很多朋友在压力重大的应试教育下将英语学成了哑巴英语，学了十多年的英语，看文章都认识但是见到外国人却什么话都憋不出来。
今天你该鼓励自己去做的10件事
What you do every day is already important because you are exchanging a day of your life for it. But today, I dare you to take it up a notch, pump some extra life into every hour, and really make your time count.
每天你做了什么其实很重要，因为你在用生命中的一天与它做交换。但在今天，我鼓励你提高自己的标准，在每一小时里加入更多的生活元素，让你的时间真正过得有意义。
Today, I dare you to…
今天，我鼓励你去做……
1. Make someone else smile.
1. 给他人带来微笑
Ordinary people worry today and postpone their happiness for tomorrow. Intelligent people are happy today and postpone their worries for tomorrow. Wise people only wish happiness for all, today and tomorrow. If you wish to have a lifetime of happiness, dedicate time every day to helping others smile with complete sincerity and enthusiasm.
普通人是担心今天，把幸福留给明天。聪明人是享受今天，把担忧留给明天。智者只求快乐，不管是今天还是明天。如果你想拥有一辈子的幸福，那么每天请真心实意地、热情地抽点时间给他人带来微笑。
2. Be imperfect.
2. 不求完美
Something that is really difficult, but totally worth it, is giving up on being perfect and beginning the journey of becoming your true self. The most beautiful part of this journey is simply returning to the peaceful feeling of being. This peace is the result of retraining your mind to process life as it is, rather than as you think it should be.
放弃追求完美，这是一件很难做到但完全值得做的事情，开始一段做真实自我的旅程。这段旅行最美丽的那部分，是拥有那份做自己时的心灵宁静。宁静源于重塑了你的思维，接受现状，而不是�
3. Be enthusiastic about what you’re doing.
3. 对你在做的事热情满满
You’re not given a good life or a bad life. You’re given life, and it’s up to you to make it good or bad. So wake up and get motivated; not everybody made it to today. Don’t take your time for granted. Don’t waste time thinking back to what you could have done differently yesterday. Keep your eyes on the road ahead and do it differently today. Wherever the road takes you, bring your passion. Whatever you do along the way, do it with all your heart.
没人注定就会过好生活或是过坏生活。生活或好或坏，是由你来决定的。所以每天醒来时，记得给自己动力。不要随意挥霍你的时间。不要浪费时间去想，若是回到昨天你就可以做得更好。看清眼前的路，今天就做到与众不同。无论去往何处，请带着你的热情；无论你要去做什么，请全力以赴。
4. Make the best of what happens.
4. 既来之，则安之
More important than what happens to you, is what you make of what happens to you. The more thankful you are, the more beautiful this world appears. You must uncover the good in the bad, the happy in your sad, the gain in your pain, and what makes you grateful not hateful.
发生了什么虽然很重要，但更重要的是你如何看待发生在你身上的事情。怀着一颗感恩的心，这个世界会更美丽。你必须要在困境中发现机遇，在忧伤中感受幸福，在付出中获得回报，关注那些让你开心的事而不是那些让你厌恶的事。
5. Forgive your past self.
5. 原谅过去的自己
Sometimes, good people like you make bad choices. It doesn’t mean you’re bad; it means you’re human. So get bored with your past; it’s over. Forgive yourself for what you think you did or didn’t do, and focus on what you will do starting now.
有时，好人会做出糟糕的选择，比如说你就会。这并不意味着你坏；你也只是普通人而已。所以不要去纠结你的过去了，一切都结束了。原谅那些你看重的你做过或不曾做过的事，将注意力集中在从现在开始你将要做什么。
6. Spend some time simply being and breathing.
6. 花些时间关注自己，深呼吸
The only way to live happily ever after is one day at a time. Just be, breathe, and think not about what you’re missing, but what you’ve been given. Happiness is something that comes into our lives gradually through the doors we don’t even remember leaving open.
