十月間連續举行了全國文字改革会议和现代汉语规范问题学术会议。这两次会议使大家明白了,学习以北京语音为标准音的普通话是每个人的责任,特别是语文工作者的迫切任务。原则明确了,但是具体作起来还有必须解决的思想问题。有人说:“学习普通话的重要性我认识到了,但是我没有学话的天才,很难学得会。”这说法是不对的。事实上,有很多方言区的人,甚至於很多外国人都能说一口很好的普通话,这就是个很好的证据。能不能学会普通话,首先是信心和决心问题,而不是天才问题。要是有了信心,下了决心,就可以学得会。怎样学习普通话呢?首先,要学习北京语音。学习语音是有一些困难的,然而这困难不难克服。要学习北京语音,学习注音字母是最基本的手段。过去方言区的人虽然也有学习注音字母的,可是好些人唸得不准,非常马虎,这样是不行的。学习时,一定要 In October, the National Conference on Text Reform and the Academic Conference on Modern Chinese Normative Affairs were held consecutively. These two meetings made everyone understand that it is everyone’s responsibility to learn Putonghua, which is based on the standard pronunciation of Beijing speech, and in particular, the urgent task of language workers. The principle is clear, but there are also ideological issues that must be addressed in concrete work. Some people say: “I realize the importance of learning Mandarin, but I do not have the genius of learning, it is difficult to learn. ” This statement is wrong. In fact, it is good evidence that people in many dialect areas, even many foreigners, can speak good Mandarin. Can learn mandarin, first of all is the issue of confidence and determination, rather than a genius problem. If you have the confidence and the determination, you can learn it. How to learn Mandarin? First of all, to learn Beijing voice. There are some difficulties with learning speech, but this difficulty is not difficult to overcome. To learn Beijing pronunciation, learning phonetic alphabet is the most basic means. Although people in past dialect areas also learned Phonetic Alphabet, many of them did not understand and were sloppy, which is not acceptable. When studying, be sure to