(单词翻译:单击)
可可电台，每期节目一话题，让英语磨练耳朵的同时学到更多有益的小知识，丰富知识的同时受益于生活。
Get real.
投身于真实语境。
They say that children learn languages the best. But that doesn't mean that adults should give up.
人们常说小孩子学外语最厉害，但这并不是说成年人就该放弃了。
We asked some of the polyglots in TED’s Open Translation Project to share their secrets to mastering a foreign language.
我们向TED字幕翻译计划的多语使用者请教了掌握一门外语的秘诀。
Get real.
投身于真实语境。
Decide on a simple, attainable goal to start with so that you don’t feel overwhelmed.
从定一个简单、可实现的目标开始，那样你就不会找不着方向。
German translator Judith Matz suggests:“Pick up 50 words of a language and start using them on people—and then slowly start picking up grammar.”
德语翻译朱迪思•马茨建议：先找50个外语单词，用它们来跟别人交流，然后慢慢地学习语法。
【知识点讲解】
give up 放弃； 投降； 把…让给； 戒除
例句：
When life gets hard and you want to give up, remember that life is full of ups and downs, and without the downs, the ups would mean nothing.
当生活很艰难，你想要放弃的时候，请记住，生活充满了起起落落，如果没有低谷，那站在高处也失去了意义。
They'll have to give up completely on certain of their studies.
他们将不得不彻底放弃某些研究。
His wife would love him to give up his job.
他妻子很乐意他辞去工作。
Pick up v.捡起； 接载； 学会； 逮捕
例句：
The economy remains deep in recession with few signs of a pick-up.
经济仍深陷衰退之中，几乎没有好转的迹象。
She would cleverly pick up on what I said.
她会非常聪慧地领悟我所说的话。
They depend on the goodwill of visitors to pick up rubbish.
他们相信游客会自觉捡起垃圾。
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