Ahh the million dollar question! If only I could give the ultimate answer to that question.

啊，百萬美元的問題！如果我... 可以給出這個問題的最終答案。

It's a question that I get asked daily - literally! There is no single

這是一個問題，我得到 每天都會被問到--真的!沒有單一的

best way. There is no quick solution, but I do have 10 tips or recommendations in

最好的辦法。沒有快速的解決方案，但 我有10個提示或建議

this lesson that will help you to improve your English vocabulary. So you

本課將幫助你 提高你的英語詞彙量。所以你

need to find the best way for you and to do that you need to take a few moments

需要找到最適合你的方式，併為你提供 做到這一點，你需要花點時間

to think about YOU. Think about your interests. Do you like reading? The

想想你。想想你的 興趣。你喜歡讀書嗎？的

movies? Watching the news? How do you like to learn? Do you like to learn

看電影？看新聞？你是怎麼 喜歡學習嗎？你喜歡學習嗎？

inside or outside, in a group or alone? What type of learner are you? How do you

內部或外部，在小組或單獨？ 你是哪種類型的學習者？你是如何

best take in information? And what's your schedule like? When can you study?

最好的接受資訊？而你的 時間表是怎樣的？什麼時候可以學習？

On the train or with your kids? Use this information to find the opportunities to

在火車上還是和孩子一起？使用這個 資訊，尋找機會，以

learn and enjoy English. The truth is that to successfully learn new

學習和享受英語。事實是 要成功學習新的

vocabulary, you need to create really good study habits. You need to keep it

詞彙，你需要創造真正的 良好的學習習慣。你需要保持

interesting and you need to make sure that you're having fun! It's something

有趣的是，你需要確保 你玩得很開心！這是什麼

that you need to be doing every day so you need to find a way to involve things

你需要做的每一天，所以 你要想辦法把事情牽扯進來

that you love to do. Me? I get really bored reading grammar books and

你喜歡做的事情。 我？我嗎 我真的 厭煩閱讀文法書和

listening to words through dictionaries. I'm much more likely to stay motivated

通過字典聽單詞。 我更容易保持積極性

if I'm eating or drinking so I like to study around meals. Hey, you may laugh but

如果我在吃或喝，所以我喜歡。 圍著飯菜學習。嘿，你可能會笑，但

it works for me! Consistency is key when you're learning new words.

這對我來說是有效的始終如一是關鍵，當 你在學習新單詞。

You can't just learn them once and magically they're kept inside your head forever.

你不可能只學一次就神奇地... 它們永遠保存在你的腦海裡。

You need to hear them again and again. Understand how they're used in different

你需要反覆聽它們。 瞭解它們在不同的

context or how they're conjugated or used in different, in word families. You need to

語意 在不同的，字系中。你需要

use them yourself. The truth is that we all learn differently. So in this video

自己使用它們。事實上，我們 都有不同的學習方式。所以在這個視頻中

I'm going to talk about 10 different tools and techniques that you can use to

我要講的是10種不同的 工具和技術，你可以用來

improve your vocabulary. You might not like all of them

提高你的詞彙量。你可能不會 都喜歡

but you will definitely enjoy some of them and hopefully you can make them a

但你一定會喜歡一些 希望你能讓他們成為一個好朋友。

part of your daily or your weekly routine. And if you've got any of your

每日或每週 慣例。如果你有任何的

own suggestions about ways to learn vocabulary, then add them to the comments

自己對學習方法的建議 詞彙，然後把它們添加到評論中去。

below! Share the love with everyone, people! So, the first suggestion or the

下面就和大家一起分享一下吧!和大家一起分享愛。 人!所以，第一個建議還是

first tip is get better at studying new words. Keep a vocabulary journal. Don't

第一條建議是更好地學習新 詞彙。寫詞彙日記。不要

roll your eyes at me, you can do this in lots of different ways. If you think it's

翻臉不認人，你也可以這樣做 很多不同的方式。如果你認為這是

dorky to carry around a notebook, then find a way that works for you.

