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 Tower of Babel

The Tower of Babel (/ˈbæbəl/ or /ˈbeɪbəl/) is an etiological myth in the Book of Genesis of the Tanakh (also referred to as the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament) meant to explain the origin of different languages.

 According to the story, a united humanity of the generations following the Great Flood, speaking a single language and migrating from the east, came to the land of Shinar (Hebrew: שנער‎). There they agreed to build a city and tower; seeing this, God confounded their speech so that they could no longer understand each other and scattered them around the world.

 How to learn any language in six months

The 5 principles are:

1. Focus on language content that is relevant to you.

2. Use your language as a tool to communicate from day1.

3. When you understand the message you will acquire the language unconsciously, i.e comprehensible input (Krashen, et al)

4. Language is not about accumulating a lot of knowledge but is rather a type of physiological training.

5. Psycho-physiological state matters – you need to be happy, relaxed, and most importantly, you need to be tolerant of ambiguity. Don’t try to understand every detail as it will drive you crazy.

The 7 actions are:

1. Listen a lot – it doesn’t matter if you understand or not. Listen to rhythms and patterns.

2. Focus on getting the meaning first, before the words. Body language and facial expressions can help.

3. Start mixing, get creative, and use what you’re learning

4. Focus on the core – the most commonly-used words, and use the language to learn more (What is this/that? How do you say? etc.)

5. Get a language parent – someone who is fluent in the language and who will do their best to understand what you mean; who will not correct your mistakes; who will feedback their understanding of what you’re saying using correct language, and uses words that you know.

6. Copy the face – watch native speakers and observe who their face, and particular their mouth, moves when they’re speaking

7. “Direct connect” to the target language – find ways to connect words directly with images and other internal representations.

 生字

*Blame→ scold →berate

有程度上的差異

*scatter (verb)   /ˈskæt.ər/   

→ to (cause to) move far apart in different directions 散開，分散；使分散，驅散

*Capitol (noun)  /ˈkæp.ɪ.təl/ 

 the building in which the US Congress meets

（美國）國會大廈

*Capital (noun)   /ˈkæp.ɪ.təl/       

1.     a city which is the centre of government of a country or smaller political area 首都；首府；省會

2.     the most important place for a particular business or activity （某行業或活動的）中心

 字根字首

*eu-/ euph- :  well

eg. euphoric (adjective)   /juːˈfɒr.ɪk/   

→ extremely happy and excited狂喜的；亢奮的；異常興奮的

 eg. euphemism (noun)   /ˈjuː.fə.mɪ.zəm/       

→ a word or phrase used to avoid saying an unpleasant or offensive word 委婉語，委婉說法

*di- : two

eg. dilemma (noun)  /daɪˈlem.ə/       

→ a situation in which a difficult choice has to be made between two different things you could do 左右為難，兩難境地

 eg. divorce (noun)  /dɪˈvɔːs/   

→ when a marriage is ended by an official or legal process離婚