Mind Maps - How to learn vocabulary quickly, easily, and permanently

Okay, so take the bus here, then, the train. Get a ticket -- hi. James, from EngVid. Ever

好，那么坐公共汽车，然后坐火车。 得到票 - 嗨。 James，来自EngVid。有过

tried finding a place or going to a new country, looking at the subway or transportation maps

试图找到一个地方或去一个新的国家， 看着地铁或交通地图

to get from one place to another? If you look at those things, they're called maps, right?

从一个地方到另一个地方？如果你看 在那些事情上，他们被称为地图，对吧？

It will tell you what the city looks like, where you can get a bus at what time. But

它会告诉你这个城市是什么样子的， 在哪里你可以在什么时间得到一辆公共汽车。但

basically, it tells you what something looks like, and it gives you a picture of it. And

基本上，它告诉你什么东西看起来 像什么，它给你一个图片。和

it may not be an exact picture, but it's generally a picture you can work with. One you can go,

它可能不是一个确切的图片，但一般来说 你可以使用的图片。你可以去，

"Okay, I'm here, and I want to get here, and that's how I'll do it." Maps are very effective

“好的，我在这里，我想到这里来 我就是这样做的。“地图非常有效

and very efficient, right? Now, "effective" means they get the job done, and "efficient",

而且效率很高吧？现在，“有效” 意味着他们完成了工作，而“高效”

they do it in a quick way. Why am I talking about maps? In many of the videos I do, you'll

他们快速做到这一点。我为什么要谈论地图？ 在我做的许多视频中，你会的

see what I call mind maps. I may not have called them mind maps, but that's what they

看看我所说的思维导图。我可能没有 叫他们思维导图，但这就是他们的

are. A "mind map" is a device or a tool that we use to help us understand something and

是。 “思维导图”是一种设备或工具 我们用来帮助​​我们理解一些事情

memorize it. I primarily -- and "primarily" means "mostly" -- use it for vocabulary, but

记住它。我主要 - 和“主要” 意思是“主要” - 用它来表达词汇，但是

you could use it for grammar; you could use it for learning an entire topic in a foreign

你可以用它作为语法;你可以使用 它用于学习外语的整个话题，

language, and in this case, it's English. What I want to do today is explain what it

在这种情况下，它是英语。 我今天想要做的是解释它是什么

is. For those students who have a problem thinking it's different or confusing, I want

是。对于那些有问题的学生 我认为这是不同的或混乱的

to break it down or break it into smaller parts so you can see it, understand it, and

把它分解或分解成更小的 所以你可以看到它，了解它，和

then use it yourself in studying English. You like that? Let's go to the board.

然后自己用英语学习。 你喜欢？让我们来看看白板。

I'm looking for Mr. E. And here he is. You are here. He's here on a map, but I don't

我正在找E先生，他在这里。你在这里。 他在地图上，但我没有

know where, and I want to get to there. So I'm going to use this to help me figure out

知道在哪里，我想去那里。所以 我要用这个来帮我弄清楚

where he is. And we're going to use mind maps now to learn how to work with our English.

他在哪。我们将使用思维导图 现在要学习如何使用我们的英语。

The first thing you have to understand about a mind map is -- think about getting engaged.

首先你必须了解一个 思维导图是 - 想想订婚。

[Sings] I know. That's the theme from Star Wars, the Death Star. That's how I look at

[唱]我知道。这是星战的主题 曲，死星。这就是我所看到的

marriage. Sorry, ladies. I'm just joking. But "engage" means to bring things together.

婚姻。对不起，女士们。我只是在开玩笑。但 “从事”是指把事情联系起来。

When we use mind maps, we use them to take all these thoughts we have in our heads which

当我们使用思维导图时，我们用它们来取所有的东西 这些想法我们在我们头脑中有哪些

can be very confusing, and we want to organize them and make it a nice way to follow like

可以很混乱，我们要组织 他们，并使其成为一个很好的方式遵循

a highway, right? A road you drive through. We're going to organize so you know exactly

高速公路，对吧？你开车的路。 我们要组织，所以你确切地知道

where to drive and it's nice and smooth.

