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[English]

Hello everyone, welcome to the new issue of "Everyday Chinese".

I am Li Ming.

Hello everyone, I am Wang Yu.

I’m glad to meet you all again!

Wang Yu, you seem to be in particularly good spirits today. Is there anything happy about you?

(laughing), Li Ming, you observe so carefully. I've been learning to draw recently.

I finally finished a painting yesterday that I'm very satisfied with, so I feel a great sense of accomplishment.

But to be honest, the learning process is not so happy every day.

Oh? How to say?

Just...sometimes I feel very tired, don’t want to move, and feel no motivation at all.

I think many of our friends who are learning Chinese may feel the same way, right?

I have to study every day, but sometimes I feel really bored and want to give up.

You are so right.

This is indeed a very common problem.

No matter what you study, enthusiasm and motivation don't come every day.

Many people are very interested in it at the beginning, but gradually they can no longer persist.

Yes! So we’re going to talk about a very important topic today, right?

That's right. We want to talk to you today:

How can we have the motivation to learn every day,

so that we can never get tired of learning or never get angry while learning?

This topic is great!

I have many questions to ask you, Li Ming.

You always seem so planned and disciplined.

(laughing), I also have my own methods. Then let’s start from the first step of learning.

Wang Yu, I think that before we discuss "how to learn",

the more important question is "why to learn". What do you think?

Well, "Why study"?

I understand, you are referring to the learning goal, right?

Yes.

If you don't know where you are going, the wind in any direction is not a tailwind.

The same goes for learning.

If there is no clear goal in mind,

it is easy to get lost when encountering difficulties,

and then give up.

I agree.

For me, when I started learning Chinese,

the initial goal was actually very simple.

It’s because I particularly like watching Chinese TV series, especially costume dramas.

I thought at the time, how cool would it be if I could understand what they were saying without reading the subtitles?

...

This is a very good goal!

Because it is very specific and related to your own interests.

This is a goal that makes you happy.

Yes! Every time I don't want to study,

I will open an episode of my favorite TV series,

listen to the dialogues that I don't understand, and then I will tell myself:

"Wang Yu, come on! You will understand it after you learn it!"

When I think about it, my motivation will come back immediately.

Look, this is the power of interest.

My goals may be a little different from yours. I'm more of a planner.

...

I learn a new language, usually for work needs,

or for a long-term personal development plan.

For example, when I was learning English, my goal was very clear:

Pass an important exam within a year,

Get a certificate, so that I can apply for a better job.

Wow, your goal sounds... so stressful!

(laughing), indeed.

But for me, such a clear and challenging goal,

is like a lighthouse in the distance.

I know that as long as I work hard in that direction, every step I take is meaningful.

I will write down my big goals and stick them in front of my desk so that I can see them every day.

It will remind me that today’s efforts are for a better life tomorrow.

I understand.

So, your motivation comes from expectations and plans for the future.

And my motivation comes more from the current happiness and interest.

You can say that.

But I think these two goals are not contradictory.

We can have a long-term goal like a lighthouse,

such as "pass the HSK Level 6 exam",

or we can have many short-term goals like little flowers on the roadside,

such as "learn to sing a Chinese song" or "understand a Chinese movie."

Yes! This combination is perfect.

There is a general direction, and there are many interesting little scenery on the way.

This way you won’t feel like the journey is too far or too boring.

That's right.

So, dear listeners,

What is the "why" for you to learn Chinese?

Is it for work, for traveling,

or to chat with Chinese friends?

Find your answer, write it down,

Tell yourself that this is why you work hard every day.

Li Ming, I found my "why".

My big goal is "to be able to chat fluently with Chinese friends."

However, this goal is really big!

Feeling like an elephant, I have no idea where to start eating.

Sometimes when I think about how much there is to learn,

I feel very tired and don't want to start.

(laughing), your metaphor is very interesting.

How to eat an elephant?

The answer is: Eat it one bite at a time.

The same is true for learning. We need to break down a huge goal

into many manageable small tasks.

Break it down into small tasks?

This is your strength, please teach me.

It's actually very simple.

For example, the goal of "chatting fluently".

We can break it down into several parts:

Vocabulary, grammar, listening, and speaking.

Then, break each part into smaller,

tasks that can be completed every day.

