[Talk] Read newspapers, lots of newspapers

看板EngTalk作者 (白浪)時間15年前 (2008/10/20 22:51), 編輯推噓10(10推 0噓 25→)
留言35則, 13人參與, 最新討論串1/1
I wonder how much time you guys and gals spend on reading English newspapers? If you are serious about learning English, spending 30 minutes to one hour everyday shouldn't be too much to ask. I mean, read the sentences outloud and don't worry about whether you understand every darn word. The understanding will be gradual, but seeing English words will eventually become second nature to you. (you're becoming second nature to me now...) When you walk down the streets, do you first see English or Chinese on those signs? Perhaps play a little treasure hunt and catch those funny things some experts were paid big bucks to translate...and for us to get good laughs? If you catch one, let the store know, and perhaps our English can all improve as a result. My advice is to read a lot, but don't try to understand all of them; listen to (or watch) lots of TV news off the internet (Nightly Business Report would be a great one for business majors), but don't try to understand them all. I was able to understand David Letterman only about 10% when I first started, but that was more of a culture thing than language per se. It does take time, but without seeing and hearing a lot, you will remain at saying "my English is poor." Try "my English is lousy," "my English is horrible," "my English kills cats," "my English is worse than your Chinese," "my English is hard to understand," "my English is like you-know-who,"... There are more than one way to skin a cat, but first you must have a chance to see 'em cats skinned. So, go out and expose yourself to lots of English words, phrases, usages...but for Pete's sake, don't hold the scary thought that you must understand them all to be worthy of using English. That said, live long and prosper... -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 210.240.249.200 ※ 編輯: lifegetter 來自: 210.240.249.200 ※ 編輯: lifegetter 來自: 210.240.249.200 (10/20 23:45)
推
10/20 23:48, , 1F
that's very well said.
10/20 23:48, 1F
推
10/20 23:49, , 2F
that's very useful for me. Thanks.
10/20 23:49, 2F
推
10/21 00:48, , 3F
Amazing,it gives me the courage to read Eng
10/21 00:48, 3F
→
10/21 00:49, , 4F
newspaper!
10/21 00:49, 4F
推
10/21 13:21, , 5F
how nice advice http://0rz.tw/534Tb newspaper address
10/21 13:21, 5F
→
10/21 13:22, , 6F
It may useful for all
10/21 13:22, 6F
→
10/21 13:42, , 7F
also http://foxnews.com and click on video
10/21 13:42, 7F
推
10/21 16:19, , 8F
thx a lot ^_^
10/21 16:19, 8F
※ 編輯: lifegetter 來自: 210.240.238.219 (10/21 17:11)
→
10/21 18:10, , 9F
I prefer literary works~
10/21 18:10, 9F
推
10/21 22:31, , 10F
but I still don't get it why I can understand a word
10/21 22:31, 10F
→
10/21 22:31, , 11F
simply by just meeting with often?? feeling?
10/21 22:31, 11F
→
10/22 01:20, , 12F
haha, after you become used to them, then you are
10/22 01:20, 12F
→
10/22 01:20, , 13F
free to use translators to find out what they mean.
10/22 01:20, 13F
→
10/22 01:22, , 14F
and you can internalize those words/phrases better
10/22 01:22, 14F
推
10/22 09:26, , 15F
'sides fox news, which claims to be "fair & balanced"
10/22 09:26, 15F
→
10/22 09:26, , 16F
there's npr. if you want news/entertainment all at
10/22 09:26, 16F
→
10/22 09:27, , 17F
you can watch The Daily Show/The Colbert Report
10/22 09:27, 17F
→
10/22 09:33, , 18F
right, http://cnn.com can give you a view from the
10/22 09:33, 18F
→
10/22 09:34, , 19F
left. Nightly Business Report is an NPR program
10/22 09:34, 19F
推
10/22 23:02, , 20F
good advice,question:how can I watch David Letterman
10/22 23:02, 20F
→
10/22 23:03, , 21F
in Taiwan, I know you can watch online for free in US
10/22 23:03, 21F
→
10/23 01:25, , 22F
try youtube; there are bits and pieces there.
10/23 01:25, 22F
→
10/25 23:17, , 23F
hm....good point
10/25 23:17, 23F
推
11/01 09:33, , 24F
row number two spend not spending
11/01 09:33, 24F
→
11/02 00:13, , 25F
spending...everyday is a phrase
11/02 00:13, 25F
→
11/02 03:13, , 26F
He/she does not know gerund phrase could serve as
11/02 03:13, 26F
→
11/02 03:13, , 27F
a subject...
11/02 03:13, 27F
→
11/02 03:47, , 28F
And he/she misused "row." "Row" is used to mean
11/02 03:47, 28F
→
11/02 03:47, , 29F
"hang2" in a column...
11/02 03:47, 29F
→
11/02 14:51, , 30F
that's ok...we would call it the second line in the
11/02 14:51, 30F
→
11/02 14:51, , 31F
first (or 2nd, 3rd, etc.) paragraph to indicate the
11/02 14:51, 31F
→
11/02 14:51, , 32F
the location of citation.
11/02 14:51, 32F
→
11/02 14:52, , 33F
little things like these take exposures, but it it
11/02 14:52, 33F
→
11/02 14:53, , 34F
pretty easy to follow once you know it.
11/02 14:53, 34F
推
12/10 15:02, , 35F
thank you for nice sharings
12/10 15:02, 35F
‣ 更多 lifegetter 的文章
文章代碼(AID): #18_9i4rR (EngTalk)