在哪里开车，这是很好，顺利。

So the mind map helps you because it takes you -- it takes what's in your head, and it

所以思维导图帮助你，因为它需要 你 - 这需要你的头脑，而这

shows you, "This is what I know. This is what I understand. And I'm going to put it on a

告诉你，“这就是我所知道的，这就是我所理解的。 我要把它放在一个

paper so I can put it out there and know what's inside my head." And once it's outside of

纸，所以我可以把它放在那里，知道是什么 在我的脑海里。“一旦它在我的脑海外面，

my head, I can start moving it. Because sometimes, when information is in your head, it's confusing.

我可以开始移动它。因为有时候， 当信息在你的脑海里时，这是令人困惑的。

It just moves all around. And we want to make it nice and straight and easy to look at.

它只是四处移动。我们想要做的 它很好，直，容易看。

A mind map helps with that, with organization.

心智图有助于 那就是组织。

In a second I'm going to explain -- because this is a simple mind map -- but I'm actually

一会儿我会解释 - 因为 这是一个简单的思维导图 - 但我其实是

using a mind map to explain my maps. Woo! Woo! Okay. So we want to -- it helps us think

用思维导图来解释我的地图。呜！呜！ 好的。所以我们想要 - 它帮助我们思考

through, but it also helps us engage. Because it's my information, I'm putting it down,

通过，但它也有助于我们参与。因为 这是我的信息，我把它放下，

I'm engaged, which means I'm part of the process, like "engagement", "part of". And I'm working

我参与了，这意味着我是这个过程的一部分， 如“参与了”，“部分”。我正在尝试

through it, okay? So you take it out of your head, put it down, and you're engaged. This

通过它，好吗？所以你把它从你的 头，放下，你参与了。这个

also helps with memory. And you're going to see me keep mentioning memory again and again.

也有助于记忆。你会看到的 我一再提起记忆。

Because part of what I promised is you will learn the language -- the new vocabulary when

因为我承诺的一部分是你会的 学习语言 - 新的词汇时

you use this -- you can learn language and remember it permanently. Well, this is the

你用这个 - 你可以学习语言和 永久记住它。那么，这是

first part of helping with that memory -- getting it out of your head, on paper, helps you with

帮助记忆的第一部分 - 得到 它在你的头上，在纸上，帮助你

repetition. Looking at what you know because if you know it, it's in your memory already.

重复。看看你知道什么，因为 如果你知道的话，它已经在你的记忆里了。

Next. So it helps you understand what you know and then organize the work. What's point 2?

下一个。所以它可以帮助你理解你所知道的 然后组织工作。什么是第二点？

Well, once you take it out and you put it on the mind map in another point, you have,

那么，一旦你拿出来，你把它 在另一个观点上，你有，

well these branches are the first part you see are the big ones: engage, key, memory,

那么这些分支是你的第一部分 看是大的：参与，关键，记忆，

colour. These points usually tell us what is important, what I must know about the subject

颜色。这些点通常告诉我们是什么 重要的，我必须知道这个问题

or the first thing that comes to my head. And I put that down. These are the key points

或者是头脑中的第一件事情。和 我把它放下。这些是关键点

-- or in English, what's important -- that I must focus on, okay? So it makes it easy.

- 或者用英文，重要的是 - 我 必须专注于，好吗？所以这很容易。

So instead of a book -- the EngVid book. Don't forget to get your copy of it. Remember? EngVid.

所以，而不是一本书 - EngVid的书。别 忘了拿到你的副本。记得？ EngVid。

Okay. I'm joking. But it tells us what I need to really study. So I don't need to look at

好的。我在开玩笑。但它告诉我们需要什么 真正学习。所以我不需要看

the whole book. I can look at maybe the five pages or the five words I need. So this is

整本书。我可以看看五个 页或我需要的五个字。所以这是

key points. Give me the word I need to unlock the door to my memory, right? And this helps

关键点。给我我需要解锁的词 我的记忆之门，对吧？这有助于

me engage further. What's important?

我进一步参与。什么是重要的？

No. 3. This is what mind maps do. And this is what you want. It helps you get memory

第三. 这是思维导图所做的。和这个 是你想要的。它可以帮助你获得记忆

-- a better memory. Think USB key. Because of the repetition of focus, we write it out.

