confuse about thinking in English

I usually confuse how to think in English.I must translate the words that were said by teacher or classmate from other country to Chinese,then I have a answer with Chinese.There are at least two disadvantage.The first one is obvious that I need more time to thinking.The other one is I don't know how to explain some Chinese idea.

I don't have enough English words and grammar knowledge although I consider I had a big leap in English study within one year.

I must finish a new big leap in English because I don't want to go back.

The first strategy for it is that I will write some words I don't know in the wall of my house,and I will look it day by day.

The second strategy is I will try to think in English instead of Chinese,I will describe every thing in English.

The second strategy is that I will prepare a topic to talk with the Canadian who want chat with me in my landlord's restaurant every week.

The third strategy is that I will look <<create meaning>> everyday.

I will collect problems about these things I'm not sure how to say in English every week and ask these thing to Canadian.

I must become a English expert.................go

I had found some new ideas about it.

reference :http://www.english-test.net/forum/ftopic4855.html

I was lucky and able to think in English right from the beginning, means, I never had to translate between my mother tongue and English (actually, when I start to think in German and then try to translate into English it definitely doesn't work out).

Here are some tips that might help you (I haven't tried but that's what other people told me)

- learn vocabulary in phrases, not only the single words (record not only the new words you come across but also a sentence that is meaningful for you - if you can't think of any use for example Cambridge Advanced Learners Dictionary and copy the samples it gives)
-try to read passages you already know - and try not to translate them into your mother tongue but to understand them directly in English - you might to have to read them several times, so don't worry!
- try to "talk to yourself" in English from time to time - for example, when it's very cold think "oh, it's cold" instead of thinking of the phrase in your mother tongue
- if your level allowsdon't use a bilingual dictionary

And of course -use English as often as possible - reading, listening, speaking...

Good luck