How We Learn in Life我们如何在生活中学习

Learning is a big part of life. Babies learn how to walk and say words fromtheir parents， older brothers and sisters. They learn what to eat and to drink. Theylearn what to do when they are cold. They learn when to sleep. All of these thingsare learned by watching others.

First， a young child watches others， and then， he or she tries to do thosethings. Later， we learn to read. This is the main1 way we learn about the worldwhen we are in school. We learn about other countries. We learn about animalsand plants. We also learn about history. Reading opens the door to the world ofbooks. Books can teach us about anything. Reading to learn is a very importantskill2 we develop3 at school. We learn how to teach ourselves with books.

As we get older， our teachers in school show us another way to learn. Thisnext way of learning is writing. Did you know that you can learn by writing？ It istrue. In order to write about something， we first have to read different books ormagazines. As we read， we put ideas together4 and write them down in a way thatothers can read and understand the ideas. In this way， we learn more from writingour ideas than from only reading.

There is also another way we can learn. We learn by teaching others. This islike learning through5 writing， but it is not always about teaching what we read inbooks. For example， if we know how to make something， we can teach others. Butwhen we tell someone how to do it， we learn new things as well. Try it， and youwill see.

学习是生活的重要组成部分。婴儿从他们的父母、哥哥和姐姐那里学习如何走路和说话。他们学习吃什么、喝什么，学会在冷的时候该做什么，什么时候该睡觉了。所有这些东西都是通过观察别人学会的。

首先，一个年幼的孩子会观察别人，然后，他或她尝试去做那些事情。接下来我们学着阅读。这是我们上学时了解世界的主要方式。我们了解其他国家，学习动物和植物的知识，还学习历史。阅读打开了通往书籍世界的大门。书籍可以教会我们任何事情。通过阅读来学习是我们在学校学到的一项非常重要的技能。我们学习如何用书本自学。

随着年龄的增长，学校里的老师向我们展示了另一种学习方式。这一个新的学习方式就是写作。你以前知道自己可以通过写作来学习吗？是真的。为了写作，我们首先要阅读不同的书籍或杂志。当我们阅读时，我们把想法整合在一起，再以其他人可以阅读并理解的方式把它们写下来。这样，我们从写作中比从单纯的阅读中能学到更多的东西。

还有另外一种学习方式，就是通过教别人来学习。这很像通过写作来学习，但不一定是教我们在书中读到的东西。例如，如果我们知道如何制作某样东西，就可以教别人做。但是当我们告诉别人怎么做的时候，我们也会学到新的东西。试试你就会明白的。

▏Notes

1. main 主要的；最大的

2. skill 技巧；技艺

3. develop 获得

4. together 以使接触；或相结合……到一起

5. through 以……凭借