Without method， little can be done to any good purpose.
How to Learn Successfully
(A dialogue between two college students)
Roy： Hello， Jeff！
Jeff： Hello， Roy！ Where are you going？
Roy： I have got something to ask you for advice.
Jeff： Id like to help you very much. But whats it， Roy？
Roy： I hope you tell me how to learn successfully.
不讲究方法，办事就没有成效。
怎样提高学习效果
(两个大学生的对话)
罗伊： 你好，杰夫！
杰夫： 你好，罗伊！你到哪里去？
罗伊： 我有件事情特来向你求教。
杰夫： 我很乐意帮忙。什么事，罗伊？
罗伊： 想请教你怎样提高学习效果。
Jeff： To learn successfully？ Dont make jokes with me. You know Im no better than you in some of the subjects.
Roy： I take it seriouslyseriously adv.认真地， 真诚地， Jeff. I heard youve done excellently in the exams of this term， and you always do well in exams. Dont be modest about your accomplishments.
Jeff： Thank you for your praise. But I am not sure that I can give you much help.
Roy： I believe you can. You see， Ive spent a lot of time on my studies， but my exam grades are disappointing. I almost failed in the exams of two subjects this term. Its really depressingdepressing adj.抑压的， 阴沉的， 沉闷的！
Jeff： Dont worry about it. It might be that you havent got a correct way to learn successfully.
Roy： Thats what I expect you to help me. What do you think I should do in my present case？
杰夫：提高学习效果？别和我开玩笑了。你知道我在有些学科上并不比你好。
罗伊：我是认真的，杰夫。听说你本学期考得都很好，每次考试你总是考得不错。别对自己的成绩谦虚了。
杰夫：谢谢你的夸奖。但我不敢肯定能给你多少帮助。
罗伊：我相信你能的。你瞧，我花在学习上的时间也不少，但我的考试成绩却令人感到失望。本学期，我有两科考试差点不及格。真令人沮丧！
杰夫：不要太着急。可能是因为你没有掌握提高学习效果的好方法。
罗伊：这正是我想请你帮助之处。你认为在目前情况下，我该怎么办？
Jeff： I really dont know. I can only tell you how I do at ordinaryordinary adj.平常的， 普通的， 平凡的 times.
Roy： Thats quite all right.
Jeff： Generally speaking， I listen to the teacher attentively and take careful notes in class. Ive developed the habit of previewingpreviewing ［自］预视， reviewingreview n.回顾， 复习， 评论 my lessons regularly before and after class since middle school. Therefore， I have known what we are going to learn before class and I know what the key points of a lecture are after class.
Roy： Its a good piece of experience. But I fail to take down the key points of the teachers lecture sometimes. I wonder what I should do with it.
Jeff： So do I， but I compensate for it by checking up on my notes with other classmates regularly after class.
Roy： It sounds wonderful！ Then， may I check up my notes with yours regularly after class？
杰夫：我真的不知道。我只能告诉你我平时是怎么做的。
罗伊：这就很不错了。
杰夫：一般而言，我平时认真听讲，认真做课堂笔记。我从中学时起就养成了课前定期预习，课后定期复习功课的习惯。因此，我在上课前就已知道要学什么东西，课后也知道课堂的教学要点。
罗伊：这是一条很好的经验。但我有时记不下老师的教学要点，我不知道自己该怎么办。
杰夫：我也一样，但我通过定期和班上的同学核对笔记来弥补。
罗伊：听起来挺不错的！那么，我可不可以在课后定期和你对笔记呢？
Jeff： Why not？ We should help and learn from each other！
Roy： Excellent！ Thank you very much， Jeff. But I am afraid its insufficientinsufficient adj.不足的， 不够的 for me to do well in exams. Would you like to give me some more advice？
Jeff： Of course， Id like to.Its actually not that easy to win high ratings in exams. We need to do more additional work.
Roy： What are they？
Jeff： First of all， its necessary for us to make a good study plan and carry it out with determination. Secondly， we should try to make good use of our time after class. Moreover， reading worthy books on how to learn successfully is of much help. Finally， its of great importance to make good preparations for an exam.
Roy： I should be so much obligedoblige vt.迫使， 责成 to you if you could recommend some worthy books to me.
杰夫：为什么不可以？我们应该互相帮助、相互学习呀！
罗伊：太好了！真是谢谢你，杰夫。但恐怕对我来说，要取得好的考试成绩这还不够。你愿不愿意再给我提点建议？
杰夫：我当然乐意。要想在考试中考得高分其实并非那么容易。还需要做大量的其他工作。
罗伊：是些什么工作呢？
杰夫：首先，我们有必要制定一个好的学习计划，并且要有执行计划的决心；其次，我们应尽量利用好课余时间；此外，阅读一些论述怎样提高学习效果的有价值的书是很有帮助的；最后，做好考前准备工作非常重要。
罗伊：如果你能推荐一些有价值的书给我的话，我将非常感谢你。
Jeff： There is a book entitledentitled 有资格的 To learn with Success in the college library. You may borrow it and have a look.
Roy： What are discussed in the book？
Jeff： The author deals with four indispensableindispensable adj.不可缺少的， 绝对必要的 principlesprinciple n.法则， 原则， 原理 in the book， that is， diligence， devotion， constancyconstancy n.不屈不挠， 坚定不移， 恒久不变的状态或性质 and punctualitypunctuality n.准时. According to the author， they are fundamental principles to learn with success.
Roy： Four fundamental principles to learn with success？ Its the first time Ive ever heard of it. Ill manage to borrow the book and have a look at it.
Jeff： Its really worth reading. Ive got much benefit from it.
杰夫：学校图书馆有一本取名为《提高学习效果》的书。你可以借来看一看。
罗伊：书里讲了些什么？
杰夫：作者在该书里论及四个不可或缺的原则。那就是：勤奋、专心、持久与准时。在作者看来，它们是提高学习效果的四个基本原则。
罗伊：提高学习效果的四个基本原则？我还是头一次听说呢。我要想法把这本书借来看一看。
杰夫：那本书真的值得一读。我从那本书中获益不少。
Roy： Im really very grateful to you， Jeff. Youve given me a lot of help. I dont know how I can thank you enough.
Jeff： Its hardly worth mentioning， Roy. After all， were good friends.
罗伊：我真是非常感谢你，杰夫。你给了我很大帮助。我不知道怎么样谢谢你才好。
杰夫：这不值一提，罗伊。我们毕竟是好朋友嘛。