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Try to memorize, really solidly memorize, 3-5 words a day.
试着每天牢牢记住3-5个单词。
If you have a great memory, then maybe go for 10. But limit yourself to that.
如果你有很好的记忆力，那么可以选择每天记10个单词，但你要约束自己去执行。
Tip 1 for memorization: The Laura tip.
记忆技巧1：劳拉技巧。
I’m naming this after my friend who was studying Spanish abroad.
这是以我朋友的名字命名的，她在国外学习西班牙语。
Laura would write down and learn four or five new words
劳拉会写下并学习四五个
that she heard in conversation throughout the day.
她一整天在会话中听到的新单词。
At the end of the day, she would turn them into a song.
在一天结束的时候，她会把这些生词编成一首歌。
This might involve gestures or movements to help her understand.
她还会在唱歌的时候加上手势或动作来帮助她理解这些词。
It might contain just the word, if the gesture was clear,
清晰的手势可能只是包含这个单词，
or the word and definition, or the word in a sentence.
或者这个单词和它的定义，或者含有这个单词的句子。
Adding music, adding a melody, really helps your brain hold onto information.
加上音乐，再加上旋律，这真的能帮助你的大脑牢牢记住这些信息。
She taught me one of her songs and I still remember it, 8 years later.
劳拉曾经教了我一首她自己编的歌曲，8年过去了，那首歌我仍然记忆犹新。
And I wasn’t even trying to study Spanish at the time.
当时我甚至都没有打算学西班牙语。
Let’s come up with an example song.
我们现在来看一首歌曲的例子。
Let’s say you’re learning the words sprint, deceive, increase, and concern.
让我们假设你正在学习“sprint”、“ deceive”、“increase”和“concern”这些词。
Your song could go something like this: Sprint! Don’t deceive me. Increase. I care because I’m concerned.
你可以这样唱出来：Sprint! Don’t deceive me. Increase. I care because I’m concerned.
Don’t spend much time on it. It should be short and fun.
不要在制作歌曲上面花太多时间。歌曲应该简短而有趣。
Sing it 10 or 12 times. Then sing the one from yesterday a few times.
唱10到12遍。然后把昨天的那首也唱几遍。
Adding motion and melody will help you memorize.
增加动作和旋律会帮助你记忆。
It doesn’t matter at all what the melody is, or even if you’re musical.
旋律是什么根本无关紧要，即使你是音乐家也不需要特别在意旋律。
It will still help you remember.
不管是什么旋律都会帮助你记忆的。
Tip 2 for memorization: Repetition and grouping.
记忆技巧2：重复和分组。
Go over your vocabulary words many times. Practice them out loud.
多复习你需要记住的词汇。大声朗读练习。
Repetition is extremely important.
重复是极其重要的。
If it’s a tough word to pronounce, slow it down, don’t rush: immediately (4x).
如果这个词发音很难，那就放慢语速，不要着急：immediately (4遍)。
Put the words in groups and drill the groups together.
把单词放在一组中，然后一起练习。
Then group them differently and drill again.
然后对这些单词进行分组，然后再次进行练习。
For example, if you wrote down 10 words or phrases while watching one episode of the Sopranos,
例如，当你看电视剧《黑道家族》的一集视频的时候，你可以写下10个单词或短语，
practice those words together and think about the episode and the context for each word.
然后一起练习这些单词，并回想每一个单词的剧情和语境。
Or, group them by vowel sound in the stressed syllable,
或者，你可以根据重读音节中的元音将这些单词进行分组，
for example, furniture, unearth, burley, return, jury, blurt, curse.
例如，furniture，unearth，burley，return，jury，blurt，curse。
These words all had the UR vowel in the stressed syllable.
这些词的重读音节都有UR元音。
Or, organize your words by stress: typical, period, numerous, everything, difficult, curious, DA-da-da.
或者，你可以按重音对单词分组：typical，period，numerous，everything，difficult，curious，等等。
These were all three-syllable words with stress on the first syllable.
这些都是三音节的单词，重音在第一个音节。
Or, organize the words by meaning, grouping together words of similar meaning.
或者，按意思对单词分组，将意思相近的单词放在一组中。
Or group them by how well you know them,
或者根据你对这些单词的熟悉程度对它们进行分组，
putting words you know really well in one group,
将你非常熟悉的单词放在一组中，
words you kind of know in a second group,
将你有点熟悉的单词放在第二组中，
and words you need a lot of help with in a third group.
将你需要很多帮助的单词放在第三组中。
Creating various groups will help you memorize,
创建不同的小组将帮助你记忆这些单词，
and will make drilling vocabulary more engaging.
而且会让这些单词练习起来更加有意思。
Tip 3: Visualization. When you learn a word, come up with a picture for it,
技巧3：形象化。当你学习一个单词时，可以想象一幅画面，
a mini-story in one picture in your mind that makes sense to you.
脑海中的画面可以是你觉得有意义的一个小故事。
This is a common mnemonic device,
这是一种常见的助记法，
and you probably used it when learning vocabulary in your own language.
你可能在学习自己的母语的时候也会使用这种方法。
So, absorb as much of the language as you can through reading and watching video,
所以，通过阅读和观看视频，
or even writing down words from conversation around you.
甚至从你身边的对话中写下一些生词，这样尽可能多地增加词汇量。
Organize these words in a system that works for you: maybe a notebook, maybe flashcards.
把这些单词按照适合你的系统组织起来：可以用笔记本，也可以用抽认卡。
And get creative when memorizing.
并进行创造性记忆。
The more often you come back and study your vocabulary words,
你重复学习词汇的次数越多，
the more you’ll be able to remember them and to use them yourself in writing and conversation.
你就越能记住它们，越能在写作和对话中使用它们。
Do you have other methods for learning vocabulary?
你有其他学习词汇的方法吗？
Let me know in the comments below.
可以在下方的评论区留言分享给我。
Also, I’m happy to tell you that my book, American English Pronunciation, is available for purchase.
另外，我很高兴地告诉你，我的书《美式英语发音》已经开始销售了。
If you want an organized, step-by-step resource to build your American accent,
如果你想用条理清晰、循序渐进的资源来帮助你学习美式英语发音，
click here to get the book. Or, see the description below.
请单击此处购买这本书。或者，你也可以参阅下面的说明。
I think you’re going to love it.
我想你会喜欢这本书的。
That’s it, and thanks so much for using Rachel’s English.
今天的视频就到这里，非常感谢你使用瑞秋英语。
