如何提高听力_我们应该如何提高听力？
Teaching listening skills is one of the most difficult tasks for any ESL teacher. This is because successful listening skills are acquired over time and with lots of practice. It"s frustrating for students because there are no rules as in grammar teaching. Speaking and writing also have very specific exercises that can lead to improved skills. This is not to say that there are not ways of improving listening skills， however they are difficult to quantify. 每个外语老师都会觉得听力是最难教的课程之一。这是因为，好听力不是一日练就的，它需要大量的实践练习。不像语法教学有规律可循，说与写作也有相应的练习供学生提高，而听力却不然，这令学生们感到很头疼。并不是说就没有好的途径去提高听力，只是难以对其进行量化而已。 One of the largest inhibitors for students is often mental block. While listening， a student suddenly decides that he or she doesn"t understand what is being said. At this point， many students just tune out or get caught up in an internal dialogue trying translate a specific word. Some students convince themselves that they are not able to understand spoken English well and create problems for themselves. 对学生们来说，练习听力时遇到的最大的障碍之一就是他们经常精神溜号。听着听着，有的学生突然发觉自己听不懂了。出现这种情况，许多学生是因为走神了，或者正在脑子想着某个词的意思。有些学生太不自信，认为自己没有听力天赋，听不懂英语口语。这也给他们自己造成了很多麻烦。 They key to helping students improve their listening skills is to convince them that not understanding is OK. This is more of an attitude adjustment than anything else， and it is easier for some students to accept than others. Another important point that I try to teach my students （with differing amounts of success） is that they need to listen to English as often as possible， but for short periods of time. 帮助学生们提高听力的关键是要让他们相信，听不懂是没什么的。态度上的转变比什么都重要。何况，一些学生的态度也比较容易转变。我在教我的学生（资质各不相同）时发现，还有一点很重要，那就是要让学生尽量多听英语，但每次听不要时间过长。 I like to use this analogy： Imagine you want to get in shape. You decide to begin jogging. The very first day you go out and jog seven miles. If you are lucky， you might even be able to jog the seven miles. However， chances are good that you will not soon go out jogging again. Fitness trainers have taught us that we must begin with little ste