Secondly,you need to find a time of the day to expose yourself to various kinds of meaningful and interesting English stories,dialogues,programs,etc. that can hold your interest. If there is one pattern that shows up in all the studies of language acquisition it is this. The quantity and quality of English you expose yourself to is a key variable21 in determining the speed of your progress. The key issue should be to find a variety of interesting English sources that will not tire you out. Researchers have unanimously concluded that English that is meaningful and interesting is recalled and integrated into a learner's speech far more rapidly than English that is deemed appropriate by teachers and textbooks.
Finally,pace your energy and keep a positive attitude towards learning English. Acquiring a second language is a long-term journey that is not always smooth. Reward yourself with praise and begin to trust your communication powers. My students who have treated themselves with self-encouragement become more able to communicate and it is their fast progress that further motivates them to challenge themselves.
Notes 注釋：
1. n.萬(wàn)靈藥
2. a.折磨人的；極端痛苦的
3. vt.消耗；使耗盡
4. （復(fù)數(shù)）n.僑民；移居國(guó)外者，此處指“以英語(yǔ)為母語(yǔ)、且暫住中國(guó)的人”
5. n.恐懼癥，恐怖癥
6. a.錯(cuò)誤的，不正確的
7. n.等級(jí)制度
8. 決非，決不是
9. ad.混亂地
10. 取得進(jìn)展
11. 僅次于
12. vt.回絕；斷然拒絕
13. vt.證實(shí)
14. n.沉浸（于）
15. vt.確立；使處于牢固地位；挖壕溝
16. 布克獎(jiǎng)。1968年由美國(guó)布克公司提供資金的一項(xiàng)世界文學(xué)獎(jiǎng)，專門獎(jiǎng)勵(lì)當(dāng)代小說(shuō)
17. n.引起不良后果的事物；罪犯
18. vt.[常用被動(dòng)語(yǔ)態(tài)]充斥，布滿
19. 習(xí)慣于
20. 筆友
21. n.變量
Nevin Blumer （M.Ed,TESL cert.） is an English as a Second Language teacher in Beijing who specializes in oral English and IELTS preparation. He has been teaching for almost 10 years, in Japan, Canada and Singapore and has spent over 2 years in Beijing. His particular interest is in the special problems that Chinese students have while learning English. One of his recent publications is American Culture: A Coursebook.