Gu Yu: Fast and Easy Word Memorization (with audio)

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There is a proper way to do everything. Although the traditional method of memorizing words by rote is used by most people and is considered \"standard\" by many teachers, it is actually the least efficient method and one that leads to the fastest forgetting. This article introduces a method that poses a serious challenge to traditional vocabulary-learning approaches; it is a way that truly allows us to memorize English words quickly, efficiently, and easily, so that we can do so without even realizing it, for everyone’s reference. Click to enter → Recording. If the recording cannot be opened, or if you need more words, please contact me via QQ: 539026355. Bliss n. Good fortune, divine blessing. 【Memory aid】Pronunciation: bu li zi. 【Association】Don’t do anything; let others do everything well. Such a person truly has good fortune. Brisk a. Agile, lively. 【Memory aid】Break it down as: b (avoid) + risk (danger); avoiding danger. 【Association】Only by being agile can one avoid danger, and agility is necessary to avoid danger. Boudoir n. Lady’s bedroom. 【Memory aid】Pronunciation: bu de wa. 【Association】Of course, a lady’s bedroom isn’t meant for having babies. Bum n. Buttocks. 【Memory aid】Break it down as: bu (cloth) + m (cover); cover it with cloth. 【Association】Buttocks obviously need to be covered with cloth; otherwise it would be inappropriate. Caprice n. Strange idea. 【Memory aid】Break it down as: cap (hat) + rice. 【Association】The idea of using a hat to hold rice is obviously strange. Cast vt. Throw, pitch. 【Memory aid】Break it down as: cat (cat) + s (snake); a cat with a snake in its stomach. 【Association】Who would want a cat with a snake in its stomach? Throw it quickly! cherish vt. to cherish, to value highly. 【Memory aid】Break it down as: che (car) + rish (homophonic to Switzerland), referring to luxury cars from Switzerland. 【Association】Luxury cars from Switzerland are very expensive, so they must be cherished.
chide v. to scold, to reprimand. 【Memory aid】Break it down as: c (mistake) + hide (hide). 【Association】Hiding mistakes is done so as to avoid being scolded.
dapple v. to make something spotted. 【Memory aid】Break it down as: d (fall) + apple, meaning an apple falling to the ground. 【Association】When an apple falls to the ground, it becomes spotted.
dearth n. famine, scarcity. 【Memory aid】Break it down as: d (freeze) + earth (land). 【Association】When the land freezes, crops can’t grow, leading to famine.
disdain vt. to look down on, to despise. 【Memory aid】Break it down as: dis (prefix meaning “not”) + da (big) + in (inside), meaning not considering someone important inside one’s heart. 【Association】If you look down on someone, you essentially consider them unimportant in your heart.
elf n. a mischievous child. 【Memory aid】Compare it with self (one’s own self); the initial ‘s’ is missing, so an elf is like a self without a head. 【Association】A child who plays around by losing their own head is really mischievous.
feather n. a feather. 【Memory aid】Break it down as: father (dad) + e (goose), meaning dad goose. 【Association】Of course, a dad goose has feathers.
flippant a. frivolous, careless. 【Memory aid】Break it down as: f (fly) + lip (lips) + p (throw) + ant (ant), meaning throwing kisses even at ants. 【Association】Someone who throws kisses at ants must be very frivolous.
frown vi. to frown. 【Memory aid】Break it down as: fr (fat) + own (one’s own), meaning the fat on one’s own body. 【Association】Anyone who sees fat all over their body will frown.
giddy a. frivolous, carefree. 【Memory aid】Homophonic to “give bottom”; such women like to show others what’s under their skirts, which is quite frivolous.
gloomy a. gloomy, sad. 【Memory aid】Homophonic to “Ge Lu Mi”; getting lost in the Gobi Desert surely makes one feel gloomy ignorance n. ignorance, foolishness 【Memory aid】Pronunciation: one “no” means to know; no letters can be recognized at all – what ignorance! insane a. mentally ill 【Memory aid】Break it down: in (prefix meaning “not”) + san (three) + e (goose); unable to count three geese. 【Association】If one can’t even count three geese, there must be something wrong with their mind. languid a. tired, listless 【Memory aid】Pronunciation: lazy person. 【Association】A lazy person doesn’t want to do anything and remains listless all day long. lean vi. to tilt, bend over 【Memory aid】Break it down: lea (stand) + n (not); unable to stand, so one tilts. 【Association】If one can’t stand, they will naturally tilt. lisp n. & v. slurred speech 【Memory aid】Break it down: lip (lips) + s (dead); stiff lips. 【Association】If someone’s lips aren’t flexible, their speech will surely be slurred. loaf v. to waste time, idle around 【Memory aid】Pronunciation: lose wealth. 【Association】Those who idle away their time will end up losing all their wealth. mediate v. to act as a mediator, reconcile 【Memory aid】Break it down: me (I) + di (brother) + ate (eat); I and my brother eat together. 【Association】After eating together, any conflicts between us are resolved. needy a. poor 【Memory aid】Break it down: need (to need) + y (silver); need silver. 【Association】What the poor need most is silver. oust vt. to drive out, expel 【Memory aid】Break it down: out (out) + s (sweep); sweep someone out of the house. 【Association】If someone is swept out of the house, they’ve been driven away. pauper n. poor person, beggar 【Memory aid】Break it down: paper (paper) + u (have). 【Association】Rich people have lots of money, but poor people only have paper, no money. pert a. rude, impolite 【Memory aid】Break it down: per (each) + t (steal); everyone steals. 【Association】If everyone steals, it’s really rude. pinch v. to squeeze, pinch 【Memory aid】Break it down: p (fat) + inch (inch); become an inch fatter. 【Association】My face was squeezed by my mother until it became an inch fatter. prig n. a self-important person 【Memory aid】Break it down: pig (pig) + r (gentleman). 【Association】A pig claiming to be a gentleman is obviously a self-important person. pore vi. to study intensively 【Memory aid】Pronunciation: soak. 【Association】To study something intensively means to spend a lot of time and effort on it. repent v. to regret, feel remorseful 【Memory aid】Break it down: re (prefix meaning “again”) + pen (pen) + t (steal); the pen is stolen again. 【Association】The pen is stolen again, and one regrets not being more careful. spur v. to motivate, stimulate 【Memory aid】Pronunciation: pour excrement. 【Association】If you pour excrement on someone, it will definitely motivate them. sprain vt. & n. to twist an injury 【Memory aid】Break it down: sp (race) + rain (rain); racing in the rain. 【Association】It’s easy to get a sprain when racing in the rain. urbane a. polite, refined 【Memory aid】Break it down: urban (urban) + e (goose). 【Association】Compared to rural geese, urban geese are more polite. waif n. homeless person, street child 【Memory aid】Break it down: wai (outside) + f (release). 【Association】A person who is released outside becomes homeless. weird a. incredible, strange 【Memory aid】Break it down: we (we) + ird (bird); ird is a bird without a head. 【Association】When we wake up, we all turn into headless birds – what an incredible thing! Last edited by bolinuser on 2008-1-20 09:25.]