vocabulary. So English has the largest vocabulary out of any language. I think it's close to

英文是由非常大量的單字所組成的語言.我認為將近有60萬個英文單字

600,000 words in English. So how are you going to remember so much vocabulary? Well, when

那我們如何去記住如此大量的單字呢?

I was in China, I created a little trick -- and other people use this trick, too -- that really

嗯,當我在中國的時候我創造了一個小方法,其他人也是跟我使用一樣的方法

helped me to remember all the new words I was learning. So in this video, I will teach

且非常的有效能夠記住我所學習的新單字.所以在這個影片中我要教你

you this trick. So what you do -- I have a bunch of interesting

使用這個技巧.如你所見,這裡有一些有趣的圖案

pictures on the board -- is any time you come up across a new word and you're learning a

在白板上.當你面臨學習新的單字的時候

new word, you need to make a picture in your head of this word. A good idea is to try to

你必須在腦海中想像一個圖案.最棒的方法是試著找出其他的單字讀音

think of other words that sound like this word and imagine funny situations in your

跟這個字的讀音相似然後心中想像有趣的情境

mind. So what do I mean by that? Well, let me show you.

懂我的意思嗎?讓我來舉個例子

The first word I'm going to teach you today is "bald", "bald", b-a-l-d. What does it mean

今天第一個單字是"bald", "bald',b-a-l-d."bald"它是甚麼

to be "bald"? It means to have no hair, okay? So if you have no hair, you are "bald". How

意思呢?意思是光頭,沒有頭髮的, OK? 如果說你沒有頭髮你就是"bald".

do you remember this word? Well, if you use my trick, you can imagine a word that sounds

你要如何記住這個單字?好的,如果你問我要怎麼使用你的方法去記憶, 你可以在腦中想像這個字的發音

like "bald" -- maybe "ball", basketball, soccer ball. So in your mind, I want you to imagine

像"bald",譬如像"球",籃球,足球. 我要你想像

a ball. It can be a basketball, a soccer ball -- any type of ball. Now, imagine the ball

一顆球.可以是一顆籃球,一顆足球--任何一種球類都行. 現在想像著

with a face. Imagine the ball with no hair on top, maybe a little hair on the side, a

面對一顆球. 想像那顆球的頭上沒有頭髮或者有一點點頭髮在側邊

little hair here, but no hair on the top. Because "ball" and "bald" sound alike, if

有一小搓頭髮但是頭頂沒有. 因為"Ball"和"bald"的發音聽起來很像

you imagine this picture for maybe ten seconds, it will help you to remember it in the future,

如果你想像這個圖像大約十秒,對你未來記憶東西很有助益.

okay? Think "ball with no hair". Okay. Let's try our second word: "beard". What's

了解嗎? 想著"球沒有頭髮".好的.接下來第二個單字:"beard".

a beard? It's the hair that comes off a man's chin -- usually, women don't have beards.

甚麼是beard? 男生的下巴長出毛髮,一般來說女生不會有.

So it's the hair that comes down like this. How are we going to remember this word? Well,

毛髮像這樣生長出來.我們如何記住這個單字?

imagine a man with a beard, and inside the beard is a bird, a little bird, tweet tweet!

想像某個男生的鬍鬚裡面有一隻小鳥,一隻小鳥,啾啾 啾啾!

And what's it doing in the beard? Why, it's drinking beer. Okay? So this little picture

它在裡幹嘛?什麼!它在喝啤酒! OK? 看這個圖

is -- don't know if you can see that, but that is beer. So imagine a bird drinking beer.

有看到那個嗎 那是個啤酒. 想像一隻小鳥喝著啤酒

Those two words together -- beer. This isn't beer; this one is. Imagine "bird" and "beer".

把兩個字放在一起--啤酒.噢不是那個.這個才是,想像"小鳥"和"啤酒"在一起

Together, if you put the words together, they make "beard". A bird drinking beer in a beard.

當你把這兩個字放在一起就變成了"鬍子".一隻小鳥在鬍子裡喝著啤酒

Can you say that fast? "Bird drinking beer in a beard." So maybe, if you picture this

你能說快一點嗎? "小鳥在鬍子裡喝著啤酒",或許你圖像它想像

for ten seconds, you will remember this word. Okay.

大約十秒鐘你就能記住這個單字囉.好的!

Next word I want to teach you today: "creamed". So what does it mean to be "creamed"? "We

今天要交的第三個單字是"creamed".那"creamed"是甚麼意思?

creamed you guys." "You guys got creamed." It means someone lost a game very badly. If

我們擊敗你們."你們受到大大的打擊!." 表示某人嚴重的輸掉比賽.

our team creamed your basketball team, your basketball team lost; our team won. So you

假如我們的隊伍擊敗你們隊伍,我們勝利你們輸家.所以

don't want to be "creamed". If you get "creamed", it's bad. It means you lost, you lose. So

你不想成為"失敗". 萬一被"擊敗",那就真的很糟糕.意味著你失去了是個輸家.

how can you remember this? Well, imagine someone -- maybe somebody you don't like, somebody

那麼你該如何記住它呢? 來,想像著某人,一個你可能不喜歡的人,像是

you play basketball against or some sport. Imagine throwing a bunch of ice cream and

想像你打籃球或其他運動跟別人競爭然後朝著對方的臉

it hits their face -- because the keyword "cream", "ice cream". So if you can imagine

丟冰淇淋的感覺.也就是因為關鍵字"(cream)奶油","(ice cream)冰淇淋".所以你就能

ice cream on someone's face, it will help you to remember the word "creamed". So imagine

想像著某人的臉上都是冰淇淋,這方法能夠幫助你記住這個單字.開始想著

that for ten seconds. So think "ice cream on face", "creamed".