呆呆的帶著一個筆記本。 然後找到適合自己的方式。

There are lots of apps that can help you to do this - apps on your smartphone. And it's

有很多應用程序，可以幫助你做到 這--智能手機上的應用程序。而且它的

just as easy to make notes there. Your phone is great because it's always with

就像在那裡做筆記一樣容易。你的 手機是偉大的，因為它總是與

you but if you prefer to keep a notebook that's just as good. So neat ways of

但如果你喜歡保留一個筆記本 那就好辦了。所以，整齊的方式

doing this are creating lists or by creating vocabulary maps. However, you do it

做法是創建列表或通過 創建詞彙圖。然而，你這樣做

you need to keep updating it and you need to keep building on this list

你需要不斷更新它，你 需要繼續建立這個名單

and don't just write the word down. Go deeper! If it's a noun, learn whether it's

而不要只寫下這個詞。要深入瞭解!如果是名詞，要了解它是否是

countable or uncountable. Learn the prefixes and suffixes so that you can

可數或不可數。學習 前綴和後綴，以便您可以

build on those words. Learn synonyms for those words. You know, if you said "I felt

在這些詞的基礎上，建立。學習同義詞 這些話。你知道，如果你說 "我覺得

angry", there are so many other options. Annoyed, irritated, furious, frustrated, or

憤怒"，還有很多其他的選擇。 惱怒、惱火、憤怒、沮喪，或

cranky. Learn if any of these words are used in phrasal verbs or idioms.

暴躁。瞭解這些詞中是否有用於短語動詞或成語的。

Number two. When you do learn new words, don't just

第二條。當你學習新單詞的時候，不要只顧著

learn them on their own. Learn them with the words that they are often used with.

自己學習它們。學習他們與 的詞語，它們經常與。

These are called collocations. Two or more English words that are often said

這些都稱為搭配。兩個或 更多常用的英語單詞

together or used together. They sound right because native speakers often use

一起使用或一起使用。它們聽起來 因為母語人士經常使用

them together. For example, you throw or have or plan a party. You don't make a party.

他們在一起。例如，你投擲或 有或計劃一個黨。你不做一個黨。

Or instead of memorising the word, apply, learn the phrase "apply for a job"

或者代替背單詞。 應聘，學習 "應聘 "一詞。

or "apply for a citizenship" or "apply for a visa". You can learn hundreds of new

或 "申請公民身份 "或 "申請。 簽證"。你可以學習數百種新的

individual words but you'll be frustrated if you can't put them

單詞，但你會 悵然若失

together in a sentence that sounds correct and natural. When you learn words

連成一句話 正確、自然。當你學習單詞

in groups, you're learning the words with the verb, the nouns, the prepositions that

在小組中，你在學習單詞與 的動詞、名詞、介詞，以利於

they are commonly used with so you'll sound much more natural when you speak.

他們常用的，所以你會 當你說話時，聲音更自然。

Three. Learn new vocabulary through stories. Stories are full of new words,

三、通過學習新詞彙通過學習新詞彙 故事。故事裡有很多新詞。

phrases and interesting expressions that show you how words come together in a

短語和有趣的表達方式 告訴你如何將文字組合在一起

really entertaining way. Just like the collocation method, you are learning new

真正的娛樂方式。就像 搭配法，你在學習新的

vocabulary in context. You're not only learning what words to use but you're

語境中的詞彙。你不僅要 學會用詞，但你

learning how to use them. An important note to remember is that it's important

學習如何使用它們。一個重要的 切記

to challenge yourself but not feel completely overwhelmed and confused.

挑戰自己但不覺得 完全不知所措，一頭霧水。

Read stories that are fun, that are enjoyable and that help you to feel confident with

讀到的故事是有趣的，是享受的。 並幫助你對

English. Start with children's books if you need to! "Emma are you serious? Start

英語。從兒童讀物開始，如果 你需要！"艾瑪你是認真的嗎？開始

with children's books?" Yes I'm serious! There are lots of great children's books

與兒童書籍？"是的，我是認真的! 有很多好的童書

out there that are interesting, they're funny, they're full of adventure.

在那裡，是有趣的，他們是 有趣的是，他們充滿了冒險。

Start with children's books and when you're reading them and it becomes too

從兒童讀物開始，當 你在讀它們，它變得太

easy, you can try something a bit more challenging. In the description below

容易，你可以嘗試更多的東西 具有挑戰性。在下面的描述中

I've linked to some great books that you can get started with. In this wonderful

我已經鏈接到一些偉大的書籍，你 可以開始與。在這個精彩的

day and age that we live in, you can also find audiobooks for almost any book that

在我們生活的時代，你也可以... ... 幾乎所有的書都可以找到有聲讀物。

you can imagine and when you're learning English, hearing how the words are

你可以想象，當你在學習 英語，聽說單詞是如何

pronounced is so important because English is not phonetic. In English, words

發音是如此重要，因為 英語不是音標。在英語中，單詞

are often not pronounced the way that you think they are, so listening and

往往不是這樣發音的 你認為他們是，所以聽和

reading at the same time is even better! I use Audible to download my audiobooks

同時閱讀就更好了! 我用Audible下載我的有聲讀物。

and listen to them while I'm jogging, while I'm travelling, while I'm drifting

並在我慢跑的時候聽它們。 在我旅行的時候，在我漂泊的時候。

off to sleep. And I've listed some really great books in the description box below.

