TED翻译支招：掌握7门外语的秘诀
<p><span word="They">They</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="languages">languages</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="adults">adults</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="up">up</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="polyglots">polyglots</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="TED">TED</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Open">Open</span> <span word="Translation">Translation</span> <span word="Project">Project</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="share">share</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="secrets">secrets</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="mastering">mastering</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="language">language</span>. <span word="Their">Their</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="strategies">strategies</span> <span word="distill">distill</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="basic">basic</span> <span word="principles">principles</span>:</p><p>人们常说小孩子学外语最厉害，但这并不是说成年人就该放弃了。我们向<span word="TED">TED</span>字幕翻译计划的多语使用者请教了掌握一门外语的秘诀。他们的方法可以提炼成7条基本法则：</p><p>1. <span word="Get">Get</span> <span word="real">real</span>. <span word="Decide">Decide</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="simple">simple</span>, <span word="attainable">attainable</span> <span word="goal">goal</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="overwhelmed">overwhelmed</span>. <span word="German">German</span> <span word="translator">translator</span> <span word="Judith">Judith</span> <span word="Matz">Matz</span> <span word="suggests">suggests</span>: “<span word="Pick">Pick</span> <span word="up">up</span> 50 <span word="words">words</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="people">people</span> — <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="slowly">slowly</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="picking">picking</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="grammar">grammar</span>.”</p><p>1. 投身于真实语境。从定一个简单、可实现的目标开始，那样你就不会找不着方向。德语翻译朱迪思·马茨建议：先找50个外语单词，用它们来跟别人交流，然后慢慢地学习语法。</p><p>2. <span word="Make">Make</span> <span word="language">language</span>-<span word="learning">learning</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lifestyle">lifestyle</span> <span word="change">change</span>. <span word="Elisabeth">Elisabeth</span> <span word="Buffard">Buffard</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="her">her</span> 27 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="teaching">teaching</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="consistency">consistency</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="separates">separates</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="successful">successful</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rest">rest</span>. <span word="Find">Find</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="habit">habit</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="follow">follow</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="tired">tired</span>, <span word="sick">sick</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="madly">madly</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="love">love</span>.</p><p>2. 让外语学习成为你的生活习惯。伊利莎白·布法尔德教了27年英语，她一直认为正是习惯使得成功的学生从其他人中脱颖而出。培养学习外语的习惯，能让你不管累了、病了还是堕入爱河了，都会去学习。</p>
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