- 更好的记忆。认为USB钥匙。因为 重复的重点，我们写出来。

Then, we look at the key points, okay? It helps us to focus our mind on what's important

那么，我们看看关键点，好吗？它有助于 我们把注意力集中在重要的事情上

and needed. It helps your memory because this is how your memory works, right? It starts

并需要。这有助于你的记忆 你的记忆是如何工作的，对吗？开始

in the center, and then the ideas keep coming. And that's what we're doing here. And we're

在中心，然后想法不断来。 这就是我们在这里所做的。我们是

not just putting any ideas down, we're putting key point, and they're going to things that

不只是放下任何想法，我们正在推出 关键点，他们正在做的事情

we associate. That's what helps with the memory. Here is association. "Associate", like "engage",

我们联系。这是什么帮助记忆。 这是关联。 “关联”，如“参与”，

are the things that come together. For some people, they associate money with time. Other

是共同的东西。对于一些 人们把钱和时间联系起来。其他

people associate money with hard work. Other people associate money with love. And I'm

人们把钱和辛勤工作联系起来。其他 人们把钱和爱联系在一起。而我

not buying that love, but I'm just saying with love. So association helps with our memory,

不买这种爱，但我只是用爱说。 所以关联有助于我们的记忆，

okay? Better memory.

好的？更好的记忆。

And finally, it's just fun. I don't know about you, but when I make a list of information

最后，这只是有趣的。我不知道 你，但是当我列出信息

and just go down the page, down the page, after a while, I forget what I'm doing. It's

只是沿着页面向下翻页， 过了一会儿，我忘了我在做什么。它的

not fun. It's mind numbing. "Mind-numbing" means it's very boring and not interesting.

不好玩。这是令人头痛的麻木。 “头脑麻木” 意味着它非常无聊，没有趣味。

This part of the conversation is probably mind numbing to you, and it surely is to me.

这部分的谈话可能是 让你感到麻木，这对我来说是肯定的。

Just joking. But it's fun. You get to use colour, draw, use your creative side. And

开玩笑吧但它很有趣。你可以使用 颜色，画，使用你的创意方面。和

that's what a mind map does. It takes your logical side -- think through -- with your

这是一个思维导图。它需要你的 合乎逻辑的一面 - 思考 - 与你的

fun side, and puts them together. Because in real life, what we engage in and what we

有趣的一面，并把它们放在一起。因为 在现实生活中，我们从事什么，

enjoy doing or what we focus on, the key points of life, are alive and full of colour. And

喜欢做什么或者我们关注的重点 生活充满活力，充满色彩。和

a mind map brings this to you because then it helps you with your memory. My favorite

一个思维导图将这个给你，因为那样 它帮助你记忆。我最爱

thing to say to students is, "Do you remember the last party you were at?" And they'll say,

对学生说的是，“你记得吗？ 你最后一次聚会？“他们会说，

"Yeah." And I go, "A month ago?" "Yeah." "Were you drinking?" "Yeah." "Do you remember the

“是啊。”我去，“一个月前？” “是啊。” “被 你喝酒吗？“”是的。“”你记得吗？

girl in the red dress?" "Yeah." Then, I ask them, the test we did last Tuesday, what was

穿红裙子的女孩？“”是的。“然后，我问 他们，我们上周二做的测试，是什么

the second question?" "I have no idea." Fun versus not fun. This is what helps you, okay?

第二个问题？“”我不知道。“有趣与不好玩。 这是帮助你，好吗？

That's why we do mind maps. And even if you hate them, you'll think, "I remember that

这就是我们做思维导图的原因。即使你 恨他们，你会想：“我记得那个

lesson. I hate it when he did this point here with the worm at the other end --" but you

课。当他和另一端的蠕虫一起这样上课的时候，我讨厌它。 - “但是你

remember it. That's all I have to do. That's my job. Your job is to think it through to

记住它。这就是我必须要做的。那是我的工作 你的工作就是去思考

make it better for you.

