In this video, we're going to talk about four things

在本影片中，我們要來討論

that you can do every day to improve your English.

能每天都幫助你提升英語能力的四件事情

I think we can all agree that learning English

我想大家都同意

or learning any language takes time

學習英語或任何語言都需要投入時間與努力，還要專注

and effort and dedication.

學習英語或任何語言都需要投入時間與努力，還要專注

But the most successful language learners, they find

但最成功的語言學習者會想辦法使語言融入日常生活

a way for their language to become

但最成功的語言學習者會想辦法使語言融入日常生活

a part of their daily life. It just becomes a habit

變成一種習慣，就像刷牙一樣

like brushing your teeth.

變成一種習慣，就像刷牙一樣

If you want to improve, your English practice should

若你想提升水準

become a daily habit.

就應該讓英語練習成為日常習慣

To help you with this I'm going to share four things

我將分享四件事情來助你一臂之力

that you can and you should be doing every day

你不但能做得到，還應該每天進行

to improve your English and yes, I am suggesting

以提升你的英語能力

that you do all four things every day but they're not

沒錯，我建議你每天都做到這四件事

huge tasks

並非什麼艱鉅的任務

and we're going to talk about how you can make them

然後我們會談到如何將這些事情趣味化

a bit of fun too

然後我們會談到如何將這些事情趣味化

so come check it out!

所以快來看看！

Before I share these four things

在我分享這些你每天都該做的四件事之前

that you should be doing every day,

在我分享這些你每天都該做的四件事之前

I want to thank our friends Lingoda

我要感謝我們的合作夥伴Lingoda

who've partnered with us to bring you today's lesson.

今天的課程便是由Lingoda與我們共同呈獻

In particular, I want to share how the Lingoda Language

我特別要講一下關於Lingoda語言衝刺班的每日英語課程

Sprint offers you daily English lessons plus

我特別要講一下關於Lingoda語言衝刺班的每日英語課程

up to a hundred percent refund on your lesson fees.

還有最高可達100%的學費退款

Lingoda is an online language school.

Lingoda是一所線上語言學校

You take classes with qualified native speaking

由合格的母語人士教師授課

teachers, class sizes are small

小班制

and all of the learning materials are provided. Plus

教材都已備妥

Lingoda are now Cambridge certified so you'll get free

除此之外，Lingoda已通過劍橋認證

access to the Cambridge online language test as well.

因此你也將免費獲得劍橋線上語言測驗權限

And in exciting news, the next Language Sprints

還有令人振奮的消息

are starting soon.

下一場次的語言衝刺班即將展開

The Super Sprint is the biggest challenge,

超級衝刺班是強度最高的挑戰

thirty classes a month for three months.

每月三十堂課，為期三個月

When I decide to do something, I like to go hard

當我一旦決定要做某事時，我就會使出全力

and that is exactly what the Super Sprint

而那正是超級衝刺班所要求的態度

demands of you.

而那正是超級衝刺班所要求的態度

English classes every day for ninety days

九十天每天都上英語課

but here's the thing,

但注意喔！

if you complete every one of those classes,

若那些課程中的每一堂你都完成了

Lingoda will give you your money back,

Lingoda將會退還你的錢

a hundred percent of your class fees refunded

學費100%全額退還

or you can use the credits for even more

或是用該額度去上更多英語課程

English classes. Now if that feels impossible for you,

若你覺得那實在是不可能的任務

then you can choose to do the Regular Sprint,

那你可以選擇一般衝刺班

fifteen classes a month for three months.

每月十五堂課，為期三個月

If you complete all of those classes, you'll get a

若你完成了全部那些課程，你將拿到50%的退款

fifty percent refund. So are you up to the challenge?

準備好接受挑戰了嗎？

You can register for the Sprint promotion right now

你現在就可立即註冊這個促銷的衝刺班

but registrations close on the 24th of March.

但報名將在三月24日截止

The link is in the description below and if you use

連結在影片下方的說明

this code JOIN1, you'll get ten euros off your deposit.

若你使用折扣碼JOIN1，你將獲得10歐元的付款折抵

So the very first thing on my list is pronunciation.

我清單上的第一件事正是發音

Yes you should be practising your pronunciation

沒錯，你應該每天都練習發音

every day.