过上幸福生活的唯一方法是珍惜唯一的每一天。只要活着感受呼吸，不要去想你失去了什么，要想想你得到了什么。幸福从那些我们都遗忘了的大门里渐渐地闯进了我们的生活。
7. Learn something new.
7. 学习一些新东西
It’s important to remember that you cannot become who you are capable of being by remaining exactly where you are. If you are not willing to learn and grow, no one can help you. But if you are determined to learn and grow, no one can stop you. In the end, there are no permanent jobs on this planet; we are all interning here. Learn from everyone, evolve, remain humble, and don’t forget to have a good time.
有一点很重要：如果是原地踏步，你不可能成为原本你能成为的那个人。如果你不愿意学习和成长，没人能帮助你；但如果你决意要学习和成长，也没人能阻拦你。最后，在这个星球上没有一份永远的工作：我们都是实习生。从别人身上学习、发展、保持谦逊，当然也不要忘记享受生活。
8. Look in the mirror, and tell yourself what you love about yourself.
8. 看着镜子，告诉自己你爱自己什么
What we see in the mirror is what we see in the world. Our disappointment in others perfectly reflects our disappointment in ourselves. Our acceptance of others perfectly reflects our acceptance of ourselves. Our ability to see potential in others perfectly reflects our ability to see potential in ourselves. Our patience with others perfectly reflects our patience with ourselves. You get the idea – you’ve got to show yourself some love first.
我们在镜子里看到的便是我们在这个世界里看到的，对别人的失望反映出我们对自己的失望，接纳他人反映出我们接纳自己。我们看到了他人身上的潜能反映出我们也能够看到自身的潜能，对他人的耐心反映出我们对自己的耐心。你懂的，首先你要爱自己。
9. Focus on the qualities you like about those around you.
9. 关注周围人中你喜欢的特质
Whenever we focus on a person’s wonderful qualities, we have a wonderful relationship with them. Whenever we focus on a person’s not so wonderful qualities, we have a not so wonderful relationship with them. What we focus on grows in our minds and hearts.
当我们关注了他人的美好特质，我们便会和他们保持很好的关系。当我们关注了他人差劲的品行，我们和他们的关系便不太友好。那些我们关注的会融合在我们的思想和心灵深处。
10. Say “yes” to a spontaneous opportunity.
10. 抓住可遇而不可求的机会。
Everything in life can’t be planned. Some of the greatest opportunities will knock on your door when you least expect them to. Be flexible, be spontaneous, and just say “yes.”
生活中的一切都不能被硬性计划起来。一些伟大的机遇将会在你最不经意的时候敲响你的门。要灵活，要随性，只说“是” 就好。
Dear Anyone Having a Bad Week,
亲爱的度过糟糕一周的你：
I'm sorry. I have no idea why your week is bad, or how bad it actually is. I don't know if you've told anyone, if there's anything that could fix it or if it's made you rather unpleasant to be around. But I do know that I'm sorry that you're hurting, or stressed, or exhausted, or grieving, or frustrated, or depressed, or lonely, or scared or lost.
我很抱歉，我无从知晓你的这一周为何很糟糕，也不知道实际情况到底有多糟。不知道你是否有找人倾诉，是否有什么方式可以让你好受一些或者说现实是否让你更加难过。但是我清楚地知道我为你一切不好的情绪感到深深的同情，无论是你受到伤害或者感到压力，亦或是感到疲惫、悲伤、筋疲力尽、沮丧、孤独、害怕还是迷失。
I thought about writing this letter in a couple of different ways. I thought about writing it about the things you could do to feel better: show yourself compassion, go outside and look at the trees, look at a baby photo of yourself. Or I thought about focusing the letter on how the "bad weeks" can actually be pretty beautiful, if you look at them the right way. I almost wrote those letters, and maybe at some point I will, but I think I ended up deciding that I wasn't writing to make anyone feel better -- I just want you to feel heard.
我想象过用各种不同的方式来写这封信。我想象写一些可以让你感到好些的事情：比如对自己表示同情、出去看看树木或者看看自己儿时的照片；或者我也想象过将信的着重点放在，如果你用正确的方式来看待“糟糕的一周”，你或许会发现这一周实际很美好。我差一点就那样写了，也许将来会这样写。但是现在我最终决定不写这些。——我只是想让你们感到，有人听到了你们的心声。
There's something about humans that makes us crave for our pain to be recognized. There is something inherently good and comforting in having someone say, "Yeah, that sounds really hard," or, "It really sucks that you have to deal with all that."
