this is brilliant... until the passage becomes so dense that I don't even know how to approach a translation of it. regardless, im looking forward to trying this. My only worry is how much time it'll eat to translate a passage and what toll it will take on my speed
I get the idea of isolating and conquering since the lessons so far have helped me with that. My problem is that I tend to overthink on a specific word and then I lose the definition and I have to start from point zero again.
I am still having issues translating, I read the sentence and I kinda undertand what it is saying, but in reality I do not know the meaning of the words I understand. Like they are grammatically correct and the sentence makes sense, but I really do not know the meaning of what I just read. I think that I have to re-wire my brain to just go directly to translating into the actual meaning of the sentence. I hope that I am making sense.
Perhaps it is my interest in the topic, but The Perfect Predator by Steffanie Strathdee is a wonderfully easy, yet detailed memoir that remains interesting through out. It exposes readers to the world of antibiotic resistant bacteria in a way that I thought was simple. Maybe give it a shot as a means of expanding your knowledge base to be more scientific! It's a great read.
if you do it enough, eventually it becomes second nature. do the drills really slowly at first and get the actions down before you worry about the timing
I'm so excited to try out this strategy. So many of the science/economics passages are beyond me, but I can definitely make things up and translate them to make more sense!
While it can feel like these skills in this earlier part of studying feel tangential to the LSAT, I'm grateful for re-learning these at a post-graduate level. These will help with the LSAT, of course, but they'll also help day to day in some part
Excellent. This is gold. Not only will this tip help for the LSAT, but in comprehending all texts I read. That will improve my quality of life. Thank you for making this content available!
There are multiple dog breeds but the Godzilla dog is one that has 5 legs and is only in south regions. I was in a south region and saw a Godzilla dog. This is probably wrong but this was my attempt
@Kevin_Lin or anyone who wants to take a stab --general translation question: May you provide sentence examples that demonstrate the difference between "the only" (listed under group 1 sufficient conditions) and "only" (listed under group 2 necessary conditions? It would help with my translation practice. Thank you!
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this is brilliant... until the passage becomes so dense that I don't even know how to approach a translation of it. regardless, im looking forward to trying this. My only worry is how much time it'll eat to translate a passage and what toll it will take on my speed
I get the idea of isolating and conquering since the lessons so far have helped me with that. My problem is that I tend to overthink on a specific word and then I lose the definition and I have to start from point zero again.
The video in this lesson does not have closed captioning. Does anyone else have this issue?
The science passages really get me but my background is in Econ so at least I do good on those lol
@PaigeScott-Cooper Omg I'm the opposite lmao. I was a bio major so I lock in on all the animal ones. My brain goes numb when I read other stuff. </3
imagining two rival shrimp gangs
I am still having issues translating, I read the sentence and I kinda undertand what it is saying, but in reality I do not know the meaning of the words I understand. Like they are grammatically correct and the sentence makes sense, but I really do not know the meaning of what I just read. I think that I have to re-wire my brain to just go directly to translating into the actual meaning of the sentence. I hope that I am making sense.
Perhaps it is my interest in the topic, but The Perfect Predator by Steffanie Strathdee is a wonderfully easy, yet detailed memoir that remains interesting through out. It exposes readers to the world of antibiotic resistant bacteria in a way that I thought was simple. Maybe give it a shot as a means of expanding your knowledge base to be more scientific! It's a great read.
@rodahmed1 ill try it
I'll be trying this out 100%. Its forcing the brain to retain the complex text through imagery. Takes me to my childhood of great imagination
Axolotls are endemic to Xochimilco, I think
The example I came up with was literally lemurs in Madagascar lol
My question and major concern right now is time, like how do you do all this translating, understanding and breaking up but being on time
if you do it enough, eventually it becomes second nature. do the drills really slowly at first and get the actions down before you worry about the timing
I'm so excited to try out this strategy. So many of the science/economics passages are beyond me, but I can definitely make things up and translate them to make more sense!
While it can feel like these skills in this earlier part of studying feel tangential to the LSAT, I'm grateful for re-learning these at a post-graduate level. These will help with the LSAT, of course, but they'll also help day to day in some part
"You really can just make stuff up as long as you don't take your own examples seriously. "
That is so funny and true. I mean what if we get caught up in our own fantasies haha
Excellent. This is gold. Not only will this tip help for the LSAT, but in comprehending all texts I read. That will improve my quality of life. Thank you for making this content available!
I know you didn't see a unicorn since it is mythical! (I doubt myself when I saw that sentence). Even though it's the national animal of Scotland.
Endemic. What a good word. Never used it until I traveled to the Galapagos and my use of the word went up a tremendous amount.
So our instructor DIDN'T find a unicorn in Scotland? :/ we have to cancel our flights, guys
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There are multiple dog breeds but the Godzilla dog is one that has 5 legs and is only in south regions. I was in a south region and saw a Godzilla dog. This is probably wrong but this was my attempt
@Kevin_Lin or anyone who wants to take a stab --general translation question: May you provide sentence examples that demonstrate the difference between "the only" (listed under group 1 sufficient conditions) and "only" (listed under group 2 necessary conditions? It would help with my translation practice. Thank you!
@Apenzer The only people who can legally vote are citizens.
(Does that mean everyone who can legally vote is a citizen or that every citizen can legally vote?)
Only people who are citizens can legally vote.
(Does this mean something different as the above, or the same?)
@Kevin_Lin That's really helpful -- thank you!
This tool is critical, I look forward to the surprise that will happen,
This page was really good!
When reading the endemic species example. I thought of a species of GOATS and how they ONLY are born in Akron, Ohio.