This happened to me so many times.

這種情況在我身上發生過很多次。

When I was back in St.

當我回到 St.

Petersburg and I walked into my TOEFL exam class, I suddenly realized that I have to speak perfect English in order to score my perfect score.

當我走進彼得斯堡的托福考試教室時，我突然意識到，要想取得滿分，我必須說一口流利的英語。

Or I have a meeting with an investor, but I speak Russian to my family and suddenly I have to switch and be really confident.

或者，我要與投資者會面，但我對家人說的是俄語，突然之間我就得換口味，變得非常自信。

And what I started to realize is that the top of the top skills that you can acquire as a language learner is switching from your native language to English.

我開始意識到，作為一名語言學習者，你所能掌握的最高技能就是將母語轉換成英語。

And once you master that, it's going to become so much easier for you to interact.

一旦你掌握了這一點，互動就會變得非常容易。

Have you ever seen people who lived in the US or in an English-speaking country for 10 plus years and when they speak their own language, they start using American words?

你見過在美國或英語國家生活了 10 多年的人，當他們說自己的語言時，卻開始使用美國詞彙嗎？

It's not because they're trying to show off.

這不是因為他們想炫耀。

It's just really hard for our brain to make that switch.

只是我們的大腦很難做出這種轉換。

Now, today the whole video is going to be dedicated to switching.

現在，今天整段視頻將專門討論 "切換 "問題。

I'm going to start with my personal story.

我先說說我的個人經歷。

When I was 14 and I went to study abroad, it was my first morning in England.

我 14 歲出國留學時，那是我在英國的第一個早晨。

And I wake up in an English-speaking family and I come down to the kitchen and they asked me what I wanted for breakfast, but I just couldn't answer.

我在一個講英語的家庭裡醒來，來到廚房，他們問我早餐想吃什麼，但我就是答不上來。

And I remember 10 seconds of silence just because my brain thought in Russian.

我記得有 10 秒鐘的沉默，只因為我的大腦在用俄語思考。

My brain could not process English words at 7 a.m. in the morning.

早上 7 點，我的大腦無法處理英語單詞。

And this is when I realized I have to learn how to switch.

這時我才意識到，我必須學會如何轉換。

And there are three steps to this process.

這個過程有三個步驟。

The first step, of course, you need to learn English, but we'll cover that in other videos.

第一步當然是學習英語，但我們會在其他視頻中介紹。

The second step, you need to start thinking in English.

第二步，你需要開始用英語思考。

Like you need to create this mode in your brain where you start thinking in a foreign language.

比如，你需要在大腦中創建一種模式，開始用外語思考。

And number three, you need to practice switching.

第三，你需要練習切換。

So let's focus on the second and the third steps today.

是以，我們今天來重點討論第二和第三個步驟。

How can you start thinking in English?

如何開始用英語思考？

There are several exercises and habits that you can introduce to your daily life to make it easier for you.

您可以在日常生活中引入一些運動和習慣，讓您的生活更輕鬆。

And because you will be switching from your native language, you will be practicing step number three at the same time.

而且，由於你將從母語轉換到其他語言，你將同時練習第三步。

The first task is to describe objects with two words.

第一個任務是用兩個詞描述物體。

And this is a very interesting task because it might sound easy.

這是一項非常有趣的任務，因為它聽起來很容易。

Like, oh, this is an empty table.

比如，哦，這是一張空桌子。

Or that's a beautiful painting.

或者說，那是一幅美麗的畫。

But try to make it a little bit more challenging for yourself.

但要儘量讓它對自己更具挑戰性。

Try to come up with two or three adjectives when you think about something.

當你想到某件事情時，試著想出兩三個形容詞。

And I've recently had this situation when we're doing a campaign with a New York fashion brand.

我最近就遇到了這種情況，我們正在為紐約的一個時尚品牌做宣傳。

And I'm doing my own collection with them.

我正在用它們做自己的收藏。

And they asked me to describe every item with two or three adjectives.

他們要求我用兩到三個形容詞來描述每一件物品。

And I'm looking at this pink dress.

