不藏私！多益獎學金得主：學英文靠這10個免費網站
撰文者張慶生（2011年多益獎學金得主）2013-12-10
最近聽過我講英文的朋友都太不願意相信：「其實我國小講英文曾經被老師和同學恥笑！」
我記得那個時候，老師要班上的同學輪流念英文課文，聽到真的是差點沒暈倒，當我前面的同學一一念完，冷汗越冒越多，心想完蛋了！輪到我時，全身發抖地緩緩站起來，結結巴巴的念出用中文注音拼成的英文發音。我不太記得念完之後發生甚麼事情，大概因為當時腦筋一片空白吧，只記得全班哄堂大笑以及面紅耳赤的自己。
就讀武陵高中，英文也是被慘電，大概都是班上倒數五名吧，高一剛開學時壓力真的是大到不行，有時候還會偷偷找朋友哭訴。
後來我好好想一想，英文不但是很實用的科目，也是在社會上生存的加分工具；更能幫助求職、加薪甚至是升官。後來我發憤要把英文學好，鞭策自己每天都要讀英文至少2小時。
My comments: Once you know the benefits of learning English, you're willing to spend time on it. A former NHSH student Ming-kun, when asked when he studied English, answered he studied it every day and that he didn't study English just for the test. I was very surprised then because other students usually studied English the day before a test. Later, he explained that he had been in this good habit since the day he realized the importance of mastering English. Even when he was in his senior year, busy preparing for the college entrance exam, he still listened to an English learning program Advance at 10:30 on the radio every evening.
我努力了一年從倒數幾名的名次慢慢往上爬，高二時大概是班上十幾名，高三時我已經能將英文的大大小小考試維持在班上前五名。並在大一的時候，獲得TOEIC多益測驗獎學金，讓不少朋友跑來問我：「到底怎麼把英文學好？」
跟朋友聊天時，我發現很多人會為了把英文練好而花大錢買高級的電子字典、雜誌、錄音帶，甚至是請家教、出國或是去補習班，其實真的不需要！所以特別寫這篇文章來破除學英文要花大錢的迷思。
My comments: Ming-kun, the student I mentioned above, didn't go to cram school. However, his good habits kept him one of the top students in English.
不管你是學生、小朋友或是就業中，只要有想把英文學好的毅力、恆心和努力，再加上幾乎大家都有的電子產品和網路，那其實下面的10個免費英文學習資源其實就很夠了！
所屬類別分為四種：聽、說、讀、寫
適合程度分為三級：初級、中級、高級
特別強調一下，要把英文學好的前提是要釐清自己學英文的動機，如果這個動機夠強烈，那麼就可以支撐你一直主動學習英文，而不是被別人逼著學。動機可以是出國、炫耀、把妹、和世界接軌或是其他任何原因，沒有所謂的好壞，重要的是要能夠說服自己。
My comments: Intrinsic and extrinsic motivations.
老話一句，學習語言的最好方式是把自己丟到那個環境裡，自然而然就會朗朗上口！如果你沒有這樣的資源，那就去爭取，可以是出國留遊學、交外國朋友、語言交換等等，如果真的沒辦法擁有這樣的環境，那以上10個網站也非常夠用了。
My comments: If you can afford it, hiring a native speaker of English as a tutor is also a good way. Sharing such a tutor and splitting the pay with a good friend can ease the financial burden.
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