英语学习之路 - 1 论持久战

竹声

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- T$ m, l) n( R: h, I) ZAfter so many years of struggle in learning English, it is still a pain deep in our heart. The frustrations have become so aggravating  that many of us complain or even swear about this language. But complaining doesn't work, nor does swearing. Punching yourself in head wouldn't work either.

. }, E7 X1 m/ _  n6 n1 @But,  how long would it take for us to attain proficiency in English?  This is a difficult  question, as it depends on several factors.  The first factor is  how much time and effort we are willing to put in.  The second is the abilities to study smartly.

$ }' R: x7 a2 ]3 |In my experience, improving English is a long and grueling process, which can take years of hard work.  These days,  some English training schools in China even claim that they can help you achieve fluency in a few months, or even a few weeks.  We probably just laugh at it.

' C, x+ g& r: P; N) T8 P) \Of course, we also need to  learn smartly, by being open-minded and getting feedback from other people especially for  speaking skills, such as pronunciation and fluency.
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Indeed,  learning English is like learning a musical instrument, as both take a long time and tremendous amount effort to achieve mastery.

What's your experience in learning English?

newelec

我觉得，要说得好，起码得自信，得cool，不慌，还有得有精神，否则就是母语也说不好

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Indeed,  learning English is like learning a musical instrument, as both take a long time and tremendous amount effort to achieve mastery.

should that be 'amount of effort' instead of 'amount effort' ?

竹声

newelec 发表于 2014-8-7 12:04
我觉得，要说得好，起码得自信，得cool，不慌，还有得有精神，否则就是母语也说不好

没错。说英语时要淡定，只是有时紧张也是正常的。