我正看著這條粉紅色的裙子。

I'm like, beautiful dress?

我想，漂亮的裙子？

Fashionable dress?

時尚服飾？

I'm like, normally, we're not used to describing objects with two or three adjectives.

我想，通常情況下，我們不習慣用兩三個形容詞來描述物體。

So practice that.

是以，要多加練習。

Like, try to come up with three adjectives for a pink dress.

比如，試著為一件粉色連衣裙想出三個形容詞。

Try to come up with three adjectives for that beautiful painting.

試著為這幅美麗的畫作想出三個形容詞。

And come up with different words.

並想出不同的詞。

Make it a habit.

養成習慣

It really helps you practice new vocabulary.

它真的能幫助你練習新詞彙。

It really helps you with remembering words in English.

它真的能幫助你記住英語單詞。

Another thing that I really like to do, and I'm trying to practice that with my German, we just came back from France and Germany.

我非常喜歡做的另一件事是，我們剛從法國和德國回來，我正在努力練習德語。

So I had a chance to practice my German as well.

是以，我也有機會練習德語。

But something that you can do is, if you ask a question in your native language, try to ask it again in your head in English or in a language that you're trying to learn.

但你可以做的是，如果你用母語提問，試著在腦海中用英語或你正在嘗試學習的語言再問一遍。

That helps you think about your daily situations in English.

這有助於您用英語思考日常情況。

Why is it raining again?

怎麼又下雨了？

It's June.

現在是六月。

What are you going to be wearing today?

你今天打算穿什麼？

Who's your favorite YouTuber?

您最喜歡的優酷用戶是誰？

Those types of questions, daily questions, when you practice switching from your language to another language, like back and forth, back and forth, that will really help you with training your brain to do the switch.

這些類型的問題、日常問題，當你練習從你的語言切換到另一種語言時，比如來回、來回，這將真正幫助你訓練大腦進行切換。

Of course, attending a speaking club or some kind of English language community is always a great idea.

當然，參加口語俱樂部或某種英語社區活動總是一個好主意。

If you're advanced in English, take courses that are unrelated to language learning.

如果您的英語水平較高，可以選修與語言學習無關的課程。

Maybe you take a course for creators or you take course for engineers.

也許你參加的是創作者課程，也許你參加的是工程師課程。

But make sure it has a community aspect where you have a WhatsApp group, for example, and you text each other and exchange news and thoughts on a particular subject.

但要確保它具有社區性，例如，你們可以建立一個 WhatsApp 群組，互相發短信，就某一主題交流新聞和想法。

If you're not there yet to be able to take a course in English, take a course about English.

如果你還沒有能力學習英語課程，那就學習有關英語的課程。

One of the courses that has been a bestseller on our platform called LinguaTrip is a course called From Intermediate to Advanced, where in 30 days we cover a majority of the topics that you need to go over to become advanced in English.

在我們名為 LinguaTrip 的平臺上，有一門名為 "從中級到高級 "的課程非常暢銷，在這門課程中，我們將在 30 天內講授要想達到高級英語水平所需的大部分主題。

We cover grammar, we cover vocabulary, we cover motivation aspect, we have amazing teachers teaching that course.

我們的課程涵蓋文法、詞彙、動機等方面，並有優秀的教師授課。

I am also part of our course From Intermediate to Advanced.

我也是我們 "從中級到高級 "課程的一員。

And it also has a speaking club where you can practice English with students from all over the world.

這裡還有一個口語俱樂部，您可以與來自世界各地的學生一起練習英語。

If you choose the pro version of that course, you will have four Zoom calls for speaking practice.

如果您選擇該課程的專業版，您將有四次 Zoom 通話用於口語練習。

If you choose the standard version of that course, you will be able to practice in chats and also with your buddy, another student who will match you with based on your interests.

如果您選擇該課程的標準版，您可以在哈拉中進行練習，也可以與您的夥伴（根據您的興趣為您匹配的另一位學生）一起練習。

The next batch of the course starts very soon, so please make sure to check out the link down in the description below.

