The Importance of English Learning Environment英语论文.doc

The Importance of English Learning Environment【Abstract】English learning is not simply doing papers but we should put English into practice and we should use it in life. Only in this way can we master English rather than getting high points in exams but without ability to use it.【Key words】 English Environment Speaking Willingness 【Body】 As a student，I have learnt English for more than ten years. Frankly speaking, I cant communicate with English-speaking foreigners very easily. Not only I but also many other college students in China cant easily do so. How about other Chinese people in English-speaking countries？Yao Ming, basketball player in NBA now, entered NBA in 2002 with a translator for helping him communicate with American people. But after about 2 years, Yao “fired” his translator because Yao didnt need him any more. He could communicate with others in English very easily. Another famous Chinese person Zhang Ziyi, world wide famous movie actress, had hardly learnt English before she started to act in Hollywood. But now she can speak English very well after working and living in USA for several years and successfully finds a rich boyfriend Vivid in America. How could this happen? Ten-year study in China cant beat several years living in USA, an English speaking country. We havent got an environment to study English well, especially the spoken-English. Yes, we cant deny that we can get high points in so many exams if we do enough practice. And many of us can easily pass CET4 even CET6 so that we may get jobs easier. But the certificate given to you is used to prove that you have the ability to use English rather than helping you get a good job while you have the certificate but dont have the ability. In China, if you get high points in English exams then you are thought to be good at English. In my opinion, we do not learn English, we just do the papers again and again. When I was in senior school, the beginning two years I was taught by Mr. Lee who studied in America and got a Masters degree of Education. He had some new methods which were different from other ways most teachers used. I could get my English ability improved by using the special ways, I mean the ability rather than the points I got in exam. Most of my classmates couldnt get satisfying points in exams even though we liked English we studied hard as Mr. Lees methods. While in senior 3, Mr. Lee was replaced by an experienced teacher who had taught English for almost 20 years. Yeah, its “effectively”, our classs English points got improved gradually, but just points. I have some friends and classmates who study abroad. Most of them went to study after National College Entrance Examination in China. After studying about 2 years abroad, some of them can easily communicate with English-speaking foreigners. Others English ability is much better than that when they were in China. At least they now dare to speak with foreigners initiatively and they have much more opportunities to listen, to think and to speak while it is almost a luxury in China. I dont mean that we all should go abroad to study English. What I want to say is that the English learning environment is very important to us. Yes, there are some places and chances for us to practice our spoken English. For example, you can go to Starbucks, there are always some foreigners whom you can speak to if it is convenient to them. And there is an English corner near Jin Jiang Hotel at every Tuesday and every Thursday night. At most schools, there is also an English corner in Thursday afternoon or at Thursday night. But it is really not enough for us. And our surroundings are almost related to Chinese things. We cant see, cant listen, cant think about, cant write and cant speak English all day long. Even we do some, we just translate Chinese into English at most. Someone says, if you want to study a foreign language you should forget your mother language first. There are many differences between two languages. While we think in Chinese way so that the English we write down or speak out is not local. And there are many special phrases you cant simply get the right meaning from the surface translation. Here are some examples, “white elephant” means something useless, “rain cats and dogs” means a downpour or a rainstorm, “black sheep” means a person wastes money getting from his or her parents, “a piece of cake” means something can be done easily. How can we get in touch with local English? First, we should say “Thanks” to the internet. Now we can surf the internet to browse the local English web sites like MSN.com, Y, BBC.com and so on. There are so many local English articles you can read on the web pages. You can also download some English audios and videos from the internet. We must put us into an English environment if we want to learn English well, not just get high points. English is tool, we use it to get more advanced and useful information which we cant receive easily without English. Some news, knowledge and current affairs we get in China are simply translated from English. If we know English we can get them directly rather than waiting for Chinese ones. English learning environment is important but it doesnt mean everything. If you dont have the willingness to learn English, the good environment means nothing to you. Ding Jun hui, 24-year old and now a snooker world champion, began attending matches in Britain when he was a boy. After competing and living in Britain for many years although not living there all the time Ding doesnt master English because he is not willing to communicate with others. I have watched a TV advertisement, there is an announcement in it, “You can get it if you really want!” Yeah, you can get it, but you cant without having the willingness. English learning environment and willingness are both necessary while studying English. 1.爱不释手fondle admiringly.2.百闻不如一见（眼见为实） Seeing is believing.3.比上不足比下有余 worse off than some, better off than many; to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst. 4.笨鸟先飞 A slow sparrow should make an early start. 5.不眠之夜 white night 6.不以物喜不以己悲 not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses 7.不遗余力 spare no effort; go all out; do one's best 8.不打不成交 No discord, no concord. 9.拆东墙补西墙 rob Peter to pay Paul 10.辞旧迎新 bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new 11.大事化小小事化了 try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all 12.