Oh! For example, in the vocabulary section, I can set a goal of

"Learn 10 new words every day."

Very good!

"Learn 10 new words every day",

This is a perfect little task.

It is very specific and easy to do,

and you will have a sense of accomplishment after you finish it.

You can also plan to "listen to 15 minutes of Chinese podcasts every day",

"read a short article every day",

or "find a Chinese friend to practice speaking for half an hour every week".

I understand!

In this way, I don't have to think about the scary big goal of

"I want to chat fluently" every day.

I only need to focus on today's small tasks:

"Today I want to meet these 10 new friends (words)".

This way I feel much less stressed!

Exactly.

Here I would like to share a metaphor that I really like.

Learning is like building a house,

Your daily task is to put a brick.

Put one piece today and another piece tomorrow.

It seems like nothing happened and the progress is very slow.

But if you persist for a year and look back,

you will find that you have built a beautiful and solid house with your own hands.

This metaphor is great!

"Put a brick every day." I remember.

But... Li Ming, I must admit,

Sometimes, I don't even have the strength to put a brick.

Do you have those days when you don’t want to do anything?

Of course. Everyone has it.

At this time, don't blame yourself and say

"I'm too lazy." This is very normal.

So what would you do if you encountered this situation?

Will you force yourself to "lay bricks"?

My approach is to lower the standards.

If I really don't want to study for 30 minutes today,

then I will tell myself to only study for 5 minutes.

If I don't want to memorize 10 words,

then I will only review 3 words.

Even if I don't even want to open the book,

I will play a Chinese song and listen.

Oh! You mean,

keep a little bit in touch with Chinese even if you feel bad?

Right. The key is "don't let the chain break".

Even if you only do a little bit today,

it is better than doing nothing.

You have maintained this study habit.

It's like taking care of a pot of flowers.

You don't have the energy to fertilize or prune it today,

but at least remember to water it a little bit.

Maintaining this habit is more important than how much you learn on a given day.

I understand.

Don't force yourself,

But keep it a habit.

This method is really good, very gentle, and very effective.

Next time I don't want to study anymore,

I will tell myself:

"Wang Yu, go listen to a Chinese song you like!"

We just talked about goals and plans.

These are relatively rational.

However, humans are emotional animals.

If something is not interesting,

it will be difficult to stick to it for a long time.

Therefore, the third key point,

is to make learning interesting.

I have a lot of say in this!

I am a typical "interested learner".

If I feel bored,

I won't be able to study for a minute.

(laughing),

Then you must have many good ways to make learning interesting, right?

Share it quickly.

Of course! My first method,

is to combine Chinese learning with my own hobbies.

I like cooking,

I will watch Chinese recipe videos,

such as how to make mapo tofu,

how to make scrambled eggs with tomatoes.

While watching, learn

the Chinese expressions for various ingredients and actions,

such as "cut", "stir-fry", "salt" and "sugar".

This method is very good!

Integrate learning into life.

Yes!

Also, I like watching movies,

I will find some simple Chinese cartoons to watch,

such as "Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf"

or "Big Ears Tutu".

Their dialogues are relatively simple,

and their speaking speed is also slow, making them very suitable for beginners.

Watching interesting stories,

practiced listening without realizing it.

Use the way you like to come into contact with Chinese,

instead of just sitting at a desk and reading textbooks.

Yes! And listen to music!

I particularly like Jay Chou's songs,

although his lyrics are sometimes unclear.

But I will look for the lyrics, read them sentence by sentence,

and learn the words in them.

Learn to sing a Chinese song,

The sense of accomplishment is really great!

The core of the methods you mentioned

are to turn learning from a "task"

into an "entertainment activity".

In this way, you are not "forcing" yourself to learn,

but "enjoying" the learning process.

That’s right!

From "I want to learn" to "I want to learn".

Li Ming, what about you?

You are such a planned person,

will you also use some interesting methods?

Of course.

Although I like planning,

I don’t like boring either.

For example, when I memorize words,

I don’t like to just look at the list.

I will use some mobile apps.

They design word memorization into a game.

You can pass levels and score points every day, just like playing a game.

Oh, gamified learning!

This one is very popular.

Yes.

Also, I really like a method,

called "Create a Chinese environment for yourself".