沒錯，你應該每天都練習發音

And it's not to try and get rid of your accent

不但要試著擺脫口音

but to make it clear enough that others

還要清晰，讓別人能輕鬆理解你在講什麼

can comfortably understand you when you speak.

還要清晰，讓別人能輕鬆理解你在講什麼

I can't tell you the number of advanced English students

我之前教過無數的高階英語學生

I've had

我之前教過無數的高階英語學生

who've had amazing grammar and vocabulary skills

他們的文法與字彙水準極佳

but so much trouble communicating

但溝通上卻充滿障礙

because their accent makes it quite challenging

因為他們的口音使別人難以理解他們

for others to understand them.

因為他們的口音使別人難以理解他們

So of course, all of this affects smooth, positive,

上述要素當然會影響會話是否平順、有效、不令人難受

comfortable conversation.

上述要素當然會影響會話是否平順、有效、不令人難受

And depending on where you learned English,

你的老師不見得有特別專注在發音上

your teacher may not have focused on pronunciation.

這點取決於你學英語的地方

It may not have been the priority at the time.

發音可能不是當下的優先事項

You see, if you learned English at school,

若是在一般學校學英語

your teacher's main aim was probably to get you

你的老師的首要目標大概會是使你在考試中拿高分

high marks in your exam. Pronunciation was

你的老師的首要目標大概會是使你在考試中拿高分

probably not their focus at that time

發音大概不是他們當下的重點

but in the real world when you're using English to speak

但在現實生活中當你用英語跟人講話時

with other people, your pronunciation, your fluency

你的發音與流暢度都太重要了

when you speak, it's so incredibly important.

你的發音與流暢度都太重要了

Get into the habit of learning and using the correct

今天就養成學習並使用正確發音的習慣

pronunciation today because it's going to save you

因為日後那將使你免於許多傷腦筋和混淆的狀況

lots of headaches and confusion down the track.

因為日後那將使你免於許多傷腦筋和混淆的狀況

Plus, practising your pronunciation every day

除此之外，持續每天練習發音

consistently, it's gonna help you to make noticeable

將會在短時間內幫助你得到顯著進步

improvements in a short space of time.

將會在短時間內幫助你得到顯著進步

So how can you start doing this?

那麼該如何開始呢？

I recommend that you learn the IPA,

我建議你學習IPA

the international phonetic alphabet.

國際音標

If you've never heard of it before

若你之前沒聽過或不太清楚那是啥

or you don't know a lot about it,

若你之前沒聽過或不太清楚那是啥

then watch this lesson up here.

那就看這邊這堂課

But learning the IPA will allow you to correctly

學會IPA你將能用英語發音正確唸出每個英文字

pronounce every single English word

學會IPA你將能用英語發音正確唸出每個英文字

using

（使用）

the

（那）

correct

（正確的）

English

（英語）

sounds.

（聲音）

Another great way to practise your pronunciation

另一個很棒的發音練習

is with my imitation lessons

是從我的模仿課著手

so in these lessons, I help you to copy me

在這些課程中，我會幫助你同步模仿我講話

and shadow me as I speak.

在這些課程中，我會幫助你同步模仿我講話

They're really awesome, quick ten minute videos

很棒的十分鐘短片

that you can practise with regularly so add them

可以定期拿來用於練習

to a playlist and keep coming back to them

所以把它們加入播放清單，時時重播、加以練習

and practise with them often.

所以把它們加入播放清單，時時重播、加以練習

After you've practised a lesson for a few times

在你練習課程幾次之後

make a recording of yourself

錄下你自己的聲音

and compare it to my voice.

並與我的進行比較

Try to identify some of the mistakes that you're making

試著認出你發音中的錯誤

with your pronunciation.

試著認出你發音中的錯誤

I've added a link to my imitation lessons

我把模仿課的連結放在說明欄

in the description and I'll add one at the

我把模仿課的連結放在說明欄

end of this video as well that you can check out.

也會放在本影片結尾，你可以去看一下

You can also simply read out loud to improve

你也可以乾脆大聲朗讀來改善你的發音

your pronunciation.

你也可以乾脆大聲朗讀來改善你的發音

Doing this every day will help your mouth muscles

每天如此練習，使你口腔肌肉針對英語發音認真工作

to get working and creating English sounds

每天如此練習，使你口腔肌肉針對英語發音認真工作

and get more comfortable doing it.

也將感到更輕鬆自在

It's as simple as that

就是那麼簡單

and it doesn't need to take you long

而且不需要花你很長時間

just five or ten minutes a day is plenty.

