当老师教大家背英语单词或句子时,通常会用 "drill" 或 "practice" 这两个动词。

"Drill" 来源于古英语中的 "drilan",意思是"操练,练习"。在英语教学中,它常常指的是让学生们反复练习背诵语言材料的过程。

例句:

The teacher drills the students on their vocabulary every day. (老师每天让学生们练习背诵词汇。)
The drill was helpful in helping me memorize the words. (练习帮助我记住了这些单词。)

"Practice" 来源于拉丁语 "practicus",意思是"实践,练习"。在英语教学中,它也常常用来指学生们练习背诵语言材料的过程。

例句:

The teacher gave the students practice exercises to help them memorize the words. (老师给学生们练习练习题来帮助他们记忆单词。)
I find it helpful to practice my vocabulary every day. (我发现每天练习词汇很有帮助。)

不过,除了 "drill" 和 "practice" 这两个动词之外,还可以用 "memorize" 或 "recite" 来表示背诵英语。

"Memorize" 来源于拉丁语 "memorizare",意思是"记住,背诵"。

例句:

The teacher asked the students to memorize the new vocabulary. (老师让学生们背诵新的词汇。)
I find it helpful to use flashcards to help me memorize the words. (我发现使用抽认卡有助于我记住单词。)

"Recite" 来源于拉丁语 "recitare"