For example, I will set the language of my mobile phone to Chinese.

In this way, every time I look at my phone, I will see a lot of Chinese characters,

such as "WeChat", "Settings", and "Calendar".

This method is amazing!

Will it be hard to get used to at first?

It will be a little bit,

but it will be fine soon.

You can also do something simpler,

such as putting sticky notes with Chinese names on some things at home

.

Put a piece of paper on the refrigerator and write "refrigerator";

Put a piece of paper on the door and

write "door".

I see it many times every day,

and I naturally remember it.

Wow,

These methods are so practical!

To sum up,

it is to find your favorite way,

it can be watching dramas,

listening to songs,

cooking,

it can also be playing games,

changing phone settings.

Let Chinese become a part of your life,

rather than a burden.

Wang Yu,

We talked about our goals,

plans and interests.

Finally, I want to talk about an invisible but very powerful thing,

That is the power of habits and environment.

Well,

habits are important,

I know.

But

What does "environment" refer to?

Environment,

first refers to the place where you study.

Where do you usually study Chinese?

I...

Sometimes on the sofa,

Sometimes on the bed,

Sometimes at the dining table...

It seems not very fixed.

I suggest you try creating a dedicated study corner.

It doesn’t need to be big.

A clean desk and

a comfortable chair are enough.

The key is,

This place is only for learning.

As soon as you sit here,

your brain will receive a signal:

"Okay,

it's time to study now."

Oh,

It's like a ritual!

Separate learning from other activities.

Right.

Moreover,

when studying,

take away things that

distract you,

especially mobile phones.

If you can't help but want to play with your phone,

you can put it in another room.

Creating a clean and quiet environment

can greatly improve your learning efficiency.

This is good advice.

In addition to the physical environment,

there is also the "human" environment, right?

For example,

Find a friend to study with?

That’s right!

If you have a language partner,

or join a study group,

everyone can encourage each other,

supervise each other.

When you don't want to study,

seeing your friends still working hard,

may give you some motivation.

You can also practice speaking together,

share learning materials,

make the learning journey less lonely.

Yes,

It feels really good to have companions.

Talking about habits,

There is an old saying in China,

I remember the teacher said,

It’s called

"Review the past and learn the new",

right?

Yes, you remember it clearly.

"Review the old and learn the new",

This is what Confucius said,

means

"Review the old knowledge,

you can gain new understanding and experience."

This sentence is very, very important in the Chinese concept of learning

.

Can you explain more?

Why is review so important?

Because our brains forget things.

I learned 10 words today.

If you never look at them again,

you may only remember two or three in a week.

This will make people very frustrated,

feeling like they have learned in vain.

Ah, I often feel this way!

Therefore,

we need to review regularly.

For example,

you can use the "Ebbinghaus forgetting curve"

to arrange your review plan.

To put it simply,

is to review it on the

first day,

second day,

fourth day,

seventh day...

...

after learning a new knowledge.

Each review

takes a short time,

but the effect is very good.

It turns out that there is a scientific method for review!

Yes.

Turn review into an unbreakable habit.

For example,

Before starting to learn new knowledge every day,

spend 10 minutes

to quickly review what you learned yesterday.

In this way,

your knowledge house will become stronger and stronger.

Remember,

"Review the past to learn the new",

Reviewing is not a waste of time,

but to consolidate your foundation,

allowing you to learn faster and

better.

Great!

I really learned a lot today.

Find why,

Break down tasks,

Increase fun,

Create a good environment,

Develop good habits.

I feel like I am no longer so afraid of "learning every day".

...

I hope what we talked about today

can give some help and encouragement to friends who are learning Chinese.

Okay,

Unknowingly,

We chatted for such a long time again today.

Yes,

time flies so fast!

I can always learn a lot from chatting with you.

Let's briefly summarize what we talked about today,

Let's talk about a few key points on how to maintain motivation for learning.

OK!

The first and most important thing,

is to find the "why" of your study,

which is your goal.

It can be a long-term career goal,

or it can be a short-term interest goal.

Second,

break down big goals

into small tasks that can be completed every day.

Remember that metaphor,

learning is like

"laying a brick every day",

if you persist,

you can build a big house.

Third,

efforts should be made to make learning interesting.

