學英文好習慣：用英文解釋英文

一般情況下，我們只要打開GOOGLE，把想解釋的英文單詞輸入進去，前面加上define就可以了，比如要解釋catastrophe，可以直接輸入define catastrophe，就可以看到很多解釋，然後選擇一個自己喜歡的就可以了。

Riddle

最經典的描述事物的方法，莫過於謎語，國外的謎語其實也富有很多智慧，只不過在猜完謎語后，倒過來思考，就達到了用一句話解釋答案的目的，口語和思維都是可以鍛煉的。比如：what goes up and down but does not move? 答案a staircase. 可以加工成為A staircase is something that goes up and down but does not move. 當然這個不一定是最完整的解釋，但是加上環境和條件，就會變得更加narrowed-down。類似的例子還有What's the difference between a jeweler and a jailer?答案A jeweler sells watches and a jailer watches cells. 經過整合以後可以變成A jeweler is someone who sells watches while a jailer is someone who watches cells. 類似的例子還有what is the difference between recession and depression？答案Recession is a time when your neighbors lose their jobs while depression is a time when you lose even yours.

Devil's Dictionary

魔鬼詞典不能解釋所有的詞，但是卻從另外一種角度折射出思想的奇異魅力，比如what is marriage—the ultimate reason for divorce。What is egotist—a person with a low taste, more interested in himself than in anyone else, especially me. What is financial manager—a magician that never fails to turn money from one hand to the other.當然不是所有的解釋都是那麼睿智和幽默，或者由於文化的差異，很多東西並不是能夠理解，不過這也是一個比較有建設性的渠道，可以讓我們開闊視野，了解更多。

以上的渠道是我常選擇的，希望在這個技巧的訓練上能夠幫助到大家