Level 2 · Reading series
Lesson 57 · I Want to Learn How to Ask
Audio track 57
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I used to think English was about answering questions. Choose A, B, C, or D. Write the right word. Finish the test.
But when I watched an interview with a basketball player, I noticed something. Good questions made the answers interesting.
"What did you learn from losing?" was better than "Did you win?"
Now I want to learn how to ask. If I can ask better questions, I can learn more from people, books, videos, and even AI.
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Chinese translation
以前我总以为，学英语就是回答问题：从 A、B、C、D 里选一个，写出正确的词，做完试卷。
后来，我看了一位篮球运动员的采访，注意到一件事：好的提问会让回答变得有意思。
比起‘你赢了吗？’，‘输掉比赛后你学到了什么？’是一个更好的问题。
现在我想学会提问。如果问得更好，我就能从人、书、视频，甚至 AI 那里学到更多。
Key words and expressions
Key terms have Chinese explanations. Hover over dotted words in the English passage for word help and pronunciation when available.
- learn how to ask
- 学会怎样提问；文章中心想法。
- used to think
- 过去以为；现在认识改变。
- answer questions
- 回答问题；原先对学英语的印象。
- choose
- 选择；从四个选项中选答案。
- right word
- 正确的词；试题中的标准答案。
- interview
- 采访；主人公观看运动员访谈。
- notice
- 注意到；从问题与回答中发现差别。
- learn from losing
- 从失利中学习；比只问输赢更深入。
- better question
- 更好的问题；能引出更多想法。
- even AI
- 甚至 AI；也可作为提问对象。
Background notes (Chinese)
两句采访问题都能得到回答，但开放式的‘学到了什么’更容易引出经历和想法。主人公由此发现，语言学习不仅包括答题，也包括主动探索。