Let's talk about them.

讓我們來談談吧。

The things I'm gonna be talking about in this video are simple and free and you can start implementing them today.

我將在這支影片中講述的內容既簡單又免費，你今天就可以開始實施。

These things are what they call active learning.

這些就是所謂的主動學習。

That's why they are very effective despite being simple.

這就是它們非常有效的原因，儘管很簡單。

My number one habit that I'm convinced everyone who wants to become fluent in English should develop is practicing speaking.

我深信，每個想要英語變流利的人都應該養成的首要習慣就是練習口說。

My rule of thumb was to practice speaking at least ten minutes a day.

我的經驗法則是每天至少練習 10 分鐘口說。

So believe it or not, but I just like so many of you also didn't have anyone to practice my English with for a very long time.

不管你信不信，但我和你們中的許多人一樣，在很長一段時間裡沒有人陪我練習英語。

But I knew that in order to improve my speaking, I needed to speak.

但我知道，為了提高我的英文口說能力，我必須開口說英文。

So I made a rule for myself that no matter what I would practice my speaking at least ten minutes a day.

所以我給自己定了一個規矩，就是無論如何，我每天至少要練習 10 分鐘。

At least ten, but the more the better.

至少 10 分鐘，但是越多越好。

The things that I did the most and my favorite ways to work on my speaking skills by myself involved shadowing, of course,

我做得最多的事情，也是我最喜歡的自己練習口說的方法，當然包括跟讀，

tongue twisters and searching for videos specifically to practice speaking on YouTube and actually doing what was suggested in those videos.

繞口令，以及在 YouTube 上搜索專門練習口說的影片，並按照影片中的建議去做。

This could be a video about how to pronounce words or I'm sure that you know that Rachel from Rachel's English posts videos where she breaks down scenes from movies and TV series.

這可能是一個關於如何發音的影片，或者我相信大家都知道 Rachel's English 的 Rachel 的影片，她會分解電影和電視劇中的場景。

It's basically that same shadowing and I actually make video dialogues on this channel to help others improve their speaking by basically engaging in a dialogue with me.

實際上，我在這個頻道上製作了對話的影片，通過與我對話來幫助大家提高口說能力。

You can check them out by clicking somewhere over here or you can find them in the description box and you know, it's free.

你可以點這裡或某個地方查看它們，也可以在說明欄中找到它們，都是免費的。

You just need to fit this into your busy life.

你只需將其融入你繁忙的生活中。

You can also use apps to practice your speaking or honestly, anything that will make you speak English regularly.

你還可以使用 APP 來練習口說，或者做任何能讓你經常說英語的事情。

If for some reason, you find it difficult to shadow, you don't like apps and you hate tongue twisters, then I suggest that you try to read out loud.

如果出於某種原因，你覺得跟讀很困難，不喜歡 APP，也討厭繞口令，那麼我建議你試著大聲朗讀。

The point here is to get used to speaking in English because it might be quite tiring if your face muscles, mouth tongue and your brain aren't used to this.

這個重點是要習慣說英語，因為如果你的臉部肌肉、口腔舌頭和大腦都不習慣說英語，可能會很累。

Finding ten minutes a day is not difficult to practice your speaking using, let's say my suggested videos.

比方說，使用我推薦的影片練習口說，每天抽出 10 分鐘並不難。

But the difference it's going to make is going to be significant.

但它所帶來的變化將是巨大的。

Habit number two is working on your listening skills.

第二點是提升聽力。

Ok now, you do not want to skip this one if you're ever planning to communicate with native speakers in real life.

如果你打算在現實生活中與英文母語人士交流，就不要跳過這一環節。

Unfortunately, in this past year, I've met so many people who came to the US and told me that they couldn't speak English well,

不幸的是，在過去的一年裡，我遇到了很多來美國的人，他們告訴我，他們的英語說得不好，

which is totally understandable, but they could understand English perfectly fine.

這完全可以理解，但他們完全可以聽懂英語。

But then when they actually needed to talk to real people in real life and deal with everyday things, they couldn't, because they couldn't understand a half of what they were hearing.

但是，當他們真正需要與現實生活中的真實人物交談並處理日常事務時，他們卻做不到，因為他們根本聽不懂他們所聽到的一半內容。

So you do not want to waste your time and you do not want to underestimate working on your listening skills.

所以當你來到一個講英語的國家時，不要浪費時間，也不要輕視聽力的訓練。

When you come to an English-speaking country, unfortunately, there's no magic that suddenly happens.

不幸的是，沒有什麼神奇的事情會突然發生。

You still need to sit down and work on your English.

