How I Learned to Learn English
我是如何掌握学习英语的方法
Last year, I did not like my English class. Every class was like a bad dream.
去年，我不喜欢英语课。每节课对我来说都像是一场噩梦。
The teacher spoke so quickly that I did not understand her most of the time.
老师说得太快了，以至于多数时间我都听不懂。
I was afraid to ask questions because of my poor pronunciation. I just hid behind my textbook and never said anything.
因为发音太差，我害怕提问。我只是躲在课本后面，从不发言。
Then one day I watched an English movie called Toy Story. I fell in love with this exciting and funny movie! So I began to watch other English movies, too.
然后有一天，我看了一部名叫《玩具总动员》的英语电影。我迷上了这部让人兴奋又有意思的电影！于是，我也开始看其它的英文电影了。
Although I could not understand everything the characters said, their body language and the expressions on their faces helped me to get the meaning.
虽然我不能理解演员们所说的每一句话，但是他们的肢体语言和脸上的表情能够帮助我理解他们所要表达的意思。
I also realized I could get the meaning by listening for just the key words.
我还意识到我可以通过听关键词来理解意思。
My pronunciation improved as well by listening to the conversations in English movies.
我的发音也在听英文电影里有趣对话的过程中提高了。
I discovered that listening to something interesting is the secret to language learning.
我发现听你感兴趣的东西是语言学习的奥秘。
I also learned useful sentences like "It's a piece of cake" or "It serves you right." I did not understand these sentences at first.
我还学会了一些像“这简直是小菜一碟”或“你活该”这样的有用的句子。起初我并不明白这些句子。
But because I wanted to understand the story, I looked them up in a dictionary.
但是，因为我想要理解整个故事，我就从字典里查找这些单词。
Now I really enjoy my English class. I want to learn new words and more grammar so that I can have a better understanding of English movies.
现在我真的非常喜欢英语课。我想学会新单词和更多的语法知识，这样我就能更好地理解英文电影了。
