Think in English Tips - Monolingual vs Bilingual English Dictionary | Go Natural English

用英语提示思考 - 单语与双语英语词典

Hey hey hey, what's up? It's your favorite American English teacher here

hey hey hey, 你们好吗？你们最爱的英语老师来了

My name is Gabby if you didn't already know and this is go natural English today

如果你还不认识我，我叫gabby。这里是go natural English

I want to share with you some tips for using a

今天我想分享一些使用英英词典的技巧

monolingual dictionary

in English that means English to English

是的就是用英语查英语

not English to Spanish English to Portuguese English to Arabic English to Turkish or whatever your native language may be this is the

而不是英西，英葡，英阿拉伯，英土耳或者任何你的母语的词典

universal English dictionary monolingual means one language English to English

一般的英语词典，monolingual就是一种语言的，英语查英语

So it's very important that you start using a monolingual dictionary

所以丢掉你的双语词典用一般英语词典

and you throw out your bilingual dictionary because we need to develop your

是很有必要的

thinking skills in English

应为我们要提高的你英语思维

Why?

为什么？

because when you're always

因为但是一直把英语翻成你的母语

Translating from English to your native language from your native language back into English it takes a long time

再从你的母语翻成英语要很长时间

So if you're participating in a conversation in English or trying to participate you can't just be like hey guys wait wait wait

所以如果你再和别人谈话的时候，或尝试谈话的时候，你不能一直说等下

Can you just stop?

你可能停下吗？

while

I check my dictionary because I'm not sure what you said so everybody just stop talking because I need to translate this real quick

我要查下词典，因为我听懂。所以所有人都在我快速翻译前等一下

Okay, got it now. Let me translate my thoughts from my native language back into English, okay guys

好，我知道了。我在想想英语要怎么说，好了！

I'm ready to actually respond now. It doesn't work like that especially

我准备答话了，这样不行的

in fast conversations

特别在快速谈话的时候

maybe in a meeting or like a

可能在会议上或者

high-powered business situation you need to be ready to respond and in order to respond you first have to

一个高级的商业场合，是不允许你在回答前想的。为了回答

Understand so we need to get your thinking skills going in

你需要事先理解。所以我们要用英语快速思考

English fast the best way to do that or one of the best ways is to use a monolingual dictionary

最好或者之一的方式就是用单语言词典

Now some people say

现在又有人说了

But Gabby, it doesn't work when I look up a word in a monolingual dictionary

gabby，这不管用啊！但我用英英词典查单词时

It just gives me more

它给我更多我不认识的单词啊！

Words that I don't know so I still don't understand the word that I looked up and now I feel even more

所以我最后还是不懂啊！放到更糊涂了

Confused because all the other words are new and I'm confused and now I feel really dumb and bad

我要疯了去

And why did I even try guys?

那我为什么还有去试？

Relax, it's gonna happen. Do you remember the last time in your language in your native language that you didn't know?

放松，是这样的。你是否记得上次你不认母语的时候？

What a word meant I'll give you an example in English okay. I learned a new word the other day

我举个英语例子。前几天我学了个新词

amortization

amortization

What does it mean? Well I?

什么意思呢？

Kinda sorta thought I knew what it meant

我以为我认识

But I looked it up and even after I looked it up in an English English dictionary

但是我查了它。我在查完英英词典后

I did something else I looked for examples of how it is used on

我做了其他的事。我在网上查了怎么用它

Websites, and I did something else I looked for images

还在google找了图片

Through Google Images so I googled this word

所以我google了它

And then I looked at pictures to see how it was visually

然我通过图片看它到底是什么

Described and this is an awesome way for you to clarify any doubts about a new word is

这样可以很好的帮你搞清楚一个新单词

Use Google images and also look at how the word is used in

用google图片，还有看别的网站是怎么用它的

Context on other websites so that you have a variety of diverse

这样你可以看到不同的用法

and

numerous sources of information not only your one monolingual dictionary

除了单语言词典还有很多来源

But now you have the whole internet. Oh my gosh. The Internet's pretty awesome

现在你有整个互联网，天啦。太tm爽了

I don't know if you've heard of it

我不知道你是否听过

but it's a great place to find out more information about words and

但在互联网你可以找到更多的单词信息

meanings of things you can learn anything on the internet even English, okay, so

是事物的含义。你可以在互联网学习任何东西包括英语

Use all of the tools out there and don't give up if you don't succeed

用所有你能用的。

Right away you have to try and try again

如果你没有马上成功，那就继续试

If you don't get the meaning right away just

如果你没有马上理解

Breathe and keep looking for information, or you know just let it go because it actually takes several

就深呼吸。跳过它吧！

recurrences of the word several times

因为一个词需要反复学习才能理解透

to learn a word

By heart to really understand the meaning and to remember that word so it's okay

然后记住它

It's okay, if at first you don't

所以木有关系

Quite understand the meaning of the word, and you can't remember it at all

一开始你没有很理解也记不住它

So just relax and keep going with English keep reading keep listening

所以放松继续读和听英语吧

And maybe make a note of those words

你也可以几下这些

That you'd like to look up that you'd like to learn more about and trust me with this

你想查或者学习的词。相信我！

Positive attitude and not giving up of just keeping going day after day you're going to improve quickly

积极的不要放弃。你的英语会与日俱增的

You're already improving. You're watching go natural English you're doing the right thing

你正在进步拉！你看我们的节目

So thank you so much for watching if you liked this

谢谢观看

Tip on how to learn English how to think in English?

英语的英语思维技巧视频

then you would love my video on how to stop translating in your head and

然后你就会爱上我的视频，停止在脑袋里翻译

Think in English right up there. You can watch it and make sure if you have not subscribed to go natural English

开始用英语思考吧！如果没有关注的

subscribe by clicking the big red subscribe button

关注一下吧！

And that will give you a little notification when I make new videos or tips like this so thanks again for watching

这样你就可以收到新视频推送。再次感谢观看

And I'll see you again in another video soon mwah bye for now

下次见，么么哒！