作为人类本身，我们都渴望自己的悲伤被了解。如果有人能在这个时候对你说“是的，那听起来的确很糟”或者“你需要面对这些真的是太不幸了”，我们的内心都会感到些许好转或安慰。
But unfortunately, that's not always the direction that society pushes us in. We have been taught that bad days are to be silently borne beneath a bright smile; that expressions of pain are uncomfortable.
但不幸的是，现实并不总能按照我们期望的方向发展。我们总是被告知需要隐藏自己的悲伤，展露自己的微笑。而这种表达方式让人并不舒服。
I want you to know you can feel free to spill your bad day all over the place and wear it on the front of your shirt.
我想要让你知道，你可以在任何地方自由表露你的坏情绪，你甚至可以将它画在T恤上穿在你的身上。
I want you to know that the expressions of your pain are beautiful and that I will try my very hardest to feel the hurt with you. I want you to know that your grumpy, stressed out, short-tempered self is just as awesome as your cheerful self. Please do not shun your suffering.
我想要让你知道你表现出来的悲伤也很美丽，我会尽我最大的努力来尽量感受你的不幸。我想要让你知道，有坏情绪、压力感和小脾气的你与快乐时的你一样可爱。请不要再压抑自己的情感。
In writing this, know that I hear you, and let yourself be healed. I hope your day turns around, and that even if it doesn't, you can still find a few moments of beauty and/or happiness amidst the crappiness. For all of you not having bad days -- carry on, and enjoy.
在写这篇文章时，我听到了你们的心声，请让自己尽快好起来。我希望你们日子恢复正常，即使不能，你仍然可以发现一些美好的瞬间或者苦中作乐一下。为了不让你们自己持续这种糟糕的日子，向前看，去享受生活吧！
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一、坚持听、说领先，通过听、说培养英语听说能力
学生运用英语进行交际的能力的一个最基础最重要的部分就是听、说、读、写、译这五会能力的形成。然而，这五会能力的形成、培养和发展是不均衡的。它们之间是互相制约、互相透、互相影响和互相促进的。但是，最基础的能力是什么呢？作为交际工具的语言是由语音、语法和词汇三个部分组成的。这三者是缺一不可的，缺少任何一项都不是语言，不能单独地起到语言交际作用。然而，语言是首先有声音的，文字只不过是语言的记录符号。听、说是一切语言活动的基础。读和写是在听、说基础之上而产生出来的，所以说口语是第一性的，是学好语言的基础。而语音又是语言的本质所在，是语言学习的基础，不掌握语言的声音，语言就不能算其为交际工具。这是学好任何一种语言的共性规律，只有遵循这一规律，语言教学才能取得成功。而其中，语音教学部分又是语言教学的最重要的基础，同时又是学好一种语言的根本基础。因为词汇的学习记忆要依靠词的语音形象，词的正确拼读和拼写也离不开正确的读音，而且语句的读音熟练又是文字阅读速度的基础。正确的语音对流畅的读写都有着极为重要的影响和作用。英语语音是指元音、辅音的发音、词句重读、连续和语调组成的整个语音体系。
二、加强读、写、译的语言实践，侧重培养英语读、写、译能力
听、说、读、写、译既是教学手段又是教学目的之一