Combine Chinese with your hobbies,

such as watching movies,

listening to music, cooking,

change "I want to learn" into "I want to learn".

Fourth,

we must pay attention to the power of environment and habits.

Create a good learning environment,

Find study partners,

and be sure to develop a good habit of review.

Remember the old Chinese saying:

"Review the past and learn the new."

Very well said.

We mentioned some keywords today,

such as

"motivation", "goal",

"plan", "habit",

"interest",

and the idiom "review the past and learn the new",

I hope everyone can remember it.

So,

At the end of the program,

we also want to ask you who are listening.

Dear friends,

How about you?

Do you have any tips to stay motivated to study?

Or,

What do you think is the most interesting part of learning Chinese

?

Welcome to tell us in the comment area,

Share your story with us!

We look forward to seeing what you all share.

Okay,

This issue of "Everyday Chinese"

ends here.

Thank you all for listening,

See you in the next issue!

Goodbye!

[Chinese]

大家好，欢迎收听新一期的“每天中文”。

我是李明。

大家好，我是王雨。

很高兴又和大家见面了！

王雨，你看起来今天精神特别好，有什么开心的事情吗？

(笑)，李明，你观察得真仔细。我最近在学画画，

昨天终于画完了一幅自己很满意的画，所以特别有成就感。

不过说实话，学习的过程也不是每天都这么开心的。

哦？怎么说？

就是……有时候会觉得很累，不想动，感觉一点动力都没有。

我想，我们很多正在学习中文的朋友，可能也会有同样的感觉吧？

每天都要学习，有时候真的会觉得很无聊，很想放弃。

你说得太对了。

这确实是一个非常普遍的问题。

不管学习什么，热情和动力都不是每天都有的。

很多人开始的时候兴趣很高，但慢慢地就坚持不下去了。

是啊！所以我们今天就来聊一个非常重要的话题，对不对？

没错。我们今天就想和大家一起聊一聊：

怎么样才能每天都有学习的动力，

做到“学不厌”，或者说“学不生氣”？

这个话题太棒了！

我有很多问题想问你呢，李明。

你总是看起来那么有计划，那么自律。

(笑)，我也有我的方法。那我们就从学习的第一步开始聊吧。

王雨，我觉得，在我们讨论“怎么学”之前，

更重要的问题是“为什么学”。你觉得呢？

嗯，“为什么学”？

我明白了，你指的是学习的目标，对吗？

是的。

如果你不知道自己要去哪里，那任何方向的风都不是顺风。

学习也是一样。

如果心里没有一个清晰的目标，

就很容易在遇到困难的时候迷路，

然后放弃。

我同意。

对我来说，我开始学习中文，

最开始的目标其实很简单。

就是因为我特别喜欢看中国的电视剧，尤其是古装剧。

我当时就想，如果我能不看字幕就听懂他们在说什么，

那该多酷啊！

这是一个非常好的目标！

因为它很具体，而且和你自己的兴趣有关系。

这是一个能让你快乐的目标。

对！每次我不想学习的时候，

我就会打开一集我喜欢的电视剧，

听着那些我听不懂的对话，然后我就会告诉自己：

“王雨，加油！学好了就能听懂了！”

