學(xué)習(xí)語(yǔ)言最有效的方法：樹(shù)立目標(biāo)，遵循有效策略

在心中樹(shù)立目標(biāo)

If you don’t know where you want to end up, you’re not going to know where to go. Especially when things get tough.

如果你不知道你的目標(biāo)，你不會(huì)知道最終的目標(biāo)在哪，特別是當(dāng)事情變得艱難的時(shí)候。

This is why innovative entrepreneurs, inventors, and influencers require a massive vision that they can rely on during the worst times.

這就是為什么創(chuàng)新企業(yè)家、發(fā)明家和有影響力的人需要一個(gè)大規(guī)模的規(guī)劃，他們可以在最艱難的時(shí)期有所幫助。

Make sure you have a meaningful purpose of why you want to learn a language. Is it to develop a deeper connection with your family, life partner, friends? Or maybe it’s because you want to advance your career by opening up new opportunities that would normally not be available today.

確保你有一個(gè)有意義的目標(biāo)，你為什么要學(xué)習(xí)一門(mén)語(yǔ)言。你需要與你的家人，生活伴侶，朋友更好的交流嗎?或許是因?yàn)槟阆霝槭聵I(yè)打開(kāi)新的機(jī)遇。

Another important skill to learn is how to set goals that clarify your end goal. Here’s an example:

另一個(gè)重要的技能學(xué)習(xí)是如何設(shè)定目標(biāo)來(lái)達(dá)到你的最終目標(biāo)。這里有一個(gè)例子:

Bad goal: I want to learn a language so I can travel to Europe by next year.

糟糕的目標(biāo):我想學(xué)習(xí)一門(mén)語(yǔ)言這樣我可以明年去歐洲旅行。

Good goal: I want to learn how to speak Spanish so I can travel to Buenos Aires, Argentina by next summer.

良好的目標(biāo):我要學(xué)習(xí)如何講西班牙語(yǔ)，那么我可以在明年夏天前前往阿根廷的布宜諾斯艾利斯。

Great goal: I will have a 15-minute conversation in Spanish with a native Argentinian person over coffee in a cafe in Buenos Aires on July 2017.

偉大的目標(biāo): 2017年7月，我要用西班牙語(yǔ)將和本土阿根廷人在咖啡館有一個(gè)15分鐘的談話，咖啡館在布宜諾斯艾利斯。

Notice how specific, visual, and deadline oriented the great goal is compared to the bad goal.

注意具體、可視化的和目標(biāo)導(dǎo)向的的偉大目標(biāo)比模糊的目標(biāo)更好。

2. Pick the Right Language

選擇正確的語(yǔ)言

Picking the right language is not about the dream language you want to learn (although there is nothing wrong with that). In this case, we’re specifically talking about learning speed.

選擇正確的語(yǔ)言，不是你想學(xué)什么語(yǔ)言就學(xué)(盡管沒(méi)有錯(cuò))。但一些情況下，我們應(yīng)該具體討論學(xué)習(xí)速度。

If you already know how to speak English, learning Spanish, French, Portuguese, or any language from the latin family would be easier than trying to learn Mandarin.

如果你已經(jīng)知道如何說(shuō)英語(yǔ)，學(xué)習(xí)西班牙語(yǔ)、法語(yǔ)、葡萄牙語(yǔ)，或任何其他拉丁語(yǔ)言會(huì)比學(xué)中文更容易。

By being aware of the language you already know, you can choose transferrable languages to help you accelerate your learning.

意識(shí)到你已經(jīng)了解的語(yǔ)言，你可以選擇可轉(zhuǎn)換的語(yǔ)言幫助你加快學(xué)習(xí)。

3. Follow a Proven Strategy

遵循一個(gè)有效的策略

There’s no need to reinvent the wheel when you’re learning something new. For nearly any skill, there’s someone who has already achieved expert status.

當(dāng)你學(xué)習(xí)新東西時(shí)，不需要重新發(fā)明輪子。幾乎任何技能，都有人已經(jīng)達(dá)到了專(zhuān)家的地位。

“If you want to be successful, find someone who has achieved the results you want and copy what they do and you’ll achieve the same results.”-Tony Robbins

“如果你想獲得成功，去找那些已經(jīng)取得成就的人，你會(huì)達(dá)到相同的結(jié)果”。托尼·羅賓斯說(shuō)。

When it comes to languages, there is an abundance of resources you can find from the comforts of your home, including:

當(dāng)涉及到語(yǔ)言，你可以在集中找到豐富的資源，包括:

Language Blogs

語(yǔ)言博客

Language Teachers

語(yǔ)言教師

You can follow the strategies and tactics from any of these influencers who will help you shorten your learning curve.