运用英语进行交际的能力的培养应在培养学生听、说能力的基础上侧重加强读、写、译能力的培养，使学生五会能力既能得到全面形成和培养，又能根据学生毕业后所从事的工作性质而有所侧重，以适应他们未来的工作实际需要。读、写、译主要是以书面语言形式进行交际的一种手段，这对学生来讲尤为重要。因为他们在未来的工作中，以书面语言形式进行交际的比例占得较大，读、写、译能力的作用较为突出，所以教师应根据不同教学阶段的发展和变化，应侧重读、写、译能力的培养。只有把听、说方式的语言交际和书面形式的语言交际有机地结合起来，运用英语进行交际的能力中最基础的一部分才能得到培养。在培养学生读、写、译能力的过程中，教师应首先坚持“理论指导实践，理论和实践相结合”，学生的'语言实践在正确的理论指导下才能少走弯路，取得实质性和突破性进展，达到实践的目的。
三、全面认识并真正培养英语交际能力
英语交际能力程度的高低、速度的快慢是受各种因素的影响和制约的，从掌握知识到发展成为一种能力是一个极其复杂的过程，它与教学方法、学生的语言实践活动的程度大小、学生学习的自觉性和积极性、学生的心理因素的发展变化都有着极密切的关系。一个人获得了英语语言知识方面的“听、说、读、写、译”这五项基本技能并不说明他已经真正形成了英语交际能力。这只是交际能力所需的第一大类知识——语言知识。此外，还需要另一大类知识——就是如何正确地、得体地和有效地使用第一大类的语言知识。只有这两大类知识有机地结合起来，才能进行成功的交际，交际能力才算真正形成。第一大类知识涉及语言知识系统内部的关系，而第二大类知识涉及语言交际系统知识和实际生活的关系，没有对第二大类知识的掌握就不能很好地使用第一大类知识。
首先，确定你自己的英语水平。中国大学毕业生的通病是，书面阅读还可以，口语不行，听力很差，书写凑合。
但每个人具体情况又都不一样，有人阅读专业书一目十行，但读报纸很费劲。
有人听新闻可以，听别的不行。你必须首先了解自己，然后针对你的情况对症下药。
这种评估工作最好找英语好的人帮你做，如果不方便，只能自己评自己，就要尽量做到客观。
其次、确定自己的发音水平。
我有个朋友对我说他的发音没问题，可实际上他说得很多词我都听不懂。
你学的是英国音还是美国音都无所谓，反正最终从你嘴里出来的肯定是中国音。
最重要的是发音要合理。
英语每一个单词都有自己的念法，你不能凭空想象。
比如，有人把RESUME读做RE-'SOOM，这样，别人说RE-SIU-'MAY，你不知道是什么。你念RE-'SOOM，别人也听不懂。
其次，确定自己的英语学习目标。
我这里仅把口语交流做为目标。 最后、开始学习。
1、口语学习的关键是要模仿人家的说话。这包括语音和语调两部分。中国英语教学重视语调的很少，尽管很多时候语调可能比语音更重要。
2、进行跟读训练。可以利用MP3。根据你的水平，可以选择新概念第二或第三册。
注意：一定要有书，故事篇幅不能太长，生词量要小，过于简单没有关系。 我倾向于使用故事，而不是对话或新闻听力材料。
放MP3，看着书，搞明白每一个单词的意思，理解整个故事情节。然后，放一句，暂停，学着人家读一句，然后，放下一句，暂停，再学一句，继续。
3、跟读过程中要注意的几点：
（1）一定要尽力模仿发音和语调，越象越好。
（2）开始时速度可以比较慢，要逐步使自己跟上人家的速度。
（3）中间可以回倒重放，但我倾向于让大家完成一小段后再回去重来。
4、同步阅读。当你对文章发音、语调完全掌握之后，就要在放录音的同时同步跟读。争取让自己的声音与他完全重合。注意语调和语音。如果中间有结巴的地方也不要紧，继续读下去，然后再回来重读。
5、关掉MP3，朗诵课文。注意使用学到的语音语调。 带滚瓜烂熟之后，可以进入下一篇课文。
这样，一两个月之后，当你“精读”过五到十篇约一千字篇幅的文章之后，你会发现你的英语发音和听力有了明显的进步。 再配合其他学习，如与人聊天，看电视，听广播，等等，口语水平会得到显著提高。
I am nature's greatest miracle.
我是自然界最伟大的奇迹。
Since the beginning of time never has there been another with my mind, my heart, my eyes, my ears, my hands, my hair, my mouth. None that came before, none that live today, and none that come tomorrow can walk and talk and move and think exactly like me. All men are my brothers yet I am different from each. I am a unique creature.
自从上帝发明了天地万物以来，没有一个人和我一样，我的脑筋、心灵、眼睛、耳朵、双手、头发、嘴唇都是不同凡响的。言谈举止跟我完整一样的人以前没有，当初不，当前也不会有。固然四海之内皆兄弟，然而人人各异。我是举世无双的造化。
I am nature's greatest miracle.
