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1. 我在学习时能记住新词。

   I remember new words during study time.

   我

   I

   在 … 时

   during ...

   学习

   study; learn

   能

   can; be able to

   记住

   remember; retain

   新

   new

   词

   word

   More detail

   我 means “I” here, the speaker. It is the first-person singular pronoun and does not mark gender. Example: 我学习。 — “I study.” 在……时 marks the time when something happens: 在学习时 means “during study time” or “while studying.” 在 introduces the time setting, and 时 closes the time expression. The subject of the main clause can remain the same or be different, depending on context. Example: 在吃饭时，他看书。 — “While eating, he reads.” 学习 means “study” or “learn.” It can function as a verb, as in 我学习。 — “I study,” and it can also be used as a noun-like activity inside 学习时, “during study time.” 能 means “can” or “be able to.” It expresses ability or a successful possibility in the situation; it comes before the verb it modifies. Here, 能记住 means “can remember.” Example: 我能看见。 — “I can see.” 记住 means “remember” or “retain.” The second part, 住, gives the idea of keeping something fixed or retained, so 记住 is useful for successfully remembering something. It differs from 记, which can mean “to record” or “to remember” more generally. Example: 请记住这个名字。 — “Please remember this name.” 新 means “new.” It describes 词, so 新词 means “new words.” Chinese descriptive words normally come before the noun they describe. Example: 新书 means “new book.” 词 means “word” or “vocabulary item.” In 新词, it is the noun being described by 新; the plural meaning “words” comes from context rather than a plural ending on 词. Example: 这个词很常见。 — “This word is common.” Together, 我在学习时 sets the time and speaker: “during study time, I.” 能记住新词 says that the speaker is able to retain new vocabulary. The complete utterance means: “I remember new words during study time.”

2. 但是我开口说话时就会忘记它们。

   But I forget them when I try to speak.

   但是

   but

   我

   I

   开口说话

   try to speak

   时

   when

   就会

   will then

   忘记

   forget

   它们

   them

   More detail

   但是 introduces a contrast with the preceding idea: “but.” It commonly links two clauses whose meanings differ or do not lead to the expected result. 我 means “I” and is the first-person singular pronoun. It does not change form for grammatical gender or case. Example: 我是学生。 — “I am a student.” 开口说话 means “open one’s mouth and speak,” and in this sentence it describes starting to speak. 开口 can emphasize beginning to speak, while 说话 is the general verb “to speak/talk.” Example: 他一开口说话，大家就安静了。 — “As soon as he started speaking, everyone became quiet.” 时 follows a word or clause and means “when” or “at the time of.” Here, 开口说话时 means “when I start speaking.” The subject of the time clause is understood to be 我, matching the subject of the main clause. Example: 吃饭时不要看手机。 — “Do not look at your phone while eating.” 就会 combines 就, which marks the resulting or immediate situation, with 会, which here expresses a likely or recurring result rather than a simple scheduled future. The pattern ……时，就会…… can mean “when …, then …” or “whenever …, … happens.” Example: 紧张时，我就会说得很快。 — “When I get nervous, I speak very quickly.” 忘记 means “forget” or “fail to remember.” Its base form is already 忘记; it is not an inflected form for person or number. Example: 我忘记他的名字了。 — “I forgot his name.” 它们 is the plural pronoun “they/them” for things or animals, not normally for people. Here, the context identifies its referent as the words being learned. The plural marker is 们, as in 它 “it” → 它们 “they/them” for nonhuman referents. Example: 这些书很有用，我常常使用它们。 — “These books are useful, and I often use them.” Together, 但是 contrasts this result with the earlier ability to remember words during study. 我开口说话时 means “when I start speaking,” and 就会忘记它们 means “I then forget them.” The whole utterance therefore means: “But I forget them when I try to speak.”

3. 这些词可能没有和你实际会使用它们的情境联系起来。

   The words may not be connected to situations where you would actually use them.

