regularly? (9)Do you have a pen pal?Ifyes,what do you often write to him or her? (10)What is the relationship between reading.listening,speaking and writing? Step Three Detailed study Explain the important and difficult points in the text,including the usage of new words and phrases,structure of complex sentences and relevant grammar. 1.Leaming English is by no means easy.It takes great diligence and prolonged effort. (I)by no means:not at all绝不，一点也不 e.g.This is by no means out of the ordinary Phrases::by means of以..，借着. by all means无论如何，务必 by fair means or foul不择手段地 (2)diligence n.careful and hard effort勤勉，用功 diligent a.勤勉的，用功的 e.g.He is a diligent man./He is a man of diligence. (3)prolonged:ad.continuing for a long period oftime持续很久的，长时间的 e.g.A prolonged period of low interest rates has discouraged people to save their money into the bank. (4)What is the implied meaning of these two sentences? On the one hand,the author states the fact that English leaming is a very difficult task;on the other hand,the author foreshadows that some strategies are needed to help us fulfill the tough task. 2.Nevertheless,while you cannot expect to gain a good command of English without sustained hard work,there are various helpful leaming strategies you can employ to make the task easier. (I)nevertheless:ad.however,in spite of that,.stil然而，尽管 e.g.The experiment failed.It was,nevertheless,worth making. (2)command n.knowledge of or the ability to use掌握，运用能力 e.g.This young girl's command of English is really excellent. regularly? (9) Do you have a pen pal? If yes, what do you often write to him or her? (10) What is the relationship between reading, listening, speaking and writing? Step Three Detailed study Explain the important and difficult points in the text, including the usage of new words and phrases, structure of complex sentences and relevant grammar. 1. Learning English is by no means easy. It takes great diligence and prolonged effort. (1) by no means: not at all 绝不，一点也不 e.g. This is by no means out of the ordinary. Phrases: by means of 以… ，借着… by all means 无论如何, 务必 by fair means or foul 不择手段地 (2) diligence n. careful and hard effort 勤勉，用功 diligent a. 勤勉的，用功的 e.g. He is a diligent man./He is a man of diligence. (3) prolonged: adj. continuing for a long period of time 持续很久的，长时间的 e.g. A prolonged period of low interest rates has discouraged people to save their money into the bank. (4)What is the implied meaning of these two sentences? On the one hand, the author states the fact that English learning is a very difficult task; on the other hand, the author foreshadows that some strategies are needed to help us fulfill the tough task. 2. Nevertheless, while you cannot expect to gain a good command of English without sustained hard work, there are various helpful learning strategies you can employ to make the task easier. (1) nevertheless: ad. however, in spite of that, still 然而，尽管 e.g. The experiment failed. It was, nevertheless, worth making. (2) command n. knowledge of or the ability to use 掌握，运用能力 e.g. This young girl’s command of English is really excellent