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Yesterday, I borrowed a book from school library. Though I have learned English for alomost ten years, this is the first time I read a book totally written in English. Which made me feel most hurt was that I found it was hard for me to understand it! Especially at the beginning.
When I first read it ,I can hardly understand a sentence. I felt so disappointed at myself that I don't want to continue reading, I even want to give it back as soon as I can. But later, I thought I should not act like that, I should be brave enough to face this situation and find ways to improve it, but not try to run away. Only in this way can I make progress.
But when I read it for the second time, I find that if I can read it carefully, I still can understand some, though there are many words seem unfamiliar with me. I don't want to stop to refer to a dictionary, for I hope that I can guess its meaning by putting it in the conversation in the book. You know if I use the dictionary, it will take me a long time, and not good to understand the whole sentence. But still, there is a problem, I also can not understand some though I try to put it in the conversation.
Feel really hurt, I never thought my English could be so bad that I can not read a written-in-English book freely. There is still a long journey, god...
Post comment Comment (18 replies)
- Reply Cilla
- Maybe you have chose a rather difficult one. You know, even if you English is good enough, there are still many words in one specific field you don't know. Keep studying, although you cannot learn all the words and expressions in English, you will still make a progress~~
- Reply Pennyniu
- Don't give up, it's just your fist time, if you continue doing this, you'll be better~!
- Reply windhearer
- As is well-known to all , English is a profound language , beyond what we can imagine .It is said that the number of its vocabulary reaches up to more than 1 million , much larger than Chinese vocabulary . As is the case , the more you learn , the more you find you don't understand . It doesn't mean your English level is degrading , on the contrary, you have made great progress in it . Maybe it happened that the English book you took that day goes too far from your competence. So my suggestion is that you choose a little bit easier one next time . You need to follow in proper sequence from the shallower to the deeper when you learn English .
- Reply fairy0612
- Cilla: Maybe you have chose a rather difficult one. You know, even if you English is good enough, there are still many words in one specific field you don'tThe book is "Stories of Sherlock Holmes "...
- Reply fairy0612
- Pennyniu: Don't give up, it's just your fist time, if you continue doing this, you'll be better~!I hope I will..
- Reply fairy0612
- windhearer: As is well-known to all , English is a profound language , beyond what we can imagine .It is said that the number of its vocabulary reaches up to moreThe book is "Stories of Sherlock Holmes "... Maybe I have chosen a difficult one.
- Reply areyoudkk
- I think your english is not bad,as you know,there are mountains beyond mountains,heavens beyond heavens.
- Reply fairy0612
- areyoudkk: I think your english is not bad,as you know,there are mountains beyond mountains,heavens beyond heavens.Thank you for saying that.
- Reply ly.identity
- Oh, dear! I do believe it's because you choose a relatively difficult one. How about reading Jane Austen's works? Like Emma, Mansfield Park? But of all her works, I like Pride and Prejudice most~ Try some simple ones first, then you can explore more!
- Reply fairy0612
- ly.identity: Oh, dear! I do believe it's because you choose a relatively difficult one. How about reading Jane Austen's works? Like Emma, Mansfield Park? But of alOkay, I will certainly try it.
- Reply ly.identity
- fairy0612: Okay, I will certainly try it.By the way, I have fallen in love with Mr. Darcy, the cheif character in P&P these day.
If you have time, its movie is also worth watching.
- Reply fairy0612
- ly.identity: By the way, I have fallen in love with Mr. Darcy, the cheif character in P&P these day.You know what, I had already seen this film a few days ago.If you have time, its movie is also worth watching
- Reply ly.identity
- fairy0612: You know what, I had already seen this film a few days ago.
- Reply MarkLee
- I got the same feeling as you,maybe what my English teacher said was right, "Only by speaking in English can you learn how to speak it."
but now i find I have a long way to go................
- Reply fairy0612
- MarkLee: I got the same feeling as you,maybe what my English teacher said was right, "Only by speaking in English can you learn how to speak it."A long way ...
but
- Reply moli
- Perhaps the book is a little difficult for you to read.
Don't lose your heart and push yourself too hard, and learning English is a long process, right?
- Reply fairy0612
- moli: Perhaps the book is a little difficult for you to read.Yes, and all I need is persistence.
Don't lose your heart and push yourself too hard, and learning English is a long process, righ
- Reply rainecho415
- It is not all your problem, many Chinese would encounter this problem. The reason is that we are not familiar with English original editions. We don't have built up a totally English thinking. Keep going and leave the don't-understand part alone at first. Then when you get accustomed to this, you will understand the first part you missed before. I have this kind of experience. Really!