   这些

   these

   词

   words

   可能

   may; might

   没有

   not; have not

   和

   with; and

   你

   you

   实际

   actually; in reality

   会

   would; will

   使用

   use

   它们

   them

   情境

   situation; context

   联系起来

   connect; link together

   More detail

   这些 means “these” and points to a plural set near the speaker or in the current discussion. Its form contrasts with 这 “this” when the referent is singular. Example: 这些书很有用。 — “These books are useful.” 词 means “word” or “vocabulary item.” In this sentence, 这些词 means “these words”; Chinese does not require a separate plural ending here because 这些 already marks the set as plural. Example: 我每天学习新词。 — “I study new words every day.” 可能 introduces possibility: “may” or “might.” It comes before the part whose possibility is being stated. Example: 他可能不知道。 — “He may not know.” 没有 negates an action or resulting state. Here it says that the words have not been linked with the relevant situations; it is not the ordinary existential meaning “there is no.” A useful contrast is 有 “have/there is” versus 没有 “do not have/there is not.” 和 links the words to what they are associated with. Here it has the sense “with,” not the coordinating sense “and.” Example: 把这个词和图片联系起来。 — “Connect this word with the picture.” 你 is the second-person pronoun “you.” In the relative clause here, it is the person who would use the words. Example: 你可以再试一次。 — “You can try once more.” 实际 means “actually” or “in reality.” Before 会使用, it emphasizes use that really occurs, rather than merely knowing or discussing the words. Example: 这是实际工作中常用的表达。 — “This is an expression commonly used in actual work.” 会 here marks expected or possible use in the relevant situations, matching “would” in the fixed translation. Its meaning depends on context; it can also express a future event or a learned ability. It is distinct from 能, which more directly focuses on ability or possibility. Example: 你以后会用到这个词。 — “You will use this word later.” 使用 means “use.” It is a verb with a somewhat neutral or formal style; 用 is the shorter everyday verb with the same basic meaning. Example: 我会使用这个软件。 — “I will use this software.” 它们 means “them” for multiple non-human or inanimate referents. Here its referent is the words introduced by 这些词, so 使用它们 means “use them.” The pronoun is placed after the verb: 使用它们. 情境 means “situation” or “context.” The words before it, 你实际会使用它们, form a modifier: literally, “the situation [in which] you would actually use them.” Chinese commonly places this kind of modifying clause before the noun it describes. 情境 is somewhat more formal than everyday 情况 in many contexts. Example: 不同情境需要不同的表达。 — “Different situations require different expressions.” 联系起来 means “connect” or “link together.” 联系 supplies the linking meaning, while 起来 forms a result-oriented complement showing that separate things are brought into an associated whole. The combination is useful in patterns such as 把A和B联系起来 — “connect A with B.” Here 没有和……联系起来 says that this connection has not been established. Putting the structure together: 这些词 is the subject, and 可能 says that the following situation is possible. 没有和……联系起来 says that the words have not been linked with something. The phrase 你实际会使用它们的情境 identifies that something as “the situations where you would actually use them.” Thus the whole utterance means: “The words may not be connected to situations where you would actually use them.”

4. 我通常会写下翻译，之后再复习同一张词汇表。

   I usually write the translation and review the same list later.

   我通常会

   I usually will

   写下

   write down

   翻译

   translation

   之后

   afterward

   再

   then; again

   复习

   review

   同一张

   the same one

   词汇表

   vocabulary list

   More detail

   我通常会 combines 我 (“I”), 通常 (“usually”), and 会. Here 会 presents the action as something the speaker generally does or expects to do; together, the chunk means “I usually will/do,” rather than simply “I can.” In Chinese, 会 can also express learned ability in other contexts, so the surrounding words determine its function. 写下 means “write down.” 写 is the verb “write,” and 下 works here as a result complement: the writing is put down and recorded. A reusable pattern is 写下 + information, as in 写下地址 (“write down the address”). 翻译 is the noun “translation” in this sentence: it is the thing being written down. The same form can also be used as a verb meaning “translate,” but that is not its role here. For example, 请翻译这句话 means “Please translate this sentence.” 之后 means “afterward” or “after that.” It places the following action later than the earlier action. The pattern ……之后 can also follow a noun or clause: 吃饭之后 means “after eating.” 再 marks a subsequent action here, giving the sense “then” or “later.” It often places one action after another, and in other contexts it can mean “again”; the later/repeated sense comes from the context rather than from 再 alone. 复习 means “review” or “study again,” especially material already learned. It is a verb. For example, 我晚上复习生词 means “I review new words in the evening.” 同一张 means “the same one” in the quoted chunk. 同一 means “the same,” and 张 is the classifier used with many flat items. Here 张 combines with the following noun, so the full noun phrase is 同一张词汇表, “the same vocabulary list.” 词汇表 means “vocabulary list.” It is a noun: 词汇 means “vocabulary,” and 表 contributes the idea of a list or table. In this sentence, it is the item being reviewed. As a whole, 我通常会写下翻译，之后再复习同一张词汇表 says: “I usually write down the translation and review the same list later.” The first action is writing down the translation; 之后再 places the reviewing afterward, and 同一张词汇表 identifies the list reviewed as the same vocabulary list.

