可可電臺，每期節目一話題，讓英語磨練耳朵的同時學到更多有益的小知識，豐富知識的同時受益于生活。

Get real.

投身于真實語境。

They say that children learn languages the best. But that doesn't mean that adults should give up.

人們常說小孩子學外語最厲害，但這并不是說成年人就該放棄了。

We asked some of the polyglots in TED’s Open Translation Project to share their secrets to mastering a foreign language.

我們向TED字幕翻譯計劃的多語使用者請教了掌握一門外語的秘訣。

Get real.

投身于真實語境。

Decide on a simple, attainable goal to start with so that you don’t feel overwhelmed.

從定一個簡單、可實現的目標開始，那樣你就不會找不著方向。

German translator Judith Matz suggests:“Pick up 50 words of a language and start using them on people—and then slowly start picking up grammar.”

德語翻譯朱迪思•馬茨建議：先找50個外語單詞，用它們來跟別人交流，然后慢慢地學習語法。

【知識點講解】

give up 放棄； 投降； 把…讓給； 戒除

例句：

When life gets hard and you want to give up, remember that life is full of ups and downs, and without the downs, the ups would mean nothing.

當生活很艱難，你想要放棄的時候，請記住，生活充滿了起起落落，如果沒有低谷，那站在高處也失去了意義。

They'll have to give up completely on certain of their studies.

他們將不得不徹底放棄某些研究。

His wife would love him to give up his job.

他妻子很樂意他辭去工作。

Pick up v.撿起； 接載； 學會； 逮捕

例句：

The economy remains deep in recession with few signs of a pick-up.

經濟仍深陷衰退之中，幾乎沒有好轉的跡象。

She would cleverly pick up on what I said.

她會非常聰慧地領悟我所說的話。

They depend on the goodwill of visitors to pick up rubbish.

他們相信游客會自覺撿起垃圾。

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