这样一想，动力马上就回来了。

看，这就是兴趣的力量。

我的目标可能跟你有点不一样。我更

像一个计划者。

我学习一门新语言，通常是为了工作需要，

或者为了一个长期的个人发展计划。

比如，我当时学英语，我的目标非常明确：

一年内通过一个重要的考试，

拿到证书，这样我就能申请一个更好的工作。

哇，你的目标听起来……压力好大啊！

(笑)，确实。

但对我来说，这样一个明确、有挑战性的目标，

就像是远方的一座灯塔。

我知道只要朝着那个方向努力，我的每一步都是有意义的。

我会把大目标写下来，贴在我的书桌前，每天都能看到。

它会提醒我，今天的努力是为了明天更好的生活。

我明白了。

所以，你的动力来自于对未来的期望和计划。

而我的动力，更多来自于当下的快乐和兴趣。

可以这么说。

但我觉得这两种目标并不矛盾。

我们可以有一个像灯塔一样的长期目标，

比如“通过HSK六级考试”，

也可以有很多像路边小花一样的短期目标，

比如“学会唱一首中文歌”或者“看懂一部中国电影”。

对！这样结合起来就完美了。

有一个大方向，路上又有很多有趣的小风景。

这样就不会觉得路途太遥远，太无聊了。

没错。

所以，亲爱的听众朋友们，

你们学习中文的“为什么”是什么呢？

是为了工作，为了旅行，

还是为了和中国朋友聊天？

找到你的答案，把它写下来，

告诉自己，这就是你每天努力的原因。

李明，我找到我的“为什么”了。

我的大目标是“能和中国朋友流利地聊天”。

但是，这个目标真的好大啊！

感觉像一头大象，我完全不知道从哪里开始吃。

有时候一想到还有那么多东西要学，

我就觉得很累，不想开始了。

(笑)，你这个比喻很有意思。

怎么吃掉一头大象？

答案是：一口一口地吃。

学习也是一样，我们需要把一个巨大的目标，

分解成很多很多可以管理的小任务。

分解成小任务？

这是你的强项啊，快教教我。

其实很简单。

比如说，“流利地聊天”这个目标。

我们可以把它分解成几个部分：

词汇、语法、听力、口语。

然后，再把每个部分分解成更小的、

每天可以完成的任务。

哦！比如说，词汇部分，我可以定一个目标是

“每天学习10个新单词”。

非常好！

“每天学习10个新单词”，

这就是一个完美的小任务。

它很具体，很容易做到，

而且你做完之后会很有成就感。

你还可以计划“每天听15分钟的中文播客”，

“每天跟读一篇小短文”，

或者“每周找一个中国朋友练习半小时口语”。

我懂了！

这样一来，我就不用每天都想着

“我要流利聊天”这个大得吓人的目标，

我只需要关注今天的小任务：

“今天我要认识这10个新朋友（单词）”。

这样感觉压力小多了！

正是如此。

我在这里想分享一个我非常喜欢的比喻。

学习就像盖房子，

你每天的任务就是放一块砖。

今天放一块，明天放一块，

看起来好像什么都没发生，进步很慢。

但是你坚持一年再回头看，

你会发现，你已经亲手盖起了一座漂亮坚固的房子。

这个比喻太棒了！

“每天放一块砖”。我记住了。

可是……李明，我必须承认，

有时候，我连放一块砖的力气都没有。

就是那种什么都不想做的日子，你会有吗？

当然有。每个人都会有。

这种时候，千万不要责备自己，说

“我太懒了”。这是非常正常的。

那你遇到这种情况会怎么办呢？

你会强迫自己去“放砖”吗？

我的方法是，降低标准。

如果今天我真的不想学习30分钟，

那我就告诉自己，只学5分钟。

如果我不想背10个单词，

那我就只复习3个。

甚至，如果我连书都不想打开，

我就会放一首中文歌听一-听。

哦！你的意思是，即使感觉很糟糕，

也要和中文保持一点点联系？

对。关键是“不要让链条断掉”。

哪怕今天你只做了一点点，

也比什么都不做要好。

你维护了这个学习的习惯。

就像照顾一盆花，

你今天没力气给它施肥、剪枝，

但至少要记得给它浇一点点水。

保持这个习惯，比某一天学了多少更重要。

我明白了。

不要强迫自己，

但是要保持习惯。

这个方法真好，很温柔，也很有效。

下次我再也不想学习的时候，

我就告诉自己：

“王雨，去听一首你喜欢的中文歌吧！”