让你更好。

So now that we understand what this beauty is, why don't we quickly go through how to

所以，现在我们明白这个美丽了 是的，为什么我们不能很快地通过如何去做

make one. The first thing you'll notice is I have a center image. It's in the middle

做一个。你会注意到的第一件事是 我有一个中心的形象。它在中间

of the board, not to the side. Because it's here, I can freely go anywhere. I can go up,

的白板上，而不是在一边。因为它是 在这里，我可以自由地去任何地方。我可以上去了，

down, and around. When you start in a corner, you're stuck. And you're also telling your

下来，和周围。当你在一个角落里开始，你被卡住了。 而且你也在告诉你

brain, "This is how it works." It doesn't. This is a branch. A "branch" is like from

大脑，“这是如何工作的。”它不。 这是一个分支。一个“分支”就像从

a tree. When you have a tree -- okay. Better to put a tree up here. Okay, this little line

一颗树。当你有一棵树 - 好吧。更好 把树放在这里好的，这条小线

here -- that's a branch. It connects the leaf to the tree. Okay? So when we have these branches

这里 - 这是一个分支。它将叶子连接到树上。 好的？所以当我们有这些分支

and they spread out, we're telling ourselves is, "I have this main thought, but like money,

他们展开，我们告诉自己 是“我有这个主要想法，但是像金钱一样，

sometimes money is time; it's love; it's other things. There are things that are associated.

有时候金钱是时间;是爱;这是其他的事情。 有些东西是关联的。

And if I start in the center, I'm free to go any direction I want. I'm not limited."

如果我在中心开始，我可以自由 去我想要的任何方向。我不受限制。“

Okay?

好的？

Second: colours. Colours are life. Imagine a rose. Imagine a rose with no colour. It's

第二：颜色。颜色是生活。想象一下玫瑰。 想象一下没有颜色的玫瑰。它的

hard isn't it? Because you made it black and white, didn't you? Right? Because we always

不是吗？因为你把它变成黑色而且 白色，不是吗？对？因为我们一直

have some kind of colour, something. Even if it's black and white. We can't just imagine

有某种颜色，某种东西。即使 它是黑色和白色。我们不能想象

nothing. Bringing colours -- you know, black and white is nice, but look at this. This

没有。带来的颜色 - 你知道，黑色 白色很好，但看看这个。这个

catches your eye versus this. It's almost the same. But you look at the pictures and

抓住你的眼睛对此。这几乎是一样的。 但是你看图片和

the colour. That's what I mean. It brings you -- it helps you know how you think and

颜色。那就是我的意思。带来 你 - 它可以帮助你知道你的想法和

keeps your focus there. And when you're focused, it's easier to learn.

保持你的焦点。什么时候 你专注，学习更容易。

Connect. These branches connect to each other saying, "Hey, look. It's not just about a

连接。这些分支相互连接 说，“嘿，看，这不只是一个

map. It's about my memory and how to make my memory better. It shows the connection

地图。这是关于我的记忆和如何使 我的记忆力更好。它显示了连接

in how I think." We're all different. I don't know how you would draw it. But you would

在我的想法中。“我们都是不同的，我不是 知道你将如何画它。但是你会的

draw your own map and remember it as well as -- if not better than -- what I've done.

画自己的地图，并记住它 如果不比我做的更好。

All right? So we need these connections, this association to make it easier for each other.

好吧？所以我们需要这些连接 关联，使对方更容易。

Okay? Your way might be different than mine. You might not have a clown here. You might

好的？你的方式可能与我的不同。 你这里可能没有小丑。你这里或许

have a beer. I don't know. Or a soccer ball.

有一杯啤酒我不知道。 或者一个足球。

Finally, the curved lines -- it's silly. It's a very small point. But the funny thing about

最后，曲线 - 这是愚蠢的。它的 非常小的一点。但有趣的事情

wavy lines is it's much more fun for our eyes to focus on -- much more interesting than

波浪线是我们的眼睛更有趣 专注于 - 比...更有趣

straight lines, all right? And you think about everything around us. They have edges and

直线，好吗？你想想 我们周围的一切他们有边缘和

lines. It's the curvy ones that draw your attention because in nature, there are no

线。这是因为你画的曲线 在本质上没有关注

right angles, right? A right angle is 90 degrees. You've always got some kind of curve or angle

直角，对吗？直角是90度。 你总是有某种曲线或角度

or circle to it.

或者圆圈。

And finally, one word -- no. I'm not finished talking. I mean one word, which is different.

最后，一个字 - 不。我没说完。 我的意思是一个字，这是不同的。

Each branch has one word because that leads to focus, okay? If you have whole sentences,

每个分支有一个词，因为这导致了重点，好吗？ 如果你有整个句子，

you cannot go from a sentence because that's a thought. But a word can be colour is fun.

