Why Your Input1 Should Be Fun 为什么输入要有趣

苗淑华选译

Reading a boring text to learn English is not a good idea. When you do so， youre not just reading a boring text—youre reading a boring text thats hard to understand. Nobodys going to put up with that for very long.

阅读无聊的文章来学英语不是一个好主意。当你这样做时，不只是在阅读一篇无聊的文章，而是在阅读一篇难以理解的无聊文章，没人能长时间忍受。

And you dont need a way to learn English for just a few days. That is why you need super-fun， thrilling2 and funny sources3 of English. Your sources should be so cool that you will look forward to reading， watching or listening to them. You need something that will make you get your English input every day.

你不需要那种只学几天英语的方法。这就是为什么你需要特别有趣、刺激和好玩儿的英语资源的原因。你的输入来源应该很棒，能让你很期待去阅读、观看或收听。你需要可以让你每天获得英語输入的资源。

Suppose4 youre a big fan of an English movie. When watching it， you can learn much more English than if you watched some other movies you dont care about. You will watch the movie scene-by-scene， listening carefully to every line5 or reading it. You will look up difficult phrases in a dictionary. You will often repeat6 your favorite lines to yourself.

假设你是某一部英语电影的忠实粉丝。观看这部电影时，你所学的英语比观看其他不喜欢的电影时要多得多。你会一幕一幕地观看那部电影，仔细聆听或阅读每一句台词。你会在词典中查找难懂的短语，会经常自己重复那些喜欢的台词。

Fun input lets you change your attitude7 to English. At first， you may think of learning English as something like getting up and going to work every morning. But when you find enjoyable8 English-language books， movies， TV shows， websites， etc.， learning English will become a way to have fun every day. You can read a funny book， watch a cool movie， or communicate9 with someone you like.

有趣的输入可以改变你对英语的态度。一开始，你可能会认为学习英语就像每天早上起床去上班一样。但是，当你发现有趣的英语书籍、电影、电视节目、网站等时，学习英语将成为每天享受乐趣的一种方式。你可以阅读一本有趣的书，看一部精彩的电影或与你喜欢的人交流。

Then you will find it easy to study English， even in ways which are not “fun”， such as reading about English grammar.

然后你会发现学习英语很容易，甚至可以用不那么“有趣”的方式，例如学习英语语法。

（英语原文选自：antimoon.com）

【Notes】

1. input  n. 投入;信息; 资源;输入信息

2. thrilling  adj. 毛骨悚然的;令人兴奋的;颤动的

3. source  n. 来源;原始资料

4. suppose  vt. 假设

5. line  n. 台词

6. repeat  v. 重复说（或写）

7. attitude  n. 态度;看法;意见

8. enjoyable  adj. 快乐的;有乐趣的;令人愉快的

9. communicate  vi. 通讯，传达;相通;交流