1、學習英語並不只是語言這麼簡單,我們需要了解西方的文化,以及和我們進行交流的人的背景,以更好地理解對方。The are 4 kinds of meanings.
- Conceptional meaning: the meaning a word can have on its own.
- Propositional meaning: the neaning a sentence can have on its own.
- Contextual meaning: the meaning a sentence can have only when in centext.
- Pragmatic meaning: the meaning a sentence has only as part of the interaction between writer and reader.
所以我們需要在理解單詞、句子和上下文的基礎上,更多地瞭解對方的思維對我們的理解很有幫助
2、學會靈活地表達。當我們使用英語對話和寫作的過程中必定會感覺有很多語句難以使用英語表達,其實這時我們可以換一個角度來考慮。
- You can change the subject
- You can change the verb.
- You can use different words.
- You can change the sentence patterns.
- You can use body language.
據個例子:他籃球打得很好。
- He plays basketball very well.
- He is good at playing basketball.
- He is an expert at paying backetball.
- He is another Michael Jordan.
- Nobody can beat him in basketball.
- Playing basketball is a piece of cake for him.
- Few can play basketball better than him.
- (Body language)Two thumbs up.
這些都可以表示相近的意思,儘管程度上略有不同,但是都不會影響理解。
3、Be real people in real Cmmunication。在和別人交流的過程中還有一些需要注意的地方。
- Itonation
- Eye-Contact
- Gesture
- Facial expression
William at Wuchang