任何一門外語，開始總是快樂的，學(xué)幾句再簡單不過的常用語就能產(chǎn)生我仿佛已經(jīng)會說它的錯覺，然而，真正掌握它要走的路卻很長，比如，英語吧，對中國學(xué)生而言，從一開始只要學(xué)會書本上簡單的問候語，水果食物和一些人稱，簡單的語法就能考高分，到漸漸的需要背更多的單詞才能讀懂一篇文章，更別提考高分，但是從小生長在國外的小朋友，哪怕只有小學(xué)的水平，寫出來的文章就很成熟，無論從用詞還是思維，其中最大的差距就是他們每天都在學(xué)習(xí)如何用英文去表達(dá)身邊的人事物，也就是練習(xí)，而我們學(xué)的東西僅僅停留在應(yīng)試層面，脫離了書本，就沒辦法張嘴描述。
常常有學(xué)生問我，為什么買了很多詞匯書，各種紅寶書，綠寶書，藍(lán)寶書，翻兩遍就靜靜的躺在書架上，從來沒背完過A字母，更不用說其他，剛上大學(xué)的時候，為了考專業(yè)四級，我也買過各種詞匯書，動詞搭配書，短語書，結(jié)果都差不多，沒有耐心背下去，究其原因還是這類書本身并沒有吸引力，有時候一本在別人看來很有趣的小說，充滿故事曲折離奇的情節(jié)，我們都讀不下去，何況枯燥的，只是簡單羅列的詞匯書，哪怕它被排版的多么生動形象五彩斑斕。
后來考專業(yè)八級的時候，我徹底放棄背單詞，考前做得最多的是讀精讀課本，讀報紙，后面可以給大家推薦一些，每天中午吃過午飯就去圖書館的閱讀室，那時候人會較少，安靜，讀起來更容易入心，當(dāng)然也會帶著筆記本和中性筆，看到精彩的搭配和表達(dá)就會記下來，每天看美劇，很多人會去聽新聞，但我覺得電視節(jié)目更能真正泡耳朵，畢竟新聞很多都跟觀眾沒有切身關(guān)聯(lián)，如果連中文新聞都沒看過，直接聽英文會有排斥心理，就算勉強(qiáng)聽完也不會想再來一遍，所以頂多是完成任務(wù)式的，因此我傾向看劇。
一畢業(yè)就投身教育行業(yè)，做了雅思口語老師，遇到很多學(xué)員，每個人存在不同的問題，最緊迫還是詞匯，想說又說不出，教給她們又記不住，反復(fù)觀察還是發(fā)現(xiàn)根源在于：她對這些事物本身缺乏背景知識，所以生詞不但形生，她腦海里連畫面都沒有。
因此，我自己開始真正找尋讓學(xué)生不用死記硬背也能記單詞的方法，看新聞是其中之一，也是今天要講的重點(diǎn)。明明我剛剛還說聽新聞并不能提高？只是方法不對而已，看新聞可以切實(shí)提升詞匯量。
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拿今天北京的天氣來講，沙塵暴預(yù)警，大風(fēng)預(yù)警，室外能見度不足百米，很多人出現(xiàn)咳嗽等癥狀，去年嚴(yán)重的時候，學(xué)校工廠相繼關(guān)停，室內(nèi)大家用空氣凈化器，出門帶口罩；我們每天身處其中，中文可以說一大推，那英文到底怎么講？
我整理了BBC News 里的一些內(nèi)容，看看是否看一眼就能記住一些所謂的生詞難詞？
城市被霧霾籠罩
1. Dust storm chokes Beijing and northern China.
(chokes: 使窒息，生活在這座城市里的人很能體會什么叫窒息）
2. A dust storm is choking a large swathe of northern China including the capital, Beijing.
(a large swathe: 一大片區(qū)域，從城市地圖可以看到）
3. Air quality readings have soared.
(air quality readings: 空氣質(zhì)量數(shù)據(jù); soared: 飆升了，其實(shí)就是PM2.5 爆表的意思）
4. The Chinese capital is trapped under the giant toxic cloud.
(trapped: ?被困在；giant toxic cloud：有毒的云層）
5. Beijing is still blanketed under a thick layer of pollution and smog
? Thick smog blankets China cities.