我是自然界最伟大的奇迹。
Although I am of the animal kingdom, animal rewards alone will not satisfy me. Within me burns a flame, which has been passed from generations uncounted and its heat is a constant irritation to my spirit to become better than I am, and I will. I will fan this flame of dissatisfaction and proclaim my uniqueness to the world.
我不可能像动物一样轻易满意，我心中焚烧着代代相传的火焰，它鼓励我超出自己，我要使这团火燃得更旺，向世界发布我的超群绝伦。
None can duplicate my brush strokes, none can make my chisel marks, none can duplicate my handwriting, none can produce my child, and, in truth, none has the ability to sell exactly as I. Henceforth, I will capitalize on this difference for it is an asset to be promoted to the fullest.
没有人能模仿我的字迹，我的商标，我的结果，我的推销才能。从今往后，我要使自己的个性充足发展，因为这是我得以成功的一大资本。
I am nature's greatest miracle.
我是做作界最伟大的奇迹。
Vain attempts to imitate others no longer will I make. Instead will I place my uniqueness on display in the market place. I will proclaim it, yea, I will sell it. I will begin now to accent my differences; hide my similarities. So too will I apply this principle to the goods I sell. Salesman and goods, different from all others, and proud of the difference.
我不再徒劳地模拟别人，而要展现本人的个性。我岂但要宣传它，还要倾销它。我要学会去同存异，强调自己异乎寻常之处，躲避人所共有的通性，并且要把这种准则应用到商品上。推销员和货物，两者皆自成一家，我为此而骄傲。
I am a unique creature of nature.
我是绝无仅有的奇迹。
I am rare, and there is value in all rarity; therefore, I am valuable. I am the end product of thousands of years of evolution; therefore, I am better equipped in both mind and body than all the emperors and wise men who preceded me.
物 我独行特破，因此身价百倍。我是千万年进化的终端产物，头脑和身体都超过以往的帝王与智者。
But my skills, my mind, my heart, and my body will stagnate, rot, and die lest I put them to good use. I have unlimited potential. Only a small portion of my brain do I employ; only a paltry amount of my muscles do I flex. A hundredfold or more can I increase my accomplishments of yesterday and this I will do, beginning today.
然而，我的技能，我的头脑，我的心灵，我的身材，若不善加应用，都将跟着时光的流逝而敏感，腐败，甚至逝世亡。我的潜力无限无尽，脑力、体能稍加开发，就能超过以往的任何成绩。从今天开端，我就要开发潜力。
Nevermore will I be satisfied with yesterday's accomplishments nor will I indulge, anymore, in self-praise for deeds which in reality are too small to even acknowledge. I can accomplish far more than I have, and I will, for why should the miracle which produced me end with my birth? Why can I not extend that miracle to my deeds of today?
我不再因昨日的成就沾沾自喜，不再为微不足道的成绩目吹自擂。我能做的比已经实现的更好。我的诞生并非最后一样奇�
I am not on this earth by chance. I am here for a purpose and that purpose is to grow into a mountain, not to shrink to a grain of sand. Henceforth will I apply all my efforts to become the highest mountain of all and I will strain my potential until it cries for mercy.
我不是随便来到这个世上的。我生来应为深谷。而非草芥。从今往后，我要全力以赴成为群峰之巅，将我的潜能施展到最大限度。
I will increase my knowledge of mankind, myself, and the goods I sell, thus my sales will multiply. I will practice, and improve, and polish the words I utter to sell my goods, for this is the foundation on which I will build my career and never will I forget that many have attained great wealth and success with only one sales talk, delivered with excellence. Also will I seek constantly to improve my manners and graces, for they are the sugar to which all are attracted.
我要汲取前人的教训，懂得自己以及手中的货物，这样才干成倍地增添销量。我要惜墨如金，重复斟酌推销时用的语言。因为这是造诣事业的要害。我毫不忘却，很多成功的商人，实在只有一套说词。却能使他们无往不利。我也要精益求精自己的仪态和风采，因为这是吸引别人的美德。
I am nature's greatest miracle.
我是自然界最伟大的奇迹。
I will concentrate my energy on the challenge of the moment and my actions will help me forget all else. The problems of my home will be left in my home. I will think naught of my family when I am in the market place for this will cloud my thoughts. So too will the problems of the market place be left in the market place and I will think naught of my profession when I am in my home for this will dampen my love.
