记不住单词怎么办拿着单词列表按顺序背单词又枯燥又低效，往往背到abandon就放弃了，再到abortion就流产了即便能坚持天天背，背完没两天又忘了那有没有更高效的方法呢？其实英语单词跟汉语一样是有偏旁部首的，只要记。
拿着单词列表按顺序背单词又枯燥又低效，往往背到abandon就放弃了，再到abortion就流产了。即便能坚持天天背，背完没两天又忘了。那有没有更高效的方法呢？
其实英语单词跟汉语一样是有偏旁部首的，只要记住它们，遇到不会的单词就可以猜，所以要记的东西就大大减少了。这些偏旁部首就是词根词缀，因为英语融合了各种语言，比如希腊语、拉丁语、法语、德语，所以词根也来自不同的语言，根据词根在源语言中的意思来解释英语单词意思的方法叫词源学。按照词源学记单词又快又有意思。
今天是圣诞节Christmas，用来庆祝耶稣的诞生，我们先从词源学看一下Christmas到底是什么意思，再来学学mass这个词。
Christmas词源意思Christ（基督）这个词来源于中古英语单词Crist，意思是受膏者，主的受膏者。Crist是从拉丁词Christus和希腊词Khrīstos中借来的，这两个词都有“受膏者”的意思。希腊词Khrīstos是希伯来语Messiah的翻译，意思是受膏的主或弥赛亚。
Christmas的第二部分mas有三种解释，都有聚在一起庆祝的意思。
massmass，[mæs]有名词、形容词、动词三个词性。
1 . n. 块，团；群众，民众；大量，众多；弥撒
2 . adj. 群众的的；大规模的，集中的
Email has made mass mailings possible at the touch of a button. 电子邮件使群发邮件成为可能。
mass media大众传媒/mass production大批量生产/mass meeting 群众性集会/mass culture大众文化/mass hysteria集体发疯/mass murder大屠杀 /mass grave万人坑
3 . verb 聚集
Western reports say that troops have been massing in the region since December. 西方报道称，自去年12月以来，军队一直在该地区集结。
Jingle Bells Lyrics
Dashing through the snow
On a one horse open sleigh
O'er the fields we go,
Laughing all the way
Bells on bob tail ring,
making spirits bright
What fun it is to laugh and sing
A sleighing song tonight
Oh, jingle bells, jingle bells
Jingle all the way
Oh, what fun it is to ride
In a one horse open sleigh
Jingle bells, jingle bells
Jingle all the way
Oh, what fun it is to ride
In a one horse open sleigh
A day or two ago,
I thought I'd take a ride,
And soon Miss Fanny Bright
Was seated by my side;
The horse was lean and lank
Misfortune seemed his lot
We got into a drifted bank,
And then we got upsot.
Now the ground is white
Go it while you're young
Take the girls tonight
And sing this sleighing song
Just get a bob tailed bay
two-forty as his speed
Hitch him to an open sleigh
And crack! you'll take the lead
Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells,
Jingle all the way!
Oh, What fun it is to ride
In a one horse open sleigh.
Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells,
Jingle all the way!
Oh, What fun it is to ride
In a one horse open sleigh.
