Question 1: Is remembering words a good way to improve my English?英语网上资源论坛,中西杂谈,英语问题区,电脑英语论坛,实用英语论坛,翻译论坛-口译笔译,出国考试 ,国内考试,国际交友,同城交流,英语娱乐区,中文休闲屋,论坛精华区,英语学习,英语快餐,English study,English BBS,Forum,英语博客基地#B9I*K:R8m

:A$P7a;E.U8kAnswer: To some extent, a large vocabulary means good English. But it is not enough for you just to remember how to spell the words. You should also master the usage of the words. It's no good trying just to remember the words in the dictionary. A better way is to accumulate the words through extensive reading.英语论坛-英语麦当劳9X:w-x7I%C)y'f#a
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回答：单词量的大小在一定程度上可以衡量英语水平的高低。但是，如果只是一味地记忆，是远远不够的。更重要的是要掌握词的用法、搭配等。建议大家不要只去背字典，而应该通过大量的阅读来积累单词。

Answer: The best way to improve spoken English is to practice more. In the English corner, some students are too shy to talk. They are afraid of making mistakes. So they just become passive listeners. In this way, their spoken English will not be improved. These students must build their confidence first. Nobody can avoid making mistakes. The more they practice, the better their spoken English will be. On the other hand, usually Chinese learners of English attend the English corner, which is not helpful for correcting our accent. If possible, communicate with a native speaker. It will be of much help. If not, we can also listen to some tapes, and imitate them. No pay, no gain. If you practice more, I believe you will make a great progress.
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问题2：常常参加英语角活动，可是口语没有很大进步。有没有更好的方法？BBS.EnglishCN.com是英语学习者和爱好者交流与提高的地方6@:p4{*A0C0K(v
回答：要练习口语，最好的方法就是多说。可是参加英语角之类的活动时，有些比较害羞的同学害怕会说错话，于是只是当听众。这样，对口语是不会有帮助的。对于这样的同学，一定先要树立起信心，错误是难免的，但是多多练习的话，一定会越说越好的。另外，英语角活动常常是中国人之间的交流，这样对纠正语音的帮助并不大。如果有条件的话，最好是能和英语国家的人交流。若没有这样的条件，可以多听听这类的磁带，从模仿开始。总之，只要肯下工夫，一定会有进步的。

Answer: When you are choosing an electronic dictionary, you should first pay attention to its        vocabulary.    In addition, the quality of the dictionary, the service of maintaining are also the things you should take notice of.    When you have an electronic dictionary, you cannot use it too often in order to save time.    The detailed explannation of the words and the examples in the dictionary can not be replaced by the electronic dictionary.英语网上资源论坛,中西杂谈,英语问题区,电脑英语论坛,实用英语论坛,翻译论坛-口译笔译,出国考试 ,国内考试,国际交友,同城交流,英语娱乐区,中文休闲屋,论坛精华区,英语学习,英语快餐,English study,English BBS,Forum,英语博客基地 }6f1V,T;o/u&V#Z

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I am a student from other province.    My English is not bad, but my oral English is     not satisfactory.    I have strong accent.    What should I do to improve my oral English?英语网上资源论坛,中西杂谈,英语问题区,电脑英语论坛,实用英语论坛,翻译论坛-口译笔译,出国考试 ,国内考试,国际交友,同城交流,英语娱乐区,中文休闲屋,论坛精华区,英语学习,英语快餐,English study,English BBS,Forum,英语博客基地.m%i/t$@5a*b9K#~

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I am not very young now, and I've never learned English before. I wonder if I can learn it from now on?
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Answer: One is never too old to learn. Every one can learn English well if he or she has the perseverance. Because of your age, your memory may be not so good. It will be a little difficult for you to remember words. However, if you spend more time and energy, you will make a progress. On the other hand, your comprehensive ability must better than children's, so you can master the English grammar more quickly. At last, we wish you a great success.英语论坛-英语麦当劳/I.U2`:r9E&y2H
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Being a parent, I know no English. What can I do to help my child to improve his English level?
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'Q n!n%h7u)C4p%[8@BBS.EnglishCN.com是英语学习者和爱好者交流与提高的地方回答：许多家长碰到这个问题时，常常会为孩子请家教，或是送他们去读辅导班或提高班。的确，这个办法有一定的效果。但是，如果教师的辅导质量不好，或是孩子面对压力，不愿意认真学，这样的结果只会是白白浪费孩子的时间和精力，也浪费了父母的金钱。父母要帮助孩子提高英语水平，首先要培养孩子对英语的兴趣，并且让他们了解学英语的重要性。有条件的话，给孩子看一些内容积极健康的英语节目，或是给他们订一些有意义的英语报刊杂志。有些公园里设有英语角，周末，家长可以带孩子去参加英语角的活动，让孩子在轻松的环境中，练习英语听力和口语。但要注意，一开始，不要强迫孩子开口说，这样可能会造成他们的反感。应该要适当地鼓励，多去几次后，孩子自然会开口说的。

