Improving your vocabulary in English - or any language -requires commitment.Writing long lists of new words is not really an efficient way to improve your vocabulary. The technics described in this article will help you improve your vocabulary, but you will need to dedicate yourself to researching and broadening your vocabulary.
不管是英語或其他語言，要想增加詞匯量就需要付出努力。將新詞寫成一張長長的清單并不是一種提高詞匯量的有效方式。本文中介紹的技巧會幫助你擴(kuò)大詞匯量，但你自己也需要投身其中，研究和擴(kuò)大詞匯量。

There are many ways to improve your vocabulary. When working to improve your vocabulary it's important to know your goals in order to best choose the way in which you want to learn.
擴(kuò)大詞匯量有許多種方式。當(dāng)你在試圖改善詞匯水平時，為了選擇最適合你的學(xué)習(xí)方式，你就得明確你的目標(biāo)。

Reading can be a great way to improve your vocabulary. However, it won't be much help on a vocabulary test next week. Here are a number of methods to help you improve, and expand, your English vocabulary.
閱讀是一種提高詞匯量的好方法。但是，它的效果不是立竿見影的。下面我們介紹多種方法，來幫助你改善并擴(kuò)大英語詞匯量。

1. Vocabulary Trees
詞匯樹

Vocabulary trees help provide context. Once you've mapped out a few vocabulary trees, you'll discover yourself thinking in vocabulary groups. When you see a cup your mind will quickly relate such words as knife, fork, plate, dishes, etc.
詞匯樹可以為你提供一個語境。當(dāng)你繪制出詞匯樹時，你會發(fā)現(xiàn)自己開始對詞匯群進(jìn)行思考。當(dāng)你看見一個杯子時，腦海中就會很快想到相關(guān)詞語，如knife（小刀），fork（叉子），plate（碟子），dishes（餐具）等詞。

2. Create Vocabulary Themes
創(chuàng)造詞匯主題

Create a list of vocabulary themes, include the vocabulary, a definition and an example sentence for each new item.
列出一個詞匯主題的列表，包括詞匯、定義以及每個詞語對應(yīng)的例子。

3. Use Technology to Help You
利用科技

Watching DVDs is a great way to help you understand native speakers of English. Using all the fancy optionswatching individual scenes can help make DVD use into a vocabulary learning exercise.
看DVD是一個幫助你聽懂英語母語者說話的好方法。精心選擇一些單獨的場景，可以幫助你將觀看DVD作為一種練習(xí)詞匯的方式。

4. Specific Vocabulary Lists
專門的詞匯列表

Rather than studying a long list of unrelated vocabulary, use specific vocabulary lists to help you prepare for the type of vocabulary you need for work, school or hobbies.
比起將不相關(guān)的詞匯做成一張長長的列表來學(xué)習(xí)，專門的詞匯列表可以幫助你對工作、學(xué)習(xí)或愛好中所需的詞匯進(jìn)行針對性的準(zhǔn)備。

5. Word Formation Charts
構(gòu)詞表

Word formation is one of the keys to success for advanced level ESL learners. Advanced level English exams such as the TOEFL, First Certificate CAE and Proficiency use word formation as one of the key testing elements.
構(gòu)詞法是高級ESL（非英語母語課程）學(xué)習(xí)者取得成效的重要方法之一。一些高級英語考試，如托福、英語證書考試都將構(gòu)詞法列入重要考點。

6. Visual Dictionaries
圖解詞典

A picture is worth a thousand words. It's also very helpful for learning precise vocabulary. There are a number of excellent English learner visual dictionaries for sale.
一幅圖相當(dāng)于一千個詞語。這對準(zhǔn)確詞匯頁十分有用。市面上也有許多優(yōu)質(zhì)的圖解詞典供英語學(xué)習(xí)者使用。

7. Learn Collocations
學(xué)會搭配

Collocations refer to words that often or always go together. A good example of a collocation is to do your homework.
搭配指的是經(jīng)常一起出現(xiàn)的詞語。舉一個典型的例子：to do your homework

8. Use a Corpus
使用語料庫

Corpora are huge collections of documents that can track the number of times a word is used. By using a corpora, you can find which words are often used together with target vocabulary words. Combining corpora use with vocabulary trees is a great way to learn key vocabulary for specific vocabulary target areas. You can get started by visiting the British National Corpus.
語料庫是一個大量文件的集合，可以讓你發(fā)現(xiàn)一個詞語使用的次數(shù)。通過使用語料庫，你可以發(fā)現(xiàn)一些經(jīng)常與目標(biāo)詞匯使用的詞語。將語料庫和詞匯樹結(jié)合起來使用，是學(xué)習(xí)目標(biāo)領(lǐng)域?qū)I(yè)詞匯的好方法。你可以訪問從British National Corpus開始。

Tips:
建議

1. Use vocabulary learning methods to focus quickly on the vocabulary YOU need to study.
使用詞匯學(xué)習(xí)方法，來幫助你快速將精力集中到需要學(xué)習(xí)的詞匯上。

2. Don't make random lists of new words. Try to group words in themes. This will help you memorize new words more quickly.
不要毫無章法地創(chuàng)建新詞列表。將它們按照主題進(jìn)行分組。這樣就可以幫助你更快地記住新詞。

3. If you have the time, and even if you think you don't have the time, try to add context. Writing a few example sentences using new vocabulary will help you remember the words in context.
如果你有時間，或者即使你沒有時間，都要為自己創(chuàng)造一個語境。用新詞語寫幾個例句，可以幫助你在語境中記住詞語。

4. Keep a vocabulary notepad at hand whenever you are reading in English.
不管什么時候進(jìn)行英語閱讀，都要在手頭準(zhǔn)備一個筆記本。

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