從“滯納金”英語怎麼說可以學到、用到的英語
學習英語的目的就是為了“用”英語，學習英語的過程就是“用”英語的過程。
英語只有“多用”才會記得住，記得牢。
然而，怎樣才能“把英語用起來”？
用英語學英語，用英語讀英語，用英語理解英語，就能把英語用起來。
與之相對立的、“把英語用英語”給剝奪掉的，就是“一定要把英語翻譯成中文才能知道英語是什麼意思，總是要用中文才能理解”的壞習慣和“壞能力”。
看看你是不是(能不能)像下面那樣做，“把英語用起來”的：
What is a late fee(滯納金)？
1.late fee
A late fee, also known as a late fine or a past due fee, is a charge levied against a client by a company or organization for not paying a bill or returning a rented or borrowed item by its due date. Its use is most commonly associated with businesses like creditors, video rental outlets and libraries. Late fees are generally calculated on a per day, per item basis.
2.late fee
A late fee, also known as an overdue fine, late fine, or past due fee, is a charge fined against a client by a company or organization for not paying a bill or returning a rented or borrowed item by its due date.
3.late fee
A fee charged when a payment is not received on time. Some common bills which almost always have a late fee policy are credit card payments, mortgage and student loan payments, and car loan payments.
這幾段英語裡的“把英語用起來”的信息量很大，只是有多少人除了把它們“簡化成”中文理解外，能真正“把英語用起來”？
1. by its due date：
Okay.I got it.A late fee occurs when money is not paid or returned by its due date(by due date.For example,you must pay it by Today,so TODAY is the due date,but you fail,or forget,and you pay it tomorrow,so you pass your due date)
“學習”的問題來了，你想用的詞是on time，人家說by its due date，你就會問：So can I say On time instead of saying By its due date?
2.on time
A fee charged when a payment is not received on time.
讀到這裡，你完全可以“用”英語說英語了：
Okay.I got you. When we say： not paying a bill or returning a rented or borrowed item by its due date,we can also say：not paying a bill or returning a rented or borrowed item on time
能具備這種“用英語理解英語”，能這樣來“使用”英語，你就一直(始終)處於“英語環境”之中：在英語環境中學習英語、使用英語，掌握英語哪裡還來那麼多“難”字？
沒錯，我們的英語永遠都是處於一種“你用中文告訴我你說的英語中文到底是什麼意思”才能懂的“初級階段”，不論你讀到多少英語，不論我用多少英語寫給你看，你最終還是問一句：中文到底是什麼意思嘛(才能理解)。或許這才是我們英語學一輩子也沒真正學好的根源之一(甚至沒有之一)。
繼續做“用英語學習英語”訓練：
For example,usually it is businesses that ask you o pay a late fee.These businesses include creditors, video rental outlets and libraries.
以後你大腦裡“儲存”的a late fee語言信息就不再僅僅是一個對應的中文：滯納金，而是上面這一大串英語，你的英語就積累起來了。
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