你必須穩紮穩打的練習英文。

And I promise you, it is not that difficult to develop your listening skills and get them to a very good level where you won't have that much trouble understanding real-life English.

我向你保證，提升聽力並將其提升到一個非常好的水準並不難，屆時你在理解現實生活中的英語時就不會遇到太多困難。

So start today; start with watching a TV show or series you really enjoy and you have already watched in your native language.

所以從今天開始，先看一部你非常喜歡的電視節目或連續劇，而且你已經用母語看過了。

This is a lot easier than you think.

這比你想象的要容易得多，

You might not get everything on the first try, but the thing with TV series is that you can watch them over and over again and this is usually exactly what people do.

你可能不會在第一次嘗試時就得到學會所有東西，但電視劇的特點是可以反覆觀看，人們通常就是這樣做的，

And the more you watch and by watch, I mean, work on your listening in English, the more you'll start to understand.

看的越多，這裡的看是指英語聽力，你就會開始理解的越多。

Listen to podcasts in English while you commute to work or on the go, you still have nothing better to do during this time,

在上下班途中或外出時聽英語播客，畢竟在這段時間裡你沒有其他事情可做，

so instead of wasting it, take advantage of it.

所以與其浪費，不如利用。

Writing in English.

用英語寫作。

It is so simple, yet so powerful.

它是如此簡單，卻又如此強大。

I write by hand in my notebooks, but mostly, I just type on my laptop.

我在筆記本上手寫，但大部分時間我都在筆電上打字。

I have already talked about this.

我已經講過這個。

There's no rush.

不用著急。

Nobody has to see what you're writing about.

沒有人一定得看到你在寫什麼。

But it gives you time to develop your thoughts and put them down in a better way and find the right words.

但這給你時間去發展你的想法，以更好的方式把它們寫下來，並找到合適的詞句。

And this, let's call it exercise allows you to remember everything easier and the better.

這樣的練習可以讓你更容易、更好地記住一切。

And you can use free resources to check your grammar like Grammarly.

你還可以使用免費資源來檢查你的文法，像是 Grammarly。

In terms of improving your vocabulary, I also have a very good way that I used and I let you to decide whether it's simple or not.

想要提高詞字彙量的話，我也有一個非常好的方法，我讓你們來決定它是否簡單。

When I was writing, I obviously noticed that I lacked vocabulary to express myself and I use the same words over and over again.

在寫作過程中，我明顯發現自己缺乏表達自己的詞彙，我反覆使用相同的詞語。

So I would write whatever I was writing about with mistakes and repetitive words just to lay out my thoughts on paper and off the top of my head.

所以無論寫什麼，我都會寫上錯別字和重複的詞語，只是為了把我的想法寫在紙上、寫在腦子裡。

Those who write know that sometimes you get so tuned in that you just need to continue writing with no interruptions otherwise you just lose your train of thought.

寫作的人都知道，有時你進入一種狀態，必須需要一口氣寫下去，否則你的思緒就會中斷。

Then would go through it, making corrections and finding better synonyms for the words I used.

然後會仔細檢查，進行修正，找到更好的同義詞替換我使用的詞語。

It takes some time, but it's actually not boring.

這需要一些時間，但其實並不枯燥。

On the contrary, it's captivating because you can see how your simply expressed thoughts take up a new, more sophisticated form.

相反，它很吸引人，因為你可以看到你簡單表達的想法是如何以一種新的、更復雜的形式呈現出來的。

And over time, it became very apparent that my vocabulary had improved.

隨著時間的推移，我的詞彙量明顯增加了。

I know that a lot of people like to write down new words and of course, you can do whatever works for you.

我知道很多人喜歡寫下新單詞，當然，你可以做任何適合自己的事情。

I also did this for some time, but I ultimately understood that it is so much more effective to use these words in speaking and writing.

我也這樣做了一段時間，但我最終明白，在說話和寫作中使用這些詞語要有效得多。

So instead of writing a new word on its own, I would use it in a sentence.

所以我不會單獨寫一個新的單字，而是把它用在一個句子中。

But I admit this might not be that simple.

但我承認，事情可能沒那麼簡單。

This one has to be the most worthwhile habit that I have developed.

接下來這個是我養成最值得重複的習慣，

Repetition, whatever you do, whatever you learn, you need to go back to that and review it, and sometimes more than once to memorize the information and consolidate your knowledge.

重複，無論你做什麼，無論你學什麼，都需要複習，有時甚至需要多次，以記住習得的內容並鞏固你的知識。

Especially when you like to write things down.

尤其是當你喜歡把事情寫下來的時候。

If you're a visual learner, review your notes.