5. 试着为每个有用的词加上一个简单的例句。

   Try adding one simple example sentence for each useful word.

   试着

   try to

   为每个

   for each

   有用的

   useful

   词

   word

   加上

   add

   一个

   one

   简单的

   simple

   例句

   example sentence

   More detail

   试着 means “try to” here. It is followed by an action, so 试着 + verb phrase is a useful pattern: 试着读一遍。 means “Try reading it once.” 试着 does not itself mark tense; the time comes from context. 为每个 introduces the beneficiary or target of the action: “for each …”. 为 means “for” in this use, and 每个 means “each one/every individual one.” The noun after 每个 is understood as a countable item here. Example: 为每个学生准备一本书。 means “Prepare one book for each student.” 有用的 means “useful” and describes the noun after it. 有用 is the base descriptive form; 的 links the description to the noun: 有用的词 = “useful words.” Chinese adjectives do not change form for number or gender. For example, 有用的信息 means “useful information.” 词 means “word” in this sentence. It is a noun referring to a vocabulary item. A related but different noun is 句子, “sentence”; 词 names the individual vocabulary item, while 句子 names a larger unit. 加上 means “add” or “include” here. 加 is the core verb, and 上 gives the action a sense of adding something into or onto the relevant set. The pattern 给/为 X 加上 Y can mean “add Y for/to X.” Example: 给这张表加上标题。 means “Add a title to this table.” 一个 explicitly expresses the quantity “one” here. 个 is a common measure word used with many countable nouns, including 例句 in this sentence. In other contexts, 一个 can be translated as “a/an,” but the fixed translation makes the quantity one relevant here. 简单的 means “simple.” Like 有用的, it uses 的 to modify the following noun: 简单的例句 = “simple example sentences.” The adjective itself does not change for number or gender. Example: 这是一个简单的问题。 means “This is a simple question.” 例句 means “example sentence”: 例 means “example,” and 句 refers to a sentence or sentence-sized expression. It is a noun, and here it is the thing being added. 一个简单的例句 therefore means “one simple example sentence.” Putting the parts together, 试着 introduces the requested action, 为每个有用的词 identifies the repeated target—each useful word—and 加上一个简单的例句 specifies what to add: one simple example sentence. The whole utterance means: “Try adding one simple example sentence for each useful word.”

6. 我可以写和工作、购物或给朋友发消息有关的句子。

   I can write sentences about work, shopping, or messages to friends.

   我可以

   I can

   写

   write

   工作

   work

   购物

   shopping

   朋友

   friend

   发消息

   send messages

   有关 … 的

   related to

   句子

   sentence

   More detail

   我可以 comes first as a reusable ability pattern: 我可以 + verb means “I can ...” or “I am able to ...”. 可以 is the modal verb expressing possibility or permission; here the fixed translation supports ability. For example, 我可以帮你。 means “I can help you.” 写 means “write” here. It is the verb in the pattern 可以写, and Chinese does not change this verb for the speaker or for singular versus plural subjects. For example, 她写汉字。 means “She writes Chinese characters.” 工作 means “work” in this sentence and functions as a noun inside the list of topics. The same form can also be a verb meaning “to work”; its role depends on the surrounding structure. For example, 我今天工作。 means “I work today.” 购物 means “shopping” or “the activity of shopping.” It is a compact activity noun and is another topic in the list. For example, 购物很方便。 means “Shopping is convenient.” 朋友 means “friend.” In 给朋友发消息, 给 marks the recipient, so the chunk means “send a message to a friend/friends.” Chinese nouns generally do not require a plural ending here; the exact number is not asserted by this form. 朋友 also does not mark the friend’s gender. 发消息 is a verb-object construction: 发 means “send” and 消息 means “message.” Together, it means “send a message” or “send messages.” In the full phrase, 给朋友 identifies who receives the message. For example, 我给老师发消息。 means “I send a message to the teacher.” 有关 ... 的 links a topic to the noun it describes. The separated spans 有关 and 的 work together in 和工作、购物或给朋友发消息有关的句子: 和 X 有关 means “be related to X,” and 有关 X 的 + noun means “a noun related to X.” The comma-separated items joined by 和 and 或 are the possible topics: work, shopping, or sending messages to friends. For example, 这是和旅行有关的书。 means “This is a book related to travel.” 句子 means “sentence.” It is the noun modified by the entire 和 ... 有关的 phrase. Chinese does not add a plural suffix to this form, so the context and translation determine that the sentence refers to sentences in general rather than stating a specific number. Putting the parts together, 我可以写 means “I can write,” and 和工作、购物或给朋友发消息有关的句子 means “sentences related to work, shopping, or sending messages to friends.” The whole utterance therefore means: “I can write sentences about work, shopping, or messages to friends.”