(blanket: ?名詞是毯子，當(dāng)動詞用就是被覆蓋）
6. Heavy smog engulfs parts of northern China.
(engulf: 狼吞虎咽，吞沒，洪水吞沒村莊， 動物捕食都可以用這個詞）
7. Parts of northern China have suffered the worst bout of smog since July, pushing pollution well past healthy levels and reducing visibility.
(bout of:發(fā)作的意思，這里可以理解為新一輪； reducing visibility：能見度降低）
8. The dust storm began moving towards Beijing in the late afternoon and envelped the city overnight.
(envelope:名詞信封，這里動詞指籠罩）
9. The air is so polluted. It's darkened the sky.
（darken: 使變暗，模糊）
詞匯總結(jié)：choke／ trap／ blanket／engulf／suffer／ soar／envelope／darken
dust storm/ a large swathe of／ air quality readings／giant toxic cloud／reducing visibility／a thick layer of pollution and smog
霧霾成因
1. The dust is blowing in from neighbouring Mongolia and China's inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.
(blow: 吹，這里指風(fēng)把沙塵暴吹到北京）
2. Coal is used to power some Chinese factories and since it's cold now, more people are using it to heat their homes, so there is more pollution.
(power: 動詞指提供動力；heat their homes: 指燃煤取暖）
詞匯總結(jié)：blow in／power factories／heat their homes
霧霾的影響
1. Authorities are advising residents to avoid outdoor activity and for children and elderly people to remain indoors.
?It has become so bad in the past few days that school children are being warned to stay inside more.
?The thick smog is stopping them playing outside and doing sports.
?Media reports were warning the public to avoid strenuous activity.
（四個同意句 residents： 居民，喜歡用people的同學(xué)可以學(xué)著了；elderly people：盡量不用old people；strenuous activity：劇烈運(yùn)動）
2. They say it's having a big impact on their lives and they need special air filters in the classroom to make sure they can breathe clean air.
(air filters: 空氣凈化器； 也可以用air purifiers）
4. If they do go out, they must wear face masks.
(face masks: 口罩）
5. Beijing's skyline could barely be made out amid the dust.
(make out:辨認(rèn)；amid:在..中）
6. More and more Chinese people are now taking precautions against the air pollution.
(take precautions: 采取預(yù)防措施；一般我們會用take measures才表達(dá)采取措施，但是precaution 更準(zhǔn)確）
7. Some cities across China have been put on high alert by the government because the air has become very polluted.
(been put on high alert: 處于高度預(yù)警中，也可以是red alert）
8. Once inhaled, the tiny particles can make people more vulnerable to respiratory infections, as well as leading to increased mortality from lung cancer and heart disease.
(inhale: 吸入；particles：微粒；vulnerable to respiratory infections：容易呼吸道感染）
9. One school in capital Beijing has even sealed off their playground with an inflatable tent.
(sealed off: 封起來；inflatable ?tent：可充氣的帳篷）
詞匯總結(jié)：avoid strenuous activity／air filters／face masks／make out／precautions／been put on／inhale／particles／respiratory infections／lung cancer/seale off/inflatable ?tent
政府措施
1. Authorities have been attempting to halt this progress by planting more tress, reforming the coal industry and shutting factories.
(halt: 停止）
2. Near-record levels of toxic air pollution have prompted the authorities to ground planes, shut factories and close schools.
(prompt:促進(jìn)；ground ?planes：相當(dāng)于取消航班，也可以用cancel flights)
3. The government has worked very hard to tackle the country's smog problem.
(tackle: 解決，相當(dāng)于：cope with/deal with/ solve)
4. The smog has lead to flights cancellation sand motorway closures, drastically reducing visibility in some areas.
(motorway closures: 高速公路封路；drastically：大幅度地降低能見度）
詞匯總結(jié)：halt／prompt／ground ?planes／tackle／motorway／drastically
怎么樣，現(xiàn)在有沒有覺得這些詞匯哪怕不會念，但是也能一眼認(rèn)出，再也不用拿個本子抄幾十遍上百遍，扔掉詞匯書，放飛自我吧～堅(jiān)持每天自己讀新聞，做整理，不用太久，詞匯量就會暴漲了。
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