My English learning journey is a constant process of self-motivation. I used to think of myself as a "stupid bird" in English learning, and despite my efforts to look through the dictionary, memorize words, and do grammar exercises, my grades were always unsatisfactory, which led me to fall into a cycle of self-doubt, believing that I was not born to learn English. However, my deep reluctance drove me to continue exploring. I have always believed in the truth that "stupid birds fly first", and from time to time I dream that one day I will be able to learn English well.
One of the things I do after the English test results come out is to read inspirational stories, and every time I read them, it is like injecting a booster into my heart, making my blood boil and I am determined to start again. I picked up my plan to wake up early every day to memorize words and review grammar in the evening. However, every effort ended in failure, which once again left me feeling exhausted.
My English learning has always been going around and around like this, and it wasn't until I met my tablemate Xiao Ming last year that my English learning took a turn. As a student who is fluent in English and has excellent grades, Xiao Ming did not study hard like me. I was very curious about this, so I asked him how he learned English well.
Xiao Ming said that you should not memorize English by rote, and I have observed that the biggest obstacle to your English learning is rote memorization and not speaking English. Xiao Ming's answer hit the nail on the head, and it dawned on me that I had been working very hard to memorize words, but I had ignored the most fundamental communication essence of language.
Xiao Ming suggested that I start with the simplest English conversation, find a topic every day, express my thoughts and feelings in English, and look up the dictionary if there are words I don't know, but I must say them myself. I used to feel very uncomfortable speaking English, afraid of making mistakes, afraid of non-standard pronunciation, afraid of incorrect grammar. But these things are not a matter in Xiao Ming's view, Xiao Ming said that making mistakes is part of learning, and only through continuous practice and continuous trial and error can we truly master a language.
I started experimenting with Ming's method, starting with a simple greeting and gradually transitioning to describing the bits and pieces of daily life, and I also summarized the day in English every day and reported to myself. At first, I was clumsy and had frequent grammatical mistakes, but over time I found myself able to express my thoughts more fluently. After a semester of doing this, my English scores began to improve significantly. This has made me more confident in learning English. I will continue to persevere, explore the wider world in English, and let my dreams fly higher and farther.
Today we continue to learn root affixes to memorize English words, and today we are going to learn the root word is sec. The root sec means to follow, and having mastered this root, we can use it to help us understand and memorize English words.
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The word second, this word is composed of two parts, the root sec means to follow, the suffix ond means to adjective, the two parts are combined to indicate that the following is after the first, so the word means the second.
The word consecutive, this word is composed of four parts, the prefix means together, the root means to follow, ut means the ligature, the suffix ive means the adjective, and the four parts are combined to indicate that they follow together, so the word indicates that the adjective is uninterrupted.
The word sequence, this word is composed of two parts, the root sequ is a variant of the root sec to denote following, the suffix ence denotes the noun, the two parts are combined to denote that one follows the other, so the word denotes the order of nouns.
Today we learned the root sec means to follow, and the words that are formed by the root sec, have you memorized all these words? Remembering words with root affixes makes it easier for us to remember English words. Of course, in order to make it more convenient for everyone to learn, the machine farmer has also sorted out more examples of root affixes to remember words efficiently.