苗淑華

Weve all been there. You try to focus on your book and soon youre looking out the window， thinking about dinner， football game after school and the movie you plan to see this weekend. You will have trouble3 finishing work on time. Here are some suggestions4 to deal with this problem and improve your study skills.

我們都有過(guò)那樣的經(jīng)歷。你試著把注意力放在書(shū)本上，但很快就望向窗外，想著放學(xué)后的晚餐和足球比賽，以及你計(jì)劃在本周末看的電影，這樣你就無(wú)法按時(shí)完成學(xué)習(xí)了。這里有幾條建議可以解決這個(gè)問(wèn)題，并提高你的學(xué)習(xí)技巧。

1. Study one subject at a time

1. 一次學(xué)習(xí)一個(gè)科目

If youre feeling really stressed5， you may study 3 subjects at the same time， because youre so worried about all of them. But that will make each work more difficult to finish， make everything take longer， and you may do a terrible job on each subject. Spend some time studying for one subject， take a break， and then start studying for the next one.

如果你真的感到壓力很大，可能會(huì)同時(shí)學(xué)習(xí)三門科目，因?yàn)槟銚?dān)心所有科目。但這會(huì)使你更難以完成每項(xiàng)作業(yè)，讓所有作業(yè)花費(fèi)更長(zhǎng)時(shí)間，并且每門科目的作業(yè)可能會(huì)做得更差。花點(diǎn)時(shí)間學(xué)習(xí)一門科目，休息一下，然后再開(kāi)始學(xué)習(xí)下一門吧。

Studies have shown that you can get much more enjoyment6 if you focus on one subject and do a good job， and then move on to the next one.

研究表明，如果你專注學(xué)習(xí)一門科目并好好做功課，然后再繼續(xù)學(xué)習(xí)下一個(gè)，你將獲得更多的樂(lè)趣。

2. Follow a study plan

2. 遵守學(xué)習(xí)計(jì)劃

Keep a list of all your tests and work. For each day， write down the homework you have to do and when you plan to do it. It can be helpful to write down other time you can work on the study for big tests， so that you dont put off them to the last minute.

將所有你要完成的測(cè)試和作業(yè)列一個(gè)清單出來(lái)。每天寫(xiě)下你必須做的家庭作業(yè)，以及計(jì)劃做作業(yè)的時(shí)間。寫(xiě)下其他可以用來(lái)應(yīng)對(duì)重大考試的學(xué)習(xí)時(shí)間是很有用的，這樣你就不必拖延到最后一刻再來(lái)為考試而學(xué)習(xí)。

3. Take notes and ask yourself questions as you read

3. 做筆記，在閱讀時(shí)向自己提問(wèn)

Reading to study isnt like reading a book for fun： You have to make sure you are focusing on and remembering the information7. As you read a book or a text， ask yourself about what youve just read. You will find out how much you have learned. Take notes by writing down the most important information.

閱讀學(xué)習(xí)不像是為了消遣而讀書(shū)：你必須確保注意力集中并記住信息。當(dāng)你閱讀書(shū)籍或課文時(shí)，問(wèn)問(wèn)自己剛剛讀了些什么，你可以了解自己學(xué)到了多少內(nèi)容。做筆記寫(xiě)下最重要的信息。

Some textbooks will also mark8 the most important information in bold9， or have review10 parts. It will help you remember what youre learned， and point out what you dont understand. Thats where you need to do more studying or ask for help.

有些教科書(shū)還會(huì)用粗體標(biāo)記最重要的信息或復(fù)習(xí)部分。這可以幫你記住所學(xué)的內(nèi)容，并指出你不懂的地方，這是你需要進(jìn)行更多學(xué)習(xí)或?qū)で髱椭牡胤健?/p>

Dont tell yourself， “Im no good at this subject.” Tell yourself， “I can learn more if I ask questions and practice.”

不要對(duì)自己說(shuō)：“我不擅長(zhǎng)這個(gè)學(xué)科?！币嬖V自己：“如果我多提問(wèn)，堅(jiān)持練習(xí)，我可以學(xué)到更多?！?/p>

（英語(yǔ)原文選自： wikihow.com）

【Notes】

1. improve [? ? ? ? ? ?] v. 改善，增進(jìn);提高……的價(jià)值

2. focus [? ? ? ? ?] v. 集中;聚焦 n. 焦點(diǎn);中心

3. trouble [? ? ? ] n. 麻煩;煩惱;困難

4. suggestion [? ? ? ? ? ? ? ] n. 建議

5. stressed [? ? ? ?] adj. 緊張的;感到有壓力的

6. enjoyment [? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?] n. 享受;樂(lè)趣

7. information [? ? ? ? ? ? ? ] n. 信息，資料;知識(shí)

8. mark [? ? ? ?] v. 標(biāo)志;做標(biāo)記于

9. in bold用粗體

10. review [? ? ? ?] n. 回顧;復(fù)習(xí)