你知道，我經(jīng)常被問(wèn)到的一個(gè)問(wèn)題是:“我怎么能說(shuō)一口流利的英語(yǔ)?”這個(gè)問(wèn)題沒(méi)有簡(jiǎn)單的答案;學(xué)習(xí)任何技能都需要時(shí)間和奉獻(xiàn)。
1. Forget grammar!
1.忘掉語(yǔ)法!
That’s right. This may seem strange to you, but it is very important.
這是正確的。這對(duì)你來(lái)說(shuō)可能有些奇怪，但這很重要。
If you are preparing for an examination, then you should study grammar. However, if you want tobecome fluent in English conversation, then you should try to learn English without thinking about grammar too much.
如果你正在準(zhǔn)備一場(chǎng)考試，那么你應(yīng)該學(xué)習(xí)語(yǔ)法。然而，如果你想說(shuō)一口流利的英語(yǔ)會(huì)話，那么你應(yīng)該試著學(xué)英語(yǔ)而不去想語(yǔ)法。
The reason why I say this is that to become fluent, you need to be able to speak without pausing to think of the correct words and sentence construction.
我之所以這么說(shuō)，是因?yàn)橐胝f(shuō)一口流利的英語(yǔ)，你需要能夠在不停頓的情況下，說(shuō)出正確的單詞和句子結(jié)構(gòu)。
If you are constantly trying to translate what you want to say from your own language into English, whilst thinking about all the grammar rules you’re supposed to be using, you’ll most likely become bogged down, hesitant and fail in your fluency goal.
如果你一直在試圖把你想說(shuō)的話從你自己的語(yǔ)言翻譯成英語(yǔ)，同時(shí)思考你應(yīng)該使用的所有語(yǔ)法規(guī)則，你很可能會(huì)陷入困境，猶豫不決，在你的流利目標(biāo)中失敗。
STOP worrying
停止擔(dān)憂。
2. Learn natural phrases or ‘chunks’ you can adapt for any situation!
2.學(xué)習(xí)自然的短語(yǔ)或“塊”，你可以適應(yīng)任何情況!
What you need to do is to learn and study phrases instead of trying to speak in sentences.
你需要做的是學(xué)習(xí)和學(xué)習(xí)短語(yǔ)，而不是試著用句子說(shuō)話。
You may be familiar with a large range of vocabulary, but are probably not able to create fluid conversation (natural flowing speech). This could be because you fail to recognise the differences between spoken and written English, one of which is that when speaking, people use phrases instead of sentences.
你可能熟悉大量的詞匯，但可能無(wú)法創(chuàng)造流暢的對(duì)話(自然流暢的語(yǔ)言)。這可能是因?yàn)槟銢](méi)有認(rèn)識(shí)到英語(yǔ)口語(yǔ)和書面英語(yǔ)的區(qū)別，其中之一就是，人們?cè)谡f(shuō)話時(shí)使用短語(yǔ)而不是句子。
The most important thing for you to improve the fluency of your speech, is to learn English in phrases or “chunks” of language, instead of memorising grammar rules and so on.
對(duì)你來(lái)說(shuō)，最重要的是提高你的語(yǔ)言流利程度，就是用短語(yǔ)或“大塊”的語(yǔ)言來(lái)學(xué)習(xí)英語(yǔ)，而不是死記硬背語(yǔ)法規(guī)則等等。
To explain what I mean, think of these “chunks” of language as ready-made phrases you can remember by using them often.
為了解釋我的意思，把這些“大塊”的語(yǔ)言想象成你可以經(jīng)常使用的現(xiàn)成短語(yǔ)。
These include collocations (words that commonly go together) such as ‘rich and famous, densely populated, keep a secret, break a promise or take a seat‘; phrasal verbs such as ‘get up, log on, run out of’; idioms like ‘part and parcel, make ends meet’, and social formulas such as ‘see you later, have a nice day’ and so on.
這些詞包括“搭配”(通常是搭配在一起的詞)，如“富有而出名，人口稠密，保守秘密，打破承諾或坐下”;短語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞，如“起床，登錄，跑出”;諸如“重要的部分，讓收支平衡”之類的習(xí)語(yǔ)，以及諸如“晚見(jiàn)、有美好的一天”之類的社交法則。
It is easy to see why it may be difficult for students to achieve fluency in English. In traditional classroom-teaching methods, grammar is generally taught as a priority, not these language ‘chunks’ which students can use almost instantly in conversation.
不難理解為什么學(xué)生要想流利地說(shuō)英語(yǔ)是很困難的。在傳統(tǒng)的課堂教學(xué)方法中，語(yǔ)法通常被認(rèn)為是優(yōu)先級(jí)，而不是這些語(yǔ)言的“塊”，而這些“塊”則是學(xué)生們幾乎可以立刻在會(huì)話中使用的。
So what can you do? The best thing is to find native English speakers you can converse with, either in person or on the Net. Preferably someone who is qualified to help English learners, such as at MyEnglishTeacher.eu or Kaplan English language courses. But if not, then there are many websites where you can find natives to practice with.
那么你能做什么呢?最好的辦法是找到你能與之交談的英語(yǔ)母語(yǔ)人士，無(wú)論是當(dāng)面交談，還是在網(wǎng)上交談。最好是有資格幫助英語(yǔ)學(xué)習(xí)者的人，比如我的英語(yǔ)老師。歐盟或卡普蘭英語(yǔ)語(yǔ)言課程。但是如果沒(méi)有，那么有很多網(wǎng)站你可以找到當(dāng)?shù)厝藖?lái)練習(xí)。
What you then need to do is NOT to ask them to explain grammar rules, but to listen and take note of the many phrases they will use during your conversations. Listen and repeat, it’s that simple….good luck!
你需要做的不是讓他們解釋語(yǔ)法規(guī)則，而是傾聽并記下他們?cè)谡勗捴袝?huì)用到的許多短語(yǔ)。聆聽并且重復(fù)，就是那么簡(jiǎn)單......好運(yùn)!