睡覺去了。我已經列出了一些真正的 偉大的書籍在下面的描述框中。

Plus, there's a link down there to try your first audio book for free and I

另外，下面有一個鏈接，可以試試。 你的第一本有聲書是免費的，我

really recommend it. Make sure you choose stories and topics that you love and

真心推薦。確保你選擇 您喜歡的故事和話題，並且

that you're interested in. On that note, TED Talks are also really great for this

你感興趣的。在這一點上， TED演講也是非常不錯的選擇。

because there's TED Talks on almost every topic imaginable and you can also

因為幾乎有TED演講的內容 每一個可以想象的主題，你也可以

follow the transcript as the speaker is speaking. I'll link you to some of my

隨聲附和 說。我將為你鏈接到我的一些

favourite TED Talks in the description below too.

最喜歡的TED演講的描述 下面也。

Another great tip is to learn new vocabulary through songs. If you love

另一個好的建議是學習新的 通過歌曲來積累詞彙。如果你喜歡

listening to music, there is no doubt that learning new vocabulary through

聽音樂，毫無疑問 學習新的詞彙，通過

songs will help you to remember them. You need to find songs where the words are

歌曲會幫助你記住它們。你 需要找到的歌曲，其中的單詞是

not sung too fast so that you can hear each word and how it's pronounced.

不要唱得太快，讓你聽得見。 每一個單詞以及它的發音。

It's more effective if you can download the lyrics and read them as you're listening.

如果你能下載到的是更有效的 歌詞，邊聽邊念。

There are so many more benefits to learning vocabulary through songs! They get stuck

還有這麼多的好處 通過歌曲學習詞彙!他們被卡住了

in your head - if they're good - so you'll be singing them and practising them so

在你的腦海裡--如果他們是好的--所以你會。 唱著它們，練習著它們

often you won't even feel like you're doing it - in the shower, while you're

往往你甚至不會覺得自己是在 在洗澡時，當你

exercising, while you're driving to work.

鍛鍊，而你開車去上班。

Songs also use colloquial language or slang language that's really common in English.

歌曲中也有使用口語或俚語的情況 語言，在英語中真的很常見。

You'll also hear how words are contracted and reduced and it's going to

你還會聽到文字是如何 收縮和減少，它將。

improve your speaking skills too. If you're singing out loud you'll be

也能提高你的口語能力。如果 你大聲唱出來你就會被

improving aspects of your pronunciation. And the rhythm of music helps you to

改善你發音的各個方面。 而音樂的節奏可以幫助你

memorise new vocabulary. I'll also link down there to some great websites where

記憶新詞彙。我還會鏈接 下面有一些偉大的網站，在那裡

you can get lyrics for English songs and also, if you've got any suggestions about

你可以得到英文歌曲的歌詞和 此外，如果你有任何建議，關於

great English music that you like to listen to, make sure you add it to the comments.

你喜歡的偉大的英語音樂 聽，一定要加在評論裡。

The next tip. Get better at using online dictionaries. Online dictionaries

下一個提示。更好地使用 在線字典在線字典

offer so many ways to practise and learn new English vocabulary. Let's look at the

提供了許多練習和學習的方法 新的英語詞彙。讓我們看看

word, produce, as an example. When I look up this word in an online dictionary,

詞，產生，為例。當我看 在網上字典裡查到這個詞。

I can read the definition, I can read and sometimes listen to the different verb forms,

我可以讀出定義，我可以讀出和。 有時聽聽不同的動詞形式。

producers, produced, producing. I can read lots of example sentences that

生產者，生產，生產。我可以 閱讀大量的例句

show how this word is used. I can also learn synonyms

顯示這個詞的使用方法。 我還可以學習同義詞

and collocations. You can also see the entire word family: produce, producer, production,

和搭配。您還可以看到整個 詞族：生產，生產者，生產。

productive, unproductive, productively, product, produce. You'll also listen to

生產性，非生產性，生產性。 產品，生產。你還會聽到

the pronunciation and in this example, you'll be surprised (maybe) to learn that

的發音，而在這個例子中。 你會驚訝地發現

the verb produce and the noun produce are pronounced differently.

