I used to talk with some colleagues about whattheir biggest challenge on learning English is. Usually their answers lie on theirpoor vocabulary. Actually vocabulary is indeed an important factor in order toget a good master of English， but it is not the most important one. Currently the most significantspirit you need to gain is to have the courage to speak English out, ratherthan to be embarrassed or even be feared.

Under the purpose of broadening everyone’s vocabularyas well as assisting with their National Professional Competence English Test,the latest English Corner, which was held on March 4^th 2016, focusedon improving their basic English ability. At first they had a revision togetheron the words they had studied last Friday. Todd Liu helped them review themeaning and the pronunciation of each word. Then they had a vocabulary test asa warming up for learning the new words. Altogether they learnt more than 40new words in less than an hour.

LearningEnglish never can be a crash course, but single spark can start a prairie fire.Every little effort will make sense. HDSC English Corner is really a nice placefor you to lay a solid foundation of English, because we are just starting fromlearning words. With everyone’s effort and pay, I do believe HDSC internationaltrade’s tomorrow will be another day.

译文：

我曾经常常与同事们讨论大家学习英语时最大的挑战是什么，通常他们的答案是他们的词汇量太差了。实际上，词汇的确是英语学习的一个重要因子，但是并不是最重要的一点。现在最重要的是有勇气敢说英语，而不是感到害羞甚至害怕。

在拓宽大家词汇量和帮助大家职称英语考试的宗旨下，3月4日的英语角重点帮助他们提升基础英语能力。首先他们回顾了上周五学习的单词，刘涛帮助大家回顾了每个单词的含义和正确发音。然后他们进行了一个词汇测试，作为学习新单词的热身。这次他们在不到一个小时的时间里学习了四十多个新单词。

学习英语不是速成课程，但是星星之火可以燎原。每一点小的努力都会有意义。华电测控英语角是学习英语的好地方，因为我们正从最基础的词汇学习起。相信在大家的共同努力和付出下，华电测控外贸事业的明天会更美好！

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