我们刚刚聊了目标和计划。

这些都比较理性。

但是，人是感性的动物。

如果一件事情没有意思，

是很难长期坚持的。

所以，第三个关键点，

就是让学习变得有意思。

这个我太有发言权了！

我就是典型的“兴趣学习者”。

如果我觉得无聊，

我一分钟都学不下去。

(笑)，

那你一定有很多把学习变有趣的好方法吧？

快分享一下。

当然！我的第一个方法，

就是把中文学习和我自己的爱好结合起来。

我喜欢做饭，

我就会去看中国的菜谱视频，

比如怎么做麻婆豆腐，

怎么做西红柿炒鸡蛋。

一边看，一边学

各种食材和动作的中文说法，

比如“切”、“炒”、“盐”、“糖”。

这个方法非常好！

把学习融入生活。

对啊！

还有，我喜欢看电影，

我就会找一些简单的中国动画片来看，

比如《喜羊羊与灰太狼》

或者《大耳朵图图》。

它们的对话比较简单，

语速也慢，非常适合初学者。

看着有趣的故事，

不知不觉就练习了听力。

用自己喜欢的方式去接触中文，

而不是仅仅坐在书桌前看课本。

是的！还有听歌！

我特别喜欢周杰伦的歌，

虽然他的歌词有时候唱得不太清楚。

但我会去找歌词，一句一句地看，

学习里面的词语。

学会唱一首中文歌，

那种成就感真的特别大！

你说的这些方法，

核心都是把学习从一个“任务”

变成一个“娱乐活动”。

这样，你就不是在“强迫”自己学习，

而是在“享受”学习的过程。

没错！

从“要我学”变成“我要学”。

李明，你呢？

你这么有计划的人，

会不会也用一些有趣的方法？

当然会。

我虽然喜欢计划，

但也不喜欢枯燥。

比如，我背单词的时候，

不喜欢只是看列表。

我会用一些手机App，

它们把背单词设计成了游戏，

每天闯关、得分，就像玩游戏一样。

哦，游戏化学习！

这个很流行。

是的。

还有，我很喜欢一个方法，

叫做“给自己创造一个中文环境”。

比如，我会把我的手机语言设置成中文。

这样，我每次看手机，都会看到很多汉字，

比如“微信”、“设置”、“日历”。

这个方法好厉害！

一开始会不会很不习惯？

会有一点，

但很快就好了。

你还可以做得更简单一点，

比如在家里的一些东西上

贴上中文名字的便签。

在冰箱上贴一张纸，写上“冰箱”；

在门上贴一张，

写上“门”。

每天都能看到很多次，

自然而然就记住了。

哇，

这些方法都太实用了！

总结一下，

就是找到自己喜欢的方式，

可以是看剧、

听歌、

做饭，

也可以是玩游戏、

改变手机设置。

让中文成为你生活的一部分，

而不是一个负担。

王雨，

我们聊了目标、

计划和兴趣。

最后，我想聊一个看不见，但非常强大的东西，

那就是习惯和环境的力量。

嗯，

习惯很重要，

我知道。

但是

“环境”指的是什么呢？

环境，

首先指的是你学习的地方。

你通常在哪里学习中文？

我……

有时候在沙发上，

有时候在床上，

有时候在饭桌上……

好像不太固定。

我建议你可以尝试创造一个专门的学习角。

不需要很大，

一张干净的书桌，

一把舒服的椅子就够了。

关键是，

这个地方只用来学习。

你一坐到这里，

你的大脑就会收到一个信号：

“好了，

现在是学习时间了。”

哦，

像一个仪式一样！

把学习和其他活动分开。

对。

而且，

学习的时候，

要把

会让你分心的东西拿走，

尤其是手机。

如果忍不住想玩手机，

可以把它放到另一个房间去。

创造一个干净、安静的环境，

能让你的学习效率大大提高。

这个建议很好。

除了物理环境，

还有“人”的环境吧？

比如，

找到一起学习的朋友？

没错！

如果你有一个语伴，

或者加入了一个学习小组，

大家可以互相鼓励，

互相监督。

当你不想学习的时候，

看到你的朋友还在努力，

可能就会给你一些动力。

你们还可以一起练习口语，

分享学习资料，

让学习的路不那么孤单。

是的，

有同伴的感觉真的很好。

聊到习惯，

中国有一句古话，

我记得老师讲过，

叫

“温故而知新”，

对吗？

对，你记得很清楚。

“温故而知新”，

这是孔子说的，

意思是

“复习旧的知识，

可以得到新的理解和体会”。

这句话在中国人的学习观念里

非常非常重要。

你能多解释一下吗？

为什么复习这么重要？

因为我们的大脑会忘记东西。

今天学了10个单词，

如果你再也不看它们，

一个星期后可能就只记得两三个了。

这会让人非常有挫败感，

感觉自己白学了。

啊，我经常有这种感觉！

所以，

我们需要有规律地复习。

比如，

你可以用“艾宾浩斯遗忘曲线”

