Why Your Input1 Should Be Fun 為什么輸入要有趣

苗淑華選譯

Reading a boring text to learn English is not a good idea. When you do so， youre not just reading a boring text—youre reading a boring text thats hard to understand. Nobodys going to put up with that for very long.

閱讀無聊的文章來學(xué)英語不是一個好主意。當(dāng)你這樣做時，不只是在閱讀一篇無聊的文章，而是在閱讀一篇難以理解的無聊文章，沒人能長時間忍受。

And you dont need a way to learn English for just a few days. That is why you need super-fun， thrilling2 and funny sources3 of English. Your sources should be so cool that you will look forward to reading， watching or listening to them. You need something that will make you get your English input every day.

你不需要那種只學(xué)幾天英語的方法。這就是為什么你需要特別有趣、刺激和好玩兒的英語資源的原因。你的輸入來源應(yīng)該很棒，能讓你很期待去閱讀、觀看或收聽。你需要可以讓你每天獲得英語輸入的資源。

Suppose4 youre a big fan of an English movie. When watching it， you can learn much more English than if you watched some other movies you dont care about. You will watch the movie scene-by-scene， listening carefully to every line5 or reading it. You will look up difficult phrases in a dictionary. You will often repeat6 your favorite lines to yourself.

假設(shè)你是某一部英語電影的忠實(shí)粉絲。觀看這部電影時，你所學(xué)的英語比觀看其他不喜歡的電影時要多得多。你會一幕一幕地觀看那部電影，仔細(xì)聆聽或閱讀每一句臺詞。你會在詞典中查找難懂的短語，會經(jīng)常自己重復(fù)那些喜歡的臺詞。

Fun input lets you change your attitude7 to English. At first， you may think of learning English as something like getting up and going to work every morning. But when you find enjoyable8 English-language books， movies， TV shows， websites， etc.， learning English will become a way to have fun every day. You can read a funny book， watch a cool movie， or communicate9 with someone you like.

有趣的輸入可以改變你對英語的態(tài)度。一開始，你可能會認(rèn)為學(xué)習(xí)英語就像每天早上起床去上班一樣。但是，當(dāng)你發(fā)現(xiàn)有趣的英語書籍、電影、電視節(jié)目、網(wǎng)站等時，學(xué)習(xí)英語將成為每天享受樂趣的一種方式。你可以閱讀一本有趣的書，看一部精彩的電影或與你喜歡的人交流。

Then you will find it easy to study English， even in ways which are not “fun”， such as reading about English grammar.

然后你會發(fā)現(xiàn)學(xué)習(xí)英語很容易，甚至可以用不那么“有趣”的方式，例如學(xué)習(xí)英語語法。

（英語原文選自：antimoon.com）

【Notes】

1. input ?n. 投入;信息; 資源;輸入信息

2. thrilling? adj. 毛骨悚然的;令人興奮的;顫動的

3. source? n. 來源;原始資料

4. suppose? vt. 假設(shè)

5. line? n. 臺詞

6. repeat? v. 重復(fù)說（或?qū)懀?/p>

7. attitude? n. 態(tài)度;看法;意見

8. enjoyable? adj. 快樂的;有樂趣的;令人愉快的

9. communicate? vi. 通訊，傳達(dá);相通;交流