7. 这些情境会让你在对话中更容易想起词义。

   Those situations will make the meaning easier to recall during conversation.

   这些

   these

   情境

   situations; contexts

   让

   make; let

   对话

   conversation

   更容易

   more easily

   想起

   recall; remember

   词义

   word meaning

   More detail

   这些 means “these” and refers to a non-single group of things identified by the context. 这 is the near demonstrative, while 些 marks a plural or non-single grouping. The exact referent is supplied by context rather than by 这些 alone. 情境 means “situation” or “context,” especially the circumstances in which something happens. It is a noun modified by 这些. A useful contrast is 情况, which also means “situation” but often refers more broadly to a state of affairs or condition. 让 means “make” or “let” and can introduce the person affected by the caused action. In this sentence, 会让你……想起 means “will make you recall …”: 你 is the person who recalls, and 想起 is the resulting action. The reusable pattern is 让 + person + verb, as in 这首歌让我想起家。 (“This song makes me think of home.”) This is a practice example, not a claim about the supplied conversation. Together with 会, the observed sequence 会让你 presents that causative result as expected in the future: 会 + 让 + person + verb means “will cause someone to do something.” 对话 means “conversation” or “dialogue.” With 中, the full chunk 对话中 means “in conversation” or “during conversation.” 对话 is a noun and can also occur in 进行对话, “carry on a dialogue.” 更容易 means “more easily” here. 更 marks a greater degree relative to an understood earlier or alternative degree, and 容易 means “easy” or “not difficult.” In this sentence, 容易 describes how easy the recalling is. A reusable pattern is 更 + adjective, as in 更快 (“faster”) or 更清楚 (“more clearly”). 想起 means “recall” or “remember something that comes back to mind.” It differs from 想, which can mean “think,” “want,” or “consider” in other constructions. For example, 我想起了他的名字。 means “I remembered his name.” The 了 in that practice example presents the remembering as having occurred; it is not present in the fixed sentence. 词义 means “word meaning.” It is a noun compound referring to what a word means, rather than to its pronunciation or written form. Here it is the thing recalled by 想起. The whole structure is 这些情境 (“these situations”) + 会让你 (“will make you”) + 在对话中 (“during conversation”) + 更容易 (“more easily”) + 想起词义 (“recall the meaning of a word”). The complete meaning is: “Those situations will make the meaning easier to recall during conversation.”

8. 我可能应该少学一些词，更经常地使用它们。

   I should probably study fewer words and use them more often.

