I practice a little everyday.

　　我每天都练一点。

　　A So how do you keep your English up to speed?

　　A 那么你是怎样使自己的英语不断进步的呢？

　　B Well, I practise a little everyday.

　　B 喔，我每天都练一点。

　　A How? In what ways?

　　A 怎么练？用什么样的方式练？

　　B Lots of different ways. I listen to my favourite music CDs in English. I usually look at an English-language newspaper most days. I try and speak a little everyday.

　　B 很多不同的方式。我听自己最喜欢的英语版的音乐CD。大多数的日子我通常要看英语报纸。我每天还努力说一点英语。

　　A That sounds good. I guess it’s important to keep it alive, to use it as much as you can.

　　A 听起来不错。我想持续不断地学习，尽可能地去使用英语很重要。

　　Notes 注释

　　1Be careful with the spelling! The verb is practise / practise and the noun is practice / practice, e.g.: I practise English everyday / I practise English everyday . . . but everyday I do a little practice / Everyday I do a little practice. The pronunciation is exactly the same.

　　要注意动词practise /练习和名词practice /练习在拼写上的差别！例如：I practise English everyday / 我每天都练习英语，但是. . . Everyday I do a little practice /我每天都练习一点。但是它们的发音是完全一样的。

　　2 You use the present tense for various things in English. One usage is to describe regular, daily habits or actions and you often use words such as usually / usually; everyday / everyday; normally / normally, e.g.: I usually look at the newspaper most days / I usually look at the newspaper most days; I normally take the bus to my work / I normally take the bus to my work.

　　在英语中，现在时态有多种不同的用法。用法之一是描述定期的、日常的习惯、活动，在现在时态中经常使用像usually /通常；everyday / 每天 ；normally / 正常情况下这样的词, 例如: I usually look at the newspaper most days /大多数的日子我通常要看英语报纸； I normally take the bus to my work /我通常乘公共汽车去上班。

Key phrases and sentences   So how do you keep your English up to speed? Well, I practise a little everyday. How?  In what ways? Lots of different ways.  I listen to my favourite music CDs in English.  I usually look at an English-language newspaper most days.  I try and speak a little everyday. That sounds good.  I guess it’s important to keep it alive, to use it as much as you can.

重要的短语和句子   那么你是怎样使自己的英语不断进步的呢？ 喔，我每天都练一点。 怎么练？用什么样的方式练？ 很多不同的方式。 我听自己最喜欢的英语版的音乐CD。 大多数的日子我通常要看英语报纸。 我每天还努力说一点英语。 A听起来不错。 我想持续不断地学习，尽可能地去使用英语很重要。