单词背完就忘，老师教你小妙招

Hello. My name is Emma, and in today's video, I will teach you a trick on how to remember vocabulary.

嗨！我是Emma，在今天的视频里，我要教你们如何使用技巧来记忆单词。

So English has the largest vocabulary out of any language. I Think it's close to 600,000 words in English. So how are you going to remember so much vocabulary?

英文是由非常大量的单词所组成的语言，我认为将近有60万个英文单词。那我们如何去记住如此大量的单词呢？

Well, when I was in China, I created a little trick -- and other people use this trick, too -- that really helped me to remember all the new words I was learning. So in this video, I will teach you this trick.

嗯，当我在中国的时候我创造了一个小方法，其他人也是跟我使用一样的方法且非常的有效能够记住我所学习的新单词。所以在这个影片中我要教你使用这个技巧。

So what you do -- I have a bunch of interesting pictures on the board -- is any time you come up across a new word and you're learning a new word, you need to make a picture in your head of this word. A good idea is to try to think of other words that sound like this word and imagine funny situations in your mind. So what do I mean by that? Well, let me show you.

如你所见，这里有一些有趣的图案在白板上。当你面临学习新的单词的时候，你必须在脑海中想象一个图案。最棒的方法是试着找出与这个词读音相似其他单词，然后心中想象有趣的情境。懂我的意思吗？让我来举个例子。

The first word I'm going to teach you today is " bald" , " bald" , b-a-l-d. What does it mean to be " bald" ? It means to have no hair, okay? So if you have no hair, you are " bald" .

今天我要教的第一个单词是"bald"，"bald',b-a-l-d."bald"。它是什么意思呢？意思是光头，没有头发的，OK？如果说你没有头发你就是"bald"。

How do you remember this word? Well, if you use my trick, you can imagine a word that sounds like " bald" -- maybe " ball" , basketball, soccer ball. So in your mind, I want you to imagine a ball. It can be a basketball, a soccer ball -- any type of ball.

你要如何记住这个单词？好的，如果你要用我的方法去记忆，你可以在脑中想象与"bald"这个词类似发音的词，比如"球"，篮球，足球。我要你想象一颗球。可以是一颗篮球，一颗足球--任何一种球类都行。

Now, imagine the ball with a face. Imagine the ball with no hair on top, maybe a little hair on the side, a little hair here, but no hair on the top.

现在想象那颗球有一张脸，想象那颗球的头上没有头发，也许有一点点头发在侧边，有一小撮头发在这但是头顶没有。

Because " ball" and " bald" sound alike, if you imagine this picture for maybe ten seconds, it will help you to remember it in the future, okay? Think " ball with no hair" .

因为"Ball"和"bald"的发音听起来很像，如果你想象这个图像大约十秒，这会帮助你在将来不忘记它，了解了吗？想着"没有头发的球"。

Okay. Let's try our second word: " beard" . What's a beard? It's the hair that comes off a man's chin -- usually, women don't have beards. So it's the hair that comes down like this. How are we going to remember this word?

好的.接下来第二个单词:"beard".什么是beard？那是男生下巴上长出的毛发，一般来说女生不会有。毛发就像这样生长出来。那我们该如何记住这个单词？

Well, imagine a man with a beard, and inside the beard is a bird, a little bird, tweet tweet! And what's it doing in the beard? Why, it's drinking beer.

想象一个有胡子的男生，他的胡须里面有一只小鸟，一只小鸟，啾啾啾啾！它在里干嘛？什么！它在喝啤酒！

Okay? So this little picture is -- don't know if you can see that, but that is beer. So imagine a bird drinking beer. Those two words together -- beer. This isn't beer; this one is. Imagine " bird" and " beer" . Together, if you put the words together, they make " beard" .

OK? 看这个图，有看到那个吗？那是个啤酒。也就是想象一只小鸟喝着啤酒。把两个词放在一起--啤酒。噢，这个不是啤酒，这个才是。想象"小鸟"和"啤酒"在一起。当你把这两个词放在一起，就变成了"胡子"。

A bird drinking beer in a beard. Can you say that fast? " Bird drinking beer in a beard." So maybe, if you picture this for ten seconds, you will remember this word.

一只小鸟在胡子里喝着啤酒。你能说快一点吗?"小鸟在胡子里喝着啤酒"，或许，你想象这个图像十秒钟，你就能记住这个单词了。

Next word I want to teach you today: " creamed" . So what does it mean to be " creamed" ? " We creamed you guys." " You guys got creamed." It means someone lost a game very badly. If our team creamed your basketball team, your basketball team lost; our team won.

今天要教的第三个单词是"creamed"."creamed"是什么意思呢？"我们击败你们。 " "你们受到大大的打击。"表示某人严重地输掉了比赛。假如我们的篮球队击败了你们篮球队，你们就输了我们就赢了。

So you don't want to be " creamed" . If you get " creamed" , it's bad. It means you lost, you lose. So how can you remember this?

所以你不想成为"被打败"。如果被"击败"了，那就很糟糕了。意味着你输了。那么你该如何记住它呢？

Well, imagine someone -- maybe somebody you don't like, somebody you play basketball against or some sport. Imagine throwing a bunch of ice cream and it hits their face -- because the keyword " cream" , " ice cream" .

来，想象着某人，一个你可能不喜欢的人，像是一个你打篮球或其他运动时的对手。想象你朝着对方的脸丢冰激凌，冰激凌打中了他的脸。因为关键词"(cream)奶油"，"(ice cream)冰淇淋"。

So if you can imagine ice cream on someone's face, it will help you to remember the word " creamed" . So imagine that for ten seconds. So think " ice cream on face" , " creamed" .

