Hello, all my dear friends. Thank you so much for your support. Hey, Jessica. Before we start out today's episode（插曲）, many of us wanted to know, is learning（学习） vocabulary important? The answer is yes. It is definitely important.

  Having a wide range（范围） of knowledge of words is crucial（至关重要的） for effective（有效的） communication and expressing ourselves clearly. To cook food, we need ingredients（成分）. Similarly（类似地）, for good English speaking and communication（通讯）, we need words. Hey, Anna. Would you like to say something on this topic? Sure.

  Why not? Vocabulary plays a vital（至关重要的） role in language learning. Learning new words expands（使膨胀） our understanding of the world around us and can express ourselves more accurately（精确地）. In today's world, where communication is key, having a rich vocabulary is even more important. It can help us personally（ 亲自） and professionally from writing a compelling（强制的） email to impressing（给…深刻印象） a potential employer in an interview. So, to conclude（推断出）, learning vocabulary is definitely important for anyone who wants to improve their communication（通讯） skills and express themselves effectively（有效地） in any situation.

  So, why don't we talk about how can we improve vocabulary learning? Sure. Writing down new words can be a great way to learn new words. What do you say, Anna? It's a really good idea to write down useful new vocabulary. The act（行为） of writing the words helps you remember them better.

  Plus, lots of people learn better when they see things written on paper rather than just hearing them. It is advisable（可取的） to make a habit of noting（注意） down any new and relevant（相关的） vocabulary while reading or watching videos. Revise（修订） new vocabulary regularly（定期地）. Do you know that? Yes, I know. So, you've got an English notebook（笔记本） full of useful vocabulary to remember.

  But did you know that if you don't look again at the new words and phrases you've studied, you only remember on average 20-25% of them? That's a shocking waste（ 废弃物） of time and effort（努力）. Then what should we do? The good news is that if you look at your notes again after an hour, again the next day, and once more after a few days, you can make sure that 100% of what you learn goes into your long-term memory. So, make five minutes each day to revise your English vocabulary. The more you look backward, the faster you go forward.

  I would like to add something. Reading is amazing for your English in general. But it's particularly（特别） good for learning（学习） new vocabulary. That's because understanding a new word as part of a story makes it much more memorable（值得纪念的） than trying to learn（学习） a list of words out of context. When you are learning new words, it helps to understand the situation in which they are used. This is called context.

  Context provides clues（线索） that help you guess what a word means and how it is used in a sentence. When you use context, you will also remember new words better. So, if you come across a new word, try to think about the words around it and that will help you understand it better. Good, but can you please explain a little bit to understand it more? Let me explain. Imagine you're reading a story about a girl named Sarah.