Kim老師：李陽瘋狂英語全球編輯部外籍總編、美國福羅里達州教育總干事,她1999年接觸李陽瘋狂英語并從此加盟瘋狂英語的事業(yè)，她的執(zhí)著精神，她的專業(yè)能力幫助同學(xué)們更快提高英文實戰(zhàn)能力。

　　圖一：KIM老師為北方工商管理學(xué)院瘋狂英語專業(yè)學(xué)生授

　　 KIM——英語老師：KIM
　　
　　(....KIM是美國佛羅里達州教師聯(lián)盟總干事。1999年作為訪問學(xué)者來中國，一個偶然的機會，她來 來到了陽朔，來到了第一屆瘋狂英語集訓(xùn)營，她驚呆了！她震撼了！她從來沒有見過像集訓(xùn) 營這樣瘋狂的學(xué)員，從來沒有見過像李陽老師這樣瘋狂的老師！作為教師的她，也沒有見過一 門外語課，竟能用這樣激動人心的方式上！回到美國后，她把自己在陽朔的經(jīng)歷告訴了她所有 的朋友，而她自己，也整夜整夜地為瘋狂英語而激動，而輾轉(zhuǎn)反側(cè)，夜不能寐！就這樣，一個 月后，她毅然辭去了美國的工作，重新回到了中國，成為了瘋狂英語隊伍中一員干練的女將！

　　Hello Crazy English Learners!

     I am so lucky to have already made friends with so many of you in my travels all over China. I hope that this column will allow me to get to know even more of you. For those of you who don’t know me, my name is Kim. I was an English teacher in Miami, Florida (USA) before I joined the LYCE family almost ten years ago. Teaching English is my job, but it is also my passion. I love everything about English. I love reading, writing and teaching. I even find grammar very interesting! Each month I will choose a few questions from our readers and answer them here.
     Occasionally, when I receive a really outstanding question or letter, I will award that lucky reader a prize…Maybe a book, maybe a whole set of books, or maybe even a spot at one of LYCE’s Intensive Training Camps. I will also occasionally call a reader to personally thank him or her for her question. A person who questions is a person who learns. I always say that if one person has a question and asks it, the answer is going to help thousands of people who had the same question! This really is my goal. I hope you will help me to reach it! I’ll be waiting anxiously to hear from you! All My Very Best!

　　瘋狂英語的學(xué)習(xí)者們，你們好！

     我很幸運，在我周游中國的旅途中，已經(jīng)和你們當中的那么多人成了朋友。我希望這個專欄能夠讓我認識更多的人。我向那些還不認識我的朋友自我介紹一下，我叫Kim。 大約十年前，我加入了李陽瘋狂英語大家庭。在這之前，我是美國佛羅里達州邁阿密市的一名英語教師。教英語不僅是我的工作，也是我的熱情所在。我喜歡任何與英語相關(guān)的東西，喜歡閱讀、寫作，喜歡教書。我甚至發(fā)現(xiàn)語法也非常有趣！每個月我都將從我們的讀者提出的問題中選出一些問題，在這里進行解答。
　　
　　有時候，當我收到確實非常好的問題或來信時，我將給予這個幸運的讀者一些獎勵……也許是一本書，也許是一整套書，甚至也許是一個李陽瘋狂英語集訓(xùn)營的學(xué)位。我還將不時地親自給讀者打電話，感謝他/她提出的問題。問問題的人是好學(xué)的人。我總覺得一個人碰到了問題而且會問別人的話，問題的答案會幫助成千上萬的有同樣疑問的人！這確實是我的目標。我希望你們能夠幫我實現(xiàn)這個目標！我急切地盼望著收到你們的問題和來信！ 致以最誠摯的祝福！

　　Learn grammar by reciting sentences. But I have no idea in what situation and how to use it. For instance, a primary school student doesn’t know when he should use the simple present tense, but he can blurt out sentences in this tense. Is it useful and can we say that he has grasped the usage of the tense? Another case is that a chairman-in-board wants to learn English, but he doesn’t know much of grammar. He can recite and blurt out sentences in all kinds of tenses. Is it OK to him? Then it is not necessary for him to study grammar? First of all, I beg you to break free of the idea that “grammar” is something separate and outside of English. If you are speaking, reading, writing or listening to English, you are learning grammar! English is grammar. Every page in every English novel, every single English news broadcast and every single English dialogue between native speaking classmates contains countless examples of subjunctive mood, attributive clause, subject-verb agreement and every other grammar point you can think of! I will use your examples to illustrate my point: Even a native-speaking primary student will often make mistakes using the past tense such as, “I throwed the ball to him.” This mistake comes from applying the general rule, verb+ed =past tense. Of course, this rule does not apply to irregular verbs and the child has never even been formally taught any such “rule”. He will however, self-correct by the age of seven or eight due to exposure to the correct form. Of course, it is not as easy for a non-native speaker because exposure to correct form of the second language is limited. This is why LYCE stresses the importance of reciting short passages and mastering useful sentences. The more familiar you are with hearing, seeing and speaking correct grammar, the easier it is for you to internalize and develop your own language sense. Language sense is the ability to naturally choose the correct words and grammar to express yourself. Language sense also helps you in knowing correct test item answers before you even glance at the answer choices. As for the Chairman of the Board, if he can blurt out all kinds of sentences in all kinds of tenses at the appropriate time, I’d say he has already completed his grammar study. Do you think it would be a wise use of his (or anyone’s) time to sit down and start memorizing rules about transitive vs. intransitive verbs? After all, in the real world, grammar isn’t just something to know, it’s something you must know how to use! Don’t give up on reciting sentences…but keep in mind they are just a foundation on which to build your English ability. Spend less time thinking about grammar. Spend more time using it! I’m confident that you will make it!