苗淑華

Do you remember your first impulse1 to learn English？ Do you remember the moment2 when you started to learn English？

還記得你第一次學(xué)習(xí)英語(yǔ)的沖動(dòng)嗎？還記得你開(kāi)始學(xué)習(xí)英語(yǔ)的那一刻嗎？

I remember the moment when I started to be interested in English. My teacher asks， “Can you tell us about this moment？”

我記得當(dāng)我開(kāi)始對(duì)英語(yǔ)感興趣的那一刻。我的老師問(wèn)道：“你能和我們說(shuō)說(shuō)這一刻嗎？”

I say， “Yes. First I have to say that English wasnt always my favourite subject.

我說(shuō)：“好。首先，我得說(shuō)，英語(yǔ)并不是我一直最喜歡的學(xué)科。

I started to learn English at middle school. At the beginning， it was very difficult for me. When I finished high school， I was still only a beginner. I couldnt speak English and I believed3 that I couldnt learn this language.

我從中學(xué)開(kāi)始學(xué)習(xí)英語(yǔ)。一開(kāi)始，這對(duì)我來(lái)說(shuō)非常困難。高中畢業(yè)時(shí)，我還只是一個(gè)初學(xué)者。我不會(huì)說(shuō)英語(yǔ)，而且我認(rèn)為我學(xué)不會(huì)這種語(yǔ)言。

I always liked music and when I was twenty， I started to listen to the Beatles4. I wanted to know more about their songs. So I started to translate5 the texts of their songs. Slowly I understood more and more.

我一直很喜歡音樂(lè)，二十歲的時(shí)候開(kāi)始聽(tīng)披頭士樂(lè)隊(duì)的音樂(lè)，我想多了解一下他們的歌。所以，我開(kāi)始翻譯他們歌詞的內(nèi)容。慢慢地，我越來(lái)越了解他們的音樂(lè)。

Then I met two ladies from England on train. We had a simple conversation6 but it helped me very much. I started to believe that I could learn English. From then on， I was working on my English almost every day and I was better and better. ”

后來(lái)我在火車(chē)上遇到了兩位來(lái)自英國(guó)的女士。我們進(jìn)行了一次簡(jiǎn)單，但對(duì)我很有幫助的交談。我開(kāi)始相信我可以學(xué)會(huì)英語(yǔ)。從那時(shí)起，我?guī)缀趺刻於荚趯W(xué)習(xí)英語(yǔ)，而且學(xué)得越來(lái)越好。”

My teacher says， “Here is something very interesting about your story. First， you didnt have motivation7 to learn English. Then you had a motivation. You wanted to learn songs. You can see that motivation is very important. When you have it， you can learn English well. When you dont have it， it is very hard to be successful8.”

我的老師說(shuō)：“這個(gè)故事很有趣。首先，你沒(méi)有學(xué)習(xí)英語(yǔ)的動(dòng)力，后來(lái)你有了動(dòng)力，你想學(xué)唱歌。你可以看到，動(dòng)力非常重要。有了動(dòng)力，你就可以學(xué)好英語(yǔ)。如果沒(méi)有的話，就很難成功?！?/p>

Everybody has some motivation to use English in real life or to get information9 from books.

每個(gè)人都有某種動(dòng)機(jī)，會(huì)在現(xiàn)實(shí)生活中使用英語(yǔ)或從書(shū)籍中獲取信息。

Our teacher asks us if we like English. I say， “I didnt like English at my high school but now I like it a lot. I can see how useful it is to know this language.”

老師問(wèn)我們喜不喜歡英語(yǔ)。我說(shuō)：“我中學(xué)時(shí)不喜歡英語(yǔ)，但現(xiàn)在我非常喜歡英語(yǔ)。我知道學(xué)會(huì)這種語(yǔ)言有多大用處?！?/p>

Our teacher says， “This is another important factor10 when you learn a new language. It is good when you like something which is connected11 to English. It can be people， music， culture， or history. If you like English， it is easier for you to learn it.

我們老師說(shuō)：“這是學(xué)習(xí)新語(yǔ)言的另一重要因素。當(dāng)你喜歡與英語(yǔ)相關(guān)的事物時(shí)，這是件好事。這些事物可以是人、音樂(lè)、文化或歷史。如果喜歡英語(yǔ)，學(xué)習(xí)起來(lái)會(huì)更容易。

（英語(yǔ)原文選自：howtolearnenglishinlevels.com）