英语口语:custom和habit的区别及其口语训练
我们学习英语的目的更多的是考虑让我们的英语“应试能力”得到提高呢?还是注重于提高我们的英语口语能力?
不同的侧重面的选择决定了我们采用不同的语言(英语,或中文)学习英语。
1) 更多的是考虑为了考试的人,首选用中文理解和表达对英语custom和habit二者之间的不同。这是最简单粗暴的做法
custom更多指整个社会、某个群体的整体风俗习惯;habit更多指个人行为习惯,也就是“整体”与“个体”的区别。但如果是一般的生活规律,个人的也可以用custom这个词。这个区别在考试时容易让人纠结。
这种典型的学习方式是我们最熟知的“用中文学英语”。缺点是:中文虽然讲的很溜很清楚,英语却可能变成“哑巴英语”。
2) 我们更多的是侧重通过表述英语custom和habit的差异,让我们的英语口语能力和英语表达能力得到训练与提高。
这就需要我们在学习custom和habit的同时,“额外”增加我们查阅英英字典和用英语学英语的能力训练。这就是一般人常常做不到和严重忽略的能力训练,也是很多人没有耐心去做的地方。
3) 查阅不同的英英字典对custom解释的用词,体会同一个意思不同的用词,丰富我们未来英语表达的用词能力:
1. Custom:a traditional and widely accepted way of behaving or doing something that is specific to,or belongs to a particular society, place, or time.
见到这段英语,你是统统把它直接翻译成中文才能“理解”,还是直接把它变成“英语口语”训练?
你能做下面的英语口语表达训练吗(都是高中英语)?
1a. Okay.I got you.Custom is a traditional way of doing something.It's a traditional way of doing something也叫It's an accepted way of doing something.
1b. But,but,you know,it belongs to a society,belongs to a place ,or to a time.
For example,we all celebrate the New Year's Day,we all celebrate Spring Festival.
They are social customs,not personal habits.
For example,do not touch a kid's head in Thailand.
They are social customs,not personal habits.
For example,do not starting eating until after your grandparents have started first.
They are social customs,not personal habits.
用英语记忆custom的重点英语词belongs to a society,belongs to a place ,or to a time出来了。
好好品味记忆这几句英语而不需要转化为中文,custom的意思是什么就出来了,这简直就是跟人英语对话的现成句子啊:a traditional way of doing something.But,but,you know, it belongs to a society,belongs to a place ,or to a time.
意思虽然一样,但是,别的英英字典可能用词却有所不同呢。
2. Custom:a traditional practice or usual way of doing something followed by,or practiced by a social group or people.
见到这段英语,你依然是统统把它直接翻译成中文才能“理解”,还是直接把它变成“英语口语”训练?
2a.注意到没有:有的英英字典说a traditional way,an accepted way of,有的字典说a traditional practice,a usual way of,意思都一样用词却不同,对你今后英语“遣词造句”是否有所启发?
2b. 注意到没有:表达同样意思,有的字典说 that is specific to,or belongs to,有点字典说followed by,practiced by.
2c.注意到没有:有点字典说a society 有点说a social group,意思都不变!
什么叫用英语学英语?注意这些细节就是用英语学英语的最重要内容。
你能做下面的英语口语表达训练吗(都是高中英语)?
2d. Okay.I got you.Custom is a traditional practice,or a usual way of doing something.It's a traditional way of doing something也叫It's an accepted way of doing something.
2e. But,but,you know,it is followed by ,or practiced by a social group.
4) 我们甚至可以就英语a traditional way,an accepted way of, a traditional practice,a usual way做英语口语训练:
1. Okay.I got you. When we say:a traditional way of,we can also say:an accepted way of,or a traditional practice of,or a usual way of blablabla做英语口语训练:
2. When you follow something, you practice something.
5) 把habit的意思用英语表达出来:
1. Well,you know,smoking is your personal habit.
2. Well,you know,going to bed early and getting up early is a personal habit.
3. Well,you know,drinking a lot has become a personal habit with him
4. Well,you know,washing your hands after using the toilet is a good (personal) habit.
5. Well,you know,washing your hands before meals is a good (personal) habit.
在你把custom和habit的区别学成中文的时候,我们则把它们的区别学成了英语(口语)。与其强迫训练自己用中文记住custom和habit的区别,不如用英语记住二者有什么不同,又能同时训练自己的英语口语。
这就是差别。