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101aLearningaForeignLanguage

LearningaForeignLanguage

Learningaforeignlanguagewasoneofthemostdifficultyetmost<2>rewardingexperiencesofmylife.

Althoughattimeslearningalanguagewas<3>frustrating,itwaswellworththeeffort.

Myexperiencewithlearningaforeignlanguagebeganin<4>juniormiddleschool,whenItookmyfirstEnglishclass.

Ihadakindandpatientteacherwhooftenpraisedallofthestudents.

Becauseofthis<5>positivemethod,IeagerlyansweredallthequestionsIcould,neverworryingmuchaboutmakingmistakes.

Iwasatthetopofmyclassfortwoyears.

WhenIwentto<6>seniormiddleschool,IwaseagertocontinuestudyingEnglish;however,myexperienceinseniormiddleschoolwasverydifferentfrombefore.

Whilemy<7>formerteacherhadbeenpatientwithallofthestudents,mynewteacherquicklypunishedthosewhogaveincorrectanswers.

Wheneverweansweredincorrectly,shepointedalongstickatusand,shakingitupanddown,shouted,"No!

No!

No!

"

Itdidn'ttakemelongtolosemyeagernesstoanswerquestions.

NotonlydidIlosemyjoyinansweringquestions,butIalsolostmydesiretosayanythingatallinEnglish.

However,thatstatedidn'tlastlong.

WhenIwenttocollege,IlearnedthatallstudentswererequiredtotakeanEnglishcourse.

<8>Unlikemyseniormiddleschoolteacher,mycollegeEnglishteacherswerepatientandkind,andnoneofthemcarriedlong,pointedsticks!

Thesituationwasfarfromperfect,though.

Asourclasseswereverylarge,Iwasonlyabletoansweracoupleofquestionsineachclassperiod.

Also,afterafewweeksofclasses,InoticedthereweremanystudentswhospokemuchbetterthanIdid.

Ibegantofeel<9>intimidated.

So,onceagain,althoughfordifferentreasons,Iwasafraidtospeak.

ItseemedmyEnglishwasgoingtostayatthesamelevelforever.

ThatwasthesituationuntilacoupleofyearslaterwhenIwasofferedan<10>opportunitytostudyEnglishthroughan<11>onlinecourse.

The<12>communication<13>mediumwasacomputer,aphoneline,anda<14>modem.

Isoongot<15>accesstothenecessaryequipment,learnedhowtousethetechnologyfromafriendand<16>participatedinthe<17>virtualclassroom5to7daysaweek.

Onlinelearningisnoteasierthanregularclassroomstudy;

itrequiresalotoftime,<18>commitmentand<19>disciplinetokeepupwiththeflowofthecourse.

Iworkedhardtomeetthe<20>minimumstandardssetbythecourseandtocomplete<21>assignmentsontime.

Ipracticedallthetime.

IcarriedalittledictionarywithmeeverywhereIwent,aswellasanotebookinwhichIlistedanynewwordsIheard.

Imademany,sometimes<23>embarrassing,mistakes.

OnceinawhileIcriedoutof<24>frustration,andsometimesIfeltlikegivingup.

ButIdidn'tfeelintimidatedbystudentswhospokefasterthanIdidbecauseItookallthetimeIneededtothinkoutmyideasandwroteareplybefore<25>postingitonthescreen.

Then,onedayIrealizedIcouldunderstandjustabouteverythingIcameacross,andmostimportantly,Icould"say"anythingIwantedtoinEnglish.

AlthoughIwasstillmakingmanymistakesandwas<27>continuallylearningnewwaystosaythings,Ihadfinally<28>reapedthe<29>benefitsofallofmyhardwork.

Learningaforeignlanguagehasbeenamosttryingexperienceforme,butonethatIwouldn'ttradeforanything.

Notonlydidlearninganotherlanguageteachmethevalueofhardwork,butitalsogaveme<30>insightsintoanotherculture,andmymindwasopenedtonewwaysofseeingthings.

