Swimming and English Learning
游泳与英语学习
Can you swim?
你会游泳吗？
Do you like swimming?
你喜欢游泳吗？
Yes? Well,how can you learn to swim?
喜欢？那好，你是如何学游泳的？
I think the best way is to go into the water and learn.
我认为最好的办法是跳到水里去，
I'm afraid you'll never learn to swim just by reading books about swimming
你永远学不会，仅凭游泳方面的书
or looking at others swimming.
或看别人游泳。

It's the same with English study.
英语学习也是如此，
We must practice, practice,practice.
我们必须学练习，练习，再练习！
Listening and speaking are very important for beginners.
对初学者来说，听和说十分重要。
Children in English- speaking countries first listen to others.
在那些说英语的国家里孩子们起初只是听别人说话，
Then they try to imitate and speak.
然后开始试着模仿着说。
We can listen to English programs on the radio.
我们可以听收音机里的英语节目，
You may just understand a few words.It doesn't matter.
可能你仅能听懂很少的词，但这无关紧要。
Just be relaxed and try to catch every word.
你要放松自己，尽量领会每一个词。
Somebody may be a good listener. But he dare not speak.
某人可能听力很好，但不敢说，
He's afraid of making mistakes.
因为害怕出错。
You know we sometimes make mistakes when we speak Chinese.
其实用不着害怕，我们说汉语的时候也可能出错。
Don't be afraid. We must be brave.
不要害怕，一定要勇敢。
If you really want to learn English well,
如果你真想把英语学好，
you must try to speak with anyone you meet who knows English.
就得敢于同任何人说话。
Whether you know him or not is not important.
只要他懂英语，你是否认识他并不重要。
When there's nobody to talk with, you can talk to yourself in English.
在没有人交谈的时候，你可以用英语同自己说话，
It's very interesting and also a good way to practice your spoken English.
这也是一个又好又有趣的办法。
Remember,the more you speak the fewer mistakes you'll make.
记住，你说得越多，你出的错就越少。
Reading and writing are more important for senior school students.
对高中生来说，阅读和写作更为重要。
First we must choose the books we're interested in.
首先，我们必须选择感兴趣的书籍，
A lot of reading will improve your language sense.
大量的阅读会提高我们的语感。
This is the most important.
这是最重要的方面。
Keep writing English diaries.
坚持写英语日记。
We can also write English articles.
我们还可以写些英语文章，
You may even post them to English magazines.
并把它们寄给杂志社。
Don't be afraid of failure.
不要害怕失败。
Failure is the mother of success.
失败是成功之母。
Easier said than done.
说来容易做来难。
Well,let's do more practice from now on.
好了，从现在开始，让我们做更多的练习。
I'm sure you'll learn English well this way.
我相信，通过这种方法，你可以把英语学得更好。