苦还要“翻译”成中文来“读懂”？ 下同。
1b. entirely means completely,totally, wholly,fully, virtually.
你“不懂”entirely(中文)什么意思，至少completely,totally,wholly,fully之中有一两个你懂得的词汇可以帮助你“知道”entirely什么意思吧？还要中文干嘛？
1c. was entirely destroyed by fire means was completely destroyed by fire.
能这么“同义词替换”表达不就是“英语口语”吗？
1d. to destroy something means to damage something,to shatter something,to ruin something, to level something to the ground.
2. Although the damage exceeded $2 million
2a. the damage means the destruction,the loss
2b.to exceed is to be more than,to be greater than.
To be more than能“理解”exceed就够了，非得“译”入中文才能“懂”？
3. the buildings were insured for $238,000
3a. The building was covered by an insurance of $238,000.
3b. The insurance company paid him $238,000 in insurance.
4. because they were made of concrete and thought to be fireproof.
4a. Concrete means building a house with bricks and motar and steel, not with wood.
4b. If something is fireproof, it will not be damaged,or burned down by fire.
We also say：waterproof like a waterproof watch.But we say Airtight,not airproof.
5. Much of Edison's life's work went up in spectacular flames that December night.
5a. go up in flames means be destroyed by fire
6.At the height of the fire, Edison's 24-year-old son,Charles, anxiously searched for his father among the smoke and debris.
6a. At the height of something means at the highest point of something,like at the height of my career,at the height of the storm rain.
6b. To search for something or somebody is To look for something or somebody,to seek for sth. or sb.
我不知道如果我这样用全英文给你“上课”，你能不能听懂？
我只训练你“用英语能理解英语”，不训练“用中文表达英语”，更不训练你“用中文理解英语”。
这就是“正规”的英语学习和训练。
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