Showing posts with label 馬語錄. Show all posts
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Sunday, September 18, 2011

Quotations from Mister Matthews-2 (馬語錄-2)


#2 Don’t worry about grammar!
Some people avoid speaking or writing English. They are very afraid of making mistakes.
Their minds are full of ghosts (The ghosts of their junior high school English teachers). 
Don't be afraid of making mistakes. The ghosts cannot punish you for mistakes.
Making mistakes is good. They can help you: "You need to fix this problem."
Learn new grammar and review old grammar, but don’t worry about it.
Just pay attention, practice, practice, practice and you’ll get it.


get 16 [informal] Oh! I get it! (= now I understand!)
I = 降調

(here) ghosts = 陰影

Saturday, September 10, 2011

Quotations from Mister Matthews-1 (馬語錄-1)


#1
Life is short
Use your time well
Don't memorize everything!

Remember:
Important words are common,
and
common words are important,
so
only learn important words.



A learner's dictionary is a very useful tool for learning English vocabulary.
The Macmillan Essential Dictionary uses stars to show you the most common, most important words. Three star words are most common (highest frequency). Learn these words first, then learn two-star and one-star words.