ThemostwonderfulresultofhavinglearnedaforeignlanguagewasthatIcould<31>communicatewithmanymorepeoplethanbefore.

Talkingwithpeopleisoneofmy<32>favoriteactivities,sobeingabletospeakanewlanguageletsmemeetnewpeople,participateinconversations,andformnew,unforgettablefriendships.

NowthatIspeakaforeignlanguage,insteadofstaringintospacewhenEnglishisbeingspoken,

Icanparticipateandmakefriends.

Iamabletoreachouttoothersandbridgethe<33>gapbetweenmylanguageandcultureandtheirs.

||<34>attimes|sometimesbutnotusually|有时，偶尔

|||Heusedtogotothetheatreattimes.|他以前偶尔会去看看戏。

|||Attimeshefeelsthathewantstoleavehisjob.|有时他真想辞职。

||<35>beworthsth./doingsth.|berewardingenoughforthetime,effort,money,etc.|值得...的

|||Thewatchisworthmorethantheprice.|这表的价值超出标价。

|||Doingmorningexercisesisworththetime.|花点时间做早操是值得的。

||<36>notonly...butalso...||不仅...而且...

|||NotonlydidIfindthegameveryboring,butIalsofeltitwasmeaningless.|我觉得这场比赛非常枯燥而且没什么意义。

|||NotonlythestoryisinterestingtousbutalsotheEnglishisgoodforustolearn.|这故事不仅有趣，而且其英语地道，值得一学。

||<37>farfrom|not...atall;ratherthan|一点都不

|||Thecompositionisfarfromperfect.|这篇作文太糟了。

|||Iknowhewashurt,buthewasfarfrombeingthepersonwhowashurtmost.|我知道他受了伤害，但他还不是受伤害最深的人。

||<38>acoupleof|two;asmallnumberof|两个；一些，几个

|||Iwillneedacoupleofminutestocompletethereporttomyboss.|我还需要几分钟时间完成给老板的报告。

|||Imethimacoupleoftimeslastyear.|去年我遇见过他几次。

||<39>get/have/obtainaccessto|havetherighttohaveorusesth.|有权享用；可以使用

|||Peoplelivingherehaveaccesstothatswimmingpoolforfree.|住在这里的人可以免费去那个游泳池游泳。

|||IfIcouldgetaccesstotheheadoffices,Icouldtellthemanagementmynewideasabouthowtoimprovethiscompany.|如果我可以到总部办公室去，我就能向管理部门提出改善公司状况的新主意。

||<40>participatein|takepartin|参加

|||WeareexpectedtoparticipateactivelyinEnglishclass.|我们要积极参与英语课的活动。

|||Sheparticipatedinseveralsportsinseniormiddleschool.|在高中时，她参加过好几项运动项目。

||<41>keepupwith|keepthesamespeedas|赶上；不落后

|||Thesmallchildhadtoruninordertokeepupwithhisbrother.|这小孩为了赶上他哥哥只好跑了起来。

|||I'mhavingtroublekeepingupwiththerestoftheclass.|我要赶上班上其他人还有困难。

||<42>feellikesth./doingsth.|wanttohaveordosth.|想要；想做

|||Ifeellikeacupoftea.|我想要杯咖啡。

|||Ijustdon'tfeellikedoinganythingtonight.|今晚我什么事情都不想干。

||<43>giveup|stopdoingorstoptryingtodosth.|停止，放弃

|||Myteachertoldmenottogiveupnomatterhowdifficultthingsbecome.|老师要我无论如何困难都不要放弃。

|||I'vegivenuptryingtogethertochangehermind.|我已不再争取让她改变主意。

||<44>thinkout|consideralltheaspectsanddetailsofsth.beforedoingit|仔细考虑；推敲；琢磨

|||Ineedtimetothinkthingsout.|我需要时间好好想一下。

|||Shehadn'tthoughtoutwhatshewasgoingtosayattheparty.|她还没有想清楚自己在聚会上要说些什么。

||<45>comeacross|meet,find,ordiscoversb.orsth.bychance|偶然遇到；偶然发现

|||I'venevercomeacrossanyonelikeherfatherbefore.|我从来没有遇到像她父亲那样的人。

|||WhileIwascleaningthehouse,IcameacrosssomeoldbabypicturesofmyfatherthatIhadneverseenbefore.|在打扫房间时，我偶然发现了几张我父亲还是婴儿时的老照片，这些照片我过去从未见过。