您可以遵循成功人士的戰(zhàn)略和戰(zhàn)術(shù)，他們會(huì)幫助你縮短學(xué)習(xí)曲線。

4. Allocate Time Everyday to Learn (15-30 minutes)

分配每天的學(xué)習(xí)時(shí)間(15到30分鐘)

Nothing can be learned without the time commitment. Most of us have dozens of things that we are juggling throughout the day, from our work, social life, health, etc.

如果不能保證時(shí)間，就學(xué)不好任何東西。我們大多數(shù)人每天都有很多事情要做，工作、社會(huì)生活、健康等等。

But all of us have 15 to 30 minutes to learn something if we make it a priority in our lives.

但是如果我們安排一些優(yōu)先級(jí)，就會(huì)有15到30分鐘的時(shí)間學(xué)到一些東西。

Track your schedule: Start by tracking everything you’re doing during the day on your calendar. Even include leisure activities like hanging out with friends and eating. You’ll be surprised how much free time you have to spend on learning something new.

跟蹤你的日程：首先跟蹤日歷上你白天做的一切事務(wù)，甚至包括休閑活動(dòng)，如與朋友外出，吃飯。你會(huì)驚訝你很多少空閑時(shí)間可以用來(lái)學(xué)習(xí)新東西。

Prioritization: Now that you have a better idea of how you’re spending the day. It’s about prioritizing what’s truly important to you. Start by ranking which of these you should be focusing on, and even start delegating/eliminating the ones you don’t need.

優(yōu)先級(jí):現(xiàn)在你有一個(gè)更好的方法來(lái)安排你的日程。它優(yōu)先考慮什么是對(duì)你真正重要的。你首先應(yīng)該排序，看看哪些是你真正關(guān)注的事情，然后開(kāi)始取消你可能不需要做的事。

Optimization: Last is optimizing. There are three ways to optimize your schedule:

優(yōu)化:最后的步驟優(yōu)化。有三種方法來(lái)優(yōu)化你的時(shí)間表:

Shorten your work tasks

縮減工作任務(wù)

Cut out your least important free time

去掉最不重要的休閑時(shí)間

Bundle your free times together

將空閑時(shí)間調(diào)整到一起

5. Take Advantage of Complimentary Tools and Resources

利用免費(fèi)的工具和資源

When it comes to language learning, there are hundreds of free to cheap tools and resources that you can use. These include:

在學(xué)習(xí)語(yǔ)言時(shí)，有數(shù)不清的可以使用的免費(fèi)工具和資源。這些包括:

Mobile apps

手機(jī)app

Books

書(shū)籍

Vocabulary tools

詞匯工具

6. Have Someone Teach You and Keep You Accountable

找一個(gè)人教你并且考核你

If your goal is to learn faster, you’re going to need help.

如果你的目標(biāo)是快速學(xué)習(xí)，你需要幫助。

This could be a personal friend, colleague, or a professional teacher that can keep you motivated and accountable throughout your journey.

這個(gè)老師可能是朋友、同事或者一個(gè)專(zhuān)業(yè)的老師，可以讓你在學(xué)習(xí)的過(guò)程中積極并且有效。

There are plenty of conversation exchanges you can check out to find a fellow language learning partner, or language tutoring platforms where you can connect with professional language teachers from the comforts of your home.

尋找一位語(yǔ)言學(xué)習(xí)伙伴，可以有大量的對(duì)話交流。或者在舒適的家里，你可以在語(yǔ)言輔導(dǎo)平臺(tái)上聯(lián)系專(zhuān)業(yè)語(yǔ)言教師。

While you may feel that going alone may be the best option when starting out, it’s rarely the sustainable option in the long-run. As every language learner will tell you, learning a language is a marathon, not a sprint.

雖然你可能會(huì)覺(jué)得一個(gè)人學(xué)習(xí)在開(kāi)始時(shí)的最佳選擇，但它很少在長(zhǎng)期可持續(xù)有效。每一個(gè)語(yǔ)言學(xué)習(xí)者都會(huì)告訴你，學(xué)習(xí)一門(mén)語(yǔ)言是一場(chǎng)馬拉松而不是短跑。

7. Just Keep Going

堅(jiān)持

Nearly every struggle or problem you have is temporary. With a little bit of sweat and persistence, you can overcome just about anything.

幾乎每一個(gè)斗爭(zhēng)或問(wèn)題都是暫時(shí)的。汗水和堅(jiān)持可以克服任何困難。

Whenever you feel like quitting or giving up, remember that thousands of others have come before you, and have felt the exact same way. But the reason why they’ve gotten to the other side is because they overcame the pain, doubt, and fear despite what their brain was telling them. You can do the same.

每當(dāng)你覺(jué)得想要放棄，記住，成千上萬(wàn)的人在你之前經(jīng)歷過(guò)，并且和你有相同的感受。他們成功的原因就是他們克服了困難、懷疑和恐懼。你可以同他們一樣戰(zhàn)勝困難。