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For example, you have the root "-ject", so you learn inject, eject, object, subject, all the different words that come from the root,
举个例子来说，你们看到了一个词根"-ject"，然后就可以学到这些单词：inject, eject, object, subject，这些不同的单词都是来自同一个词根，
so many people only study the word or the root "-ject" and think that it will help them understand all the words with this root.
于是很多人就只学习这个单词或词根"-ject"，他们觉得这样就能弄懂所有由这个词根组成的单词。
It's a good idea if you have the patience.
想法不错，但是你们得有这个耐心。
I think most people who are studying English don't like to study roots, because it's like studying another language.
我觉得大部分学英语的人都不喜欢学习词根，因为这就像在学另一门语言一样。
If it works for you, do it, if it doesn't, don't, okay.
如果这个方法对你们有用的话就照着做，如果没用就不要做。
And now another thing you can do--listen.
现在我们来讲讲你们能做的另一件事——听。
Listen to any spoken English that you can.
听任何你们能找到的英语口语。
I think some of you may have heard of Ted.com, it's a good website, people give talks and lectures about different topics.
我想你们中一些人也许听说过Ted.com，那是个很好的网站，在那上面人们会发表关于不同话题的讲话和演讲。
Listen, listen carefully.
听一听他们的讲话，认真听。
Anytime you hear a word that you don't recognize, write it down.
任何时候你们听到了不认识的单词都要把它写下来。
If you don't know the spelling, no problem, write it phonetically.
如果你们不知道这个单词怎么写也没关系，按照读音把它写下来。
Write the word just like it sounds, then if you have access to a transcript, means all the words that were spoken written down, check the transcript and find your word.
根据它听起来的样子把这个单词写下来，然后如果你们能看到文本的话，也就是被记录下来的演讲的全部内容，如果能看到的话，请核对一下文本，找到你们不认识的那个单词。
If you can't, if you don't have a transcript, go to a dictionary.
如果找不到，如果你们没有文本的话，那就用字典。
Now some of you have asked me to recommend a dictionary, very simple, and online you can get the paper one, or the online one.
你们中有些人叫我推荐一部字典，这非常简单，从网上你们能找到纸质版的，也能找到电子版的。
Merriam Webster's, m-w.com, American English, oxford dictionaries.com, British English, okay?
你们可以在m-w.com上找到韦氏字典，那是一部美式英语的字典，然后在oxford dictionaries.com上能找到英式英语的字典。
Now I know I've seen a lot of students use like their electronic dictionaries, they go from like English to Korean, English to Japanese, English to Spanish, don't do that anymore, okay?
我看见过很多学生使用他们的电子词典，他们用的是像英韩词典、英日词典和英西词典之类的，不要再这么做了好吗？
English to English, this way you're learning more words as you're learning one word.
使用英英词典，这样你们在学习一个单词的时候能学到更多的单词。
I don't know this word, I look at the definition, in the definition I might be... I might be learning other words, okay?
比如我不认识这个单词，我去看了看释义，在释义里我也许会学到其他的单词。
You will maximize how many words you learn by using an English to English dictionary.
通过使用英英词典，你们学到的单词数量会达到最大化。