下一批課程即將開始，請務必查看下面描述中的鏈接。

And let's move on to other habits.

下面我們來談談其他習慣。

Another thing that I really enjoy doing is called mind mapping.

我非常喜歡做的另一件事叫做思維導圖。

And there is an app called Miro where you can create all of your mind maps.

還有一款名為 Miro 的應用程序，你可以在其中創建所有思維導圖。

And I've recently met a founder, so I started using that.

我最近遇到了一位創始人，所以我開始使用它。

But it basically helps you organize your thoughts.

但它基本上可以幫助你整理思緒。

And why not do it in English?

為什麼不用英語呢？

Why not try and create a mind map of your next goal?

何不嘗試繪製下一個目標的思維導圖？

For example, I am helping with some research at Stanford, and I was organizing articles on AI influencers.

例如，我正在斯坦福大學幫助開展一些研究，我正在組織關於人工智能影響者的文章。

And it's just fascinating how you can create this dashboard where all of your thoughts are structured, everything is linked to an article.

在這裡，你可以創建一個儀表盤，將你的所有想法都結構化，所有內容都與一篇文章相關聯。

You can do the same if you're applying for a university in the US, for example.

例如，如果您要申請美國的大學，也可以這樣做。

You can create a mind map of your process, of the universities that provide financial aid.

您可以繪製一張思維導圖，列出您的申請過程和提供資助的大學。

You can create a mind map of your future career.

您可以繪製一張未來職業生涯的思維導圖。

It's just a great visualization tool.

這只是一個很好的可視化工具。

So if you feel like you are a person who likes to learn language through seeing things and also likes organizing things, try that.

是以，如果你覺得自己是一個喜歡通過觀察事物來學習語言的人，也喜歡整理東西，那就試試看吧。

I think it's really fascinating how different ways of organizing information work differently for different brains.

我認為，不同的資訊組織方式對不同大腦的作用是不同的，這真的很吸引人。

Oh my God, how many times did I say different here?

天哪，我說了多少次不一樣？

But try that.

但試試看

Maybe this is a tool that's going to work great for you because it's working great for me.

也許這個工具對你很有用，因為它對我很有用。

I know everyone is different, but this is something I've really enjoyed doing.

我知道每個人的情況不同，但這是我非常喜歡做的事情。

The next exercise is called explain it like I'm five.

下一個練習叫做 "像我五歲時那樣解釋"。

My daughter is four years old.

我女兒四歲了。

She's going to be five soon.

她馬上就要五歲了。

And sometimes she asks me questions like, Mom, why are we traveling?

有時她會問我這樣的問題：媽媽，我們為什麼要旅行？

Like, why do we have to go somewhere?

比如，我們為什麼一定要去某個地方？

Or like, why does grandma live in Thailand and we live here?

或者，為什麼奶奶住在泰國，而我們住在這裡？

She asks me very simple questions, yet sometimes I struggle to answer them.

她問我的問題很簡單，但有時我卻很難回答。

Like, how do I answer that?

我該怎麼回答呢？

Why did I decide to move to the US?

我為什麼決定移居美國？

It's a long answer.

答案很長。

Also, explaining something to a five-year-old is a great way to check whether you understand the topic at all.

此外，向一個五歲的孩子解釋一件事，也是檢驗你是否完全理解這個主題的好方法。

What's the difference between a checking and a savings account?

支票賬戶和儲蓄賬戶有什麼區別？

Why people walk more in Europe?

為什麼歐洲人更喜歡步行？

Why are there so many highways in the US?

為什麼美國有這麼多高速公路？

Try explaining that to a five-year-old in English.

試著用英語向一個五歲的孩子解釋。

Like, there are two most challenging listening exercises in English.

比如，有兩種最具挑戰性的英語聽力練習。

The first exercise is try to understand Scottish accent and try to interact with someone from Scotland or maybe Cockney in London.

第一個練習是嘗試聽懂蘇格蘭口音，並嘗試與來自蘇格蘭的人或者倫敦的考克尼人交流。

Or any English-speaking kid.

