Unit 8 learning a foreign language

        instruct recruits教新兵      ②instruct sb to do sth指導(dǎo)某人做某事    eg: instruct sb how to work指導(dǎo)某人如何工作[點(diǎn)撥]assist(sb)with sth/in doing/to do sth： 援助/幫助某人做某事，比help較正式。    eg.1. she employed a woman to assist her with the housework.她雇了一個婦女來幫忙做家務(wù)。    eg.2. he asked us to assist him in carrying through their plan.                   他請求我們協(xié)助他完成他們的計劃。the data suggests that what successful language learners have in common is, among other things, an interest…ability.    數(shù)據(jù)顯示成功語言學(xué)習(xí)者共同擁有的是：了解自身的興趣，對世界的好奇心，搶抓機(jī)遇和對自己能力的自信。[點(diǎn)撥]這是一個長句，that 引導(dǎo)的賓語從句中，“what successful language learners have in common”作賓語從句中的主語.“is”為系動詞，an interest …ability作為并列表語。 active learners are able to acquire new skills faster and put what they know to better use.  積極學(xué)習(xí)者能夠更快獲得新技巧而且更好的學(xué)以致用。 [點(diǎn)撥]put to use 固定搭配意為“加以利用”     eg.1 he puts his training to good use in his job.           他把他受到的業(yè)務(wù)培訓(xùn)很好地利用到工作中來。     eg.2. it’s a pity to throw anything away if it can be put to use.           東西只要還可以加以利用，扔掉了總是可惜的。as a consequence, they do better in areas such as reading comprehension, …            結(jié)果，他們閱讀理解、詞匯學(xué)習(xí)、寫和說方面做得更好。 [點(diǎn)撥]as a consequence= in consequence =as a result     eg: we hadn’t enough money to pay our bus fare, and as a consequence, we have to walk.  我們沒有足夠的錢坐公交車，結(jié)果不得不步行。as/in a consequence= as a result of 由于……         eg: as a consequence of his laziness, he was fired.                由于懶惰，他被解雇了。       另外，consequence 還有“重要，要緊”的意思      eg: it’s of no consequence.不打緊the less anxious and more relaxed the learner, the better the language acquisition proceeds. 學(xué)習(xí)者越放松,越不緊張，語言的獲得進(jìn)展越好。