Language-Learning Tips学语言的指点

Ming says:
明说：

The three most important things that a learner of the Chinese language
should pay attention to are the following:
刚开始学中文的人最需注意的三个重点是：

1. Find a teacher who is knowledgeable about Chinese Pinyin and is
able to speak "Pu Tong Hua," which means Mandarin.
找一个对拼音了解和会讲普通话的老师。

2. Make sure that you can recite Pinyin as well as you can sing the
English ABC song. Also, confirm that the teacher is able to pronounce
Pinyin correctly--e.g., "z, c, s" vs. "zh, ch, sh."
确认你能象背英文ABC歌那样会背拼音。再者，确认老师会把拼音说准。尤其会区分“z,c,s"和"zh,ch,sh"。

3. Try to master the four different tones, and learn to tell the
difference between them.
试者掌握四个声调，而且能指出互相之间的差异。



Nancy says:
Nancy说：

In my opinion the three most important things to keep in mind when learning English are as follows:
我认为学英文的最重要的三点是：

1. Be humble and try to maintain a sense of humor since you will inevitably make many errors as you progress. The more you can leave your ego behind, the faster you'll learn the language and the more you'll enjoy it!
谦虚并保持幽默。因为在学的过程中犯错误是难免的。自我意识越少，你学英语学的越快，并更能欣赏此语言。

2. Expose yourself to as many varieties of the language as possible:
-formal and informal English,
-the spoken as well as the written language, and
-native speakers with all different types of accents.
尽量多接触各种语言：
　　　　－正规和不正规的英语，
　　　　－口语和书写，
　　　　－带各种口音的美国人。

3. Find a teacher who is a native speaker of English and is either a linguist or has taught ESL at a top notch university. This type of person will not only know the language but will also know how to teach it. If you don't have the time or money to take classes right now, use some of the many good free online resources available to you. One great place to start is 
http://eslgold.net/
找一个美国语言老师或在有名大学教过外国学生英语的老师。此老师不仅懂得英文，而且懂得如何来教。如果你现在没有时间和钱去选课，可利用一些免费网络资源来学英文。开始的好地方是：
http://eslgold.net/


We hope you have fun!
希望你会有乐趣！