Kim老师专栏Hello Crazy English Learners!
I am so lucky to have already made friends with so many of you in my travels all over China. I hope that this column will allow me to get to know even more of you. For those of you who don’t know me, my name is Kim.I was an English teacher in Miami, Florida (USA) before I joined
the LYCE family almost ten years ago.Teaching English is my job, but it is also my paion.I love everything about English.I love reading, writing and teaching.I even find grammar very interesting! Each month I will choose a few questions from our readers and answer them here.-
Occasionally, when I receive a really outstanding question or letter, I will award that lucky reader a prize…Maybe a book, maybe a whole set of books, or maybe even a spot at one of LYCE’s
Intensive Training Camps.I will also occasionally call a reader to personally thank him or her for her question.A person who questions is a person who learns.I always say that if one person has a question and asks it, the answer is going to help thousands of people who had the same question! This really is my goal.I hope you will help me to reach it! I’ll be waiting anxiously to hear from you! All My Very Best!-
Kim
疯狂英语的学习者们，你们好！
更多的人。我向那些还不认识我的朋友自我介绍一下，我叫Kim。 大约十年前，我加入了李阳疯狂英语大家庭
。在这之前，我是美国佛罗里达州迈阿密市的一名英语教师。教英语不仅是我的工作，也是我的热情所在。我
喜欢任何与英语相关的东西，喜欢阅读、写作，喜欢教书。我甚至发现语法也非常有趣！每个月我都将从我们
的读者提出的问题中选出一些问题，在这里进行解答。
有时候，当我收到确实非常好的问题或来信时，我将给予这个幸运的读者一些奖励„„也许是一本书，也许是
一整套书，甚至也许是一个李阳疯狂英语集训营的学位。我还将不时地亲自给读者打电话，感谢他/她提出的问
题。问问题的人是好学的人。我总觉得一个人碰到了问题而且会问别人的话，问题的答案会帮助成千上万的有同
样疑问的人！这确实是我的目标。我希望你们能够帮我实现这个目标！我急切地盼望着收到你们的问题和来信！
致以最诚挚的祝福！
Kim
Kim老师的解疑，每周更新，敬请关注!
问：通过句子背语法,但又不知到怎么才能用得上，不知怎样用。比如小学生一般现在时不知怎样才用得上,但他
把那种类型的句子背得脱口而出,有没有用.是否就算过关了再如,某公司董事长要学英语,就是语法不过关,他
把所有时态的句子都背得脱口而出,是不是就行了.意思是他不用去钻研语法???
答：Learn grammar by reciting sentences.But I have no idea in what situation and how to use it.For
instance, a primary school student doesn’t know when he should use the simple present tense, but he can blurt out sentences in this tense.Is it useful and can we say that he has grasped the usage of the tense? Another case is that a chairman-in-board wants to learn English, but he doesn’t know much of grammar.He can recite and blurt out sentences in all kinds of tenses.Is it OK to him? Then it is
not neceary for him to study grammar? First of all, I beg you to break free of the idea that “grammar”
is something separate and outside of English.If you are speaking, reading, writing or listening to English, you are learning grammar! English is grammar.Every page in every English novel, every single English news broadcast and every single English dialogue between native speaking clamates contains countle examples
of subjunctive mood, attributive clause, subject-verb agreement and every other grammar point you can think
of! I will use your examples to illustrate my point: Even a native-speaking primary student will often make
mistakes using the past tense such as, “I throwed the ball to him.” This mistake comes from applying the general rule, verb+ed =past tense.Of course, this rule does not apply to irregular verbs and the child has
never even been formally taught any such “rule”.He will however, self-correct by the age of seven or eight due to exposure to the correct form.Of course, it is not as easy for a non-native speaker because exposure
to correct form of the second language is limited.This is why LYCE strees the importance of reciting short paages and mastering useful sentences.The more familiar you are with hearing, seeing and speaking correct
grammar, the easier it is for you to internalize and develop your own language sense.Language sense is the
ability to naturally choose the correct words and grammar to expre yourself.Language sense also helps you in knowing correct test item answers before you even glance at the answer choices.As for the Chairman of the
Board, if he can blurt out all kinds of sentences in all kinds of tenses at the appropriate time, I’d say he
has already completed his grammar study.Do you think it would be a wise use of his (or anyone’s) time to sit
down and start memorizing rules about transitive vs.intransitive verbs? After all, in the real world, grammar isn’t just something to know, it’s something you must know how to use! Don’t give up on reciting sentences…
but keep in mind they are just a foundation on which to build your English ability.Spend le time thinking about grammar.Spend more time using it! I’m confident that you will make it!
首先，希望你能摒弃“语法是独立于英语之外”的观点。如果你正在说、读、写和听英语，你就是在学习语法！英语就是 语法！在每一部英语小说的每一页、每一则英语广播新闻和以英语为母语的同学的每一个对话中，都包含了虚拟语气、定语从句、主谓一致等等的无数例句，以及你所能想到的任何其他语法点。下面我将用你所举的例子来阐述我的观点：即使是一个以英语为母
语的小学生也在使用一般过去时时也经常会犯这样的错误：I throwed the ball to him。这样的错误源于一般规则的运用：动词
+ -ed = 过去时。当然，这条规则不适用于不规则动词，而从来没有人教过这个小孩这样的“规则”。但是，到他七八岁的时候，
由于对正确形式的耳濡目染，他会自我纠正。当然，这对于母语不是英语的国家的人来说并不容易，因为接触第二语言正确形式的
机会是有限的。这就是为什么李阳疯狂英语要强调背诵小短文、掌握有用的句子的重要性。你对听到的、看到的、说出来的正确语 法越熟悉，你就越容易使自己的语感内在化并得到发展。语感是自然选择正确词汇和语法来表达自己思想的能力。它还能帮助你在 考试中不用看选项就知道正确答案。对于一个公司的懂事长来说，如果他能在特定的语境下脱口而出各种时态的句子，我觉得他已 经完成了他的语法学习。你觉得要他坐下来去开始记忆关于及物动词和不及物动词的规则是在聪明地利用他的时间吗？不管怎么说
，在现实当中，语法不是仅仅要只是知道的东西，它还是你必须知道如何使用的东西。别放弃背诵句子，但要记住，句子只是培养
英语能力的基石。别花太多时间琢磨语法，要把更多的时间放在使用语法上！我相信你能做到！