我要聚精会神抗衡面前的挑衅，我的举动会使我忘记其它一切，不让家事缠身。身在商场，不可恋家，否则那会使我思维混饨。另一方面，当我与家人同处时，必定得把工作留在门外，否则会使家人觉得冷清。
There is no room in the market place for my family, nor is there room in my home for the market. Each I will divorce from the other and thus will I remain wedded to both. Separate must they remain or my career will die. This is a paradox of the ages.
商场上没有一块属于家人的地方，同样，家中也没有念叨商务的处所，这两者必需截然离开，否则就会顾此失彼，这是良多人难以走出的误区。
I am nature's greatest miracle.
我是自然界最伟大的奇迹。
I have been given eyes to see and a mind to think and now I know a great secret of life for I perceive, at last, that all my problems, discouragements, and heartaches are, in truth, great opportunities in disguise. I will no longer be fooled by the garments they wear for mine eyes are open. I will look beyond the cloth and I will not be deceived.
我有双眼，能够察看；我有头脑，可以思考。现在我已洞悉了一个人生中伟大的神秘。我发明，所有问题、懊丧、悲伤，都是乔装装扮的机会之神。我不再被他们的表面所蒙骗，我已睁开双眼，看破了他们的假装。
I am nature's greatest miracle.
我是自然界最伟大的奇迹。
No beast, no plant, no wind, no rain, no rock, no lake had the same beginning as I, for I was conceived in love and brought forth with a purpose. In the past I have not considered this fact but it will henceforth shape and guide my life.
飞禽飞禽、花草树木、风雨山石、河流湖泊，都没有像我一样的来源，我孕育在爱中，肩负使命而生。从前我疏忽了这个事实，从今往后，它将塑造我的性情，领导我的人生。
I am nature's greatest miracle
我是天然界最伟大的奇迹。
And nature knows not defeat. Eventually, she emerges victorious and so will I, and with each victory the next struggle becomes less difficult.
自然界不知何谓失败，终以成功者的姿势呈现，我也要如斯，因为成功一旦来临，就会再度光顾。
I will win, and I will become a great salesman, for I am unique.
我会胜利，我
I am nature's greatest miracle.
我是天然界最伟大的奇观。
我们都要做好自己工作，并且要在工作中找到精神上的乐趣。
We must cultivate our own garden and find the joy of doing it in our own heart.
每个人都是自己命运的创造者。
Everyone is the architect of his own fortune.
只有知道如何生活的人们，才会开始认识自己和人生。
Only those who learn how to live can come to know themselves and life.
那城市有自己的公用图书馆和公园。
自己的英文单词是什么
The town has its own public library and public gardens.
他已建立起自己的公司。
He has established his own firm.
管好你自己的事！
Mind your own business!
这些年轻人在抗争时用喷漆污损了建筑物的外观。影视剧中，农村妇女在日本鬼子进村时，用锅底灰涂抹在自己脸上那看来也是故意弄丑自己，让自己看起来
The youths used spray paint to deface buildings during the riots.
有些人甚至自己设计自己的主题、管理自己的服务器。
Some of us even design our own theme and manage our own server.
为自己写作，为自己回忆，为自己惊奇。
Write in recollection and amazement for yourself.