   我

   I

   可能

   probably

   应该

   should

   少

   fewer; less

   学

   study

   一些

   some

   词

   words

   更经常地

   more often

   使用

   use

   它们

   them

   More detail

   我 means “I” here. It is the first-person singular pronoun and does not change for grammatical gender or case. Example: 我学习中文。— “I study Chinese.” 可能 adds probability: “probably” or “possibly.” In this sentence it comes before 应该, so the speaker presents the recommendation as probable rather than completely certain. Example: 他可能很忙。— “He may be busy.” 应该 expresses what is advisable or what the speaker thinks ought to happen. The common pattern 应该 + verb gives advice or expectation: 我应该早点睡。— “I should go to bed earlier.” Here 可能应该 combines uncertainty with advice: “should probably.” 少 means “less” or “fewer” and modifies 学 in the observed phrase 少学. With a countable noun such as 词, it means studying a smaller number of words, not studying each word for less time. The opposite comparison is 多: 少学一些词 / 多学一些词 — “study fewer words / study more words.” 学 is the verb “study” or “learn.” Its base form does not change for person or number in this sentence. 少学 places 少 before the verb to reduce the amount of studying. Example: 我想学汉字。— “I want to study Chinese characters.” 一些 indicates an unspecified amount or number, roughly “some.” In 少学一些词, it helps frame the object as some words while 少 makes the number smaller; it does not by itself assert a precise count. Example: 请给我一些时间。— “Please give me some time.” 词 means “word” or “vocabulary item.” In this sentence it is the noun being studied. Chinese nouns generally do not show plural inflection, so 词 can refer to words in general or to multiple words when the context supplies that reading. A common measure-word pattern is 一个词 (“one word”) and 几个词 (“several words”). 更经常地 means “more often” or “more frequently.” 更 marks a higher degree, while 经常 means “often”; 地 links this adverbial description to the following verb 使用. The comparative pattern 更 + adjective or adverb compares with a relevant earlier or expected level. Example: 我想更经常地练习。— “I want to practise more often.” 使用 means “use.” It is a verb and is somewhat more formal or neutral than many everyday alternatives, depending on context. Here it takes 它们 as its object. Example: 请使用这个词。— “Please use this word.” 它们 means “them” for plural non-human referents. The fixed translation identifies its referent here as the words being studied, so the sentence says to use the words more often. 它们 is not a form of 词; it is a separate pronoun. Example: 这些词很有用，我常常使用它们。— “These words are useful; I often use them.” Together, 我可能应该 gives “I should probably,” 少学一些词 gives “study fewer words,” and 更经常地使用它们 gives “use them more often.” The whole utterance therefore means: “I should probably study fewer words and use them more often.” The comma separates two coordinated actions sharing the subject and the modal idea. In the second action, 它们 refers back to the words, and 更经常地 describes how often they are used.

9. 反复使用会帮助这些词成为你主动词汇的一部分。

   Repeated use will help the words become part of your active vocabulary.

   反复使用

   repeated use

   会

   will

   帮助

   help

   这些词

   these words

   成为

   become

   你

   your

   主动词汇

   active vocabulary

   一部分

   part

   More detail

   反复使用 combines 反复 (“repeatedly”) with 使用 (“use”), so it means using something again and again. 使用 is a useful general verb for using language, tools, or resources. Example: 反复练习很有帮助。—“Practising repeatedly is very helpful.” 会 comes before the verb phrase and marks an expected or predicted result; here it is naturally translated as “will.” It can also mean “be likely to” in other contexts, so the exact force comes from the surrounding statement. 帮助 means “help.” A reusable pattern is A 帮助 B + verb phrase: “A helps B do/become …” In this sentence, repeated use is the thing that helps 这些词 reach the result that follows. 这些词 means “these words.” 这 identifies something near the speaker’s discourse focus, and 些 indicates more than one item without specifying an exact number. The phrase therefore refers to the words already being discussed, not to a newly specified number of words. Example: 这些词很常用。—“These words are very common.” 成为 means “become” and introduces the resulting identity or status. It is a useful, somewhat formal alternative to the more everyday 变成 in many contexts. Example: 练习会成为学习的一部分。—“Practice will become part of learning.” 你 is the second-person pronoun. Before a noun, it can express possession without 的; in this sentence, the fixed translation shows that it means “your” in 你主动词汇. The form does not change for number or gender. The supplied target text is preserved as written; a fuller possessive form would be 你的主动词汇, but this explanation does not silently replace the source. 主动词汇 means “active vocabulary”: words that the learner can actively use, rather than merely recognize. 主动 here describes the vocabulary’s usable status; it is not the ordinary adverbial meaning “actively” modifying the verb 使用. 一部分 means “a part” or “part.” It forms the reusable pattern X 的一部分, “a part of X.” Here 一 is part of the expression meaning “a part”; the sentence does not specify that there is exactly one word or one vocabulary item. Together, 反复使用会帮助 says “repeated use will help,” 这些词成为 says “these words become,” and 你主动词汇的一部分 supplies the result: “part of your active vocabulary.” The complete meaning is: “Repeated use will help these words become part of your active vocabulary.”

10. 我会选一小组词，下课后写一些和自己有关的例句。

    I will choose a small set and write personal examples after class.

