1. English learning is difficult
It is only difficult to learn a language if you don’t want to. Learning a language takes time, but is not difficult. You mostly need to listen and read. Believe me, it is that simple. Before you know it you start speaking.

2. You have to have a gift for learning English
No you don’t.
Anyone who wants to, can learn. In Sweden and Holland most people speak more than one language. They can’t just all be gifted at languages. Foreign athletes in North America usually learn to speak English faster than people in more formal learning environments. In language learning it is attitude, not aptitude, that determines success.在语言学习中决定你成功的是态度，而不是天赋。

3. Only children can learn to speak another language well
Recent brain research has demonstrated that our brains remain plastic well into old age.（最近一项关于大脑的研究已经证明，我们的头脑在进入老年时依然可以保持较好的可塑性。） Adults who lose their eyesight have to learn a new language, braille （布莱叶盲文 ）, for example. Adults have a wide vocabulary in their own language and are better language learners than children. Adults only need the child’s willingness to experiment and desire to communicate, without the fear of ridicule（不要害怕被嘲笑） .

4.To learn English you need formal classroom instruction
A classroom is an inefficient place to learn a language. The more students in the class, the more inefficient it is. Languages cannot be taught, they can only be learned.（语言不是教出来的，而是学出来的。） Theoretical grammatical explanations are hard to understand, hard to remember, and even harder to use. Drills and exercises are annoying to most people. A majority of school kids graduate unable to communicate in languages that they study for 10 or more years.

5. You need to speak in order to learn (and I have nobody to speak to)
Speaking the language is usually the goal of language learning, but speaking can wait. Once you have acquired the language, you will find the opportunity to speak. When you are learning the language it is more important to listen. You do not need to speak in order to learn, you need to learn in order to speak.

6. I would love to learn but I don’t have the time
How about the time you spend waiting in line, doing things around the house, going for a walk? Why not use that time to listen to a language on your iPod? Once you get started, even 10 or 15 minutes a day will soon grow to 30 minutes a day, or one hour. If you believe you will achieve significant results, and if you enjoy doing it, you will find the time.