In this video we are going to look at six things that you should be doing everyday to help improve your English.

這支影片中，我們來看看增進英文的「每日必做六件事」

Learning English takes time and practice.

學英文要花時間與心力練習

Here are six things that you should be doing everyday to help improve your English.

每天做這六件事，英文更進步

Number 1:

第一

You should be reading.

多閱讀

I highly recommend that you read the news especially because you may already be familiar

我非常推薦閱讀新聞，因為你或許已用母語了解

with what is happening in the world in your own language.

世界正發生的大事

And this allows you to make a connection when you read the news in English.

這能讓你讀英語新聞時，產生連結與共鳴

You should also be reading a good book.

你也可讀本好書

You may want to start at kid's books, work your way up to young adult fiction, and then

或許從讀童書開始，逐漸進步到閱讀青少年文學

work your way up to everyday fiction.

再讀到短篇小說

It also helps if you read slightly above your level.

閱讀對自己來說稍難的題材也有幫助

You don't want to read too far above your level as this becomes too difficult.

別閱讀太難的素材，反倒難以吸收

You should also try to read books that are based on movies that you have already watched

讀讀看拍成電影的小說，特別是你已經看過的英文電影

either in your normal language or in English.

或是母語電影

And last of all, and this is the hardest one.

最後，也是最難辦到的

You should always read everything at least two or three times.

不管讀什麼，至少讀兩到三遍

I recommend that you read it two times right away, especially if it's a short news article,

建議你馬上閱讀兩遍，特別是短篇新聞文章

and then read it again later in the day or the next day.

稍晚或隔天再讀一次

The second thing that you should be doing is listening.

第二，多聽英文

You should definitely listen to the news.

一定要聽英語新聞

Having already read the news in English, listening to the news in English will cover the same

當你讀過英語新聞，再聽相同內容的英文報導

stories and allow you to reinforce what you have learned in your reading.

就能強化閱讀時所學到的東西

You should also definitely be listening to music.

聽音樂也是百分百的好方法

Music is catchy, and it's fun to listen to and it has the added advantage of: you like

好聽易記的音樂，不僅聽來有趣，還有個額外的好康：

listening to it more than one time.

讓你一聽再聽，欲罷不能

So if you listen to a good song a number of times, you start to learn the words in the song.

所以一首好歌聽多遍後，自然開始學會歌裡的字

I also recommend that you watch at least one short English TV show everyday.

我也建議每天至少看一部英語電視短劇

I find TV shows better than movies because you get to know the characters and their particular

電視劇比電影更適合，因為你會熟悉其中的角色以及他們特有的

way of saying those words.

用字遣詞

And lastly, the same as with reading, you should try and listen to things more than once.

最後，和閱讀一樣，任何素材要聽一遍以上

When you're watching a YouTube video or another video, be sure to rewind and re-listen to parts

當你看 YouTube 短片或其他影片時，要倒帶再聽一次

that you've missed.

之前沒聽清楚的地方

The third thing you should be doing every day is writing.

第三，多寫

You should be writing at least three or four sentences every day in English.

每天至少寫三到四句英文句子

You should also be using some sort of online spell checker and grammar checker.

同時使用線上拼字與文法檢查

But writing only goes so far by itself.

但這種練習成效有限

You should really think about joining an online English learning group, either on Facebook

你應該考慮參加線上學習群組，上臉書

or another website, so that other people are reading what you have written.

或其他網站都行，這樣其他人才能閱讀你寫的句子

This also helps to turn writing into more of a conversation, where you're encouraged

這樣就能將寫作變成真實的對話，特別是當你

to answer questions that other people ask.

回答別人發問的問題

The fourth thing you should be doing is speaking.

第四，多說

You should be speaking to help improve your pronunciation.

開口說英文，才能改善發音

You should find recordings where people demonstrate how to pronounce something and then you should

找出示範發音的影音媒材，然後

repeat the words after them.

重複唸出示範者所說的字

You should also start to talk to yourself.

開始自言自語說英文吧！

And I know this sounds a little bit funny, but if you have an opportunity when you are

這聽起來有點怪，但當你有機會獨處

driving in a car by yourself, or when you just have some time to yourself, you should

像是開車時，或者有自己的時間時

try to have a pretend conversation with yourself.

試著與自己進行一場想像的對話

This really helps to start to bring the vocabulary and other things you have learned to the forefront of your mind.

這能真正幫你思考已學過的單字、片語等

You should also try to record yourself speaking and then listen to it again later.

說英文時，錄下自己的聲音，然後再聽錄音

If you record yourself speaking English and then listen to it later your ear can hear

如果照著做，你會聽到

some of the mistakes that you have made and you can correct them later.

剛剛說錯的地方，就能改正這些錯誤了

The fifth thing you should be doing every day is vocabulary building.

第五，多學單字

You should set a goal for how many English words you want to learn in a year.

訂下一年內想學的目標單字量

And then divide that by the number of days in the year.

再把目標單字量分配到每一天

If you were to learn 3 new words in English every day, you would learn over 1000 words in a year.

如果目標是每天學 3 個新單字，一年就學會超過 1000 個字彙

And although this isn't enough to become fluent.

雖然這樣的單字量還達不到流利的程度

Learning 1000 words outside of your reading, listening, and other practice is just a really

在讀、聽等練習外，再學 1000 個字

good idea to help build a solid vocabulary foundation.

是奠定單字基礎的好主意

The sixth thing you should be doing is having an English conversation.

第六，進行英語對話

This can be one of the hardest parts about learning English.

這是英語學習中的一項難題

But you need to find a native English speaker that you can have a short conversation with every day.

但你得找到一位英語母語人士，每天進行短時間的對話

If you can't find someone to talk to every day, at least find someone that you can talk to once a week.

若找不到每天練習說英文的母語人士，至少找到每週可以對談一次的對象

If there is no native English speakers in your area, try to look at websites like italki.com

如果你附近沒有任何母語人士，試看看 italki.com

or preply.com to find someone who you can pay via Skype to have an English conversation.

或 preply.com，透過 Skype 付費就可以找到人練習對話

You can find people at very reasonable rates.

合理的價錢就能找到練習對象

If cost is an problem, another option is to try and find someone who wants to learn your language.

還是考慮金錢的話，找語言交換也是個選擇

Meet with them via Skype or in a café, spend 15 minutes speaking your language, and then

透過 Skype 或約在咖啡店見面，先花 15 分鐘說你的母語

spend 15 minutes learning English with them.

再花 15 分鐘向你的語言交換學英文

This is a great way to learn English at no cost.

這是免費學英文很棒的方式

Well that's a number of ways that you can practice English every day.

以上是幾個每天練習英文的方法

If you do all six of these and make a real effort after a few months your progress in

每天做這六件事，努力做，幾個月後你的進步

English will be incredible.

將會非常驚人

Bob the Canadian here.

我是加拿大的 Bob

Learn English with Bob the Canadian.

和加拿大的 Bob 一起學英文

I certainly hope you enjoyed this video.

我希望你喜歡這支影片

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Thank you so much for watching and have a great day.

謝謝你的收看，祝你有美好的一天