You have been studying English for a long time?

你學了很久的英語？

Have you?

你有嗎？

Or a short time?

還是時間短？

I don't know, how long have you been studying English for?

我不知道，你學英語多久了？

Wow, yeah?

哇，是嗎？

Good, awesome.

很好，真棒。

So, up until this point, maybe you've realized something.

所以，直到此時，也許你已經意識到了什麼。

You've realized that you can read English, maybe through watching TV you have a very

你已經意識到你會讀英語了，也許通過看電視你已經有了很好的

good ability to understand when people are talking, so your listening skills are very good.

良好的理解能力，當人們在說話時，所以你的傾聽能力非常好。

Your grammar's pretty solid.

你的文法很紮實

You know how to use past - sometimes you mess that up, that's fine.

你知道如何使用過去--有時你把它弄亂了，這很好。

Nobody's perfect, we all make mistakes.

沒有人是完美的，我們都會犯錯。

I make them all the time.

我一直都在做

You have a pretty good vocabulary.

你的詞彙量還真不錯。

You know some idioms.

你知道一些成語。

You're getting to know some phrasal verbs, or maybe you're just beginning to learn English.

你正在認識一些短語動詞，或者你剛剛開始學習英語。

So, we have a problem.

所以，我們有一個問題。

And I've had this problem too.

我也有這個問題。

It's not only you.

不僅僅是你。

The problem is that we learn a language but we never actually are taught how to speak.

問題是，我們學了一門語言，但實際上從來沒有人教我們如何說話。

So, let me tell you two stories.

那麼，我給大家講兩個故事吧。

The first one is the very first - second - the first language I learned was English.

第一個是非常第一--第二--我學的第一門語言是英語。

But, the second language that I learned pretty much faithfully was Japanese.

但是，我學的第二種語言，很忠實的是日語。

So, if you guys have ever studied Japanese before, you would understand that's completely

所以，如果你們以前學過日語的話，就會明白，這完全是一種

different.

不同的。

There's a different alphabet, everything.

有一個不同的字母表，一切。

I did not pick up one single grammar book or textbook to learn this language.

為了學習這門語言，我沒有拿過一本文法書或教材。

No, I'm not a genius.

不，我不是天才。

I'm not a super-whiz at languages.

我在語言方面不是超級奇才。

The way that I learned Japanese is by talking to people.

我學習日語的方法是通過與人交談。

Luckily, I was in Japan, and I could actually absorb the language by listening to people,

幸運的是，我在日本，其實可以通過聽人說話來吸收語言。

writing down words - Oh, what does that word mean?

記單詞--哦，這個詞是什麼意思？

And by the end of four years, I could have a conversation with people, hahaha!

而到了四年後，我就可以和人對話了，哈哈哈!

Now, I'm not going to lie to you, drinking beer helped a lot.

現在，我不會騙你，喝啤酒幫了大忙。

Thank you, Guinness.

謝謝你，吉尼斯

Actually, Guinness, send me some money or some free beer.

其實，吉尼斯，給我寄點錢或者免費啤酒。

But then I tried to learn Portuguese and I thought, "Okay, I can do this".

但後來我試著學葡萄牙語，我想，"好吧，我可以做到這一點"。

So, I grab my phone, my imaginary phone.

於是，我拿起手機，我想象中的手機。

I downloaded some apps - DuoLingo, other ones.

我下載了一些應用程序--DuoLingo，其他的。

Oh cool, look at these words!

哦，酷，看看這些字！

Okay, wow.

好吧，哇。

This is similar to Spanish, okay, this is fun, good, good, good.

這個類似於西班牙語，好吧，這個很好玩，好，好，好。

So, I "learned" Portuguese.

所以，我 "學會 "了葡萄牙語。

Then I went to Brazil and people talked to me.

後來我去了巴西，大家就跟我聊了起來。

And I don't know Portuguese!

而且我不懂葡萄牙語！

I don't know listening.

我不知道聽。

I can't speak to the people.

我不能對人們說。

As I get better, I can understand people because - Oh, I know that word, you're saying that

隨著我的進步，我可以理解別人，因為----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------我知道這個詞，你在說這個詞

word, I remember that word on my app.

字，我在我的應用上記住了這個字。

But I still can't speak fluently.

但我還是不能說得很流利。

Why?

為什麼？

I know the language, I know the grammar, I know the vocabulary, wow.

我知道語言，我知道文法，我知道詞彙量，哇。

But I can't speak, and the reason why is that I don't have anyone to practice with.

但我不會說話，原因是我沒有人陪我練習。

How can I learn something if I don't practice?

如果不練習，怎麼能學到東西？

So, question to you.

所以，問你個問題。

You're going to say to yourself, "Oh, do you know what?

你會對自己說："哦，你知道嗎？

Why can't I speak English fluently?

為什麼我的英語說得不流利？

You know, I've done this stuff.

你知道，我做過這種事。

I've studied, I've written grammar tests in school, I got an A." Congratulations, so you

我讀過書，在學校寫過文法測試，我得了A。"恭喜你，所以你

know grammar, but you cannot speak.

懂文法，但不會說話。

So, the first thing I want you to ask yourself is how?

