基础英语:你读懂这句英语里generally的意思了吗?
1)我们先来看下面几个似乎“很好懂”的英语句子:
1. We generally don't like learning English
2. The child generally has little to say.
3. Our teacher always gives us a generally boring class.
你认为你“读懂”了里面的generally是什么意思了吗?
2)在你把generally读成中文:懂啊!就是(中文)“一般情况下”,“普遍”的意思的时候,我们下面才是真正把它的懂了:把英语读成英语,而且还是在训练自己的英语口语:
1. Well, I got you. When you say:We generally don't like learning English,you mean/you can also say:In general,we don't like learning English.So generally means in general.
2. Okay.I got you.When you say:The child generally has little to say,you mean/you can also say:The child in general has little to say.So generally means in general.
3. Okay.Got you.When you say:Our teacher always gives us a generally boring class,you mean/you can also say:In general our teachet gives us a boring class.So in general means generally.
So when you say:Generally speaking,you can also say:Speaking in general.
我们也可以把in general反过来训练,如上。
当然,我们也可以把generally“读成”其它英语:
Well, generally means in most cases,or usually.
我们思考一个严肃的问题:学英语是“用”中文“读懂”英语“什么意思”就是学会或读懂英语了吗?
你“用”英语读懂英语的能力根本得不到任何训练,你根本没有把英语学成英语的能力,怎么能叫“读懂英语”了呢?
如果一个人连基本的词汇都做不到或者不具备把英语读成英语的能力,又如何奢谈“读懂”原版英语呢?
基础不牢,梁歪屋倒。