Language Learning

开篇作者提到语言在我们的日常生活中扮演着很重要的角色，但也是世界上最容易或者最困难的。对于母语，语言学习是这样一个自然的过程，作为沉浸在从出生的那一刻起文化的结果。但是，对于外籍人士，语言的学习需要辛勤劳动和汗水，因为这是与语言逻辑的解释断开的。

Language plays an important in our life. But it is not contradictory that it is either easiest or the most difficult in the world. For those mother language speakers, language learning is such a natural process as a result of being immersed in the culture from the moment they are born. But for foreign people, to mater a language implies hills of hard labor and sweat, which is explained by the disconnection with the language logic. A simple example is that even though English learners can master a huge vocabulary, their expressions are influenced by their mother language logic, and that can explain the existence of Chinglish, which is the wired combination of Chinese and English. For example, “I am wet because of the rain” probably appears in China Daily, but a better expression is “I am soaked in the rain.” The best way to evolve from an English leaner to an English speaker is to become totally immersed in the English culture. However, it is more than difficult for millions of English learners. But some further steps could be taken to mastering relative natural English, such as reading English magazine and organizing or participating in English corner. 
Reading English magazine can help form English speaking logic and build a strong foundation for language learning. In China, there is a magazine called China Daily, written in English mostly by Chinese. However, one can smell the difference between China Daily and Economist. When students read China Daily, they find it pretty easy to understand, while they regard Economist remarkably difficult. Vocabulary usage is a part of reason, but their different ways of writing English speak a larger volume. As language learners should set their goal to get as close to natural language as possible, they should avoid such exposure to the language that is not natural, and that explains why they should read some magazine written by Americans or British. Even though it is rather hard at the beginning, it is of great benefit as one steps on the path of language logic. It is concerned with how to speak and writing English in an English way, rather than Chinese way of dealing with English. Besides, a wild range of reading is a great input, which can greatly expand vocabulary and knowledge for language learners.