来安排复习计划。

简单来说，

就是在学习一个新知识后的

第一天、

第二天、

第四天、

第七天……

去复习它。

每次复习

花的时间很短，

但效果非常好。

原来复习也是有科学方法的！

是的。

把复习也变成一个雷打不动的习惯。

比如，

每天开始学习新知识前，

先花10分钟

快速复习一下昨天学过的内容。

这样，

你的知识房子才会盖得越来越牢固。

记住，

“温故而知新”，

复习不是在浪费时间，

而是在巩固你的基础，

让你学得更快、

更好。

太好了！

今天真的学到了很多。

找到为什么，

分解任务，

增加乐趣，

创造好环境，

养成好习惯。

感觉我对“每天学习”这件事，

没有那么害怕了。

希望今天我们聊的内容，

能给正在学习中文的朋友们一些帮助和鼓励。

好了，

不知不觉，

我们今天又聊了这么长时间。

是啊，

时间过得真快！

和你聊天总能学到很多东西。

我们来简单总结一下今天聊到的，

关于如何保持学习动力的几个要点吧。

好啊！

第一，也是最重要的，

是找到你学习的“为什么”，

也就是你的目标。

可以是一个长期的职业目标，

也可以是一个短期的兴趣目标。

第二，

要把大目标

分解成每天可以完成的小任务。

记住那个比喻，

学习就像

“每天放一块砖”，

坚持下去，

就能盖起一座大房子。

第三，

要努力让学习变得有意思。

把中文和你的爱好结合起来，

比如看电影、

听歌、做饭，

把“要我学”变成“我要学”。

第四，

要重视环境和习惯的力量。

创造一个好的学习环境，

找到一起学习的伙伴，

并且一定要养成复习的好习惯。

记住那句中国古话：

“温故而知新”。

说得非常好。

我们今天提到了一些关键词，

比如

“动力”、“目标”、

“计划”、“习惯”、

“兴趣”，

还有成语“温故而知新”，

希望大家能记住。

那么，

节目的最后，

我们也想问问正在收听的你们。

亲爱的朋友们，

你们呢？

你们有什么保持学习动力的小方法吗？

或者，

你觉得学习中文

最有趣的地方是什么？

欢迎在评论区留言告诉我们，

和我们一起分享你的故事！

我们非常期待看到大家的分享。

好了，

本期的“每天中文”

到这里就结束了。

感谢大家的收听，

我们下期再见！

再见！

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
motivation /ˌmoʊtɪˈveɪʃən/ B2	noun - the internal drive that encourages a person to act
goal /ɡoʊl/ B1	noun - a desired result that a person or system aims to achieve
plan /plæn/ B1	noun - a detailed proposal for doing or achieving something verb - to devise a scheme or method for achieving something
persist /pərˈsɪst/ B2	verb - to continue firmly or obstinately in a course of action despite difficulty
interest /ˈɪntrəst/ B1	noun - a feeling of curiosity or concern about something; a hobby
habit /ˈhæbɪt/ B1	noun - a regular practice or routine that is hard to give up
environment /ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt/ B2	noun - the surrounding conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates
review /rɪˈvjuː/ B2	verb - to go over material again in order to reinforce learning noun - a critical appraisal or assessment of something that has been done
sense of achievement /sɛns əv əˈtʃiːvmənt/ C1	noun - the feeling of satisfaction that comes from successfully completing a task or reaching a goal
challenge /ˈtʃælɪndʒ/ B2	noun - a task or situation that tests someone's abilities verb - to invite competition or test the abilities of someone
task /tæsk/ B1	noun - a piece of work to be done or undertaken
progress /ˈprəʊɡres/ B2	noun - forward or onward movement toward a destination or goal verb - to move forward or develop gradually
happy /ˈhæpi/ A2	adjective - feeling or showing pleasure or contentment
difficult /ˈdɪfɪkəlt/ A2	adjective - needing great effort or skill to accomplish
give up /ɡɪv ˈʌp/ B1	verb - to stop trying to do something; to abandon an effort
practice /ˈpræktɪs/ B1	verb - to repeatedly perform an activity or skill in order to improve noun - repeated exercise in or performance of an activity or skill
remember /rɪˈmɛmbər/ B2	verb - to bring to mind again; retain in one's memory
direction /dəˈrɛkʃən/ B1	noun - the course along which someone or something moves