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英語の上達には勉強ではなく、日々英語を使うこと。
これが一番です。
多くのラーナーさんの悩みがボキャブラリーをなかなか覚えられないということですが、
でも単語を単語帳を作って覚えるというのはめちゃくちゃ大変な割に効果は限られています。
では、ボキャブラリーを増やすには、どうしたらいいのでしょうか?
それは簡単です。
毎日に英語を使い、慣れるのが一番です。
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■Is That Weird?
J - Janice, M - Mina
A GV and a learner talk about strange habits.
M: Do you have any strange habits?
J: Oh, I have a long list. Shall I enumerate?
M: Eh? That many? (laughs)
J: I’m afraid so! My friends say that I’m a very weird person.
But why do you ask?
M: I’m just curious. This morning, my neighbor was talking
to his plant. He seemed pretty embarrassed when he realized
that I was standing nearby.
J (jokingly): You shouldn’t eavesdrop. Maybe it was
a private conversation.
M: It’s strange, right? But I did some research,
and it turns out that talking to your plants can actually
make them grow faster. It’s still an odd thing to do, though.
J: I didn’t know that! Maybe I should start talking
to my plants from now on...
M: Add that to your list of weird habits. What else is
on that list, anyway?
J: Hmm...well, I love the smell of books, so I have a tendency
to sniff the pages when I’m reading. Sometimes,
people stare at me when I browse in bookstores.
M (laughs): I can imagine.
J: How about you?
M: Ah, well...I have a habit of dancing.
J: That’s not very strange. You’re a dancer, right?
M: Yeah, but I dance in public places.
J: Oh. Like in a flash mob?
M: Nope. I get antsy if I stay in one place for too long.
I start to fidget, and the next thing I know,
I’m doing some hip-hop moves while waiting in line for
a cheeseburger. Is that weird?
J: Kind of. But it’s also cute.
M (teasingly): At least I’m not addicted to sniffing books.
J: Hey!
Both women laugh.
Vocabulary
Habits 習慣、癖