Warming-up to Study English
      學(xué)習(xí)之前先熱身

　　Just as there are exercises to help you warm up before you play some basketball or other sport, there are exercises which can help you warm up to study English. Here are some simple exercises to help you warm up。
    每次打籃球或者進(jìn)行其他運(yùn)動(dòng)之前我們總要做一些熱身活動(dòng)來(lái)準(zhǔn)備準(zhǔn)備，學(xué)英語(yǔ)也是一樣，這里有一些可以幫你做學(xué)前熱身的簡(jiǎn)單練習(xí)。

　　Study English I: Activating Your Vocabulary
     熱身練習(xí)一：激活你的詞匯

　　Activate your vocabulary by thinking or speaking briefly about the subject you are about to work on. For example, if you are going to study English on topics that focuses on vacations, take a moment to think about your last vacation, what you did, what you enjoyed, etc. This simple exercise will help your brain warm-up to vocabulary that you are likely to encounter as you study English about this particular subject。
    激活英語(yǔ)詞匯可以通過(guò)簡(jiǎn)短的想想或者說(shuō)一說(shuō)和你即將學(xué)習(xí)的主題來(lái)進(jìn)行。舉個(gè)例子，如果你要學(xué)習(xí)和假期有關(guān)的主題，花點(diǎn)時(shí)間想想你上一個(gè)假期，你干什么了，你喜歡的事情等等，這個(gè)簡(jiǎn)單的練習(xí)可以讓你的大腦準(zhǔn)備好你在學(xué)習(xí)的時(shí)候可能用到的詞匯。

　　Study English II: Activating Your Grammar
     熱身練習(xí)二：激活你的語(yǔ)法

　　Activate your grammar by thinking about the general grammar area before you begin to study. For example, if you are going to study English grammar focusing on the past, stop to think about what you did last weekend, where you went, etc. to help activate what you already understand about using the past. As with activating vocabulary, you'll help your brain bring up what it knows about the past simple in an easy way before you begin to focus on studying English grammar in detail。
    在開(kāi)始學(xué)習(xí)之前，想一想通用的語(yǔ)法點(diǎn)，以此來(lái)激活你的語(yǔ)法。比如，如果你要學(xué)習(xí)過(guò)去時(shí)，開(kāi)始想想你上周末干過(guò)什么，去過(guò)哪里等等，這些可以激活你已經(jīng)學(xué)會(huì)的過(guò)去式的用法。加上已經(jīng)激活的詞匯，在你開(kāi)始學(xué)習(xí)語(yǔ)法細(xì)節(jié)之前，就可以幫助你的大腦用一種輕松的方法了解過(guò)去時(shí)。

　　Study English III: Singing a Song

　　熱身練習(xí)三：唱首歌

　　Before class begins, or before you sit down to study English sing a song in English to yourself. Make sure to use a song that you understand and know very well. This short and fun exercise will help your brain focus on the English language in a relaxing manner. It's important to be relaxed when you study English! Singing a song also helps activate the creative side of your brain which can help you come up with more examples as your practice conversation or do some creative writing。

　　在英語(yǔ)課開(kāi)始前，或者你開(kāi)始學(xué)英語(yǔ)之前，給自己唱一首英語(yǔ)歌吧。最好是一首你完全明白唱的是什么的歌。這種簡(jiǎn)短又有趣的練習(xí)可以幫助你的大腦在放松模式下集中在英語(yǔ)這種語(yǔ)言上。學(xué)英語(yǔ)的時(shí)候放松是很重要的！唱歌還能幫助激活你大腦中有創(chuàng)造力的一邊，者可以讓你在練習(xí)對(duì)話或者寫(xiě)作的時(shí)候舉出更多的例子。

　　Study English IV: Typing e a Short Paragraph in English

　　熱身練習(xí)四：用英語(yǔ)寫(xiě)一段文章

　　If you going to study English at your desk, begin by typing a simple paragraph in English. You can type about your day, your hobbies, your friends, etc. Anything will do. Typing helps activate the kinetic part of your brain that helps improve learning through physical activity. I also recommend typing while you study your English grammar. This will help solidify your knowledge with movement。

　　如果你會(huì)坐在桌前學(xué)習(xí)英語(yǔ)，從打出一段簡(jiǎn)單的英文開(kāi)始吧。你可以寫(xiě)寫(xiě)你的一天，你的愛(ài)好，你的朋友等等，什么都行。打字可以幫助激活你大腦中運(yùn)動(dòng)的部分，這有助于從生理行為方面促進(jìn)學(xué)習(xí)。我還很推薦學(xué)語(yǔ)法的時(shí)候打字，這可以用動(dòng)作固化你的記憶。

　Study English V: A Thousand Words ..

