试着听话语的速度，它们在不同的语境中是如何发音的，又有哪些不同的语调。当说话人兴奋、或愤怒、或是指责时，语言又会是怎么样的呢？即使是听当作背景音的语言，也会帮助你感知到语言的特点。 (来源：英语学习门户 http://www.EnglishCN.com)

4. Look up words you don’t know in a monolingual dictionary.

在单语词典里查找你不认识的词

Figuring out the meaning of words can be tricky in a foreign language, since direct and accurate translations don’t always exist. While getting the word for physical objects, like milk or desk, might be straightforward, translating concepts can be a lot harder.

对于一门外语，找出单词意义可能是件棘手的事，因为直接和准确的翻译并不总是存在。用直观物体对应这个词，如牛奶或书桌，可能简单明了，但翻译概念是难上加难。

By looking words up in a monolingual dictionary, you can make sure that the word or phrase you choose actually means what you think it does.

通过在单语词典里查找单词，你能保证你选择的单词或短语实际上表达了你想的意思。

5. When you make a mistake, immediately try to correct yourself.

当你犯了错误时，试着立即纠正自己。

Lifehack recently published an article stating that if you mistype a word, you should delete the whole word before retyping it correctly to reprogram your brain to do it properly the next time. The same goes for learning a language.

Lifehack上最近发表了一篇文章，文章指出如果你打错了一个字，在重打之前你应该删除整个词，这样下次你才正确。对于学习一门语言是同样道理。

If you misspeak, and catch your mistake, immediately correct yourself by repeating the sentence correctly. It will help you program your brain to avoid making the same mistake again, and solidify the grammar rules in your mind.

如果你说错了，逮住你的错误，立即纠正自己的错误，把这个句子正确地再说一遍。它将帮助你的大脑避免再犯同样的错误，并将语法规则扎根在你的脑海里。

6. Carry around a notebook and write down new words you learn.

随身携带一个笔记本，写下你学习到的新单词

If you’re in the beginning stages of learning a language, this process might be too overwhelming, since you’re learning new words all the time. But once you get to an intermediate or advanced level, your learning process slows down. In the beginning, you progressed easily because you were learning simple verb tenses and lists of super useful vocabulary that you use every day – hello, “How are you?”, “Can I have a pen, please?” – and when you get past that stage, the learning suddenly gets more difficult.

如果你处在学习一门语言的开始阶段，这个过程可能很有压力，因为你总是在学习新单词。但是一旦你达到了中级或高级水平，学习过程将会减慢。刚开始，你很容易就有进步，因为你在学习简单的动词时态以及每天使用到的超级有用的一系列词汇，像“你好”、“你好吗？”、“请问，我可以借支钢笔吗？”——当你过了这个阶段，学习突然间变得困难了。

When you’re advanced, keeping a record of the words you learn can also help you from getting frustrated and thinking that you aren’t learning anything new. As long as you use the language, you’ll always be progressing.

当你到了高级水平，记录好你学习的单词，你就不会沮丧，更不会说自己没学习到新东西。只要你在使用这门语言，你就永远都在进步。