♦A: 学会英语要花多长时间 ? 我下学期可不可以选修别的课程？还是要把英语一直学下去?
Xuéhuì yīngyǔ yào huā duō cháng shíjiān? Wǒ xià xuéqí kěbù kěyǐ xuǎnxiū bié de kèchéng? Háishì yào bǎ yīngyǔ yīzhí xué xiàqù?
How long will it take to learn English? Will I be able to take other courses next semester or will English take up all of my time?
♦B: 很难说。语言不同于其 它的学问。
Hěn nánshuō. Yǔyán bùtóng yú qítā de xuéwèn.
It’s hard to say. Language isn’t like other studies.
♦A: 你是说我修完了这门课 还是不懂英文? 你在开玩笑吧！
Nǐ shì shuō wǒ xiū wánliǎo zhè mén kè háishì bù dǒng yīngwén? Nǐ zài kāiwánxiào ba!
You mean I could finish this course and still not know English? You’ve got to be kidding!
♦B: 绝无戏言。这是一个养成语言习惯 的问题，得花不少时间。
Jué wú xìyán. Zhè shì yīgè yǎng chéng yǔyán xíguàn de wèntí, de huā bu shǎo shíjiān.
I’m not kidding. Learning a language is a question of forming language habits and that takes time.
♦A: 那我们一辈子都得留在 英语班了吗?
Nà wǒmen yībèizi dōu de liú zài yīngyǔ bānle ma?
So do we have to stay in this English class forever?
♦B: 那倒不必。你要在班上 待到获得一些学习的方法为止。然后你就可以在课外练 习和进修了。学习很多时候是要靠你 的个人动力。
Nà dào bùbì. Nǐ yào zài bān shàng dài dào huòdé yīxiē xuéxí de fāngfǎ wéizhǐ. Ránhòu nǐ jiù kěyǐ zài kèwài liànxí hé jìnxiūle. Xuéxí hěnduō shíhou shì yào kào nǐ de gèrén dònglì.
No. You just have to stay here long enough to get some orientation. Then you go on practicing and learning outside. A lot of learning depends on your personal motivation.
♦A: 还是那句话，操练，操练，再操练是学习一门语言的唯一 办法。
Háishì nà jù huà, cāoliàn, cāoliàn, zài cāoliàn shì xuéxí yī mén yǔyán de wéi yī bànfǎ.
So it’s really the same story. Practice, practice, practice and more practice is the only way to learn a language.
♦B: 你说对了！
Nǐ shuō duìle!
You said it.
