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Making mistakes is a very interesting topic. There are a lot of ideas on this topic. I have a lot of experience with this because I also learned a new language, Spanish.
犯错是一个很有趣的话题,关于这个话题大家有很多看法。我在这方面有很多经验,因为我也学了一门新的语言,西班牙语。
When I speak Spanish, I dont care3 if I make mistakes or not. The reason4 why I dont care about mistakes is simple5. When I learnt my native6 language, I didnt care about making mistakes, either. So why should I care now? I use any language to express7 my ideas. That is all. I know that when I read and speak a lot, my Spanish will be better and better.
当我说西班牙语时,我不在乎会不会犯错。我不在乎犯错的原因很简单,我学母语时也不在乎犯不犯错,那我现在为什么要在乎呢?我使用任何语言都是为了表达我的想法,仅此而已。我知道,当我多读多说时,我的西班牙语会越来越好。
I know that this can look very simple, but it is my idea. This is my experience8 after many years of both teaching and learning languages. It works very well for me and many of my students.
我知道這看起来很简单,但这是我的观点,是我多年语言教学和学习的经验。它对我和我的许多学生都很有效。
Now I know 1,500 words in Spanish. A two-year-old child can use as many as that.
目前,我会1500个西班牙语单词。一个两岁孩子就可以运用那么多词。
Two-year-old children make a lot of mistakes when they speak, but they dont care about their mistakes. They go on using their native language and when they are three years old, they make very few mistakes and when they are four years old, they already speak very well with hardly making any mistakes. You can do the same.
两岁的孩子说话时会犯很多错误,但他们不在乎自己的错误。他们继续使用母语,三岁时,他们很少犯错误;四岁时,他们已经说得很好了,几乎不会犯任何错误。你也可以做到。
Learning languages is like learning to play a musical9 instrument10. It needs to practice. When you start to practice, at the beginning you make mistakes. It is normal11. Take it as a necessary12 part of your learning.
学习语言就像学习演奏乐器,需要多练习。当你开始练习时,起初你一定会犯错。这是正常的,把它当作你学习过程中必要的一部分吧。
Dont worry. Everybody who learns a foreign language makes mistakes from time to time. When you speak English, you dont need to care about mistakes. What is important is expressing your ideas.
别担心,每一个学外语的人都会不时地犯错。当你说英语时,不要在乎犯错,重要的是表达你的想法。
(英语原文选自:howtolearnenglishinlevels.com)