[作者简介]方雅茜,武汉大学金融学专业九九级学生,兼修法语双学位。连续两年(2001年、2002年)获全国大学生英语竞赛特等奖并参加夏令营,在夏令营中获演讲赛一等奖,辩论赛三等奖,优秀辩手及最佳主持人称号。爱好绘画(素描,漫画,PHOTOSHOP制图)、服装设计、游泳和上网。入学以来,连续三年获武汉大学甲等人民奖学金及“三好学生标兵”称号。军训时获师级嘉奖,大二时入党,先后获武汉大学“优秀团干部”等称号。先后以优秀成绩通过国家英语四、六级考试,英语口语考试及法语四级、BEC二级、计算机二级考试。
ManyofusarenotwillingtodescribetheprocessofstudyingEnglishwiththeword“enjoyable.Formostofus,Englishstudymeanscomplicatedgrammar,tremendousvocabularyandannoyingstructureanalysis,inbrief,abigtorture.Howcanwekeepprogresswiththispassiveattitude?Andhowcanweattainsuccesswithoutthecontinuouspushofthesenseofachievement?Forme,thefirstandforemostthingaccessingtosuccessistoestablishthecorrectattitudetowardsEnglishstudy.
Thenyoumayaskme:“what'sthecriteriontojudgewhetheranattitudeis‘correct'or‘incorrect'?”Theansweristochange“passive”into“active”aswellas“suffer”into“enjoy”.Soundsabstract?Well,avividanalogyistomakeyourselffallinlovewiththelanguageasifyouarefallinginlovewithabeauty,andyouareattractedby“her”charm,overwhelmedby“her”wisdomandtrytogetalongwith“her”allthetime.Onlyifyouloveher,you'llputyourheartandsoulintoacquaintingher.Secondly,successinEnglishstudyliesineffectivestudymethods.
Asweknow,Englishstudyisacomprehensiveprocedure,includinglistening,speaking,readingandwriting.Everyaspectisessentialintheprocessofadvancing.Butmostofushavedevelopedarelativelyhighabilitytowritewhilefewstudentscanusetheirmouthsandearsefficiently,whichleadstoenormousamountsof“dumb-and-deafEnglish”.Asfarasmyexperienceisconcerned,readingmassivelyandselectively,appreciatingsomeexcellentforeignfilmsaswellastakingpartinEnglishcornersareallbeneficial.That'stosay,everytimeyouhavethechancetotouchEnglish,docatchit!Nomatterwhere,nomatterwhen.Providedyoucansharethetimeproperlyanddistinguishtheemphasisonwhichyouhavetoworkhard,you'llgettwiceasmuchachievementwhileusinghalfasmuchenergy.
Thelastanddecisivepointis“practice”.It'sknowntoallthat“practicemakesperfect”.Eventhegeniusisbasedonyearsofpainstakingwork.Ofcourse,practicedoesn'tmeanholdingthevocabularybookfromdawnuntilnightbutsimplyletEnglishpenetrateintoyourdailylifeandconstructapartofourhabit.Forinstance,sinceI'mafinancemajor,Iusuallyusesomefinancialtermsevenwhenmakingjokes.Irememberonceafriendaskedme:“Willyoubeapostgraduateafterfouryears?”andIrepliedinthisway:“Well,byanalyzingthecostandrevenueaswellasconsideringmypreference,I'llchoosetocontinuemystudywithaprobabilityof99%.”Anotherexample,oneofmyfriendsoncespokeverypoorEnglishandofcoursesheneverhadthecouragetospeakEnglishinfrontofothers.Shewasanxiousaboutitandaskedmeforhelp.SoeveryFridayI“forced”hertogototheEnglishcornertogetherwithmeandIurgedhertospeak.ButwhathastobementionedisweneverwenttotheEnglishcornerwithoutanypreparation.Beforewewent,wealwaysrecitedsomeexcellentandusualphrasesinorderthatwecould“showthemoff”there.Gradually,sincewewereoftenpraisedbyothersforour“original”and“sophisticated”useofphrases,myfriend'sconfidencewasbroughtup.Tillnow,shecanspeakEnglishsofluentlythatyoucan'timaginethelevelherEnglishsheoncewaspreviously.Inconclusion,Iwanttosaytoyouall:“Wherethereisawill,thereisaway.”
Inaword,theEnglishworldisaseven-coloredworldilluminatedwithourdeterminationandwillpower.Whenouraspirationbecomesreality,successwillbeextremelyeasytoobtain.
Inthisworld,youcanflyfreelytowardsyourdreams;
Inthisworld,youcanpicktheflowersofsuccess;
Inthisworld,youcanembracethesunofhope.
Somyfriends,please,dojoininthisworld,thissplendidworld!