TED演讲：轻松学习阅读汉字(4)

 　　So we have gone through almost 30 characters. 我们已经学了差不多三十个汉字，

　　By using this method, the first eight radicals¹ will allow you to build 32. 通过这个方法，这八个基本字可以衍生出三十二个汉字，

　　The next group of eight characters will build an extra 32. 下一组的八个汉字又会衍生出另外32个汉字。

　　So with very little effort, you will be able to learn a couple hundred characters, 所以，大家很轻松地就可学到几百个汉字，

　　which is the same as a Chinese eight-year-old. 这相当于八岁中国孩子的汉语程度。

　　So after we know the characters, we start building phrases. 在学过了这些字后，我们开始学习造词组。

　　For example, the mountain and the fire together, we have fire mountain. It's a volcano². 比如，把“山”和“火”放在一起，我们有“火山”。这是“火山”。

　　We know Japan is the land of the rising sun. 我们知道日本是太阳升起的地方。

　　This is a sun placed with the origin, because Japan lies to the east of China. 这里把太阳和原点放在一起，因为日本位于中国的东面。

　　So a sun, origin together, we build Japan. 所以把太阳和原点放在一起，就是“日本”。

　　A person behind Japan, what do we get? A Japanese person. 在“日本”后面加个“人”，我们得到什么？“日本人”。

　　The character on the left is two mountains stacked³ on top of each other. 左边的字有两座山，上下叠在一起。

　　In ancient China, that means in exile⁴, 在古代中国，这意味着流亡，

　　because Chinese emperors, they put their political enemies in exile beyond mountains. 因为中国的皇帝把政敌流放到大山之外。

　　Nowadays, exile has turned into getting out. 现今，“流放”变成了“走出去”。

　　A mouth which tells you where to get out is an exit. 一个“口”字告诉你从哪里出去，就是“出口”。

　　This is a slide to remind me that I should stop talking and get off of the stage. Thank you. 这张幻灯片提醒我，该结束演讲了，并走下台。谢谢。

1 radicals   

n.激进分子( radical的名词复数 )；根基；基本原理；[数学]根数

参考例句：

• Some militant leaders want to merge with white radicals. 一些好斗的领导人要和白人中的激进派联合。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The worry is that the radicals will grow more intransigent. 现在人们担忧激进分子会变得更加不妥协。 来自辞典例句

2 volcano   

n.火山

参考例句：

• The volcano unexpectedly blew up early in the morning.火山一早突然爆发了。
• It is most risky to go and examine an active volcano.去探察活火山是非常危险的。

3 stacked   

v.堆积( stack的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• a table stacked with glasses 摆满了玻璃杯的桌子
• I had stacked my shirts and underclothes in two empty drawers. 我把衬衫和内衣塞进两个抽屉。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 exile   

n.流放，被流放者；vt.流放，放逐，使流亡

参考例句：

• After an exile of eight years her uncle returned to Cairo.她叔叔背井离乡8年后返回开罗。
• Napoleon was sent into exile on an island.拿破仑被流放到一个岛上。