How to Remember Vocabulary

如何记单词

Welcome to the video. My name is Ronnie.

欢迎收看这个视频，我叫萝妮

Today, I am going to teach you how to remember vocabulary.

今天，我会教你怎么记单词

One of the biggest, and most important things about learning a language, or just talking (laughs), is remembering vocabulary.

学习或说一门语言最最重要的事就是记单词

You might have new vocabulary that you've never heard before or it might be vocabulary that you've heard a hundred times and you always forget.

你可能遇到过一个从来没有见过的单词，又或者某个单词你已经见多上百次，但是你却总把它忘了

The very first rule when you're trying to learn a new language - the very basic - and a lot of people ask me: "Ronnie, how can I learn English?"

学习一门新语言的第一原则，也是最基本的原则，许多人问我“萝妮，我该怎么学英语呢？”

I'm a beginner in English, I want to learn English. The best way to begin learning English is to learn vocabulary; basic vocabulary and then go on to grammar... oh!

我是一个英语的初学者，我想学习英语。最好的开始学习英语的方式是认识单词；基础的单词，然后是语法，哦！

Verbs would be a good way to start. I remember learning French when I was a child, I learned the colors first and then we went on to verbs and I was lost... (Chuckles) I can´t speak French.

动词是一个不错的开头方式。我记得我小时候学习法语时，我先学习了颜色相关的单词，然后我们又学了动词，然后我就迷糊了...，(呵呵),我不会说法语

I can teach you English, though. Today's lesson is on how to remember vocabulary. The number one rule is: Repeat, repeat and repeat.

但是我能教你英语。今天的课是讲怎么记住单词。第一原则：重复，重复，再重复。

The only way that I can remember new vocabulary (because I am a visual learner, which means I must see things to remember them) I have to write new words down.

我能记住新单词的唯一方法，(因为我是视觉型学习者，这也意味着我必须通过看见它们去记住它们)，我必须把新单词写下来。

As soon as I write the new words down, for some reason, my brain remembers.

当我把新单词写下来的时候，因为某些原因，我的大脑就把这些词记下来了

Everyone has a different way of learning; maybe you are an audio learner, that means you learn from hearing.

每个人都有一个不同的学习方法，也许你是一个听觉型的学习者，这意味着你通过听来学习

If you are an audio learner you´re lucky!... Because you will be very good at languages and...because I'm more of a visual learner if someone tells me a new word

如果你是一个听觉型的学习者，你很幸运，因为你非常善于学习语言，并且...因为我更偏向于是个视觉型学习者，如果谁告诉我一个新的单词

I don't remember the new word, what I have to do, like I said, is write the word down and visualize the word.

我记不住这个新单词，我必须，像我说的，把这个词写下来，然后看见这个单词

Repeat, repeat, repeat...

重复，重复，重复

Two: A really, really good technique that I used (some of you may know) I lived in Japan for four beautiful years. I actually tried to learn Japanese

第二条: 一个非常，非常好的我适用的技巧(你可能知道一些) ，我曾经在日本呆过美好的四年。 我实际上尝试过学日语

...yes, yes, it was exciting and fun!

是的，是的，那非常令人兴奋和有趣！

One way that I learned Kanji, (which is Chinese script) is I had a poster in my toilet of the different Chinese or Japanese characters

有一天我学到了Kanji，(一个中文的脚本)，我有一个它的卡片在我的厕所里关于中文字符和日文字符的区别

So everytime I went to the toilet, I would look at the poster; I am not physically consciously trying to learn it, we call it: "subconscious"; I´m subconsciously learning

所以每次当我去到厕所里，我会看着这个海报；我不是机械的有意识的去尝试学习它，我们把这个叫做潜意识的，我在潜意识的学习它

the symbols because I´m seeing it everyday. Sometimes three times a day I would see that new vocabulary. It would help me to remember because I could repeat.

这个符号，因为我每天都见到它。有时候一天三次的见到这个新单词。它帮助我进行了记忆，因为我可以重复。

Eventually, I would understand it, I would get it. Another really good technique is to use a poster, as I said, (which is a big paper) and write down new vocabulary words

事实上，我能够对它进行理解，我得到了它。另外一个好的技巧是使用海报，就像我之前说的，（一个大大的纸）然后写下那些新的单词

Or get small sticky notes. I think everyone understands sticky notes

或者弄写小的便利贴。我觉得每个人都理解便利贴含义

They're about 'yay' big

它们这么点儿大

And you stick them on something.

然后你把它粘到某些东西上

When I started to learn Spanish...

当我开始学习西班牙语时

I'm still doing that..

我现在还在学...

I would take the sticky notes and I would stick them on the things that corresponded to the word.

我会拿一些便利贴，然后把它们粘到上面单词对应的东西上

For example, if I was going to learn about a chair.

举个例子，如果我打算学习椅子这个单词

I would take a sticker that said 'silla'

我会写一个'silla'的便利贴

And I would put it on the chair. I would take my sticky note and put it on the chair.

然后我会把它粘到椅子上。我会拿着我的便利贴把它粘到椅子上。

So every time I looked at the chair I would remember the Spanish word.