I am a junior high school student. My English is not bad, but I have a desire to learn more to improve my English. What shall I study?
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问题7：我是一个初中生，英语成绩不错。我想再多学一些，提高我的英语水平。学什么比较好？
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回答：想多学一些东西，是很值得鼓励的，但是不要给自己太多的压力。如果你觉得自己的时间和精力允许你再学其他东西的话，建议你可以去读新概念英语、牛津少儿英语或是剑桥少儿英语。但要注意，学好学校里教的课程才是最重要的。

I am a senior high school student. What kind of book should I read in the spare time to improve my English?English learners' Forum&q6c.E8I!E"a7k
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Answer: As a senior high student, you can read some simplified books of famous English novels. The sentences in these books are simpler, which are suitable for senior high school students. While the sentences in the original are more complicated, and sometimes the authors do not obey the grammatical rules in order to make the sentences beautiful, which may confuse the readers. You can also read some magazines for English study, or read some English newspapers.
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问题8：我是一个高中生，平时我应该看一些什么书来提高我的英语水平？
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回答：高中生应该可以看一些名著的简写本。因为简写本里的句子相对比较简单，适合高中生阅读。而原著的句子一般比较复杂，有时，作者为了语句的优美，写作时没有按照一般的语法规则, 这可能会使初步接触原著的读者感到迷惑。也可以订阅一些英语学习的杂志，或是看一些英语报纸等。

Now I am learning the phonetic symbol, I feel it is very difficult. What's the use of the phonetic symbols in learning English it? How can I learn it well?English learners' Forum)e3S#U9V:f6Z;N'o
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For beginners, it is quite natural to feel it difficult to learn. Some pronunciations are hard to distinguish. So when you are learning a word, you should remember its accurate pronunciation at the same time. After a period of practice, you will probably master it.bbs.englishcn.com6U!J$p!a%}7E*g"U

6u-Z;d3A7i&Z7B英语网上资源论坛,中西杂谈,英语问题区,电脑英语论坛,实用英语论坛,翻译论坛-口译笔译,出国考试 ,国内考试,国际交友,同城交流,英语娱乐区,中文休闲屋,论坛精华区,英语学习,英语快餐,English study,English BBS,Forum,英语博客基地问题9：我现在正在学音标，我觉得很难。学音标有什么用？怎样才能学好音标？英语论坛-英语麦当劳0r!j4L7A7z4X7X7L

3o6K;]6~0J;t(v6o英语论坛-英语麦当劳回答：音标在英语学习中是非常重要的一个部分，就好像小学生一开始要学汉语拼音一样。学好音标，就可以掌握单词的正确读音。英语网上资源论坛,中西杂谈,英语问题区,电脑英语论坛,实用英语论坛,翻译论坛-口译笔译,出国考试 ,国内考试,国际交友,同城交流,英语娱乐区,中文休闲屋,论坛精华区,英语学习,英语快餐,English study,English BBS,Forum,英语博客基地+{:r%] u,I'k&D6k
对于初学者来说，音标可能不容易学。觉得有的发音很接近，很难分辨。这就要求在学每一个单词时，都要掌握它的正确发音。多练习一段时间，自然会熟练掌握音标的。

