So, a very common question that I get is, "What should I do if I have no opportunities to speak English?".

常有人問我，如果沒機會說英文怎麼辦？

"How can I improve my English, or in fact my English speaking, I guess."

要怎麼做才能讓我的英文進步？我猜他是指英文口說。

Well in today's video I'm going to talk about that question a little bit and also about my, my philosophy, as far as English learning is concerned.

嗯，在今天的影片中，我要稍微談談這個問題，也會聊聊

So first of all, I think people tend to overthink this a little bit.

我自己學習英文的理念。

If you really have no chances or no opportunities to speak English then that's not really a problem.

首先，我覺得人們都把這問題想得太嚴重了。如果你真的沒什麼機會

Just because you don't have opportunities to speak English, that doesn't mean that you're not going to be able to improve.

開口說英文的話，這也不成問題。那是因為

Because all English skills are interlinked, they are connected.

即使你沒機會開口說英文，也不代表你的英文

And what that means is if for example you spend more time reading in English, and learning in English, and using English to acquire knowledge, listening to things on YouTube, or listening to the news, or listening to... I don't know, anything, TV shows, whatever.

不會進步。所有英文技巧互有關聯，它們有共通點。

You are improving your vocabulary.

我的意思是說，例如你多花時間閱讀英文，或是學習英文

And the more vocabulary you have the better you'll be equipped to use that vocabulary when you're speaking.

、使用英文來吸收知識，以及點閱Youtube

Not only that but you are exposing yourself to the English language, which will build your knowledge of English.

或聽英文新聞等等之類的，電視秀啦，隨便，此時你正在

And the more you build your knowledge of English, the more you will be able to use that when you do have an opportunity to speak.

擴充你的字彙量。你單字學得愈多，說英文的時候

Which brings me very nicely to a very closely related topic, and I already mentioned this a little bit already, but I believe that the best reason to learn English is because English is a tool that you can use to self-educate.

你愈知道如何使用這些單字。不僅如此，你沉浸在

What I mean by that is, there is a wealth of knowledge available in English for free on the internet, libraries, whatever.

英文這個語言裡，還能建立你對英文的理解。你對英文理解愈深，

There is more information published in English than there is in any other language.

在你有機會開口說英文的時候，你就能說得愈好。

And say what you will about English imperialism and things like that, and distinctive English is a global language.

Regardless of any of that, it means that you have at your fingertips the answer to almost any question you can imagine.

這點帶領我更容易進入相關的主題，我已經

The information is available.

稍微提到一點了。我相信學英文最棒的理由，就是英文可當作

Unfortunately, for many people whose first language is not English, the information is probably available in English.

自學的工具。我的意思是說，在網路世界中，或是在圖書館，或者任何地方，

But that means that by learning English, you give yourself access to that knowledge.

隨處可見以英文傳播的大量知識。

By learning English, you open up a whole new world of opportunities.

以英文出版的資訊比其它任何語言都來得多。

And this, of course speaking and things like that are related because by speaking English well you are able to ask people and you're able to discuss things with people whose first language is English or whose first language is different to your own.

像這樣形成的「英文帝國主義」，使得英文成了

But regardless of that, English is a tool for self-education; it's tool for learning.

一個全球通用的語言。撇除這點不談，你能以此通曉任何

So forget about the fact that you don't have opportunities to speak English, forget about those things, and get learning.

你想知道問題的答案。資訊唾手可得。可惜的是，

Get learning about things in English.

對許多非以英語為母語的人士來說，英文資訊也就只有在懂得英文的情況下才可能取得。

Um, okay, I think that is probably about the end of today's lesson because I'm rambling a little bit now.

但那也意味著，學英文提供一個獲取知識的管道。

So, as always if you have any questions, or if you have any comments, any feedback, anything at all, let me know what you think down in the comments below this video.

藉由學習英文，你打開了新世界的機會。當然，

And I will see you in the next lesson.

這和英文口說是有關聯的，藉著良好的口說能力，你可以