“读懂”英语，更“会用”英语：be ingratiated with you

ingratiate固然是英语“生词”：从来没见过。但是，这不是我们就可以一上来直接就问“中文是什么？”，或者就可以用汉语“学”英语的“理由”。我们不须“问”汉语，“问”英语同样可以“知道”：哦，原来是这个意思。我们要做的就是勤动手查查网络英英字典尔尔。

A BBC reporter asked Prime Minister Mia Mottley of Barbados why Barbados is so ingratiated with China although it is located in "America's backyard." Here's how Mottley hit back. 

除非你真的“不懂”英语或者只在乎“追求”英语的汉语意思“才懂”英语，否则只要动动手查查英英字典你就会“MD，原来就是这个我学过的已知的英语，早干嘛去了？”，并且给自己一个好好运用英语的机会：

1.Okay.Got you.If you're ingratiated with someone,you flatter them,you seek favor with them,you court them,you sweet-talk to them.

2.Okay.Next time,I won't say you flatter me,I'll say,instead,you're ingratiated with me,or you seek favor with me,you court me,you sweet-talk to me.

下次你在想“表达”You flatter me之类的意思时，能不能从用词flatter想到用词be ingratitated with，这才是我们此刻“学习”英语(if any at all)时需要真正掌握的语言能力(修辞式学习，考虑语言用词好和更好)，而不是“我记住它的汉语意思了”(语法式语言学习，只考虑语法对错)。一个“想表达”“拍马屁”时只会“固定对应”英语flatter，却不会在flatter和be ingratiated之间任意“切换”能力的人，用汉语学英语再多也不过是“原地踏步”罢了。

一个在“互联网+”时代查英英字典如此唾手可得的年代，学(if any at all)英语连英英字典都懒得查，或者不会查，只会一门心思“问”：告诉我它中文什么意思？也难怪在中国“学”英语(if any at all)被人“臭骂”。

是我遇到我都一起骂！