每天五或十分鐘就足夠了

Just make sure you're doing it consistently.

只要你保持不斷進行就可以

You could even do it by singing English songs.

你甚至可以靠練唱英文歌曲來進行

Create one opportunity to absorb English every day.

創建一個每天吸收英語的機會

To absorb is to take in information

吸收是指汲取資訊

so you're like a sponge soaking things up, taking in

就像一塊海綿般

new ideas, new words,

汲取新觀念、新字詞、新的表達方式

new ways of expressing yourself

汲取新觀念、新字詞、新的表達方式

and you can do this in lots of different ways,

而且你可以用許許多多不同方式來辦到

so many ways.

而且你可以用許許多多不同方式來辦到

Listening to a podcast or an audiobook,

聽podcast或有聲書

you could watch an English movie

看英語電影或YouTube影片

or any video on Youtube.

看英語電影或YouTube影片

Read a book or a blog post, In fact,

閱讀一本書或一篇部落格文章

you probably want to mix this up during the week, right?

實際上，一整週下來你大概會想混搭這些方式吧

To keep things interesting.

這樣會比較有趣

A podcast on Monday. Read a book on Tuesday.

週一聽podcast，週二閱讀書籍

Whatever floats your boat.

隨你便

Now again, this doesn't have to be a huge

再說一次，不一定非得是什麼耗時的艱鉅任務

time-consuming task but it's worth spending some time

但卻值得花些時間來找合適的內容類型

searching for the right type of content.

但卻值得花些時間來找合適的內容類型

It must be stuff that is interesting for you.

必須是你感興趣的題材

If you're into football or you love makeup tutorials

看你對足球感興趣，還是美妝教學

or romance novels or soap operas.

還是言情小說、肥皂劇

If you love the idea of sailing around the world,

或你覺得航行全世界這主意挺有意思

I've been watching a YouTube channel called

像我就一直有在看Sailing La Vagabonde這YouTube頻道

Sailing La Vagabonde and they vlog about their life

他們用Vlog紀錄他們在世界各地的遊艇生活

sailing around the world on a yacht.

他們用Vlog紀錄他們在世界各地的遊艇生活

In fact, if you're interested,

若你剛好對這題材感興趣

I've added the link in the description below.

我有把連結放在下方的說明欄

But the point is, find something that interests you

關鍵是要找到你感興趣的題材

and excites you because

關鍵是要找到你感興趣的題材

you need to look forward to doing it every single day.

讓你每一天進行都感到期待與興奮

It shouldn't feel like you're doing English practice.

而不會讓你覺得練習英語很吃力

So I have two little recommendations here.

那我這邊有兩個小建議

Firstly, you need to find the time that you're going to

首先，規劃並且正式宣告你要做此事的時段

do it and declare it. That is your daily time

那會是你的每日英語吸收時間

to absorb English so it could be on the bus

可以是在上班途中的公車上

on your way to work or while you're eating breakfast.

或吃早餐的時候

I've always found that attaching an activity to the task

我一直都覺得，把一個活動順帶附加到例行事項

helps you to make it part of your routine.

有助於將它養成習慣

And while you're doing it, just keep a notebook handy

當你進行該活動時，別忘了隨身攜帶筆記本

so that you can write down expressions or new words

以便寫下語句或生字

which you can look up and check later on.

供稍後查找和檢查

Simple as that!

就那麼簡單！

Writing every day has some amazing benefits.

每天寫作會帶來驚人的好處

But before I talk about that I want to make it clear,

但在開始談寫作之前，我先聲明

I'm not talking about writing an essay, okay?

我不是指長篇大論寫作，可以嗎？

I'm just talking about writing a few thoughts or a few

我是指寫些想法或點子

ideas down. It only has to take a few minutes

只是幾分鐘的事情

and nobody ever has to see it.

而且不必被誰看到

It's just for you. So there's a few reasons why writing

是純屬於你自己私人的

every day is an excellent habit to get into.

養成每天寫作是很棒的習慣，有以下幾個原因

It helps your vocabulary to stick.

幫助你牢記字彙

Writing is one of the best ways to recall

若要回想起你碰過的生字和語句

new words and expressions that you've come across.

寫作是最佳方法之一

When so many of my students have asked me

當被很多學生問到：

"What is the best way to remember vocabulary?"