孳生 都有不同的發音。

I recommend some online dictionaries below in the description box. I use Oxford online

下面我推薦一些在線詞典中的 描述框。我使用牛津在線

dictionaries and Macmillan online dictionaries. They also have really great

詞典和麥克米倫在線 詞典。他們也有非常棒的

apps for iPhone and for Android. So go and explore all of the amazing vocabulary

iPhone和Android的應用程序。所以去 探索所有的驚人詞彙

building tools. Plus, if you

構建工具。 另外，如果你

sign up to their email list you're going to get sent a new English word every day

註冊到他們的電子郵件列表，你會 每天收到一個新的英語單詞

and that's just another way to get more practice with new vocabulary!

這只是另一種方式，以獲得更多的 練習新詞彙

OK, what about flashcards and labels? Flashcards have been a really

好了，那閃卡和標籤呢？ 閃卡一直是一個非常

favourite way of learning new vocabulary for years and years! But there are lots

最喜歡的學習新詞彙的方法 好多年了!但是有很多

more options available for us today. You might prefer to hand-write English

今天我們有更多的選擇。您 可能更喜歡手寫英文

phrases on one side of a card and then translate them into your own native

詞組在卡片的一面，然後再 翻譯成你自己的母語

language on the other, but you can also use an SRS program such as Anki.

語言，但你也可以 使用SRS程序，如Anki。

Now I downloaded Anki a few weeks ago and I think it's amazing! It allows you to remember a

現在，我在幾個星期前下載了安琪，我想。 它是驚人的！它可以讓你記住一個

large number of words in a short amount of time. And it also lets you work at

語多 的時間。而且它還可以讓你在

your own pace so I guess it's kind of like digital flashcards and as you

你自己的步伐，所以我想這是一種的 像數字閃存卡，當你

practise, the program remembers what words you get wrong and it shows you

練習，程序會記住 錯字連篇

them more frequently. So you get to practise some more! It's a really

他們更頻繁。所以，你可以 再練習一下!這是一個真正的

efficient way of studying, I can't recommend it highly enough! I use it

高效的學習方式，我不能 高度推薦它!我使用它

while I'm studying Spanish. Another tip - my favourite tip - is to describe the world

當我在學習西班牙語的時候。另一個建議是 我最喜歡的提示 - 是描述世界

around you, what's happening around you. If you like using a dictionary to learn

你身邊的人，你身邊發生的事。 如果你喜歡用字典來學習

new vocabulary, getting into the habit of describing things that are happening

新詞彙，養成習慣。 敘事

around you in English is a really great way to study. When you're unsure of words,

在你身邊的英語是一個非常偉大的 的方式來學習。當你對單詞不確定的時候。

look them up. It will help you to fill in the gaps in your vocabulary. So for

查找它們。它將幫助你填寫 詞彙量的差距。所以對於

example, when you're at your local supermarket, ask yourself "Do I remember

例如，當你在當地的 超市，問問自己 "我還記得

the names for everything that's in the fridge?" or "How can I describe the woman

的一切名稱。 冰箱？"或者 "我怎麼能形容這個女人呢？

waiting in line?" or "Do I know the English names of all of these vegetables?"

在排隊等候？"或 "我知道英語的 所有這些蔬菜的名稱？"

When you can't think of a word, you stop and you look it up. Understand how it's used,

當你想不出一個詞的時候，你就停下來，然後 你去查。瞭解它的使用方法。

practise it and then use it again next time you're at the supermarket. You can

熟能生巧 你在超市的時候。你可以

also do it on your way to work on the bus, as you're going past things you can

也可以在你上班的路上做。 公車上，當你經過的東西，你可以。

think of the vocabulary and try and fill in the gaps when you don't know how to

思考詞彙，並嘗試著填入 顧此失彼

describe it or explain it. Number nine - my favourite - imitate a native speaker.

描述它或解釋它。第九條---- 我最喜歡的是--模仿母語者。

Imitation and shadowing are great techniques to improve pronunciation and

模仿和影子都很好 技巧，以提高發音和

spoken English but they're also awesome for learning new vocabulary, in context too.

