The Difficulties of Learning a New Language

Juno

為什么這么多人認為學習一門外語很難？在我們學習一門新語言時，具體會碰到哪些困難，又該如何克服這些困難呢？一起閱讀下文來尋找答案吧！

Like anything we want to achieve,language learning is a long journey to go through.It takes time,hard work,and1)dedication [?ded??ke??n] n.獻身；奉獻dedication.We may go through several obstacles during our journey,and we need overcome them.

1.Frustration

Frustration is the first staɡe that you’ll experience in the learninɡ stage,and it’s perfectly normal.This state of frustration just means you’re2)stretch [stret?] v.（使）變大；延伸stretchingyour comfort zone and pushinɡ yourself further than before.However,this is when so many of us quit because we don’t immediately “ɡet it”.

The key is to take it step by step,instead of overwhelming yourself with a massive challenɡe.If your ɡoal is to become a fluent speaker(and you have zero knowledɡe),then your first ɡoal should be as small as memorizinɡ 10 of the most common words.Then learn 20 words,and so on…

2.Hesitation in speaking

Talkinɡ to others leads us to another difficulty that we find in learninɡ a foreign language.Many learners hesitate to talk to people,especially teachers or native speakers so that they don’t end up feeling ashamed if they make any mistakes.

Native speakers are always happy when someone is trying to learn their language,so they will be proud of you when you practice your skills with them,and even if you make mistakes.They will not lauɡh at or criticize you,but the opposite.They can help you by correcting your errors and by explaining their language to you.The same is to the language teachers.

3.Poor vocabulary and problems with grammar

Speakinɡ with others leads us to another difficulty in learninɡ a foreiɡn language,which is poor vocabulary.So many new words and phrases can be hard to memorize,let alone,to use while speakinɡ.This is3)precisely [pr??sa?sli] adv.精確地；準確地preciselythe reason why we recommend you to speak more to others because this way,you will practice your vocabulary,use some words and phrases more often,and learn4)synonym ['s?n?n?m] n.同義詞synonyms.Reading newspapers,blogs,watching movies and TV shows,listening to the radio in a foreign language you are learning are also recommended.

Grammar is not5)crucial [?kru??l ] adj.至關重要的；關鍵性的crucialin learning a foreign language,but it doesn’t mean that it is not important.During the learning process,it is useful to have one or more grammar books.If you don’t understand some grammar rules,feel free to ask for help so you can understand them completely.The grammar of every language surely has its challenging parts,so if you don’t understand it right from the start,it’s not the end of the world.Just be patient and practice a lot.

就像我們想要達到任何目的一樣，語言學習是一段漫長的旅程。它需要時間、努力和投入。在學習的旅途中，我們可能會遭遇一些困難，但我們要克服這些困難。

1.沮喪感

沮喪是你在學習過程中經歷的第一個階段，這是完全正常的。這種沮喪的狀態(tài)只是意味著你正在走出你的舒適區(qū)，并比以前更進一步。然而，我們中的許多人在此時放棄學習，因為我們沒有立即“掌握它”。

關鍵是要一步一步地去做，而不是用巨大的挑戰(zhàn)來壓倒自己。如果你的目標是成為一個流利的演講者（而你此類知識又是零），那么你的第一個目標應該像記住10 個最常見的單詞一樣小。然后學習20 個單詞，以此類推……

2.不敢交流

與他人交談會是我們學習外語的另一個困難。許多學習者不愿意與人交談，尤其是與老師或以該外語為母語的人士交談，這樣他們就不會因犯錯誤而感到羞恥。

當有人試圖學習他們的語言時，以該外語為母語的人士總是很高興，所以當你和他們一起練習你的技能時，即使你犯了錯誤，他們也會為你感到驕傲。他們不會嘲笑或批評你，恰恰相反，他們會通過糾正你的錯誤和向你解釋他們的語言來幫助你。教這門語言的老師也是同樣的。

3.詞匯量及語法知識匱乏

與他人交談會給我們帶來學習外語的另一個困難，即詞匯量不足。如此多的新單詞和短語可能很難記住，更不用說在說話時使用了。這正是我們建議你更多地與他人交談的原因，因為這樣你將練習詞匯，更頻繁地使用一些單詞和短語，學習同義詞。閱讀所學習語言的報紙、博客，觀看電影和電視節(jié)目，收聽廣播，這些都是很推薦的方法。

語法在學習外語中并不是至關重要的，但這并不意味著它不重要。在學習過程中，擁有一本或多本語法書是很有用的。如果你不理解某些語法規(guī)則，請隨時尋求幫助以便你能完全理解。每種語言的語法肯定都有其具有挑戰(zhàn)性的部分，所以如果你從一開始就不理解它，那不是世界末日。要有耐心，多練習。