所以，我想讓你首先問自己的是怎麼做？

How are you learning English, okay?

你的英語學得怎麼樣，好不好？

Is there an app that you have?

有沒有你的應用？

Is there a textbook that you like?

有沒有你喜歡的教材？

Not to make that face about textbooks or nothing but - are you watching videos?

不是要擺出那張教科書的臉，也不是什麼，而是--你在看視頻嗎？

I know you are, don't lie, I know you're watching videos.

我知道你是，別撒謊，我知道你在看視頻。

Do you go to a school?

你上過學嗎？

Cool.

爽啊

Is it boring?

是不是很無聊？

Oh.

哦。

For me, so boring.

對我來說，好無聊。

You have to sit in a classroom, oh, I want to go home!

你要坐在教室裡，哦，我想回家!

I want to play with my friends, I want to hang out, but you're in a school.

我想和朋友們一起玩，我想出去玩，但你在學校裡。

Or, are you actually having lessons online or in person by non-native English speakers,

或者說，你其實是在網上上課，還是由非英語母語的人親自上課。

or English teachers?

還是英語老師？

All of these techniques will help you, 100%.

這些技術都會幫助你，100%。

They will help you learn vocabulary, grammar, idioms - which mean expressions in English,

它們將幫助你學習詞彙、文法、習慣用語--這意味著英語的表達。

and depending on what you're doing, you can definitely have some help or insight into

並根據你所做的事情，你肯定可以對你的工作有一些幫助或見解。

listening.

聽。

But these techniques and these apps and these textbooks do not teach you how to speak, because

但是，這些技術和這些應用程序和這些教科書並不能教你如何說話，因為。

you can't practice.

你不能練習。

You can talk in the shower, you can record your voice, but there's one thing that's very,

你可以在洗澡時說話，你可以錄下你的聲音，但有一件事是很。

very important when you're learning a language, and it's called live feedback.

當你學習一門語言時，非常重要，這就是所謂的現場反饋。

This means if you say a word wrong, or you say a sentence wrong grammatically, you use

這意味著如果你說錯了一個詞，或者你說錯了一個句子的文法，你就會用

a wrong vocabulary word, you don't know.

一個錯誤的詞彙，你不知道。

Because nobody tells you.

因為沒有人告訴你。

So, even if you are a teacher but you're not a native English teacher, guess what?

所以，即使你是老師，但你不是英語母語老師，你猜怎麼著？

Your pronunciation could be wrong.

你的發音可能是錯誤的。

It's not your fault, it's just because you haven't learned the language from when you

這不是你的錯，只是因為你還沒有學會語言，從當你

were inside your Mama's tummy.

在你媽媽的肚子裡。

So, what you have to do.

所以，你要做的。

How, how, how can you even figure this out?

怎麼會，怎麼會，怎麼會連這個都搞不清楚？

How can you become fluent, okay?

如何才能變得流利，好嗎？

The answer is - take online classes with me, okay?

答案是--和我一起上網課，好嗎？

So, what I will do is I will help you learn pronunciation.

所以，我要做的就是我幫你學習發音。

I always tell people, if you learn vocabulary, that's great.

我總是告訴人們，如果你學會了詞彙，那就太好了。

But if you can't even say the word properly, it doesn't even help you.

但如果你連這個詞都說不好，那就根本幫不了你。

It's useless to know the word.

知道這個詞是沒有用的。

Oh, I know this word, this word is "chaos".

哦，我知道這個詞，這個詞就是 "亂"。

So, you go to someone and go, "Wow, the world is in 'chiaos' right now."

所以，你去找人，然後說："哇，現在的世界是在'chiaos'。"

You go, "Ronnie, what the hell are you talking about?

你去，"羅尼，你到底在說什麼？

What's 'chiaos'?"

什麼是'chiaos'？"

"You know, chaos, chaios."

"你知道的，混沌，海奧斯。"

"Oh, you mean chaos, the world's in chaos!

"哦，你說的是亂，天下大亂啊!

Okay."

好的。"

Even though you know the word, you know the definition, you know it's an adjective, you

即使你知道這個詞，你知道它的定義，你知道它是一個形容詞，你...

know it's a verb, but if you can't say the word properly, nobody's going to understand you.

知道這是一個動詞，但如果你不能正確地說這個詞，沒有人會理解你。

Then you're going to get embarrassed and then you're not going to want to talk to anyone.

然後你就會很尷尬，然後你就不想和任何人說話了。

Then you're going to get discouraged and you give up.

然後你就會氣餒，你就會放棄。

You're like, do you know what?

你就像，你知道嗎？

I give up on learning this English.

我放棄了學習這個英語。

But there's hope.

但還是有希望的。

The essential thing to help you with English is error corrections.

對英語的幫助必不可少的是糾錯。

This means, if you make a mistake, somebody - a native speaker, hopefully - will tell

這意味著，如果你犯了一個錯誤，有人會告訴你，希望是一個母語人士。

you, "Hey, do you know what?

你，"嘿，你知道嗎？

This is wrong and this is the right answer."

這是錯的，這才是正確的答案。"

But then, we get into the problem of why is it wrong?

