゛1冊のテキストが「分かった」からと言って,別の新しい教材をやってみる。こんな人の英語力はかわいそうなほど伸びません。「習うより慣れろ」という言葉がありますが,私はそれでは足りないと考えています。
゛英語は「慣れるまで習え」と声を大にして言いたいと思います。テキストを繰り返し繰り返し声に出して読み,身体が英語に慣れるまで精進してください。”
國広正雄『英会話・ぜったい 音読』
I failed for three consecutive years, and I was already 21 when I finally got accepted. Come to think of it, failing in the exams was not a bad thing for me after all. I became even more determined to be a doctor.
CROWN III, Lesson 2
The world is round and the place
which may seem like the end
may also be only the beggining.
世界は丸い。終わりだと思った場所が,実は始まりの場所かもしれないのです。
最善を望み,最悪に備えよ。
Hope for the best and prepare for the worst.
Freedom is not worth having
if it does not include
the freedom to make mistakes.
間違いを犯す自由が含まれていない自由など,持つに値しない。マハトマ・ガンジー
I went to Sakura Park about noon last Sunday. The cherry blossoms were very beautiful. I saw a lot of people under the cherry trees. They were having hanami parties. Some were eating, and others were singing. "Spring is here!" people said.
中2英語教科書 レッスン1より