1. Success is not guaranteed. It is not handed to you. Success is earned. 成功无法保证，并非唾手可得。成功必须靠自己去争取。
2. He knew what he wanted to do from the age of 14. 他14岁起就知道自己日后干什么了。
3. I distinctly remember wishing I had not got involved. 我清楚地记得希望自己没有被牵扯进去。
4. I found myself behind a curtain, necking with my best friend'swife. 我意识到自己在帘子后面吻着至友的妻子。
5. They had a snobbish dislike for their intellectual and social inferiors. 他们非常势利，不喜欢智力和社会地位不如自己的人。
6. Very likely he'd told them he had American business interests. 很可能他已经告诉他们自己拥有美国商业利益。
7. She dusted herself down and left to build her own career. 她重振旗鼓去开创自己的事业了。
8. He vowed to wreak vengeance on his unfaithful, thieving wife. 他发誓要报复对自己不忠、爱偷东西的妻子。
9. She feels devalued because she knows her husband has had affairs. 她觉得自己掉价了，因为她知道丈夫有了外遇。
11. Without warning, Bardo smacked his fist into his open hand. 巴多没有任何预兆地一拳砸在自己摊开的手掌上。
12. I denied my father because I wanted to become someone else. 我和父亲断绝了关�
13. He ordered them to stack up pillows behind his back. 他命令他们把几个枕头叠放在自己的背后。
14. I went to Brooks Brothers and bought myself a decent shirt. 我去布鲁克斯兄弟专卖店给自己买了一件体面的衬衫。
15. He spends his spare time visiting schools to warn pupils off drugs. 他用自己的业余时间访问学校，告诫小学生远离毒品。
16. It's plain that he adores his daughter, and the feeling is mutual. 明摆着他很喜欢自己的女儿，而且女儿也喜欢他。
17. I undid the bottom two buttons of my yellow and grey shirt. 我解开了自己黄灰相间的衬衫上最下面的两个纽扣。
18. He kept encouraging Rosie to find a place of her own. 他不断鼓励罗茜为自己找个住处。
19. People are having to think hard about their holiday plans. 人们现在得仔细地琢磨自己的度假计划。
20. He sees himself going right to the top of the tree. 他预见自己在同行中将无人可及。
首先：确定你自己的英语水平。
中国大学毕业生的通病是，书面阅读还可以，口语不行，听力很差，书写凑合。但每个人具体情况又都不一样，有人阅读专业书一目十行，但读报纸很费劲。有人听新闻可以，听别的不行。你必须首先了解自己，然后针对你的情况对症下药。
这种评估工作最好找英语好的人帮你做，如果不方便，只能自己评自己，就要尽量做到客观。
其次：确定自己的发音水平。
我有个朋友对我说他的发音没问题，可实际上他说得很多词我都听不懂。
你学的是英国音还是美国音都无所谓，反正最终从你嘴里出来的肯定是中国音。最重要的是发音要合理。英语每一个单词都有自己的念法，你不能凭空想象。比如，有人把RESUME读做RE-'SOOM，这样，别人说RE-SIU-'MAY，你不知道是什么。你念RE-'SOOM，别人也听不懂。
再次：确定自己的英语学习目标。
我这里仅把口语交流做为目标。
最后：开始学习。
1、口语学习的关键是要模仿人家的说话。这包括语音和语调两部分。中国英语教学重视语调的很少，尽管很多时候语调可能比语音更重要。
2、买一台录音机，找一合磁带。根据你的水平，可以选择新概念第二或第三册，也可以到图书馆借一套有书和磁带的小故事集。注意：一定要有书，故事篇幅不能太长，生词量要小，过于简单没有关系。
我倾向于使用故事，而不是对话或新闻听力材料。
3、进行跟读训练。放磁带，看着书，搞明白每一个单词的意思，理解整个故事情节。然后，放一句，暂停，学着人家读一句，然后，放下一句，暂停，再学一句，继续。
4、跟读过程中要注意的几点：(1)一定要尽力模仿发音和语调，越象越好。
（2）开始时速度可以比较慢，要逐步使自己跟上人家的速度。(3)中间可以回倒重放，但我倾向于让大家完成一小段后再回去重来。
5、同步阅读。当你对文章发音、语调完全掌握之后，就要在放录音的同时同步跟读。争取让自己的声音与他完全重合。注意语调和语音。如果中间有结巴的地方也不要紧，继续读下去，然后再回来重读。
6、关掉录音机，朗诵课文。注意使用学到的语音语调。
带滚瓜烂熟之后，可以进入下一篇课文。
这样，一两个月之后，当你“精读”过五到十篇约一千字篇幅的文章之后，你会发现你的英语发音和听力有了明显的进步。
7、多看一些生活场景具多的电视剧、电影，多听广播等，要始终做到多看多听多说。
8、找个外教练口语，当自己拥有了一定基础后，快速提高英语口语的途径就是和外教练习口语，用的口语聊，真人外教一对一练习口语，随时随地想聊就聊。