跟我做“用”英語“理解”英語閱讀訓練(1)
適合對象：大一起點英語或非英語專業學生。
用英語“理解”，用中文“表達”本來就是英語學習過程中兩個互相獨立的語言能力訓練。
可惜的是，你的所謂“學”英語，卻從來是“用中文理解，用中文表達。尤其是用中文表達代替英語理解”，二者混為一談
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口語訓練，不涉及“用中文表達”環節
1. Thomas Edison's laboratory was entirely destroyed by fire in December, 1914.
1a. Laboratory means lab.A laboratory is a lab.
用英語“讀懂”英語就好，何苦還要“翻譯”成中文來“讀懂”？ 下同。
1b. entirely means completely,totally, wholly,fully, virtually.
你“不懂”entirely(中文)什麼意思，至少completely,totally,wholly,fully之中有一兩個你懂得的詞彙可以幫助你“知道”entirely什麼意思吧？還要中文幹嘛？
1c. was entirely destroyed by fire means was completely destroyed by fire.
能這麼“同義詞替換”表達不就是“英語口語”嗎？
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就夠了，非得“譯”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.
我不知道如果我這樣用全英文給你“上課”，你能不能聽懂？
我只訓練你“用英語能理解英語”，不訓練“用中文表達英語”，更不訓練你“用中文理解英語”。
這就是“正規”的英語學習和訓練。
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