The Direct Method got its name from the assumption that ________are to be connected directly with the target language, without going through process of translating into the students' native language.
meanings
这种方法之所以 叫 直接法， 是由 于它认为应当 把想表达的意思(meanings)和目标语(target language)直接联系起来， 而不要先转换成母语这个过程。