    我会

    I will

    选

    choose

    一小组

    a small set

    词

    words

    下课后

    after class

    写

    write

    一些

    some

    和自己有关的

    personal; related to oneself

    例句

    example sentences

    More detail

    我会 combines 我 “I” with 会, which here marks a future or intended action: “I will.” 会 can also express ability or likelihood in other contexts, so the surrounding verb and meaning matter. Example: 我会学习。— “I will study.” 选 is the verb “choose/select.” Its base form is also 选; Chinese verbs do not change form for the subject or for singular versus plural. Example: 你选哪本书？— “Which book will you choose?” 一小组 is a quantity expression meaning “a small group/set.” 一 introduces the quantity expression, while 小组 means “group” or “set”; this wording does not by itself specify an exact number. Here it describes the selected words as one small set. 词 means “word” or “words.” In Chinese, this noun has no plural ending, so the intended number is supplied by context or by a quantity expression such as 一小组 in this sentence. Together, 一小组词 means “a small set of words.” 下课后 means “after class.” 后 means “after” and follows the time expression 下课, “class ends / after the lesson.” This time phrase sets when the later action happens. Example: 下课后，我去图书馆。— “After class, I go to the library.” 写 means “write.” It is an unchanged verb form, so it does not show who writes or when by itself; here 我会 supplies the subject and future meaning. Example: 我写一个句子。— “I write a sentence.” 一些 means “some” or “a number of,” without stating an exact amount. 一些 can modify countable nouns such as 例句 here. It differs from 一小组: 一些 focuses on an unspecified quantity, while 一小组 presents the items as one small set. 和自己有关的 means “related to oneself” or, in this context, “personal.” 和自己有关 describes the following noun 例句; it does not mean that the examples are necessarily about another person. The pattern 和……有关的 + noun means “noun related to ….” Example: 和工作有关的问题 — “questions related to work.” 例句 means “example sentence.” 例 means “example,” and 句 means “sentence,” so 一些例句 means “some example sentences.” Example: 请写两个例句。— “Please write two example sentences.” As a whole, 我会选一小组词 says “I will choose a small set of words.” 下课后 places the next action after class, and 写一些和自己有关的例句 says “write some example sentences related to myself.” The complete meaning is: “I will choose a small set and write personal examples after class.”

11. 这样的习惯应该能让你的词汇练习更实用。

    That routine should make your vocabulary practice more practical.

    这样的

    this kind of

    习惯

    routine; habit

    应该能

    should be able to

    让

    make; let

    你的

    your

    词汇

    vocabulary

    练习

    practice

    更实用

    more practical

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    这样的 means “of this kind” or “like this.” 这 identifies something relatively near or already under discussion, 样 means “kind/way,” and 的 links the description to the following noun. Here it describes 习惯, rather than pointing to a uniquely named object. 习惯 means “habit” or “routine.” It is a noun here: 这样的习惯 means “this kind of routine.” The same word can also describe a person’s being accustomed to something in other constructions, but that is not its role here. 应该能 combines two modal meanings. 应该 presents an expectation—“should”—and 能 expresses ability or possibility—“be able to.” Together, 应该能 says that the expected result is possible, without making it an absolute certainty. For example, 这样应该能解决问题 means “This should be able to solve the problem.” 让 introduces a causative pattern: 让 + person/thing + predicate means “make or let someone/something have the stated result.” In this sentence, the thing affected is 你的词汇练习, and the result is 更实用. 你的 means “your.” 你 is the second-person pronoun, and 的 marks possession or attribution. It does not itself state a number. Here it identifies the vocabulary practice as belonging to or associated with the addressee. 词汇 means “vocabulary,” the set of words a person knows or studies. 练习 means “practice” here and functions as a noun, so 词汇练习 is “vocabulary practice.” 练习 can also be a verb meaning “to practise” in other sentences; its role here is determined by the noun phrase it forms with 词汇 and by the following predicate. 更实用 means “more practical.” 实用 is the adjective “practical/useful,” and 更 marks a comparison with a relevant earlier or alternative level. Chinese adjectives do not take an English-style inflection for comparison; 更 + adjective supplies the comparative meaning. For example, 这个方法更实用 means “This method is more practical.” Putting the parts together, 这样的习惯 is “this kind of routine,” 应该能让 expresses the expected ability to cause a result, and 你的词汇练习更实用 means “your vocabulary practice more practical.” The whole utterance therefore means: “That routine should make your vocabulary practice more practical.”