但是，我們就會遇到一個問題，為什麼會錯？

So, let's say that you have a friend who is a native speaker, awesome.

那麼，比方說，你有一個朋友，他的母語是英語，厲害了。

Perfect, talk to them, practice with them.

完善，與他們交談，與他們練習。

But you go, "Hey, hey hey hey hey, Bob, you know that sentence I said?

但你去，"嘿嘿嘿嘿，鮑勃，你知道我說的那句話嗎？

Why is it wrong?"

為什麼會錯？"

And Bob's like, "Ah, do you know what?

和鮑勃的一樣，"啊，你知道嗎？

I don't know."

我不知道。"

Because Bob's not a teacher.

因為鮑勃不是老師

Bob knows the language - awesome.

鮑勃懂得語言--厲害。

Bob's a native speaker, but Bob can't explain to you why.

鮑勃是母語，但鮑勃無法向你解釋為什麼。

And then what happens?

然後呢？

You get discouraged and you just stop learning.

你會氣餒，你就會停止學習。

Speaking naturally.

說話自然。

This is a huge problem too, especially with non-native speakers.

這也是一個很大的問題，特別是對於非母語人士。

We have learned textbook English.

我們學過課本英語。

So, textbook English is completely different from real life English.

所以，課本英語和現實生活中的英語是完全不同的。

If I open any textbook teaching me any language and then I go to that country, it's a completely

如果我打開任何一本教我任何語言的教科書，然後我去那個國家，那就是一個完全的

different language.

不同的語言。

And I'm like, "This is what?

我想，"這是什麼？

No, this isn't the same.

不，這是不一樣的。

What did you say?

你說什麼？

That's not in my textbook.

我的課本里沒有這個內容。

You didn't say 'Hello, how are you today?'

你沒有說'你好，今天好嗎'?

You didn't ask me about the weather.

你又沒問我天氣的事。

You said, 'Yo, what's up?'

你說，"喲，怎麼了？

And I'm like, I don't know what's up."

我想，我不知道是怎麼回事。"

So, you have to be very careful about speaking naturally.

所以，你要很小心的自然說話。

Using slang, but using it appropriately.

使用俚語，但使用得當。

Because you don't want to sound - if you're an older person, you don't want to walk into

因為你不希望聽起來 - 如果你是一個老年人，你不希望走到

a store and go, "Yo yo yo bros, what's up?"

一家商店和走，"喲喲喲兄弟，這是怎麼回事？"

People are like, "What is this person talking about?"

人們都說，"這個人在說什麼？"

You have to be careful, the things that you're learning.

你要小心，你要學習的東西。

You want to have real conversations with people about interesting topics.

你想和人們就有趣的話題進行真正的對話。

You don't care about how to cook a salmon.

你不關心如何烹飪三文魚。

When are you going to use that?

你打算什麼時候用這個？

Also, in a textbook, they say okay, do you know what?

還有，在教科書上，他們說好，你知道嗎？

Let's roleplay, okay?

我們來玩角色扮演，好嗎？

You are a person in a store, and you are the customer, okay.

你是店裡的人，你是顧客，好吧。

So, roleplay, you're going to return something.

所以，角色扮演，你要回報一些東西。

These are the phrases.

這些都是短語。

Yeah.

是啊。

Guess what?

你猜怎麼著？

In real life, nobody gives you a book and says, "Hello, I'm at the store now.

在現實生活中，沒有人會給你一本書，然後說："你好，我現在在店裡。

I would like to return this."

我想把這個還給你。"

This is a good basis, but real life doesn't function like that.

這是一個很好的基礎，但現實生活中並沒有這樣的功能。

You cannot take things from a textbook and put them into real life, because we change

你不能把課本上的東西放到現實生活中去，因為我們會改變

them.

他們。

So, what I want you guys to do is look at how you're learning English.

所以，我想讓你們做的是看你們是怎麼學習英語的。

And I want you keep on studying.

我希望你繼續學習。

Never give up.

永不放棄。

Use these, but I also want you to take a look at my website: www.EnglishWithRonnie.com . I've

使用這些，但我也希望你能看看我的網站：www.EnglishWithRonnie.com 。我已經

got online live feedback.

得到了在線實時反饋。

You talk to me, not anyone else, only me.

你跟我說話，不跟別人說話，只跟我說話。

We have some nice conversations, I teach you some things, we have fun.

我們有一些很好的對話，我教你一些東西，我們有樂趣。

We have giggles, oh, it's so fun!

我們有笑聲，哦，真好玩!

I teach you what you need.

我教你你需要什麼。

I teach you what you want, and I correct you.

你要什麼，我就教你什麼，我就糾正你什麼。

So, by the end of it, your fluency is amazing.

所以，到最後，你的流利程度是驚人的。

You are like, "Oh my God, I got this!

你會說："哦，我的上帝，我得到了這個！"。

I can speak English!

我會說英語！

Yes, thanks, Ronnie!"

是的，謝謝你，羅尼！"

And I'll be like, "You know what?

我就會說："你知道嗎？

You're welcome."

不客氣。"

Here's to fluency!

為流暢性乾杯!