(单词翻译:单击)
Good evening and welcome to tonight's program.
晚上好，欢迎收看今晚的节目。
Our guest is the world-known Dr. Charles Adams,
我们今天的嘉宾是世界闻名的查尔斯·亚当斯博士。
who has sparked a great deal of attention over the past several years for his research in the area of language learning.
亚当斯博士在过去几年里对语言学习的研究引起了人们很大的关注。
His new book, Learning a Language over Eggs and Toast, has been on the best seller list for the past six weeks.
他的新书《透过鸡蛋和吐司学语言》在过去六个星期位列畅销书榜单。
Welcome to our program. Now, Dr. Adams. Tell us about your book and how to learn a Language.
欢迎您来到我们的节目。亚当斯博士给我们介绍一下您的新书和如何学语言吧。
Ah, it's a pleasure to be here.
啊，我很荣幸参加这期节目。
Well, one of the most important keys to learning another language is to establish a regular study program,
学习外语的关键点之一就是制定一个规律的学习计划，
like planning a few minutes every morning around breakfast time.
比如利用上每天早餐前后的几分钟时间。
But I'm not implying that we can become fluent speakers in a matter of a few minutes here and there,
但我的意思并不是说你靠拼凑这些零碎的时间就能学成流利的外语，
but rather following a regular, consistent, and focused course of study
而是坚持有规律的、持之以恒的、专注的学习，
can help us on the way to the promised land of language mastery,
这样才有可能实现对一门语言的精通。
and remember there is a difference between native fluency and proficiency in a language, and I am proposing the latter.
而且要记住语言流利地道和对语言的精通是有区别的，我建议大家向着后者努力。
So what are some of the basic keys you are suggesting in the book?
那么您在书中建议的几个基本的要点是什么？
Well, as I just mentioned,
我刚才提到了，
people need to plan out their study by setting realistic and attainable goals from the beginning.
人们从一开始就应该制定学习计划，设置实际、可实现的目标。
I mean, some people get caught up the craze of learning the language in 30 days,
我的意思是，一些人可能一时兴起想学习一门语言，
only to become disappointed when they don't perform up to their expectations.
30天后发现自己达不到预期就失望了。
And small steps, little by little, are the key.
学习语言的关键是要循序渐进，慢慢地学。
For example, planning to learn five new vocabulary words a day and to learn to use them actively
比如，每天学习5个新单词并积极地试着使用它们
is far better than learning 30 and forgetting them the next day.
就比每天学习30个新单词第二天全部忘掉的好。
And, people often have different ways of learning and approach learning tasks differently.
而且，通常人们的学习方式以及完成学习任务的方式是不同的。
Some people are visual learners who prefer to see models of the patterns they are expected to learn;
一些人是视觉型学习者，他们更喜欢看到他们所要学习的东西的模型；
others are auditory learners who favor hearing instructions, for example, over reading them.
而另外一些人是听觉型学习者，他们则喜欢听到讲解，比如读给他们听。
Now, our preferences are determined by many factors, for example, personality, culture, and past experience.
我们的偏好由很多因素决定，比如性格、文化以及过往经历。
For me, I'm a very tactile learner.
我本人是一个触觉型学习者。
It might seem a little unusual, but moving around while trying to learn and memorize material helps me a great deal.
这听上去可能有些奇怪，但是走动着学习和记忆一些材料真的对我很有效。
While I cut up tomatoes and onions for my omelet in the morning,
我在切番茄和洋葱准备做煎蛋卷时，
I might recite aloud vocabulary to the rhythm of the knife.
可能会随着刀切东西的声音大声背诵词汇。
But it is important to remember that often our learning styles are not singular in nature,
但是我们还需要记住的很重要的一点就是我们每个人的学习方式并不是单一的，
but are often very multidimensional, and we tend to learn differently in different situations.
而是多样化的，我们在不同的情境下可能会使用不同的学习方式。
Question 16. How long has Dr. Adams' new book been on the best seller list?
问题16 亚当斯博士的新书被列入畅销书榜单多长时间了？
Question 17. According to Dr. Adams, what is one of most important keys to learning another language?
问题17 亚当斯博士认为学习外语最关键的一点是什么？
Question 18. According to Dr. Adams, how do people learn and approach learning tasks?
问题18 亚当斯博士认为人们是如何学习和完成学习任务的？
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