你不能从一个句子，因为这是一个想法。 但一个字可以是颜色很有趣。

Colour is exciting. Colour is new. You can go from many different ways. But once you

颜色令人兴奋。颜色是新的。您可以 从许多不同的方式出发。但是，一旦你

say, "colour is blah, blah, blah," it kind of finishes stuck. So each one -- each branch

说，“颜色是什么，什么，什么，”它可以结束卡壳。所以每一个 - 每个分支

will have a word. Because from here, you can go memory -- not just better, but memory deeper,

会有一个字。因为从这里你可以走了 记忆 - 不仅更好，而且记忆更深，

memory attached or included, right? You can just add words, and one word gives you that

记忆附加或包括，对吗？您可以 只是添加单词，一个单词给你

freedom once again, or I would say, flexibility and focus. Many F words here. That's interesting.

再次自由，或者我会说，灵活性和重点。 这里有很多F字。那很有意思。

Okay, so this is how we work with mind maps. This is how I use them. So now, I'm hoping

好的，这就是我们如何使用思维导图。 这是我如何使用它们。所以现在，我希望

if you just study this -- look at this lesson. Then, look at my other lessons and go back.

如果你只是学习这个 - 看看这节课程。 然后，看看我的其他课程，然后回去。

You'll go, "Wowee! That's what he did. I saw him do that, and I didn't get it, but now

你会走的，“哇！这就是他做的，我看到了 他这样做，我没有得到它，但现在

I do. I honestly do." Start with the center image. Started from the bottom; now, we're

我做。我诚实地做。“从中心图像开始。 从基础开始;现在，我们是

here. Drake, you owe me money. So we start here, and we move out. And then, they seem

这里。德雷克，你欠我钱。所以我们开始 在这里，我们出去。然后，他们似乎

crazy at the beginning, but when you step out -- excuse me. Yep. When I step out, it

一开始疯狂，但是当你走了 对不起。是的。当我走出去，它

makes more sense. And that's what I want you to do. Put it down. Step away from the page.

更有意义。这就是我想要你做的。 放下它。离开页面。

Look at the page. And then, look at how the branches go and how the thoughts go. And then,

看看这个页面。然后，看看如何 分支去，思想如何去。接着，

you'll go, "I understand him. He's a genius." Look. You don't have to believe me. But if

你会去的，“我理解他，他是个天才。看。 你不必相信我。但如果

you want to know, guys like Einstein, Galileo -- that's right -- Leonardo DaVinci -- they

你想知道，像爱因斯坦，伽利略这样的人 - 没错 - Leonardo DaVinci - 他们

used mind maps. And now you can be with the pantheon of gods. Or you could be, you know,

使用思维导图。现在你可以和你在一起了 神的万神殿。或者你可以，你知道，

just like them. Take the pictures in your head. Put them on the paper. Have a better

就像他们一样。把你的头上的照片。 把它们放在纸上。有一个更好的

memory. Have more fun. And learn permanently. Cool? I thought you'd like that. Okay. So

记忆。有更多的乐趣。并永久学习。 酷吧？我以为你会喜欢好的。所以

there's the little clown for some colour.

有一些颜色的小丑。

Anyway. I've got to get going. I need to take my map and find my friend. He's holding my

无论如何。我得走了。我需要拿走 我的地图，找到我的朋友。他现在正拿着我的

drink right now. You've had fun. I've had fun. But before I go, I'm getting a message

喝的现在。你玩得很开心我玩得很开心 但在我走之前，我正在收到一条消息

right now. It's not on the map, but it's in my mind. You need to go to www.engvid.com,

马上。这不在地图上，但在我的脑海里。 你需要去www.engvid.com，

"eng" as in "English", "vid" as in "video", where you'll find myself, Mr. E, and our other

“eng”，如“英文”，“vid”，如“video”， E先生，还有我们的其他人

friends and teachers there to teach you. It's a map and a guideline for you, right? Just

朋友和老师在那里教你。它的 一张地图和一个指南给你，对不对？只是

like the mind map. Search it. Learn how to think and remember. I'm out. See you later.

像思维导图。搜索一下。学习如何 思考并记住。我出去了。回头见。

Have a good one.

祝你有个好的一天。