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Matthew Youlden speaks nine languages fluently and understands more than a dozen more. In fact, for the longest time I didn’t even know he was British. When I told Matthew how I’ve been struggling to merely pick up a second language, he had the following advice for me. If you believe that you can never become bilingual, take note! 马修·约登能流利说9门语言，还能听懂另外十几门！其实很长时间我都不知道他是英国人。我连学一门外语都觉得超吃力，后来他给我以下的要点。如果有和我一样觉得自己没天赋学得累的人，开始笔记吧！ 1. KNOW WHY YOU’RE DOING IT 1.弄清学外语的目的 This might sound obvious, but if you don’t have a good reason to learn a language, you are less likely to stay motivated over the long-run. Wanting to impress English-speakers with your French is not a very good reason; wanting to get to know a French person in his or her own language is another matter entirely. 这听起来好像没什么，但如果没有好的理由，你就非常可能在这场长跑中掉队。为了炫技而想要学法语，这可不是啥好理由；而想学会法语去了解法国人，这就另当别论了。 2. DIVE IN2.潜心修行 “I tend to want to absorb as much as possible right from the start. So if I learn something I really, really go for it and try to use it throughout the day. For me it’s about actually putting what you’re learning into practice – be that writing an email, speaking to yourself, listening to music, listening to the radio. Surrounding yourself, submerging yourself in the new language culture is extremely important.” | 
