英语阅读英译英：make preparations什么意思？
在非英语语言环境下“学习”英语，不是一字不漏地通过英译汉“懂得中文什么意思”才算学英语。这样的英语“学习”对于长期身处非英语语言环境的你是十分有害又浪费时间精力的，跟什么都没学没有区别。

在非英语语言环境下学习英语，我们需要训练获得的不是“中文什么意思”，而是把学过的已知的英语用起来的英译英的英语能力。

比如，阅读下文，一开口（脆）就把make preparations翻译成汉语表示“我懂了”就大错特错了。

一、make preparations什么意思？
Li Wei: Mum, there’s a typhoon forecast for Sunday. We should
make some preparations.
Mum:  I’ll buy in plenty of food—enough to last for a few days.
Li  Wei:  Don’t forget to buy bottled water.
Mum:  No problem. I’ll also check our basic medical supplies and see what we need. What else do we need to do?
Li Wei: I’ll check the flashlight for batteries and reinforce the windows. Oh, we should also move the flowerpots off the balcony so they don’t blow off and hurt passersby.
Mum: You’re right.

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二、这么去“学”英语

看到文中的英语buy in plenty of food,buy bottled water,check our basic medical supplies,check the flashlight for batteries,reinforce the windows,move the flowerpots off the balcony了没有。我们需要做和具备的英语能力，就是把它们用起来“知道”什么是make preparations的意思。

Okay.I got you.When we say We'll make some preparatio.s for a typhoon,we mean we should buy in plenty of food,we should buy bottled water,we should check our basic medical supplies,we must check the flashlight for batteries,we should reinforce the windows,and move the flowerpots off the balcony

能做到把这些英语用起来“理解记忆”什么是make preparations for a typhonn才是真正有效和有意义不浪费时间精力的英语学习。

在非英语语言环境下，做不到的，建议还是不要再“学”所谓的英语为宜。