Now I am learning the grammatical item "past simple tense". I feel it very difficult to remember the irregular forms of the irregular verbs. Are there any knacks?
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Answer: In the English study, mere understanding is not enough. There are many things you should memorize, such as the irregular forms of the irregular verbs. Speaking of the knacks, when you know the past forms of some irregular verbs, you will find some rules. For example, the past from of the verb "sleep" is "slept", and the past form of "sweep" is "swept". Then you can find that the past forms of the irregular verbs ending with "-eep" is "-ept". In memorizing the irregular forms of some verbs, you'd better try to find some "rules", which will help you a lot.
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问题10：我是个初中生，现在正在学过去时。可是在背不规则动词的过去式时，我觉得很难背出来。有什么窍门吗？
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I've learned English for years.    However, I find it's still hard for me to understand VOA news no matter how hard I try.    Can you give me any advice on how I can improve my listening?
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I find it odd that the plural form of "woman doctor" is "women doctors" while the plural form of "coat-hanger" is "coat-hangers" instead of "coats-hangers".    Are there any rules I can keep when I need to change these words into a plural form?英语论坛-英语麦当劳6g6g9u1s8N-m,_

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        woman-doctor → women-doctors.
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        form. Eg. passer-by → passers-by; looker-on → lookers-on.
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2s-W&P4j"G$A-r*s(iEnglish learners' Forum4). Change the last word into its plural form when there's no main body in the compound
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!t(k9V)@&sEnglish learners' Forum回答：这些词我们称之为复合名词。复合名词的复数形式可采取以下几种形式：bbs.englishcn.com+A7H/q(e-T%^

#q*x-|"b!g,o英语论坛-英语麦当劳1). 第一个和第二个词都变为复数，这通常用于有man或woman出现的复合名词。BBS.EnglishCN.com是英语学习者和爱好者交流与提高的地方4n0a;{4N;t0T!P1|
        如：woman doctor → women doctors, man-servant →    men-servants
8}!@0e$w/u:l'K4J2). 第一个词(复合名词的主体）变为复数。如：passer-by → passers-by, looker-on → lookers-on    英语论坛-英语麦当劳7f4@2H9^,Q;D8Y:M:x
3). 第二个词（复合名词的主体）变为复数。如：coat-hanger → coat-hangers, boy-friend → boy(-)
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4). 若没有主体，第二个词变为复数。如：sit-in → sit-ins, grown-up → grown-ups。

Our teacher always asks us to recite the text.    Is it helpful for our English learning?
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&Q%I(i9t8c#PEnglish learners' ForumAnswer: Reciting the texts seems to be quite dull, but it is really helpful for learning English, especially for the beginners.    Remembering a lot of articles helps you to master the usage of the words, the different sentence patterns.    As time passes by, you will get "the sense of language", which prepares you for the later learning.;U7M*E9Q#F3z"Y
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8p:Z3D"Z&A4K0xbbs.englishcn.com回答：背课文看起来的确很枯燥，但是对英语学习很有帮助，尤其是初学者。大量地背一些文章，可以帮助记忆词的用法、不同的句型。久而久之，你就会有了所谓的“语感”，这为以后的外语学习做了很好的准备。

Now there are British English and American English.    Which one is better for me to learn?英语论坛-英语麦当劳-_6P:K#\'Z)t(a

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回答：这个问题要就个人而言。英国英语比较传统一些，如果选择学英英，可以选择《新概念英语》、《牛津英语》、《剑桥英语》等教材。而美英在现阶段比较流行，如果选择学美英，也有许多教材，如《现代美国口语》、《走遍美国》等。 你可以根据自己的爱好来选择，没有哪一个更好的问题。

What's the difference between “before long” and “long before”?
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6V&A;^2F/Z7G5T-jAnswer: Though it is only a change of order, the two phrases are completely different from each other in meaning.“Before long” is almost the same as “soon”while “long before”means“a long time before some events”. In this case, we must pay attention to the tense when encountering them, e.g. Before long he joined the army and left his hometown.I had known about him long before I knew him.英语网上资源论坛,中西杂谈,英语问题区,电脑英语论坛,实用英语论坛,翻译论坛-口译笔译,出国考试 ,国内考试,国际交友,同城交流,英语娱乐区,中文休闲屋,论坛精华区,英语学习,英语快餐,English study,English BBS,Forum,英语博客基地:R1Z2k1Q*o7E8B)];l0v/_

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#h"@/w#e(I0@(z$t英语论坛-英语麦当劳回答:虽然两者只在词序上有所区别，但是意义却是截然不同的。Before long 意为不久，用法同soon。long before则表示“在……之前很久”。 所以，碰到这两个词的时候，我们要特别注意时态。例如：Before long he joined the army and left his hometown. I had known about him long before I knew him.