"記住字彙的最佳方法是什麼？"

this is my recommendation.

我就會建議寫作

As you're reading or watching TV shows or books,

當你在閱讀書籍或觀看電視節目時

you come across new ideas and words

你會碰到新的想法和單字

and you write them down but

接著你會將它們寫下來

then you start to use them yourself.

然後你自己會開始使用它們

You think of sentences and your own ideas about

你會去思考如何在句子和你自己的想法中使用這些字

how to use these words.

你會去思考如何在句子和你自己的想法中使用這些字

That way you're producing your own sentences

那樣你就是在創建你自己的句子

rather than just listening to other people's

而不是只顧著聽別人的

and it helps it just stick in your mind.

並且有助於在心中牢記字句

And then you can improve it.

之後你更可以加以改進

Once you've written something,

一旦你寫了些什麼，就可以拿來做很多事情

you can do so much with it.

一旦你寫了些什麼，就可以拿來做很多事情

You can copy/paste it into a grammar checker

你可以複製貼上到文法檢查器

like Grammarly to help you to identify some of the errors

例如Grammarly，以幫助你揪出錯誤

that you're making.

例如Grammarly，以幫助你揪出錯誤

So Grammarly is free to use,

Grammarly可免費使用

I've included a link in the description below

連結我有放在下方的說明欄

because it's awesome.

因為很讚

It helps you to see the mistakes that you're making

Grammarly幫助你發現自己犯的錯誤

like maybe you're using the wrong preposition

比如說，你用錯了介係詞

or

或是說，你加了不該加的冠詞

you don't need to use an article when you've written one.

或是說，你加了不該加的冠詞

So I really recommend that you take a look to help you

所以真心建議你去看看

see and realise the mistakes that you're making

來幫你發現並了解自己犯了哪些錯誤

and you can also review your own work.

你還可以複習自己的寫作

Once you've finished writing, leave it for a few days

一旦你完成寫作，就先放著

or a few weeks, come back to it.

過幾天或幾週再回頭查看

See if you can make any improvements

看看是否有能改進的地方

or if you can use a thesaurus

或從同義字典中找到更進階的同義字來替換原本的用字

to look up synonyms and replace some of the words

或從同義字典中找到更進階的同義字來替換原本的用字

with more advanced ones.

或從同義字典中找到更進階的同義字來替換原本的用字

These are just a few ideas but getting into a daily

以上只是幾個點子

writing practice creates so many opportunities for you

養成每日寫作練習會給你帶來許多機會

to apply what you've learned or what you've seen

使你運用所學過、見過、碰過的英語用法

or what you've experienced in English

使你運用所學過、見過、碰過的英語用法

and then review it and improve it.

並加以複習與改進

Lastly, join an English discussion

最後，加入你感興趣的主題的英語討論

about stuff that interests you.

最後，加入你感興趣的主題的英語討論

Now this sounds serious and may be complicated

這聽起來很嚴肅而且好像很複雜

but it's not, I promise. I'm just talking about joining an

但其實不會，真的我保證

active group or online community

我說的是加入有在活動的社團或有人互動的線上社群

where there are people interacting.

我說的是加入有在活動的社團或有人互動的線上社群

They're sharing their ideas, they're giving opinions

他們分享想法，發表意見

and you're able to respond.

而且你能夠做出回應

So you can comment and actually be part

因此你可以提出評論

of the discussion as it happens.

並在過程中實際參與討論

Now this could be in person but it can easily

可以是到現場與人交流的

be as part of an online community.

也可以是線上社群的

Plus that makes it, you know, even easier to create

而且，那樣更加容易養成每日習慣

a daily habit around it

而且，那樣更加容易養成每日習慣

because it's simply about checking in

因為上去報到不費吹灰之力

and seeing what everyone else has been talking about

看看別人都在談論什麼

and giving your two cents worth.

並提出自己的淺見

So how do you find these places?

那要如何找到這些地方呢？

It takes a little work. You can't just Google 'cooking'

需要花點功夫

and join the first group that you find.

你不能只是搜尋烹飪，然後就加入找到的第一個社團

Join a few different ones, see which one is the most

要加入幾個不同的，看看哪個是最活躍的

active, which one has really interesting discussions

哪個正在進行非常有趣的討論

happening in it.

哪個正在進行非常有趣的討論

Sometimes nothing gets posted in these groups