英語口語，但他們也很厲害 為學習新詞彙，在語境中也。

I have a huge range of imitation lessons that are available on different topics,

我有一個巨大的模仿課程範圍 有不同主題的。

so if you want to check them out you can go up here or I'll link to them at the

所以，如果你想檢查出他們，你可以 上去這裡，或者我將鏈接到他們在。

end of the video. And number ten. If you are confident enough, speak and practise

視頻的結尾。十號。如果你 自信滿滿，說練結合

being in conversations. By the time you've reached pre-intermediate to intermediate

正在對話中。當你已經 達到中上級到中級

level, you already have enough vocabulary in you, you can communicate what you want.

水準，你已經有足夠的詞彙量 在你身上，你可以傳達你想要的東西。

The message might not be perfect but it's enough and it's at this point that

資訊可能不完美，但 夠了，就在這個時候

practising real conversation is going to catapult your English skills and that

練習真正的對話是要 促使你的英語技能和

means push them much further than if you just keep doing what you're doing.

意思是把它們推得更遠，而不是像你那樣 只是繼續做你在做什麼。

In conversations, you're developing core language skills simultaneously. You're

在對話中，你在發展核心 語言能力同時。你是

listening, you're asking questions, you're learning new vocabulary and context.

傾聽，你在問問題，你在... 學習新詞彙和語境；

You're pushing yourself to find new ways to express your ideas. And if you're not

你在逼迫自己尋找新的方法。 來表達你的想法。如果你不是

expressing yourself clearly enough, you have to find a new way of explaining

清楚地表達自己，你 另闢蹊徑

yourself. And all of this is happening at once, there's lots of pressure, there is

自己。而這一切都發生在 一次，有很多壓力，有

no better way to build your language skills than immersing yourself inside an

沒有更好的方式來建立你的語言 技巧，而不是沉浸在一個

English conversation. There are so many different ways that you can do this.

英語對話。有這麼多 不同的方法，你可以做到這一點。

You can do it online, there are companies that connect you with people who want to

你可以在網上做，有公司 把你和那些想把你和你的人聯繫起來的人

study English like Cambly and Lingoda. I'll write a link to all of those in the

學習英語，比如坎布里和凌達。 我會寫一個鏈接，把所有這些在

description below too. Or in that link up there. I have a

下面的描述也。 或者在上面那個鏈接裡。我有一個

Facebook group that encourages conversation amongst women so if you're

臉書小組，鼓勵 女人之間的對話，所以如果你

a woman, you are welcome to join! It's free and there is a link in the

一個女人，歡迎你加入！這是 免費的，並且有一個鏈接在

description below as well. So that's it, my ten suggestions for improving your

下面的描述也是如此。就這樣了。 我對改善你的十條建議

vocabulary. Try them out and let me know what you think! And if you've got some

詞彙量。試試吧，讓我知道 你怎麼想的！如果你有一些

other suggestions about ways to improve your vocabulary, add them in the comments!

關於如何改進的其他建議 你的詞彙，在評論中添加他們!

Most importantly, you need to find ways to learn and practise vocabulary that

最重要的是，你要想辦法 學習和練習以下詞彙

will work best for you because hey, we all learn differently. We all have

將最適合你，因為嘿，我們 都有不同的學習方式。我們都有

different priorities and different amounts of time to spend when we're

不同的重點和不同的 的時間，當我們

learning new languages. You need to create your own good study habits and

學習新的語言。你需要 創造自己良好的學習習慣和

find ways to enjoy English while you're learning new words. If you haven't

想辦法讓您在享受英語的同時 學習新單詞。如果你還沒有

already subscribed to the mmmEnglish Channel, you should definitely do it!

已經訂閱了mmmEnglish 管道，你一定要做!

There's always new lessons to keep you busy. Watch one of my imitation lessons

總有新的課程讓你 忙。看我的一堂模仿課

right here to help you build your vocabulary and improve your

在這裡幫助你建立你的 詞彙量和提高你的

pronunciation and become a better English speaker. If you want to watch

發音，成為一個更好的 說英語的人。如果你想看

some of the other mmmEnglish lessons, go right here. Thanks for watching and I'll

其他的一些mmmEnglish課程，請到 就在這裡。謝謝你的觀看，我會

see you in the next lesson. Bye for now!

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