所以你就能想象着某人的脸上都是冰淇淋，这方法能够帮助你记住"creamed"这个单词。开始想象十秒钟，想象"冰淇淋在脸上"，"creamed" 。

Next one: " hammered" . What is a " hammer" ? A " hammer" is -- you put a nail in (makes thumping sound). This is the " hammer" . What does it mean to be " hammered" ?

下一个词："hammered"。"hammer（铁锤）"是什么？"hammer（铁锤）"就是钉钉子的时候(嘣嘣嘣).这个就是"hammer（铁锤）".那"hammered（醉的）"是什么意思呢？

It means you drink too much alcohol. You drink too much beer, too much wine, so it's not good to be " hammered" . You're too drunk. If you're " hammered" , it's another word for very, very drunk. So how can you remember the word " hammered" ?

意思是你喝了太多的酒。你喝了太多的啤酒，太多的葡萄酒，喝醉酒是不好的，你喝过头了。如果说你"喝醉了"，这是形容非常非常的醉。那么你要怎么记住"hammered"这个词呢？

Well, I told you this is a " hammer" -- imagine someone drunk, maybe holding a beer in their hand and a hammer hitting their head. So that's the way to remember " hammered" .

我告诉你这是一把铁锤。想象着某人喝醉了，可能手上拿着啤酒，然后用铁锤敲他们自己的头。所以这个就是记住这个单词的方法。

And, again, maybe you have a word in your own language that sounds like one of these words. Any mental picture will do. I think the funnier the mental image, the easier it is to remember. But this will really help create an association -- it will help you to remember the words.

再说一次，也许你的母语中有一个词，听起来与这些词很像。任何想象的画面都能有作用。我觉得想象的图像越有趣，记忆起来就越容易。这方法真的对联想非常有效，能让你记住单词。

Finally, last one: " condo" . What is a " condo" ? A " condo" is like an apartment building -- so if you live in a house, that's not a condo -- but it's an apartment building that people buy-- it's similar to an apartment, but you own it. You don't pay rent; it's yours. It's your condo.

最后一个单词"condo"。什么是"condo"？"condo"的意思就像是一座公寓建筑。如果你住在一栋别墅里，那不叫"condo"，它是被买下的一座公寓建筑，好比像是"apartment"但是你拥有产权，它你不需要付房租，因为你就是业主。是你独立拥有的公寓。

So it's an apartment building -- or an apartment you own. That's a " condo" . How can you remember this word?

所以是一座公寓建筑或是你拥有产权的公寓，那就叫做"condo"。那要如何记住这个单词？

I'm going to give you a second. Try to think of a word like " condo" , maybe in your own language, maybe you know someone with the last name " Khan" . How can you remember this word?

我给你几秒钟的时间，试着去想象一个像是"condo"的词，或者使用你的母语，或许联想你认识的姓"Khan"的人。你要如何记得这个词呢？

I'll tell you my trick. " Condo" sounds sort of like " window" . So a " window" is something you can see out of. " I looked out my window." So that can help me remember the " dow" part, " window" .

我告诉你我的方法。"Condo"听起来有点像"window(窗户)""window(窗户)"是使你能够向外看的东西，"我向窗户看去"。所以我就能记住"dow"这个部分，"window"。

How do I remember " con" ? Well, I have some friends whose last name is " Khan" . I have a friend whose last name is " Khan" . So I can imagine him looking out the window.

那我要如何记住"con"呢？我有一个朋友姓"Khan"我有个朋友姓"Khan".所以我能够想象他从窗户往外看的样子。

Maybe if I don't know a " Khan" , I know of a person from history -- from a long, long time ago -- named Genghis Khan. Although in different languages, the name is a little different. But he was from Mongolia, and he was a warrior who took over all of China, all of -- most of Asia, some of Europe, some of the Middle East, so a very famous warrior. His name was " Genghis Khan" .

可能我不认识姓"Khan"的人，但我知道他是一位非常非常久以前的历史人物叫做成吉思汗。虽然在不同语言中，名字听起来会有些不一样。他是来自蒙古的战士，统领着全中国，统领大部分的亚洲，某些欧洲国家，和某些中东国家，是个非常有名的战士。他的名字是"成吉思汗"。

I can think, " Oh, Khan." And I can imagine Genghis Khan in a window in a condo with a sword. And if I imagine where he's living, he's living in a condo. So I think " Khan" , " window" , " condo" . So imagine this in your mind for ten seconds. Close your eyes and just think " Genghis Khan" , " window" , " condo" . Okay.

我能想着"噢！Khan"我就能连想成吉思汗在自己公寓中的窗户耍着剑。如果我想象他住哪里，他住在公寓中。所以我想"Khan"， "window"， "condo"。开始在心中想着这些图像十秒钟。闭上眼睛就只想象"Khan"， "window"， "condo"，好的。

So this trick works really well, especially using your own language and coming up with your own associations. Think of your friends' names. Do your friends' names have anything in common with this word? Maybe a famous person does. You can think historical figures.

这个技巧很有用，特别是使用你的母语去展开属于你自己的联想。想想你朋友的名字。你有没有朋友的名字与那些词相似呢？或者是一个名人的名字，又或者是历史人物。

You can think -- other English words might help or words from your own language. But I found this trick to -- it worked incredibly for me. I know a lot more Chinese words as a result of this trick, and so I hope you try it.

你可以想象其他的英语单词，可能会有帮助，或者是你的母语词汇。我发现这个方法也对我有极大的帮助，多亏这个方法，我知道了很多的中文字，我希望你也能够试试看。

I also hope you come and visit our website at www. engvid. com to do more practice with examples like these. Until next time, take care.

我同样希望你能访问我们的网站，网址是www.engvid.com，你能来做更多类似的练习。再见喽，保重。