Author Archives: maggies
Patterns and the Brain (Lesson 480)
Patterns and the Brain (Lesson 480)On the last pages, author told us the new concept that the human brain is a pattern recognizing machine. In fact, human’s brain is complex, the most good instruments couldn’t copy it all for many years. Even the most advanced computers can only imitate its some functions. Well, human’s brain […]
Importance of Good Pronunciation (Lesson476)
On the last page of chapter 6, the author emphasized his point that good pronunciation is important for a language learning. Of course, the point is correct. I agree with this idea too. Actually, the pronunciation is more important in daily life. In China, there are many pronunciations in different places in the local language. […]
The Problem of Audibols with Different Meanings (Lesson 474)
In last pages, the author continuely discussed the audibol, one of the problems with an audibol is that even though it sounds the same, it can have different meanings. For example, there are “too” “to” “two” in English. The three same audibol have three different meanings. Actually, I think it’s a not a big problem […]
Audibols and Their Importance (Lesson471)
Audibols and Their Importance (Lesson471) In the last two pages, the author always focus on the new word – audibal that is he created. As the author says, in order to distinguish between the spoken word and the traditional written word, he created a new word – audibol. Audibol is means auditory symbol. Human being […]
Mental Maps of the World (Lesson 468)
As the author said, everyone has a internal map of the world that is a spider web of connections in the brain. People remember the things through the mental map, and they give the thing a meaning just only through one section, actually people always recognize the things through various sections. There are pictures, sounds, […]
Creating New Words (Lesson465)
Creating New Words (Lesson465)On the last two pages, the author said a new word – audibol. I think “audibol” is means the comprehension from the sound. And the author stressed the idea that the new word help people understand new things in modern world. As the author said, the new word alway put a abstract […]
My Essay on The Third Ear Chapter5
My Essay on The Third Ear Chapter5 The chapter5 is a little long. The author make a point of view that “how you think about things does matter”. For example, There are a number of implications for how to think about the language-learning process, “Tool,not subject”, “Only results matter”, “communicate, don’t grammarate”, “joining a language […]
My Essay on The Third Ear Chapter4
My Essay on The Third Ear Chapter4 On the chapter4, the author always stressed the point of view that barriers to performance in any area can be surpassed, whatever the height of mountain climbing or the record of the Olympic Games. Once the record has broken, the way is open for others to follow. This […]
Just Do What They Do (Lesson 444)
Just Do What They Do (Lesson 444)On the last pages, the author stressed the point that all languague are relative through Allen’s story. Peolpe in any countries play by thoes rules. And the rules they used, are all relative. This point give me a new view. I only think English and Chinese are just different […]
Why Not Ask Why? (Lesson 441)
Why Not Ask Why? (Lesson 441)On the last two pages, the author says that asking “why” doesn’t actually help people to learn a language. Of course, I agree with this viewpoint. The reason is simple. The language just as a tool, the meaning always came from the people’s communication. In fact, often asked why there […]
Chinese (Simplified)
English