大家好，我叫王霸膽，來自美國

在我后臺可能是常見的問題除了 “你為什么叫王霸膽？”，就是 “怎么學(xué)好英語語法？”

首先，我想說明一下，對你來說英語語法比較難，但是英語其實算是一個語法非常簡單的語言。跟日語、阿拉伯語、以及匈牙利語比，英語語法真實小菜一碟。

雖然學(xué)語法有一點難度，但是我希望你記住一句話：It could be much, much worse.

既然要學(xué)習(xí)語法，首先我們得知道，語法到底是什么玩意兒？那么，想要回答這個問題，我們得先理清楚，語言到底是什么玩意兒？

At it’s very basic, language is just a bunch of sounds, put together in a specific order. The goal of a language is to communicate.

簡單地說，語言只是一團有秩序的聲音，而語言的目的，就是為了溝通。

Actually, a language is a lot like a society. The sounds are the people. People like to do crazy things. They like to dance. They like to party. They like to get drunk and do wild things.

What’s to stop people from going crazy and hurting each other? The law. The law stops us from stealing from people or hurting one another. And who enforces the law? The police.

其實，語言這個東西，很像是一個社會。聲音就是這個社會中的人，人們很愛玩：愛跳舞、愛去party嗨、愛喝酒。那么，既然聲音這么亂，誰會維護法律秩序呢？警察。

Grammar is a lot like the language police. Grammar makes sure that the sounds stay in order. It forces the sounds to behave in a responsible manner, so everyone can understand what is being said, and communication happens. Without grammar, there would be linguistic anarchy.

那么語法，也就像語言中的警察一樣。語法會保證這團聲音有秩序地玩。這樣大家才能溝通起來。如果沒有語法，那么結(jié)果就是語言混亂。

Every time you learn a new piece of grammar, you are helping society (your English) become a more orderly place. To put it another way, imagine that your English is a messy room. Every new grammar you learn cleans up the room a little bit.

每次你學(xué)會一個語法，你就是在給你的英語社會執(zhí)行法律，讓你的英語變得更加秩序。換一個比喻來講，若你的英語是一間亂七八糟的房間，那么每次學(xué)語法，就是給這個房間打掃衛(wèi)生。

Now that we understand what grammar is, the question comes: how do we learn it?

現(xiàn)在知道語法是什么玩意兒，那么問題來了，如何學(xué)會語法？

We have to train it, of course! For a policeman to be effective at his job, he needs to be trained. For you to speak with correct grammar, you need to train it.

當(dāng)然，我們要訓(xùn)練它！有戰(zhàn)斗力的警察，是訓(xùn)練出來的。有秩序的英語語法，也是訓(xùn)練出來的。

Today I’m going to give you five tips on how to train your grammar. Then at the end, I’ll give you a list of the grammar I recommend you learn first. So let’s go!

今天我會告訴你5個方法，讓你的英語學(xué)習(xí)變得更有效。最后，我會推薦一些語法給你學(xué)習(xí)。好的，那我們開始學(xué)習(xí)語法吧！

1、Learn it one piece at a time

一次只學(xué)一個語法點

Grammar isn’t rice. You can’t eat a bowl of it and digest it quickly. It’s like a really meaty chicken foot. You just sit there gnawing and gnawing and gnawing, until you’ve picked all the meat off.

語法并不像米飯，能一口吞下。語法更像是一個多肉的雞爪，要一直啃一直啃，啃到肉都啃完了。

The best way to learn grammar is to pick a piece you want to master, and only focus on practicing that piece of grammar until you have mastered it. Then move onto the next piece.

想要學(xué)好語法，最好的方法是：選擇一個你想要掌握的語法點，花一周的時間只練這個語法點，直到你掌握它，才開始練下一個語法點。

For example, maybe we want to master plurals in English. We would first learn how to use “s” at the end of nouns. Then we would learn about countable and uncountable nouns.

譬如說，我們想要掌握英語的復(fù)數(shù)語法點。我們先花一周學(xué)會在名詞后面加s，然后再花一周練可數(shù)和不可數(shù)的名詞。

2、Compare with your mother language

和中文語法進行比較

The human brain loves comparing and contrasting. A great way to master grammar is by comparing its usage in English with Chinese. Does this grammar exist in Chinese? If so, is it used in the exact same way, or is it different?

人類的大腦喜歡進行比較。我們可以通過對比英語和中文的語法，鞏固新的語法點。每次遇到新的語法，可以問自己下面的問題：中文有沒有這個語法？如果有，用法一樣嗎？有哪些區(qū)別？

By discovering these exceptions, you make it easier for your brain to remember and use the grammar when you need it.

通過發(fā)現(xiàn)這些區(qū)別和例外，你可以使大腦更容易記住和運用新的語法點。

You’ll also become familiar with words and concepts related to language learning you didn’t know before, which will make you a stronger language learner.