或者任何講英語的孩子。

It's so challenging for me.

這對我來說太具有挑戰性了。

Because, you know, kids...

因為，你知道，孩子們...

Sometimes I don't understand kids in Russian because they come up with their own words.

有時我聽不懂孩子們說俄語，因為他們會自己想詞。

They mispronounce words.

他們發音不準。

And you kind of have to guess the meaning by understanding context, by understanding some sounds.

你必須通過理解上下文和一些聲音來猜測其含義。

So if you ever find yourself next to a playground...

是以，如果您發現自己身旁的遊樂場...

I was at the playground with my daughter and, you know, an American kid approached and asked me something.

我和女兒在遊樂場玩，一個美國孩子走過來問了我一些問題。

I'm like, okay, she's holding this toy.

我想，好吧，她拿著這個玩具。

Okay, she probably means that.

好吧，她可能就是這個意思。

And I answer.

我回答說

Like, it's really hard, really challenging.

就像，這真的很難，真的很有挑戰性。

And super cool to practice listening.

練習聽力也超酷。

The next cool exercise is associating advanced words with your daily habits.

下一個很酷的練習是將高級單詞與您的日常習慣聯繫起來。

For example, if you have a coffee machine...

例如，如果您有一臺咖啡機...

And let's do this exercise now.

我們現在就來做這個練習。

You can go to ChatGPT and ask it advanced words related to a coffee machine.

您可以登錄 ChatGPT，向它詢問與咖啡機相關的高級詞彙。

And ChatGPT is coming up with different words.

而 ChatGPT 正在想出不同的詞。

Let's select frothing pitcher.

讓我們選擇起泡投手。

A container used for steaming and frothing milk.

用於蒸牛奶和打奶泡的容器。

Do I have it?

我有嗎？

Yes, I do.

是的，我知道。

Okay, frothing pitcher.

好了，起泡投手

This is something I will be learning for the next seven days.

在接下來的七天裡，我將學習這一點。

Sometimes these words stick with me for the rest of my life.

有時，這些話會讓我終生難忘。

Whenever I see the object, my memory is mostly visual.

每當我看到物體時，我的記憶大多是直觀的。

This is why I like videos on YouTube.

這就是我喜歡 YouTube 上視頻的原因。

I'm a 100% visual person.

我是一個百分百視覺化的人。

Frothing pitcher.

發泡投壺

What else?

還有什麼？

Grind size.

研磨尺寸。

Fine nests of coffee grounds.

精緻的咖啡渣窩

So take two or three words associated with an object.

是以，請選擇兩三個與某個對象相關的詞語。

You can write them on a sticky note.

你可以把它們寫在便籤上。

Just remember that there are three words associated with this object that you're learning.

請記住，有三個單詞與您正在學習的這個對象相關。

And if you're similar to me, visual plus association stuff.

如果你和我的情況類似，那就需要視覺加聯想的東西。

These words are going to stick in your head.

這些話將深深印在你的腦海中。

And then remember another exercise that we touched upon in this video.

然後記住我們在視頻中提到的另一個練習。

Try to come up with a phrase, add an adjective or maybe a verb.

試著想出一個短語，加上一個形容詞或動詞。

Just try to practice those words in context.

試著在語境中練習這些單詞。

Last but not least, if you're practicing journaling or any kind of note-taking, try to switch to English.

最後但並非最不重要的一點是，如果你正在練習寫日記或任何形式的筆記，儘量改用英語。

That could also be very helpful.

這也會很有幫助。

That was it for me for today, guys.

今天就到這裡吧，夥計們。

Thank you so much for watching this video up to the very end.

非常感謝您觀看本視頻，直到最後。

I hope this advice was useful and you are taking something from this video back to your life.

希望這些建議對你有用，也希望你能從這段視頻中獲得一些啟發。

And hopefully your English is going to become better this summer.

希望你的英語在這個夏天會變得更好。

And I'm looking forward to seeing you in my next videos.

我期待著在我的下一個視頻中看到你。

Bye!

再見！