上學(xué)的時(shí)候，英語(yǔ)老師經(jīng)常和我們說(shuō)“聽英文歌能學(xué)英語(yǔ)”。我就跑去吭哧吭哧地聽。然鵝，并沒(méi)有什么用。長(zhǎng)大后，我才發(fā)現(xiàn)當(dāng)初是自己用錯(cuò)了方法。我之前選得那些歌都不適合學(xué)英語(yǔ)...

 

Before getting started you need to select the songs you will learn from. This is important because there are a lot of potential pitfalls. For example, songs that:

在開始前你要選好你要學(xué)習(xí)的歌曲。這一點(diǎn)非常重要，因?yàn)橛泻芏酀撛诘南葳澹热缫恍└枨?/p>

 

• use difficult language which isn’t commonly used

使用不常用的高難度語(yǔ)言

 

• aren’t mainstream (nothing against niche artists, but if part of the goal is to connect with English speakers, it’s probably more efficient to learn from music which would give you a common language)

不是主流歌曲（不是針對(duì)專營(yíng)藝術(shù)家，但是如果部分目的是與說(shuō)英語(yǔ)的人聯(lián)系起來(lái)的，更有效的學(xué)習(xí)方式應(yīng)該是給你更常用的語(yǔ)言）

 

• are too fast (hard to learn from)

速度過(guò)快（很難分辨）

 

• don’t have lyrics readily available

沒(méi)有可以獲取的歌詞

 

Here are my eight tips to help you pick the right music for learning English:

以下是我能幫助你挑選有利于學(xué)習(xí)英語(yǔ)的歌曲的8點(diǎn)提示

 

1. Go to the right place to find songs.

使用正確的方式尋找歌曲

 

• You could search video sharing sites such as YouTube and Vimeo. They have vast libraries of music videos and some will also be subtitled with the song lyrics in English.

你可以使用YouTube和Vimeo搜索視頻。這些網(wǎng)站有豐富大量的歌曲資源，其中還有一些歌曲帶有英文歌詞。

 

 

 

2. Select the right songs.

選擇正確的歌曲

 

• Pick music you love. There’s no point to learning English through songs if you don’t really enjoy the music. This is the fast track to boredom.Find music that uses the right kind of language. Language which is not too easy or too hard, and which is commonly used.

選擇你喜歡的音樂(lè)。通過(guò)你不喜歡的音樂(lè)學(xué)習(xí)英語(yǔ)是沒(méi)有意義的。因?yàn)闀?huì)很快令你感到無(wú)聊厭惡。找那些使用合適語(yǔ)言的歌曲。這些語(yǔ)言不會(huì)過(guò)于簡(jiǎn)單或者難度過(guò)大，使用較常用的語(yǔ)言。

 

Another thing to watch out for is that sometimes sometimes singers won’t pronounce the sound clearly. Perhaps heavy metal isn’t the best place to start.

另外一個(gè)要主要的就是有時(shí)候一些歌手并不會(huì)發(fā)音特別清晰。所以大概重金屬音樂(lè)不是很適合。

 

You might want songs that tell a story, which could make it easier to understand and visualize. If you are a real beginner you might even want to learn children’s songs or Disney songs.

你可能想要一首講述故事的歌曲，這可能更容易理解和形象化。如果你的確是個(gè)初學(xué)者，你甚至想要學(xué)下兒歌或者迪斯尼歌曲。

 

Start with pop music and then branch out. Mainstream, pop music tends to be about love and romance, which is good because there is a lot of repeated vocabulary. When you are ready to branch out, you can try more diverse genres to pick up a wider range of vocabulary.

從流行歌曲開始，然后擴(kuò)展范圍。主流，流行音樂(lè)傾向于表達(dá)愛和浪漫，這非常棒因?yàn)檫@些歌曲會(huì)重復(fù)很多詞匯。當(dāng)你可以拓展歌曲的時(shí)候，你可以嘗試選擇更多種類的歌曲擴(kuò)展你的詞匯量。

 

 

 

3. Get “scaffolding” and vocab support to digest the lyrics.

使用“支架式”和詞匯表支持消化歌詞

 

It would be nice if you could learn English purely by listening to the music. In practice, you will have to spend some time digesting the lyrics and their meanings so that you understand it first. This is what teachers often refer to as “scaffolding” (scaffolding is something which holds up and supports something that is being built. Like training wheels for a bicycle.). Instead of trying to figure out the lyrics on your own, you can use resources like the following to accelerate this:

