【同义词辨析】 练习practice-drill
practice: may imply a doing habitually or regularly: ~ one's profession; or a doing over and over for the sake of acquiring proficiency and skill: ~ on the piano each day. (proficiency精通,指全面的能力thorough ability) (skill技术技巧: 专业知识+精通implies technocal knowledge and proficiency) (义项1和义项2都很常用,义项1如practice medicine/law从医/从事法律 义项2如to be a good musician, you have to practice a lot要想成为好的乐手必须大量练习,如practice makes perfect熟能生巧)
exercise: implies a keeping at work and often suggests the resulting strengthening or developing: ~ muscles by active play. (work这里表示使用力量) 本例锻炼肌肉,又如eye exercise眼保健操
drill: connotes an intent to fix as a habit and stresses repetition as a means of training and disciplining : ~ school children in pronunciation. (train培训 discipline纪律、训练) 训练中的训表示"教育、教导",本例发音训练,又如vocabulary/multiplication drills词汇/乘法训练
practice从事或练习: 指有规律地或习惯性地做某事;或为了精通熟练而反复做某事,exercise操练: 持续练习,得以强化发展,drill训练: 为了养成习惯而反复训练
记忆方法: 1) 首字母PED是表示脚的词根<==练习走路 (词根PED表示脚,如biped二足动物,如impede阻碍) ("练"是形声字,从糸柬声 1、本义是一种加工丝或丝织品的工序,即通过水煮等方式把丝麻、布帛煮得柔软洁白 2、古代用练指代练制而成的丝织品,如江平如练、血染素练 3、练丝是一个反复进行的过程,所以"练"又引申为反复学习、使纯熟,如练习训练熟练) (三种练习的目的不同: 精通熟练,发展强化,和培养习惯。要做好包括语言学习在内的一切事情,都需要反复进行这三种练习)
2) 练习的意思是反复做某事mean to perform or make perform repeatedly.首字母PED是表示脚的词根<==练习走路 (国外有一则关于practice练习的轶事,A: How do you get to Carnegie Hall? B: Practice! A问B: 请问卡耐基大厅怎么走?B回答: 练习!)
今天是元旦,祝大家新年快乐,学习进步!
Jason, 2018.1.1