Notes:
loaf: のらくら遊び暮らす; ぶらつく;
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1. “A little learning is a dangerous thing.” – 「少しの知識は危険なことである。」
2. “Study while others are sleeping; work while others are loafing; prepare while others are playing; and dream while others are wishing.” – 「他人が寝ている間に勉強し、他人が怠けている間に働き、他人が遊んでいる間に準備し、他人が願っている間に夢を見なさい。」
3.”All study and no play makes Jack a dull boy, but all play and no study makes Jack a mere toy.” – 「勉強ばかりで遊ばないとジャックはつまらない男になるが、遊びばかりで勉強しないと、ジャックはただのおもちゃになってしまう。」
4. “Learn as if you were to live forever; live as if you were to die tomorrow.” – 「永遠に生きるつもりで学び、明日死ぬかもしれないというつもりで生きなさい。」
5. “Leisure is the mother of philosophy.” – 「余暇は哲学の母である。」
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I have just started listening to a podcast about language learning, and the two podcasters talk about the three bad Ps of language learning. There are three things beginning with P that slow down language learners: passiveness, perfectionism, and pride.
(1) Don’t be passive. If you just wait for the teacher to teach you everything, you will probably never learn a language. You need to be active outside class. Read, listen to podcasts, write a diary, or learn a song.
(2) Don’t try to be perfect. Some learners don’t want to speak because they cannot say something correctly. Good learners make a lot of mistakes, but they learn a lot from them.
(3) Don’t be proud. A beginning learner cannot communicate like an adult. You have to start from zero and learn a few words each time. Of course you sometimes sound like a child, but that’s normal. (by Prof. Douglas Jarrell)
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