　　熱身練習(xí)五：一千個(gè)詞……

　　As the saying goes in English: A picture is worth a thousand words. Help activate the creative side of your brain by trying to describe a photo or other image. You can combine use this also to activate your vocabulary by choosing a picture that has something to do with the subject your are going to study in English。

　　英語(yǔ)里有句話說(shuō)，一幅畫(huà)頂一千個(gè)詞。描繪一張照片或者其他的圖片會(huì)很有助于激活你大腦中創(chuàng)造性的一邊。你還可以用一張和你要學(xué)習(xí)的主題相關(guān)的圖片結(jié)合這個(gè)方法激活你的詞匯。

　　Study English - Tips for Success

　　英語(yǔ)學(xué)習(xí)成功小貼士

　　Here are some tips for success to help you as you study English。

　　下面是一些幫助你成功學(xué)習(xí)英語(yǔ)的小貼士。

　　Study English Every Day

　　每天學(xué)英語(yǔ)

　　It's important to study English every day. However, don't exaggerate! Study for thirty minutes every day instead of two hours once a week. Short, steady practice is much better for learning than long periods on an irregular basis. This habit of studying English every day will help keep English in your brain fresh。

　　每天學(xué)習(xí)英語(yǔ)是很重要的。但是，別急功近利！一周學(xué)兩個(gè)小時(shí)不如每天學(xué)半個(gè)小時(shí)。短時(shí)間穩(wěn)定的學(xué)習(xí)要比長(zhǎng)時(shí)間但是不規(guī)律的學(xué)習(xí)好得多。每天學(xué)習(xí)英語(yǔ)會(huì)讓你的腦中的英文保持新鮮。

    Study English Using Different Methods to Learn

　　使用不同的方法學(xué)英語(yǔ)

　　Don't just use one way to study English. Use a variety of methods which will help all the parts of your brain (multiple intelligences) help you. For example, if you are learning new vocabulary, create a word map, describe a picture, make a list and study that, type out the words five times. All of these methods together help to reinforce your learning。

　　學(xué)英語(yǔ)別一條道走到黑。使用多種方法能調(diào)動(dòng)你大腦的各個(gè)部分。比如，如果你在學(xué)新單詞，畫(huà)一個(gè)單詞圖，描繪一張圖片，做個(gè)列表然后再學(xué)習(xí)，打五次單詞，所有這些方法都能促進(jìn)你的學(xué)習(xí)。

　　Study English by Finding some Friends

　　找一些朋友一起學(xué)習(xí)

　　There is nothing like having a few friends to study English together. You can practice the exercises together, have conversations together (in English!)， and, as you study English together, help each other with exercises you may not understand。

　　沒(méi)有什么比得上和朋友一起學(xué)習(xí)。你們可以一起做練習(xí)，一起做英語(yǔ)會(huì)話，你們可以一起學(xué)習(xí)，互相幫助，解決你可能不懂的問(wèn)題。在滬江論壇和滬江部落你可以很輕松的找到志同道合一起學(xué)英語(yǔ)的朋友哦。

　　Study English by Choosing Topics that Interest You

　　選擇你感興趣的主題來(lái)學(xué)英語(yǔ)

　　One of the most important things to do is to study English using topics that you like. This will help motivate you because you will also be learning about a topic you find interesting while you study English。

　　最重要的一件事是學(xué)習(xí)那些你感興趣的話題，這些可以激勵(lì)你學(xué)習(xí)，在學(xué)英語(yǔ)的同時(shí)還可以發(fā)現(xiàn)一個(gè)自己感興趣的話題。