如何高效的激活你的英语

 总有人会问怎样学英语效果最好，其实这个问题是没有统一的答案的，这里有一些学习英语的建议，希望能对大家有所帮助。

Warming-up to Study English

学习之前先热身

Just as there are exercises to help you warm up before you play some basketball or other sport, there are exercises which can help you warm up to study English. Here are some simple exercises to help you warm up.

每次打篮球或者进行其他运动之前我们总要做一些热身活动来准备准备，学英语也是一样，这里有一些可以帮你做学前热身的简单练习。

Study English I: Activating¹ Your Vocabulary

热身练习一：激活你的词汇

Activate² your vocabulary by thinking or speaking briefly³ about the subject you are about to workon. For example, if you are going to study English on topics that focuses on vacations, take a moment to think about your last vacation, what you did, what you enjoyed, etc. This simple exercise will help your brain warm-up to vocabulary that you are likely to encounter⁴ as you study English about this particular subject.

激活英语词汇可以通过简短的想想或者说一说和你即将学习的主题来进行。举个例子，如果你要学习和假期有关的主题，花点时间想想你上一个假期，你干什么了，你喜欢的事情等等，这个简单的练习可以让你的大脑准备好你在学习的时候可能用到的词汇。

Study English II: Activating Your Grammar

热身练习二：激活你的语法

Activate your grammar by thinking about the general grammar area before you begin to study. For example, if you are going to study English grammar focusing on the past, stop to think about what you did last weekend, where you went, etc. to help activate what you already understand about using the past. As with activating vocabulary, you'll help your brain bringup what it knows about the past simple in an easy way before you begin to focus on studying English grammar in detail.

在开始学习之前，想一想通用的语法点，以此来激活你的语法。比如，如果你要学习过去时，开始想想你上周末干过什么，去过哪里等等，这些可以激活你已经学会的过去式的用法。加上已经激活的词汇，在你开始学习语法细节之前，就可以帮助你的大脑用一种轻松的方法了解过去时。

Study English III: Singing a Song

热身练习三：唱首歌

Before class begins, or before you sit down to study English sing a song in English to yourself. Make sure to use a song that you understand and know very well. This short and fun exercise will help your brain focus on the English language in a relaxing manner. It's important to be relaxed when you study English! Singing a song also helps activate the creative side of your brain which can help you comeupwith more examples as your practice conversation or do some creative writing.

在英语课开始前，或者你开始学英语之前，给自己唱一首英语歌吧。最好是一首你完全明白唱的是什么的歌。这种简短又有趣的练习可以帮助你的大脑在放松模式下集中在英语这种语言上。学英语的时候放松是很重要的!唱歌还能帮助激活你大脑中有创造力的一边，者可以让你在练习对话或者写作的时候举出更多的例子。

Study English IV: Typing e a Short Paragraph in English

热身练习四：用英语写一段文章

If you going to study English at your desk, begin by typing a simple paragraph in English. You can type about your day, your hobbies, your friends, etc. Anything will do. Typing helps activate the kinetic⁵ part of your brain that helps improve learning⁶ through physical activity. I also recommend typing while you study your English grammar. This will help solidify⁷ your knowledge with movement.

如果你会坐在桌前学习英语，从打出一段简单的英文开始吧。你可以写写你的一天，你的爱好，你的朋友等等，什么都行。打字可以帮助激活你大脑中运动的部分，这有助于从生理行为方面促进学习。我还很推荐学语法的时候打字，这可以用动作固化你的记忆。

Study English V: A Thousand Words ...

热身练习五：一千个词……

As the saying goes in English: A picture is worth a thousand words. Help activate the creative side of your brain by trying to describe a photo or other image. You can combine use this also to activate your vocabulary by choosing a picture that has something to do with the subject your are going to study in English.

英语里有句话说，一幅画顶一千个词。描绘一张照片或者其他的图片会很有助于激活你大脑中创造性的一边。你还可以用一张和你要学习的主题相关的图片结合这个方法激活你的词汇。

1 activating   

活动的，活性的

参考例句：

• "I didn't say we'd got to stop activating the masses! “我并没说就此不发动！ 来自子夜部分
• Presumably both the very small size and activating influence of fluorine atoms contribute to this exception. 这大概是由于氟原子半径小和活性高这两个原因的影响，氟原子对这种例外做出了贡献。

2 activate   

vt.使活动起来，使开始起作用

参考例句：

• We must activate the youth to study.我们要激励青年去学习。
• These push buttons can activate the elevator.这些按钮能启动电梯。

3 briefly   

adv.简单地，简短地

参考例句：

• I want to touch briefly on another aspect of the problem.我想简单地谈一下这个问题的另一方面。
• He was kidnapped and briefly detained by a terrorist group.他被一个恐怖组织绑架并短暂拘禁。

4 encounter   

v.遇到，偶然碰到；遭遇；n.遭遇；意外的相见

参考例句：

• It was a bloody encounter between the two armies. 这是那两军之间的一次激烈的遭遇战。
• A fortunate encounter brought the two friends together after a long separation.两位老朋友长期分离这次才有幸相遇。

5 kinetic   

adj.运动的；动力学的

参考例句：

• There exist many sources of energy both potential and kinetic.存在着许多势能和动能的能源。
• The kinetic theory of gases is the best known example.气体动力学理论就是最有名的例子。

6 learning   

n.学问，学识，学习；动词learn的现在分词

参考例句：

• When you are learning to ride a bicycle,you often fall off.初学骑自行车时，常会从车上掉下来。
• Learning languages isn't just a matter of remembering words.学习语言不仅仅是记些单词的事。

7 solidify   

v.(使)凝固，(使)固化，(使)团结

参考例句：

• Opinion on this question began to solidify.对这个问题的意见开始具体化了。
• Water will solidify into ice if you freeze it.水冷冻会结冰。