||<46>reapthebenefit（s）|getsth.asarewardforsth.done|获得益处，得到好处

|||Onlyapartofthepeoplehavereapedthebenefitsfromthenewpolicy.|只有一部分人从新政策中受益。

|||Buttheteenagersshouldreapthebenefitsofamorepersonal,better-runservice.|然而青少年应该享受到更加个性化、实施质量更好的服务。

||<47>tradefor|exchangefor|用...换...

|||Itradedmyoldcarforanewone.|我把旧车换成了新车。

|||Inordertopayoffhisdebts,hehadtotradehispianoformoney.|为了还债，他只好把钢琴拿去换钱。

||<48>givesb.insight（s）into|givesb.adeepunderstandingofsth.|深刻理解

|||Thediscussiongaveusarealinsightintothecausesofthepresenteconomiccrisis.|这场讨论使我们对当前经济危机的原因有了真正的认识。

|||Thestorygaveusinsightintohisdeterminationtowinandhisdesiretobecomethebest.|这件事使我们对他决心获胜、渴望完美的心情有了深刻的认识。

||<49>nowthat|becauseofsth.orasaresultofsth.|既然，由于

|||Nowthatyouhavecome,youmaystayhere.|你既然来了，就留在这里吧。

|||Nowthatweknoweachotherbetter,wegetalongfine.|既然大家相互了解更深了，相处也就融洽了。

||<50>insteadof||而不是；代替

|||Theyraisedpricesandcutproductioninsteadofcuttingcosts.|他们又是提价，又是减产，却没有降低成本。

|||HetookEnglishashismajorinsteadofJapanese.|他选择学英语，而没选日语。

||<51>reachoutto|communicatewith;contact|接触，联系

|||Onlinelearninghelpsusreachouttonewfriends.|网络学习使我们接触新朋友。

|||Irealizedatthesametimehewasreachingouttome；hewasalsoaskingforhelp.|我同时也察觉到他正在联系我；他在寻求帮助。

学习一种外语

Learningaforeignlanguagewasoneofthemostdifficultyetmost<2>rewardingexperiencesofmylife.学习外语是我一生中最艰苦也是最有意义的经历之一。

Althoughattimeslearningalanguagewas<3>frustrating,itwaswellworththeeffort.虽然时常遭遇挫折，但却非常有价值。

|@|<1>reward|vt.|givesth.inreturnforgoodandvaluabledoings|奖赏；回报

||||Hewasrewardedhandsomelyforhisefforts.|他的努力得到了可观的回报。

||||Itisoftennecessarytorewardpeoplefortheirhardwork,ifyouwantthemtocontinueworkinghardforyou.|如果你想要人们继续努力工作，就有必要奖励他们的工作。

|||n.|[C,U]sth.asareturnforgoodandvaluabledoings|奖赏；回报

||||Asarewardforpassingtheexams,shegotanewbikefromherparents.|因为通过了考试，父母奖励给她一辆新自行车。

||||Shegotnorewardforallthehardworkshedid.|她辛苦的工作并没有得到嘉奖

||<2>　rewarding|a.|givingsb.satisfaction,pleasure,orprofit|值得做的，有益的，有意义的

||||Doingexercisecanbeveryrewardingforeveryone.|锻炼身体对每个人都会有好处。

||||Shefindshercareerveryrewarding.|她觉得自己的工作很有意义。

||<3>frustrate|vt.|1.causesb.tohavefeelingsofdisappointment|使沮丧，使灰心

||||Thelackofevidenceinthiscaseisfrus