此外，你會順便了解語言學(xué)的一些詞匯和概念，瞬間就能變成更強的語言學(xué)習(xí)者。

In the example about plurals above, if we compared with Chinese, we would realize that Chinese doesn’t typically use plural nouns, so when we are speaking English, we need to pay extra attention to ensure we don’t make mistakes.

在上面的例子里，如果我們拿英語的復(fù)數(shù)語法點跟中文對比，我們會發(fā)現(xiàn)中文很少用復(fù)數(shù)，所以我們講英語的時候，會更關(guān)注到這一點。

3、Use it whenever you can

專注訓(xùn)練一個語法點

Choose one piece of grammar to practice each week, and use every opportunity you can to practice that grammar. Practice it in the shower. Practice it on the bus. Practice it with your language partner.

每周選一個語法點練習(xí)，隨時隨刻練習(xí)這個語法點。在洗澡？練習(xí)。坐公交車？練習(xí)。跟朋友逛街？練習(xí)！！

You might say, one piece of grammar per week? That’s too slow, I want to learn faster. Actually, one piece of grammar per week is extremely fast. If you learned one new grammar per week for the next 6 months, you would completely master all English grammar.

你可能會說，一周才學(xué)一個點？這樣太慢，我想要快速學(xué)習(xí)。其實，一周一個點的節(jié)奏已經(jīng)算是非?？炝?。如果你每周掌握一個語法點，6個月后你就會徹底掌握英語的語法。

4、Be patient

要有足夠的耐心

It takes time for our brain to adapt to new knowledge. Just knowing the grammar rule isn’t enough. You have to be able to apply it in a variety of situations, and to do this, you need to spend time practicing.

我們的大腦吸收和適應(yīng)新的信息，需要時間。認(rèn)識或者了解語法不夠，你得學(xué)會在不同的語境里，運用這個語法。學(xué)會運用需要你花時間練習(xí)。

Don’t worry if it’s taking you longer than you expected to master a piece of grammar. Practice it for a little, and then take a break and come back to it later. If that still doesn’t work, try activating a different part of your brain. Write a song using the grammar, or create a story about it.

如果你發(fā)現(xiàn)你花了很多時間學(xué)一個語法點，但是還沒有掌握，沒關(guān)系！這個很正常！繼續(xù)練習(xí)，然后休息一下，再繼續(xù)練習(xí)。如果這樣還不行，你可以試試用大腦另一個部分。用這個語法寫一首歌，或者一個故事。

As long as you continue practicing, you will eventually get it. How do you know when you’ve mastered it?

只要你繼續(xù)練習(xí)，你終究會掌握。掌握語法是什么樣的感覺呢？

5、Keep studying until you reach an “aha” moment

不斷學(xué)習(xí)，直到你掌握它為止

You’ll know once you mastered the grammar. You will feel confident using it, and you’ll wonder how you ever spoke this language without it. Good grammar is sexy, so you’ll want to show it off to everyone.

當(dāng)你掌握語法的時候，你將會知道。你將會覺得自己用這個語法，變得更加自信。你會驚奇地想，我之前怎么沒掌握??？

Although many people may think learning grammar is dull, to come back to the analogies earlier, learning grammar is like cleaning your room. It’s just something you have to do, and you feel great once you’ve done it.

雖然很多人覺得學(xué)習(xí)語法無聊無趣，但是回答前面的比喻，學(xué)語法就像打掃房間一樣。你必須這么做，而且做完會很有成就感。

So get out there and start learning some grammar!

所以現(xiàn)在，不要糾結(jié)，開始好好學(xué)習(xí)語法！

Here is a list of some English grammar that I recommend you master

以下是我的一些語法點推薦。你這周可以選一個，馬上就開始學(xué)習(xí)

Be verb usages

Be動詞的使用

Tenses (past, present, future)

時態(tài)（過去，現(xiàn)在，將來）

English articles (a, an, the)

英語冠詞（a，an，the）

Plural nouns (countable and uncountable)

名詞復(fù)數(shù)（可數(shù)和不可數(shù)）

Passive voice

被動語態(tài)

Gerunds

動名詞

Once you master all of these, your English will be pristine and beautiful, and your confidence using English will increase dramatically.

等你掌握這些語法點，你的英語就會像一個嶄新的房子一樣。你用英語的自信也會大量提高！

If you have any more questions, don’t hesitate to ask me on my Official Account, Wang Ba Dan. I read every comment!

如果你喜歡這個內(nèi)容，請幫忙轉(zhuǎn)發(fā)讓更多小伙伴知道。還有，如果你對英語有任何問題，可以在我公眾號后臺提問！我每條評論都會看。

I’ll see you next time. Peace out.

那我們下次見。