所以，每次我看着这个椅子的时候，我就会记住这个西班牙语的单词了

...But I forget now. I think it's 'silla'

...但是我现在把它忘了，我觉得它就叫'silla'

I think it's my pronunciation that's bad, isn't it? Yeah.

我想是因为我的发音不怎么样，对吗？对！

So if you see the words or a group of words everyday, it will help you remember.

所以如果你每天看到了这些单词或一组单词，它会帮助你记住

One very important thing to also remember is that you cannot learn 100 words a day.

一个非常重要的需要记住的事情是，你不可能一天记住100个单词

I would limit myself to no more than 10 new words a day.

我会限制我自己一天之内记不超过10个单词

That's a lot.

这很多了！

I would go for 3, 4, or 5.

我会记3，4或者5个

If you're a more advanced English learner and you're trying to learn a lot of new vocabulary. I would do 10.

如果你是个更高级的英语学习者，你会尝试学很多新单词。我会记10个

But it's important to repeat, repeat, repeat.

但是，重复，重复，重复很重要。

So in 1 week (10 times 7) you're going to have 70 new words in your brain.

所以一个星期（10乘以7）你会有70个新单词在你的脑子里

But if you don't repeat them you will lose those words.

但是如果你不重复它们，你就会忘了这些单词

Because I'm a visual learner I also like to draw pictures.

因为我是一个视觉型的学习者，我也喜欢画画

I'm a very good artist.

我是个不错的艺术家

So one way I learn things is by drawing pictures, and putting the words inside the pictures.

所以，我学习东西的一个方法就是画画，然后把这些单词放进画里

If you like arts or you're good at computer graphics you can make little pictures or posters with English words exactly into the picture.

如果你喜欢艺术或者你擅长计算机绘图，你可以弄个小图片或者海报，让英语单词都进入到你的图画里

So if I was going to draw a picture of a donkey, I would write the word donkey and make the shape of a donkey.

所以我如果打算画个驴，我会把驴的单词写在图画旁边

So I remember from doing art.

因此，我通过艺术来进行记忆

The next one which is more of an academic way of learning vocabulary is to take a word that you've learned

下面的让你学到单词的方法会更学术一点

make a sentence with the new word.

用新词汇造句子

If I have the word donkey I can say "I want a donkey."

如果我正学驴这个词，我会说我想要头驴

So what I'm doing is I am making a sentence, so I'm improving my grammar

所以，我正在做的事情是造句，我也正在进步我的语法

And I'm also repeating, repeating, repeating the new vocabulary.

我也是在重复，重复，重复这个新单词

I can also say 'Hey, maybe I don't want a donkey'.

我也可以说“嘿，也许我不想要一头驴”

As long as you make a sentence and repeat the sentence, it's going to help you.

当你造句和重复句子时，它会帮助你

The last trick, which is fun, this is my favourite.

最后一个技巧，很有意思，我的最爱

Your own native language can help you remember English vocabulary.

通过你的母语帮助你记忆英语单词

A very good example of this is, in Japan, there is a word called 'Bimbo'.

一个好例子是，在日本，有一个词叫'Bimbo'

In Japanese it means 'broke'. It means you have no money.

在日本，它表示破产。意思是你没钱

When I went to Japan I heard the word 'Bimbo, Bimbo, Bimbo!' (laughs)

当我去了日本，我听到“'Bimbo, Bimbo, Bimbo!” （笑）

Why are people talking about stupid girls?

为什么人们会一直讨论笨女孩们？

In English, 'Bimbo' means a girl who is stupid.

在英语里，'Bimbo'表示笨女孩

Or not very intelligent.

或者不是很聪明

I couldn't understand why so many Japanese people were saying 'Stupid girl, stupid girl, stupid girl'

我不能理解为什么这么多日本人一直在说‘笨女孩，笨女孩，笨女孩’

And then I asked someone 'What does Bimbo mean?"

所以我问别人“什么是Bimbo”

And they said... this means no money so if you can use your own language.

他们说....这是没钱的意思，所以如果你能使用自己的语言

and maybe there's even a word that sounds similar in your language like Bimbo.

可能在你的母语里也有一个词听起来和Bimbo很相似

I'm trying to learn Spanish...

我尝试学习西班牙语

(sigh) I'm not doing a very good job at it but if I hear a word that sounds like an English word, it helps me remember the word more.

（叹气）我做的不好，但是如果我听到一个单词听起来像英语，它会帮我记的更好

I want you to try and think of your language and English. Even if the word sounds a little bit the same, your language can help you learn another language.

我想要你尝试想想你的母语和英语之间的关系。即使这个单词听起来有一点类似，你的母语都会帮助你学习到另一种语言

The word might even be the same in your language, if you're lucky!

这个单词甚至可能与你母语里的单词含义和读音都一样，如果你够幸运的话

If you need help in remembering vocabulary, number one rule..

如果你需要帮助记忆单词，第一原则..

Repeat, repeat, repeat.

重复，重复，重复

Look at it every day. Visualise it. Write it down. Talk about it.

每天都看看它，视觉上看到它，写下它，通过语言表达它

It'll help you. It'll stick in your brain.

它会帮助你，会进入到你的脑子里

For more brain exercises go to www.engvid.com. Do a quiz. Bye!

更多的脑力练习到www.engvid.com，做个测试，再见！