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听音乐,学英语

Open benjycui opened this issue 8 years ago • 5 comments

学习是一件很枯燥的事,还是一件很有趣的事?因人而异,也因方法而异。而这篇文章,将会向各位分享一下在学英语过程中可以使用的一个相对有趣的方法,听音乐。或者更准确一点,听英文歌。其实这个方法并不新鲜,想必各位都听说过。类似的学英语的方法还有看剧、看书,当然必需是英文的。

考虑到程序员的风格,在介绍任何东西的时候,都需要一个 Quick Start。所以接下来,本文会给出具体的步骤,并用实例演示,同时也会指出这个方法优于看剧、看书的点。

步骤

首先当然是得有喜欢的英文歌,实在没有,可以找人推荐下。

  1. 找到这首歌对应的歌词;
  2. 把歌词读一遍,碰到不懂的单词就查词典,推荐 Collins,想偷懒可以用有道;
  3. 分析歌词中的组合,最好还找一下相似的组合;
  4. 背歌词,背歌词,背歌词;
  5. 经常去听这首歌,并在听的时候尽量回想之前做的功课;

每次描述步骤都觉得在写菜谱,囧。

栗子

为了方便,本文就只是分析句子中的组合。以 Because you live 为例:

Staring out at the rain with a heavy heart

It's the end of the world in my mind

Then your voice calls me back like a wake up call

*I've been looking for* the answer
#1. have been doing
#    曾经做过某事,强调做这件事持续的时间,并且可能还会继续下去,如:
#      I have been programming for *five years*.
#2. have done
#    曾经做过某事,强调所做的事,如:I have *programmed* for five years.

Somewhere

I couldn't see that it was right there

But now I know what I really know

Because you live and breathe

Because you make me *believe in* myself when nobody else can help
#1. believe somebody
#    相信某人说的话,如:I believe Tom.
#2. believe in somebody
#    相信某人(人品之类),如:I believe in Tom.

Because you live, girl

My world has twice as many stars in the sky

It's alright, I survived, I'm alive again

*Cuz* of you, made it though every storm
# cuz => because,其实歌词中是有着大量口语化的单词,除了 cuz,常见的还有:
#   * wanna => want to
#   * gonna => going to

What is life, whats the use if you killed inside

I'm so glad I found an angel

Someone

Who was there when all my hopes fell

I wanna fly, looking in your eyes

# 省略若干行相似的歌词

Because you live and breathe

Because you make me believe in myself when nobody else can help

Because you live, girl

My world has everything I *need to survive*
#1. need to do something
#    需要(主动)去做某事,如:I need to wash this shirt.
#2. need to be done / need doing
#    需要被什么,如:1) This shirt needs to be washed. 2) This shirt needs washing.

Because you live, I live, I live

查自己不懂的单词相对容易,所以稍微说一下怎么分析歌词中的组合。以 I've been looking for the answer 为例:

  1. 把缩写替换掉:I have been looking for the answer
  2. 分析句子结构,得出句子是 主+谓+宾 的结构,主语、宾语相对简单,所以重点看谓语:have been looking for
  3. 简化 have been looking forhave been doing
  4. Google 之
  5. 另外在 Google 的时候,可以从搜索建议中看到 have been doing and have done,也 Google 一下

需要说明一下的是,句子结构分析属于语言学的范围,但并不需要太深入的学习语言学。因为歌词,以及技术文档中的句子基本都是简单句,所以分析起来相对容易,并不需要太多的语言学知识。

相对于看剧、看书的优点

最重要的是,时间成本低。一首歌也就几分钟的时间(串烧除外),而且大多数情况下我们都是一边听歌一边做其它的事情。

其次,对于喜欢的歌,我们都会反复去听,自然会有较深的记忆。

同时,歌词内的单词、句型相对常用。虽然没有看剧时学的台词常用,但比看书时学到的要常用得多。

再怎么不济,去 KTV 的时候装一下 X 也好。:D

最后...

其实歌词只是一个载体,帮助我们回忆起之前学过的单词、句型等。所以最终能学到多少,还是由在分析歌词的过程中查找到的信息所决定的。

另外,还记得自己刚开始学 Emacs 的时候,看过一句话。大概如下:

Don't learn Emacs, use it!

毕竟任何技巧、方法,都只是一个辅助,要掌握一个技能,必需去使用它。所以在用各种方法学英语的时候,别忘了,use it!

benjycui avatar Oct 07 '15 02:10 benjycui

Don't learn Emacs, use it!

赞赞赞。。。

hotoo avatar Oct 07 '15 05:10 hotoo

@hotoo 所以你是要放弃 Vim 了么 :)

benjycui avatar Oct 07 '15 06:10 benjycui

Don't learn Emacs, use it! Don't learn English, use it! Don't learn Vim, use it!

放之四海而皆准,不能说更多。。

hotoo avatar Oct 07 '15 11:10 hotoo

lifesinger avatar Oct 11 '15 04:10 lifesinger

确实,use it 最重要

geekplux avatar May 21 '16 02:05 geekplux