Number One - Study (at least a little) every day(坚持每天学习，哪怕只学一点点) Learning a language is like building a fire - if you don't tend to it, it will go out! So, once you have decided to learn a foreign language, you really should study it every day. 学习语言，犹如生火——如果你不时时小心照看，火就会灭了!因此，一旦决定学习一门外语，你就得每天坚持学习!学习新概念英语也是一样的! It doesn't have to be for a long time though. Just 5 or 10 minutes each day will be enough, so long as you keep it up. Doing these 5 or 10 minutes will stop you forgetting what you've already learnt and, over time, will let you put more meat on the bones of what you're learning. 但是，每次学习的时间不一定要很长。只要你坚持下去，每天只要学习5-10分钟的时间即可。这5-10分钟的学习会让你记住已经学过的内容，并且随着时间的推移，你的语言就会有血有肉! Number Two - Stop while you're still enjoying it(要学会适可而止) Arnold Schwarzenegger once said that the key to his body building success was that he stopped his work out each day just before it started to get boring. On the few occasions he went past that point, he found it incredibly hard to return to the gym again the next day – and he loved working out. 好莱坞著名动作影星、前美国加州州长阿诺德·施瓦辛格曾经说道：他健身的秘诀就是每次当他快要感到乏味的时候，就不再训练。有些时候，他会训练过度，然后他就发现，第二天再要回到训练馆去继续训练就非常困难了——他很喜欢训练! So, just as tip number one suggested that you should study every day, you nevertheless shouldn't overdo it. So, if you're not really in the mood, just do 5 minutes. If you are in the mood though, don't push yourself too hard. Stop before you get to the point where it doesn't feel fun any longer. Best to leave yourself feeling hungry for more rather than bloated and fed up! 因此，正如第一条建议所说的一样，要想学好英语，一定要每天坚持，但也要注意不能过度学习。如果真的不在状态，就学5分钟就好。但是，即使状态不错，也别太强求自己。一定要在你快要失去兴趣的时候停下来。毕竟，情愿让自己保持饥饿感，也不要把自己给撑坏了!这才是上策! Number Three - Use your “hidden moments”(充分利用碎片时间) A famous American linguist, Barry Farber, learnt a great part of the languages he spoke during the “hidden moments” he found in everyday life. Such hidden moments might include the time he would spend waiting for a train to arrive or time spent waiting for the kids to come out of school or for the traffic to get moving in the morning. These hidden moments would otherwise have been useless and unimportant in his daily life but, for someone learning a language, they can be some of the most useful minutes of the day. 著名的美国语言学家Barry Farber就是利用日常生活中的各种碎片时间，学会了他所掌握的大部分语言。这些碎片时间也许是他在等火车的间隙，或是在校门口等孩子出来的时间，或是早高峰时堵车时的时间。这些碎片时间于其他事情而言可能根本没有，或者也不重要，但是对于语言学习来说，这些时间却可以说是一天中最为有用的时间。 Number Four - Forget what you were taught at school(把学校里的教条抛之脑后) Many of us were told at school that we did not have an aptitude for languages, that we didn't have a “knack” or a “gift” for them. 很多人都被学校告知：我们缺乏学习语言的能力，我们没有掌握语言学习的窍门，也不具备学习语言的天赋。 Well, if this applies to you, then please let me assure you that this is all absolute nonsense! If you are able to read these words in front of you then this demonstrates that you've been able to learn English and, if you can learn one language, then your brain is just as capable of learning another – it simply needs to be approached in the right way! 要是你的情况恰好就是这样的话，那么，我可以向你保证，这纯粹是胡扯!如果你现在正在看这段文字的话，这就说明你具备学习英语的能力，而且如果你能够学习一门语言，你就一定能够学习更多的语言——你只需要采用正确的方法即可! Number Five – Choose the right language(选择适合自己的语言) If you're going to learn a foreign language, make sure you choose a language that you're going to have a chance to use. So, where do you like to go on holiday? Could a particular foreign language help you in your job? Consider these things carefully – because they are going to play an important role in keeping you motivated! 如果打算学习一门外语，一定要选择你能用得上的语言。因此，类似这些问题你就得仔细考虑：你想到哪里度假?这门外语有助于你的工作吗?——这些问题将成为你学习这门外语的强大动力!
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