Skype Call with Norman Guo - Staying Motivated
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ID: 4606
Upper Intermediate
In this lesson, Joe interviews Norman Guo for tips of staying motivated for learning Chinese. Let's check it out!
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| SIMPLIFIED | PINYIN | ENGLISH | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 冲动 | chōngdòng | to have an urge; to be impetuous; impulse | |
| 深思熟虑 | shēnsīshúlǜ | mature reflection | |
| 周全 | zhōuquán | thorough; to bring one's help; to assist | |
| 考虑 | kǎolǜ | to think over; to consider; consideration |
每一个人当他选择学习一门语言的时候往往不是因为一时冲动当他坐在语言课堂上的时候呢往往是他经过深思熟虑他经过很周全的考虑他有他的动机和理由
měi 每yīgē 一个rén 人dāng 当tā 他xuǎnzé 选择xuéxí 学习yī 一mén 门yǔyán 语言de 的shíhou 时候wǎngwǎng 往往búshi 不是yīnwèi 因为yīshí 一时chōngdòng 冲动dāng 当tā 他zuò 坐zài 在yǔyán 语言kètáng 课堂shàng 上de 的shíhou 时候ne 呢wǎngwǎng 往往shì 是tā 他jīngguò 经过shēnsīshúlu:4 深思熟虑tā 他jīngguò 经过hěn 很zhōuquán 周全de 的kǎolǜ 考虑tā 他yǒu 有tā 他de 的dòngjī 动机hé 和lǐyóu 理由
When each person chooses to learn a language, it is usually not because of an impulse. When they are in a language class, often they have given it some thought, and after careful consideration, they have their motives and reasons.
所以说对于我们老师是非常有必要了解这个人的背景因为我们每一个人都不是一个个体他都是和他的背景他的经验他的历史捆绑在一起息息相关的
suǒyǐ 所以shuō 说duìyú 对于wǒmen 我们lǎoshī 老师shì 是fēicháng 非常yǒu 有bìyào 必要liǎojiě 了解zhège 这个rén 人de 的bèijǐng 背景yīnwèi 因为wǒmen 我们měi 每yīgē 一个rén 人dōu 都búshi 不是yīgē 一个gètǐ 个体tā 他dōu 都shì 是hé 和tā 他de 的bèijǐng 背景tā 他de 的jīngyàn 经验tā 他de 的lìshǐ 历史kǔnbǎng 捆绑zài 在yīqǐ 一起xīxīxiāngguān 息息相关de 的
So for us teachers, it is absolutely necessary to understand this person's background. Because every person is a different individual. They have their background, experience, history tied together and closely related.
我们充分利用我们碎片的时间去学习因为我们碎片的时间积攒起来是非常可观的非常长的时间那我们充分利用他了以后呢我们可以在学习上展现出很高的效果
wǒmen 我们chōngfèn 充分lìyòng 利用wǒmen 我们suìpiàn 碎片de 的shíjiān 时间qù 去xuéxí 学习yīnwèi 因为wǒmen 我们suìpiàn 碎片de 的shíjiān 时间jīzǎn 积攒qǐlai 起来shì 是fēicháng 非常kěguān 可观de 的fēicháng 非常cháng 长de 的shíjiān 时间nà 那wǒmen 我们chōngfèn 充分lìyòng 利用tā 他le 了yǐhòu 以后ne 呢wǒmen 我们kěyǐ 可以zài 在xuéxí 学习shàng 上zhǎnxiàn 展现chū 出hěn 很gāo 高de 的xiàoguǒ 效果
We need to fully utilize our fragmented time to study. Because when all the fragments of time are accumulated, it becomes a lot. It takes up a lot of time. So once we fully utilize this, we can truly develop high results in our learning.
所有的在线学习将来应该是会更加普遍和更加进一步得到发展的因为它毕竟是在很大程度上去克服了地理上的限制让我们所有人都可以在同时间学习语言
suǒyǒu 所有de 的zàixiàn 在线xuéxí 学习jiānglái 将来yīnggāi 应该shì 是huì 会gèngjiā 更加pǔbiàn 普遍hé 和gèngjiā 更加jìnyībù 进一步dédào 得到fāzhǎn 发展de 的yīnwèi 因为tā 它bìjìng 毕竟shì 是zài 在hěn 很dà 大chéngdù 程度shàngqù 上去kèfú 克服le 了dìlǐ 地理shàng 上de 的xiànzhì 限制ràng 让wǒmen 我们suǒyǒu 所有rén 人dōu 都kěyǐ 可以zài 在tóng 同shíjiān 时间xuéxí 学习yǔyán 语言
The future of online learning should continue to be more universal and progressive, because after all, to a great extent, it overcomes the geographical limitation to allow us to learn languages at the same time.
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