如果你能純粹的通過(guò)聽音樂(lè)學(xué)習(xí)英語(yǔ)是非常好的。練習(xí)中，你可以花時(shí)間消化歌詞和含義，這樣可以讓你明白它的意思。這就是老師經(jīng)常說(shuō)的“支架式”（支架式是用于支持某事而建立起來(lái)的東西。就像使用輪子用于學(xué)習(xí)自行車一樣）

 

 

 

4. Study the lyrics and vocab.

學(xué)習(xí)歌詞和詞匯表

 

In addition to digesting the content, it’s also important that you review the vocab on a regular basis. Break the song down, word by word, and try to master each word so that it’s a part of your vocabulary. You can do this through a flashcard service like Anki or Mental Case.

除了消化內(nèi)容，規(guī)律地復(fù)習(xí)你的生詞表也是非常重要的。分解歌曲，一個(gè)單詞一個(gè)單詞的分解，嘗試使用每個(gè)詞語(yǔ)使它們成為你詞匯表的一部分。

 

 

 

5. Sing along.

跟著唱

 

Unless you’re singing in front of an audience, it doesn’t matter if you’re the worst vocalist in the world. So don’t worry if you don’t possess any musical ability. Regardless of your singing prowess, you should try singing out loud to the music. This forces your mouth to adopt the right shapes and move with the rhythm of the song.

除非你要在觀眾面前唱歌，否則即使你是全世界最爛的歌手也沒(méi)關(guān)系。所以不要擔(dān)心你是否有唱歌的能力。不用考慮你的唱歌技巧，你應(yīng)該試圖大聲唱出來(lái)。這會(huì)迫使你的嘴巴適應(yīng)正確的嘴形并發(fā)出聲音。

 

 

 

6. Try to sing from memory.

試圖背歌詞唱歌

 

After a while, you should find that you’re starting to memorize the song. And then you’re ready to take the next big leap – try singing the song without looking at the lyrics. By the point, you should be able to find that you can do a much better job including such words in your everyday speech.

一段時(shí)間之后，你應(yīng)該發(fā)現(xiàn)你開始記歌詞了。然后你要準(zhǔn)備好下一個(gè)飛躍－不看歌詞唱歌。通過(guò)這一點(diǎn)，你可以發(fā)現(xiàn)你每天可以說(shuō)的更好。

 

7. Periodically review.

定期的復(fù)習(xí)

 

You don’t have to complete learning one song before you move to the next. In fact, after you get comfortable with one song, you can move to the next. And then after enough time passes, you can go back to the first song. This is called “spaced repetition” and it’s been proven to be more effective than trying to learn it perfectly all at once.

你不需要完成一首歌的學(xué)習(xí)再看下一首。事實(shí)上，你適應(yīng)了一首歌之后，你就可以看下一首了。一段時(shí)間之后，你可以回去再?gòu)?fù)習(xí)第一首歌。這叫做“間隔重復(fù)”這被證明是比一次性學(xué)完一首歌更有效的方式。

 

 

 

8. Find new music that builds on top of what you’ve learned.

在你已學(xué)習(xí)的基礎(chǔ)上尋找新的歌曲

 

This is perhaps the most difficult step. Each new song that you learn should have the right balance of totally new vocabulary and in progress vocabulary. This right level of overlap keeps you motivated, and also naturally reinforces your previous learning for maximum benefit.

這可能是最難的一步。每一首新歌都需要平衡新詞匯和進(jìn)行中詞匯。適當(dāng)層次的重疊可以使你進(jìn)步，并且能夠自然而然的強(qiáng)化你之前的學(xué)習(xí)成果。

 

Have fun and enjoy! Music is a universal language and one that we can all enjoy and relate to. Listen to English songs every single day and you’ll soon be surprised at how much of the English language you can pick up with relative ease. When you incorporate language learning into fun activities like listening and singing aloud to music, you won’t even notice that you’re picking up a second language.

好好享受！音樂(lè)是廣泛的語(yǔ)言，也是我們可以享受和有聯(lián)系的。每天聽英文歌曲，你會(huì)很快驚訝于你了解了多少相關(guān)的英語(yǔ)語(yǔ)言。當(dāng)你把語(yǔ)言學(xué)習(xí)和有趣的活動(dòng)如聽和大聲唱結(jié)合起來(lái)，你甚至沒(méi)有注意到你在掌握第二門語(yǔ)言。