What is the best way of learning English?
Don’t rush to look for the answer, since the question is too big for one to tell about what you expected, but everyone can learn English more efficiently with the help of a good way of learning.
“I can speak a little bit, but can’t express myself clearly. Moreover, people often misunderstand what I mean.”
I bet that many English-Chinese Dictionaries or glossaries can be found out in your study, while there is none of English-English dictionary on your book shelf. Even if there is any, it has probably never been used. Like most of learners, you must have spent oceans of time on building up your vocabulary. However, you rarely try to understand what a word really means in English, and as a result, you are frequently misunderstood when speaking. Another problem is that you can not express yourself before others tell you how. Strange enough, they used the words which you seemingly had known very well. You had unconquerable difficulties to make them alive, because you had been addicting to the bad habits of learning Chinese explanations of English words. One should learn English words from meaning to meaning, not from words to words, since one thing rooted in a specific culture has its uniquity. In other words, it is very difficult to find the equivalent between two cultures. The explanations of a word do not be what it exactly means in English. Obviously, you always try to find an equivalent between Chinese and English. That is the reason why you are misunderstood. You will be able to use the words properly and naturally, if you understand what it means in English.
It is high time that you put you English-Chinese Dictionary away.
From now on, use the one in English explanation.
As an English learner, I hope more people provide us with their experiences of learning English.
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