Learning a language is not a single skill. It is a group of skills that grow at different speeds: understanding, speaking, reading, and writing.
学一门语言不是单一技能。它是一组以不同速度成长的技能：理解、口语、阅读和写作。
Most learners forget new words quickly. This is normal. Your memory keeps what it uses and slowly drops what it does not.
大多数学习者很快就会忘记新单词。这很正常。你的记忆会保留它使用的东西，慢慢丢掉它不用的东西。
There are three simple habits that help.
有三个简单的习惯会有帮助。
First, meet the word again after a short delay. A word you look up today, and then see tomorrow, stays longer than a word you repeat ten times in one minute.
第一，在短暂间隔之后再次遇见那个词。你今天查过、明天又见到的词，比在一分钟里重复十次的词记得更久。
Second, take the word from a real sentence. A scene is easier to remember than a list.
第二，从真实的句子里记单词。一个场景比一张清单更容易记住。
Third, use it. Write one sentence of your own, even a short one. The effort matters more than the quality.
第三，使用它。自己写一个句子，哪怕很短。努力比质量更重要。
These ideas are not magic. They only mean that small, regular work beats long, rare work.
这些想法并不神奇。它们只是说明，少量而规律的学习胜过长久而稀少的努力。
Read something you enjoy this week, save the words that stop you, and return to them on Friday. That is enough.
这周读点你喜欢的东西，记下那些拦住你的词，然后在星期五回头复习它们。这就够了。