Aiming for fluency
想学好英语并没那么难
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Growing up in Venezuela,there was never really much cau to learn English.
For years I knew nothing past“hello,”until I started high school.For five years,I spent two hours a week immerd in understanding the verb “to be”,numbers,colors,and the difference between saying“good evening”and“good night”.
I thought two hours a week was enough time to invest in learning a foreign language.I would always get top marks,and my teachers would regularly prai me.
Even as an adult,I still thought I spoke the language,just by understanding English menus or translating common phras.
Yep,that ud to be me,walking like a queen among everyday Spanish speakers.
“Bring it on,life,”I said.
“I can handle whatever you’ve got;I’m a rock star.”But when I moved to Canada,life hit me so hard that it knocked me down.Years later, I am still recovering.
Living in a new land,with different people,new rules,new weather, a new culture and language,I was no longer a queen.
Did I speak English?
No,not at all.
So,I went back to school,thinking that it was a challenge I would conquer in record time.But the reality was different.English was more like a solid wall in my path.
Even after getting a job,it took all my courage to stop mylf from hiding in the washroom during my lunch break,crying,completely overwhelmed(不知所措的)and scared.
surface是什么意思Learning English,speaking,listening–it hurt me.Not the language.
Not the unkind people,it hurt becau I wasn’t good,despite my efforts.
Now,after almost ven years in Canada,I’ve decided not to apologize for my accent,grammar mistakes,or pronunciation.I’m going to cha my dreams and enjoy a beautiful,rich,and fascinating language without being ashamed.
Don’t get me wrong,my brain still screams“Give me a break!”from time to time,but that’s completely natural.
I know it’s going to take a while,but at least now I accept the person I am–not the perfect person I thought I was.
（选自Reader’s Digest）
freak show1.What do we learn about learning English in Venezuela?
A.Everyone invested a lot of time in it.
B.It didn’t require much effort.
C.Its standard was very high in high school.
D.It could bring a lot of benefits to students.
2.What does the underlined ntence in Paragraph6show about the author?
A.She was proud of her command of foreign languages.
adulationB.She felt confident enough to face any challenge.
C.She delighted in all kinds of competition.
D.She looked down on others.
3.What happened after the author moved to Canada?
snake是什么意思
A.She adjusted to the new environment rapidly.千米的英文
B.She regretted not working hard in English.
C.She quickly put her language talent to u.
D.She expected to improve her English easily.
4.What can we infer from the last three paragraphs?
A.The author has a realistic understanding of herlf.
B.The author has conquered English eventually.
C.The author now can pass as a native speaker.
D.The author is frustrated with her English.
kneipp译文：
在委内瑞拉长大，从来没有太多理由学习英语。
多年以来，直到我进入高中之前，我对“你好”一无所知。五年来，我每周花两个小时沉浸在理解动词“要”，数字，颜色以及说“晚安”和“晚安”之间的区别上。
我认为每周两个小时足以花时间学习外语。我总是会获得最高分，而我的老师会经常表扬我。
即使是成年人，我仍然认为我会说英语，只是通过理解英语菜单或翻译常用短语。
是的，过去是我，每天在讲西班牙语的国家中像皇后一样行走。
“带上它，生活，”我说。
“我可以应付你所拥有的一切；我是摇滚明星。”但是当我搬到加拿大时，生活使我受了沉重的打击，以至于把我打倒了。多年后，我仍在恢复。
我生活在一个新的土地上，拥有不同的人，新的规则，新的天气，新的文化和语言，我不再是女王。
我会说英语吗？
上海中级口译
一点都不。
因此，我回到学校，以为在创纪录的时间内我将克服的挑战。但是现实是不同的。在我的路上，英语更像是一堵坚固的墙。
即使找到了工作，我仍然全心全意地阻止自己在午休时间躲在洗
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