阅读下列短文,从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。Whenwetalkaboutlearningaforeignlanguageweoftentalkaboutdifferentmethods-ifyo
阅读下列短文,从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
Whenwetalkaboutlearningaforeignlanguageweoftentalkaboutdifferentmethods-ifyoushouldgotoschoolornotandhowmuchtimeisidealtospendonthetargetlanguageeachday.OfcoursethoseareinterestingquestionstoaskbutIthinkthey’renotasimportantasonething-motivation.
WoodyAllenoncesaid“80%ofsuccessinlifeisshowingup.”Whenyou’renotmotivatedyouwon'tshowuptolearnyourtargetlanguage.Unfortunatelyit'snotpossibletolearnalanguagethroughosmosis(耳濡目染);youneedtoworkandyouneedtoshowup.It'spossibletolearnmanythingsinashortamountoftimebuttotrulylearnalanguagetofluencyyouneedyearsofinputstudyandpractice.
Askyourself:WhydoIwanttolearnthislanguage?CanIactuallyuseit?Arethereenoughmaterialstolearnitfrom?Ifyouranswerstothosequestionsareyesyou’reprobablymotivatedenoughtogoonandlearnthelanguageyouwanttolearn.
Stilltakeyourtimetodecidewhichlanguageyouwanttolearn.Makeaplantolearnit;don'tjustrushinwithadreamof“speakingitoneday”.Ifyoudon'tsetyourgoalsyou'lljustfail.Inanyfieldofstudyyouneedtohaveagoal;otherwiseyou'lljustgiveupandlookforsomethingelsetodo.
Methodsschoolsandtheamountoftimeyouputinallmatterbutit'sthemotivationthatcanmakeorbreakyourstudy.Whenallelsefailsyouneedatleastyourmotivationtogetyouthroughandcontinuelearning.
Areyoucurrentlylearningalanguage?IfsoI'llgiveyousome“homework”.Thinkaboutwhyyou’relearningthelanguage.Whatareyourlong-termgoalsregardingyourtargetlanguage?Areyouhavingfunlearningitordoyoujustseeitasadailychore?Sometimesit'snotashametoquitstudyingalanguage.Ifyouarenotenjoyingitandhavenorealmotivationforlearningityou'dbetterinvestyourtimeinanotherlanguage.
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Accordingtotheauthortolearnalanguage________.