1. Enthusiasm

　　积极热情

　　It always starts like this… Whether you did it for fun or necessity, you probably struck out on this path with good intentions, high motivation and a spectacular fireworks show of new insights. A good start is half the battle!

　　开始的时候总是这样的，不管孩子是出于兴趣还是出于需要，学习新语言的时候都是满心好奇，充满兴致。

　　这时候，培养和保护孩子的兴趣是非常重要的。

　　不管怎么说，好的开始就已经成功了一半了呀！

　　2. Obsession

　　沉迷其中

　　Then comes the brief period in which it seems like your entire existence revolves around the effort to penetrate this new language and culture. 

　　有那么一段时间，孩子会完全沉溺于新的语言及其所属的文化中。

　　孩子看到英语的故事或者图片会异常兴奋，主动去阅读一些英语绘本故事。

　　3. Discomfort

　　略有不安

　　After the manic phase is over, the time comes for the actual language learning to begin.And it’s exactly at this point that the first setbacks emerge. You’ll first be overcome with a feeling of sheer panic… because nothing you learn seems to stay in your memory. 

　　有关研究表明，以英语的词汇学习为例，在掌握词汇量达到3500-4500的时候，就会出现一次较为明显的高原现象，平均滞留时间为八个月左右

　　4.Shyness

　　羞于开口

　　We all know that the key to fast progress when learning a language is practice – preferably with a native speaker. Sounds easy. But putting this knowledge into practice is something totally different. 

　　我们都知道“熟能生巧”是语言学习的必经之途，尤其是和以该种语言为母语的人交流。

　　但是这并不容易，因为这意味着要想别人展示自己的不足之处。

　　5. Lack of Understanding

　　缺乏理解

　　It usually goes something like this: you’ve finally found the courage to jump in the deep end. You’ve rehearsed everything you want to say over and over in your head and even practiced in front of the mirror so you look as cool as possible when you say it.

　　6. Frustration

　　挫折

　　Now comes a truly critical phase. “How can it be?” you ask yourself sadly. “I’ve been learning this language for months and don’t understand a thing when someone speaks to me. I have absolutely no talent for languages. That’s it! I’m done!”

　　“怎么会这样！”“我已经学了好几个月了，我却听不懂他们讲的一句话！看来我是没有语言天赋了。够了，我不干了！”

　　7. Revelation

　　新发现

　　And then something magical happens. It happens unexpectedly when you’ve given up all hope: suddenly you understand! 

　　Everything seems to be in order and you no longer have thoughts of trying to escape when asking a random stranger something on the street. 

　　然后奇迹发生了。

　　8. Excitement

　　兴奋

　　At this point you’re suddenly sociable and your shyness is all but gone. You talk and talk and aren’t afraid of anything. Isn’t it great? Just don’t let go of the reins now, because there always lurks the danger of…

　　这时孩子就抛开害羞，乐于交际了。变得滔滔不绝，无所畏惧，这看起来挺好的，但是千万别就此变成一匹脱缰的野马，因为危机无处不在。

　　9. Embarrassment

　　尴尬

　　You feel so safe that no one and nothing can stop you. And it’s exactly at this point that the most embarrassing – but also funniest – things happen. 

　　A falsely-used word, one verb in the place of another, a saying that actually doesn’t exist in that language.

　　在这个阶段，孩子会出现用词不当、乱用熟语······等等一系列问题，但是不要因此紧张，吃一堑长一智，孩子有很强的自我矫正能力，当他发现别人跟自己说的不一样，自己说的是错的时候，他会慢慢学习到如何正确应用。

　　10. Triumph!

　　获得成功！

　　It’s done: the new language doesn’t hold any more secrets from you. You understand everything and can speak without difficulty. 

　　You can even laugh at the mistakes that just a short time ago were so frustrating. Great job! As we said earlier, the most important thing is to keep at it!

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