it is originally posted on the Q and A section, but it will be better if we can have some discussions here.

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So far I found the most difficult part for English listening comprehension is dialogues on TV/movies and lyrics of songs. The former, at least I know that they are talking in English (the syllables are very clear, although some are not meaningful to me). But for the latter, the syllables are usually vague and undistinguishable for me.

Does anybody have any idea on how to train my ears to catch the words/syllables in English songs?

your thoughts and comments will be very appreciated.

I practise it with sitman software.

you know I've ever hosted a program in UC chat room especially for the lyrics dictation.

I do not see any shortcut except listening it again and again.

i second sky~ the only thing to do is to listen again and again~~

one question to zf:

Can u recognize the lyrics of the Chinese songs sung by 周杰伦？

If your answer is "No"

then why do u bother yourself to understand the lyrics of many English songs?

i prefer english songs to chinese songs~~

i prefer english songs to chinese songs~~

leec1120 发表于 2009-2-10 15:53

oh, you are the one who worships things foreign and fawns on foreign countries[1_42]

no!!! i began to listen to english songs when i started to learn english in middle school~~

at that time, i like backstreet boys, briteny spears and westlife very much,

Bad excuses are worse than none.

Never quibble about anything with me for I am always right.[1_42]

......[1_18]

so happy that I finally scare you by this way.

ni hai bu qu qiang fan a?

Actually I never focus on the lyric of the song--English songs and Chinese songs. I just enjoy the melody.

omg,la da , cant you fall asleep? you are soooooooooooooooo early

lousy,I began to listen to english songs from my Senior Middle school

I am really from a very backward village.

when in Junior middle school,my beloved english teacher taught us to sing:A B C and GOOD MORNING..in the textbook only.

when n senior middle school,I began to listen to english song from crazy english tape,I recognized it did do good for us to correct my pronunciation and listening,so many links in the songs..really amazing..but now my listening and oral are still not good..

many thanks for all the replies.

i think i began to listen english songs quite early, about 12 years old. but i was just like david, only enjoy the melody and pay no attention to the lyrics at all. recently, i share a mini bus in the morning to go to work, and i am forced to listen english songs most of the journey time, and i realized that catching lyrics are much harder than catching everyday conversation.

To calmsky:so far i have not been forced to listen the Chinese songs sung by 周杰伦, but frankly speaking i dunt like it. do u mean we do not need to recognize songs which are sung at abnormally fast speed?

To zf, it seems that I always like what you dunt like.[1_42]

I practise it with sitman software.

you know I've ever hosted a program in UC chat room especially for the lyrics dictation.

I do not see any shortcut except listening it again and again.

CalmSky 发表于 2009-2-9 20:38

What's a sitman? First time to hear it.

Although I never trained myself for listening to movies and songs, I believe listening to them while reading the subtitles and lyrics could be a lot helpful. It helps you understand how people use words in movies and songs. Then when you get used to the format, you'll be able to better understand them in the future.

actually words used in lyrics are every simple~~