"冰淇淋在臉上","打擊的" 十秒後你就能記住

Next one: "hammered". What is a "hammer"? A "hammer" is -- you put a nail in

下一個是:"醉的".甚麼是"鐵鎚"? "鐵鎚"就是釘釘子的時候用

[makes thumping sound]. This is the "hammer". What does it mean to be "hammered"? It means you

(嘣繃繃).這個就是"鐵鎚".那甚麼意思是"醉的"?意思是

drink too much alcohol. You drink too much beer, too much wine, so it's not good to be

喝了太多的酒精成分.當你太多啤酒,太多葡萄酒會讓感覺到醉醺醺的

"hammered". You're too drunk. If you're "hammered", it's another word for very, very drunk. So

這是不好的.如果說你"醉醺醺的"那還有其他的字適合非常非常的醉.

how can you remember the word "hammered"? Well, I told you this is a "hammer" -- imagine

那麼你要怎麼記住這個字呢? 我已經告訴你這是一把鐵鎚.

someone drunk, maybe holding a beer in their hand and a hammer hitting their head. So that's

想像著某人喝醉了可能手上拿著啤酒然後拿鐵鎚敲他們自己的頭.所以

the way to remember "hammered". And, again, maybe you have a word in your own language

這個方法就是記住這個單字.在一次的,或許你自己的語言的字型發音

that sounds like one of these words. Any mental picture will do. I think the funnier the mental

聽起來很像以上的某些字.只要在心中想像的都是如此.我覺得在心中的有趣

image, the easier it is to remember. But this will really help create an association -- it

想像是非常容易的去記得.這方法真的非常有效對於創造連想法,使

will help you to remember the words. Finally, last one: "condo". What is a "condo"?

你記憶單字有幫助.來到最後一個字"condo".甚麼是"condo"?

A "condo" is like an apartment building -- so if you live in a house, that's not a condo

"condo"的意思就像是一座公寓建築.假使你住在一間房子內那不叫"condo"

-- but it's an apartment building that people buy -- it's similar to an apartment, but you

它是被買下的一座公寓建築.好比像是公寓但是你有權力擁有它

own it. You don't pay rent; it's yours. It's your condo. So it's an apartment building

你不需要付房租因為你就是屋主.是你獨立擁有的公寓.所以是一座公寓建築

-- or an apartment you own. That's a "condo". How can you remember this word? I'm going

或是公寓你有權力擁有的.那就叫做"condo".那要如何記住這個單字?我要給你

to give you a second. Try to think of a word like "condo", maybe in your own language,

幾秒鐘的時間.試著使用你的語言去想一個字像是"condo"

maybe you know someone with the last name "Khan". How can you remember this word? I'll

或許你知道某人的姓叫"Khan".那麼要如何記得這個字?我要

tell you my trick. "Condo" sounds sort of like "window". So a "window" is something

告訴你個方法."Condo"聽起來像一種"window(窗戶)"使你能夠

you can see out of. "I looked out my window." So that can help me remember the "dow" part,

往外看出去."我從窗戶看出去".所以我就能記住"dow"這個部分的,"window"

"window". How do I remember "con"? Well, I have some friends whose last name is "Khan".

我要如何記住"con"? 我的朋友們中有人的姓叫"Khan"

I have a friend whose last name is "Khan". So I can imagine him looking out the window.

我有個朋友的姓叫"Khan".所以我能夠想像著他從窗戶往外看的樣子.

Maybe if I don't know a "Khan", I know of a person from history -- from a long, long

我可能不知道"Khan"是誰,但我知道他是一位非常非常久以前的歷史人物

time ago -- named Genghis Khan. Although in different languages, the name is a little

叫做成吉思汗.名字聽起來有一點不一樣因為是不同語言

different. But he was from Mongolia, and he was a warrior who took over all of China,

他是來自蒙古的戰士統領著全中國

all of -- most of Asia, some of Europe, some of the Middle East, so a very famous warrior.

統領大部分的亞洲,某些歐洲國家和某些中東國家,是個非常有名的戰士

His name was "Genghis Khan". I can think, "Oh, Khan." And I can imagine Genghis Khan

他的名字是"成吉思汗".我能想著"噢!Khan,我就能連想成吉思汗

in a window in a condo with a sword. And if I imagine where he's living, he's living in

在自己公寓中的窗戶耍著劍器.我也能夠想像他住哪.他住在

a condo. So I think "Khan", "window", "condo". So imagine this in your mind for ten seconds.

公寓中.所以我想"Khan", "window", "condo".開始在心中想著這些圖像十秒鐘

Close your eyes and just think "Genghis Khan", "window", "condo". Okay.

閉上眼睛就只想像"Khan", "window", "condo".好的

So this trick works really well, especially using your own language and coming up with

那麼這個技巧很有用,特別對於使用你的母語去發展出你自己的連想法

your own associations. Think of your friends' names. Do your friends' names have anything

你自己的連想法.想一位你朋友的名字.你的朋友的名字跟那些字

in common with this word? Maybe a famous person does. You can think historical figures. You

是常見的呢?或許是個同樣名字的名人.又或者是古人.

can think -- other English words might help or words from your own language. But I found

其他的英文單字或許有幫助甚至你的母語的字彙也有可能.我發現

this trick to -- it worked incredibly for me. I know a lot more Chinese words as a result

這個方法也對我有極大的幫助.我知道有非常多的中文字同樣能使用

of this trick, and so I hope you try it. I also hope you come and visit our website at

此技巧,我希望你能夠試試看.我希望你能來參訪我們的網站,

www.engvid.com to do more practice with examples like these. Until next time, take care.

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