如果你是視覺學習者，複習你的筆記。

I, for example, would repeat lines, words and sentences when shadowing a lot of times and I mean a lot.

例如，我跟讀的時候會重複念台詞、詞語和句子很多次，很多很多次。

I would repeat the same thing over and over and over again until I memorized it.

我會一次又一次地重複相同的內容，直到我記住為止。

And when my goal was to hone my pronunciation and improve my speaking, I would repeat it and work in it until I could say it effortlessly.

而當我的目標是磨練發音和提高口說能力時，我就會反覆練習，直到能毫不費力地說出這句話為止。

Very often I see how people just want to complete some courses or programs as quickly as possible just to get that certificate or diploma.

常常我看到人們只想儘快完成一些課程或項目，以獲得證書或文憑。

But ultimately, that piece of paper means nothing if you can't go out in the world and communicate with people.

但歸根結底，如果你不能走出去與人交流，這張紙就沒有任何意義。

Or very often when I work with people and correct their pronunciation or grammar, they wouldn't even repeat that after me, not to mention taking time and honing that.

很多時候，當我與人合作，糾正他們的發音或文法時，他們甚至不會重複一遍，更不用說花時間去磨練了。

So they just nod their heads and I actually need to tell them,

所以他們只是點點頭，而我還要告訴他們：

"No, no, no, no, no. You actually need to say it, repeat it."

「不，不，不，不，不。你必須說出來，重複一遍。」

And you know what happens next time when they need to say the same thing?

你知道下次他們需要說同樣的話時會發生什麼事嗎？

That's right. Nothing.

沒錯。沒有改變。

They forget.

他們會忘記。

Because once isn't enough. You need to make time to work on specific things.

因為一次是不夠的，你需要擠出時間來做具體的事情。

Take that one sound, that one word or sentence and practice the hell out of it.

就這一個音、一個詞或一個句子，練就對了

Master it, quality over quantity.

品質重於數量。

Eventually, everything will add up and you'll notice a huge leap in your progress.

最終，一切都會累加起來，你會發現自己的進步有了巨大的飛躍。

I know this might be boring, but for the love, be patient, give it time. How much?

我知道這可能很無聊，但為了愛，請耐心等待，給它多時間。你問多久嗎？

Well, it depends on each person.

這要因人而異。

Someone might be learning fast and someone slowly.

有人學得快，有人學得慢，

Honestly, without being able to speak a language, you can't say that you're fluent in a language..

老實說，但如果不會說一門語言，你就不能說自己精通一門語言。

So I would simply choose to work on my speaking and listening above everything else if I had limited time for studying and I would be tedious and diligent about it.

所以如果我的學習時間有限，我會選擇在口說和聽力方面下功夫，而且會孜孜不倦。

Another thing is to set realistic goals and to have commitment.

還有一點就是要制定切實可行的目標，要有決心，

You need to make yourself commit to your routine and remember, quality is more important than quantity.

你需要讓自己致力於你的日常工作，記住，品質比數量更重要。

And please understand that for the majority of people becoming fluent in a language in one year is impossible.

請理解，對於大多數人來說，要在一年內精通一門語言是不可能的。

So don't focus on the time frame, but rather on the process and the things you do.

所以不要把重點放在時間上，而要放在過程和你所做的事情上。

Well, and also when I was thinking about the things that helped me a lot but weren't too difficult to do, but nonetheless, were very effective.

還有當我在思考那些對我很有幫助但又不太難做的事情時，它們仍然非常有效。

I remember that posting posts on social media in English also helped me a lot.

我記得，在社交媒體上用英語發文也給了我很大幫助。

There's something about being exposed to the public.

暴露在公眾面前有一種感覺。

You feel responsible and you also don't want to embarrass yourself.

你覺得自己要負責任，也不想讓自己難堪。

So you sit and you think your post through and you check your grammar.

你要坐下來仔細看過你的文章，檢查文法。

Using apps is also a good idea and it's usually easy.

利用 APP 也是一個好主意，而且通常很容易。

You just need to find the one that works for you.

你只需找到適合自己的方法。

And it's a good thing that most of the apps have a trial period.

好在大多數 APP 都有試用期。

By posts, I mean, I would start by posting some photos and telling the story behind the photos or just sharing my thoughts in English.

我的意思是，我會先發布一些照片，然後講述照片背後的故事，或者只是用英語分享我的想法。

OK. Friends, thank you for watching this video.

好的。朋友們，感謝觀看這部影片。

If you enjoyed it and found it useful, please give it a like and subscribe if you haven't yet and I'll see you in the next one. Bye.

如果你喜歡並覺得有用，請按讚並訂閱，我們下期再見。