THE STUDY OF ENGLISH
It is over a year now since I began studying English. I am glad to say that I am getting on well with it.
First of all, I know clearly what I study English for. A year ago, although I was interested in the language, I wasn't clear about its usefulness. I think I have a better idea of that now. To know what is going on outside our country, to tell our friends abroad what is going on in China, to carry out international trade — to do all this, a good command of foreign languages is necessary.
So the problem now is not why I should study English, but how to get the best results in the shortest possible time.
I find English very interesting but quite difficult. How hard I have been trying to get every sound right, to spell every word correctly and to speak the little English I know! We all know the importance of laying a solid foundation in everything we do, and in language study perhaps more than in anything else, a good beginning is half the battle.
A year's study has taught me that we cannot learn English well without watching out for idiomatic ways of saying things. When I began learning English, I thought all I had to do was to memorize individual words. English words, it seemed to me, had exact equivalents in Chinese, and so, to express one's ideas in English, it was just a matter of putting the words together according to the rules of grammar. When I was taught to say "I see a book on the desk" and "I'm going to see a friend", I thought I had learned everything about the word see. I did not realize that we do not see but read a book or a newspaper until one day my teacher caught me out. My interest was aroused and since then I have always been on my guard against such blunders. I have learned to say to ring a bell, but to beat a gong; to attend a meeting but to join in a conversation; to take a walk but to make a trip or to go on a journey. I have learned the difference between after and since, between find and look for, between wear and put on. I have also learned to absorb whole sentences without trying to translate them word for word into Chinese. All this makes me see that besides a good training in pronunciation, spelling, handwriting and basic grammar, one has to pay close attention to English idioms in order to learn the language faster and use it better.
However, this is just a beginning, and there is still a long, long way to go. I am fully prepared for more hard work. I must speak and write English more, both in and out of class. I must listen and read more. Some day I am going to read Shakespeare and Bernard Shaw and Dickens and Mark Twain — all in the original! And I shall read English books in science, history, geography, and in everything that will help me to know a lot more about man's past and present.
英语学习
我学英语已经一年有余了。高兴的是，我学得很顺利。
首先，我很清楚自己为何要学英语。一年前，我对英语产生了兴趣，但并不明白它的价值。现在，我觉得清楚多了。无论了解国际动态，向国外的朋友通报国内新闻，还是要进行国际贸易，都需要熟练地掌握外语。
现在的问题不是我为何要学英语，而是怎么能在尽可能短的时间内学得最好。
我发现英语十分有趣，但很难学。为了发好每个音，拼对每个单词，说出我知道的那点英语，我付出的努力太大了！我们都知道，无论做什么事，重要的是要打下坚实的基础。语言学习尤其如此。俗说话：好的开端是成功的一半。
通过一年的学习，我认识到，要想学好英语就得注意习惯表达法。当初学英语时，我以为汉语中对每个英语单词都有准确的对应词，要用英语表达思想，只需根据语法规则把英语单词组合起来，因此记住单词就大功告成了。当我学会说“我看到桌上有本书”和“我要去看位朋友”时，我以为自己完全掌握了“see”这个词。直到有一天老师指出了我的错误，我才认识到“看书”、“看报”需用“read”，而不用“see”。于是我的兴趣提高了。从此以后，我经常留心，不犯以上这类错误。我学会了用英语说“打铃”和“打锣”，“参加会议”和“参加谈话”，“散步”和“旅行”时要用不同的动词。我学会了英语“在……之后”和“自……以来”，“发现”和“寻找”，“穿着”和“穿上”之间的区别。我还学会了领悟整个句子，而不去逐词译成汉语。所有这些使我认识到，要想更快地学会英语，更好地使用英语，除在语音、拼写、书写和基本语法方面进行良好的训练外，还要密切注意英语习惯用法。
然而，这仅仅是开始，前面的路还很长。我已做好一切准备，去迎接更多、更艰苦的学习。课上课下，我得多说多写，还得多听多读。总有一天，我会去读莎士比亚、肖伯纳、狄更斯和马克·吐温的原著！我还要读有关科技、历史、地理和其它方面的英文书籍，使自己更多地了解人类的过去和现在。
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