大开眼界 open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener 13.国泰民安 The country flourishes and people live in peace.14.过犹不及 going too far is as bad as not going far enough; beyond is as wrong as falling short; too much is as bad as too little 15.功夫不负有心人 Everything comes to him who waits. 16.好了伤疤忘了疼 once on shore, one prays no more 17.好事不出门恶事传千里 Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. 18.和气生财 Harmony brings wealth. 19.活到老学到老 One is never too old to learn. 20.既往不咎 let bygones be bygones 21.金无足赤人无完人 Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. 22.金玉满堂 Treasures fill the home. 23.脚踏实地 be down-to-earth 24.脚踩两只船 sit on the fence 25.君子之交淡如水 the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green 26.老生常谈陈词滥调 cut and dried, cliché 27.礼尚往来 Courtesy calls for reciprocity. 28.留得青山在不怕没柴烧 Where there is life, there is hope. 29.马到成功 achieve immediate victory; win instant success 30.名利双收 gain in both fame and wealth 31.茅塞顿开 be suddenly enlightened 32.没有规矩不成方圆 Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards. 33.每逢佳节倍思亲 On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. 34.谋事在人成事在天 The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. Man proposes, God disposes. 35.弄巧成拙 be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself 36.拿手好戏 masterpiece 37.赔了夫人又折兵 throw good money after bad 38.抛砖引玉 a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale 39.破釜沉舟 cut off all means of retreat；burn ones own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end40.抢得先机 take the preemptive opportunities 41.巧妇难为无米之炊 If you have no hand you can't make a fist. One can't make bricks without straw.42.千里之行始于足下 a thousand-li journey begins with the first step-the highest eminence is to be gained step by step 43.前事不忘后事之师 Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future. 44.前人栽树后人乘凉 One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.One sows and another reaps. 45.前怕狼后怕虎 fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind hesitate in doing something 46.强龙难压地头蛇 Even a dragon (from the outside) finds it hard to control a snake in its old haunt - Powerful outsiders can hardly afford to neglect local bullies. 47.强强联手 win-win co-operation 48.瑞雪兆丰年 A timely snow promises a good harvest. 49.人之初性本善 Man's nature at birth is good. 50.人逢喜事精神爽 Joy puts heart into a man. 51.人海战术 huge-crowd strategy 52.世上无难事只要肯攀登 Where there is a will, there is a way. 53.世外桃源 a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; 54.死而后已 until my heart stops beating 55.岁岁平安 Peace all year round. 56.上有天堂下有苏杭 Just as there is paradise in heaven, while there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth 57.塞翁失马焉知非福 Misfortune may be an actual blessing. 58.三十而立 A man should be independent at the age of thirty.At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself. 59.升级换代 updating and upgrading (of products)60.四十不惑 Life begins at forty. 61.谁言寸草心报得三春晖 Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. 62.水涨船高 When the river rises, the boat floats high. 63.时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. 64.杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel 65.实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts 66.说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes. 67.实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is 68.实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth. 69.山不在高，有仙则名'No matter how high the mountain is, its name will spread far and wide if there is a fairy; ' 70.韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time 71.糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets 72.天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue 73.团结就是力量Unity is strength. 74.“跳进黄河洗不清” eve if one jumped into the Yellow River, one can not wash oneself clean-there's nothing one can do to clear one's name.75.歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena 76.物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together. 77.往事如风'The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is pas 78.望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child 79.屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours. 80.文韬武略military expertise; military strategy 81.唯利是图draw water to one's mill 82.无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree without roots 83.无中生有make create something out of nothing 84.无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.85.徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends 86.新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean 87.虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind. 88. 蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off 89.心想事成May all your wish come true 90.心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding 91.先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched. 92.先下手为强catch the ball before the bound 93.像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan 94.现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example 95.息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters 96.喜忧参半mingled hope and fear 97.循序渐进step by step 98.一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest 99.严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others 100鱼米之乡101.有情人终成眷属'Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.' 102.有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks. 103. 有识之士people of vision 104.有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain 105.有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination. 106.与时俱进advance with times.107.以人为本people oriented; people foremost.108.因材施教teach students according to their aptitude.109.欲穷千里目，更上一层楼'to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther; Would eye embrace a thousand miles? Go up, one flight.' a land of milk and honey 110.欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. 111. 优胜劣汰survival of the fittest.112.英雄所见略同Great minds think alike. 113.冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies. 114.冤假错案'cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases' 115.一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. 116.招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful.117.债台高筑become debt-ridden.118.致命要害Achilles' heel.119. 众矢之的target of public criticism 120.知己知彼,百战不殆Know the enemy and know yourself, and you can fight a hundred battles with no danger of defeat. 121. 纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist 122.左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea.123.纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.