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Good evening and welcome to tonight's program.
晚上好，歡迎收看今晚的節目。
Our guest is the world-known Dr. Charles Adams,
我們今天的嘉賓是世界聞名的查爾斯·亞當斯博士。
who has sparked a great deal of attention over the past several years for his research in the area of language learning.
亞當斯博士在過去幾年里對語言學習的研究引起了人們很大的關注。
His new book, Learning a Language over Eggs and Toast, has been on the best seller list for the past six weeks.
他的新書《透過雞蛋和吐司學語言》在過去六個星期位列暢銷書榜單。
Welcome to our program. Now, Dr. Adams. Tell us about your book and how to learn a Language.
歡迎您來到我們的節目。亞當斯博士給我們介紹一下您的新書和如何學語言吧。
Ah, it's a pleasure to be here.
啊，我很榮幸參加這期節目。
Well, one of the most important keys to learning another language is to establish a regular study program,
學習外語的關鍵點之一就是制定一個規律的學習計劃，
like planning a few minutes every morning around breakfast time.
比如利用上每天早餐前后的幾分鐘時間。
But I'm not implying that we can become fluent speakers in a matter of a few minutes here and there,
但我的意思并不是說你靠拼湊這些零碎的時間就能學成流利的外語，
but rather following a regular, consistent, and focused course of study
而是堅持有規律的、持之以恒的、專注的學習，
can help us on the way to the promised land of language mastery,
這樣才有可能實現對一門語言的精通。
and remember there is a difference between native fluency and proficiency in a language, and I am proposing the latter.
而且要記住語言流利地道和對語言的精通是有區別的，我建議大家向著后者努力。
So what are some of the basic keys you are suggesting in the book?
那么您在書中建議的幾個基本的要點是什么？
Well, as I just mentioned,
我剛才提到了，
people need to plan out their study by setting realistic and attainable goals from the beginning.
人們從一開始就應該制定學習計劃，設置實際、可實現的目標。
I mean, some people get caught up the craze of learning the language in 30 days,
我的意思是，一些人可能一時興起想學習一門語言，
only to become disappointed when they don't perform up to their expectations.
30天后發現自己達不到預期就失望了。
And small steps, little by little, are the key.
學習語言的關鍵是要循序漸進，慢慢地學。
For example, planning to learn five new vocabulary words a day and to learn to use them actively
比如，每天學習5個新單詞并積極地試著使用它們
is far better than learning 30 and forgetting them the next day.
就比每天學習30個新單詞第二天全部忘掉的好。
And, people often have different ways of learning and approach learning tasks differently.
而且，通常人們的學習方式以及完成學習任務的方式是不同的。
Some people are visual learners who prefer to see models of the patterns they are expected to learn;
一些人是視覺型學習者，他們更喜歡看到他們所要學習的東西的模型；
others are auditory learners who favor hearing instructions, for example, over reading them.
而另外一些人是聽覺型學習者，他們則喜歡聽到講解，比如讀給他們聽。
Now, our preferences are determined by many factors, for example, personality, culture, and past experience.
我們的偏好由很多因素決定，比如性格、文化以及過往經歷。
For me, I'm a very tactile learner.
我本人是一個觸覺型學習者。
It might seem a little unusual, but moving around while trying to learn and memorize material helps me a great deal.
這聽上去可能有些奇怪，但是走動著學習和記憶一些材料真的對我很有效。
While I cut up tomatoes and onions for my omelet in the morning,
我在切番茄和洋蔥準備做煎蛋卷時，
I might recite aloud vocabulary to the rhythm of the knife.
可能會隨著刀切東西的聲音大聲背誦詞匯。
But it is important to remember that often our learning styles are not singular in nature,
但是我們還需要記住的很重要的一點就是我們每個人的學習方式并不是單一的，
but are often very multidimensional, and we tend to learn differently in different situations.
而是多樣化的，我們在不同的情境下可能會使用不同的學習方式。
Question 16. How long has Dr. Adams' new book been on the best seller list?
問題16 亞當斯博士的新書被列入暢銷書榜單多長時間了？
Question 17. According to Dr. Adams, what is one of most important keys to learning another language?
問題17 亞當斯博士認為學習外語最關鍵的一點是什么？
Question 18. According to Dr. Adams, how do people learn and approach learning tasks?
問題18 亞當斯博士認為人們是如何學習和完成學習任務的？
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