Many years ago, my spoken English was pretty bad.

多年前，我的英語口語非常糟糕。

I had a lot of trouble expressing myself in English.

我在用英語表達自己時遇到了很多困難。

But then, I found a way to improve my spoken English and I managed to become fluent while living in Thailand. The methods I use can be done at home from anywhere in the world and in this video, I'm going to tell you how you can do the same. First, let me tell you the most important secret: To speak English well, you need to build unconscious knowledge in English.

但後來，我找到了提高英語口語的方法，在泰國生活期間，我的英語口語變得非常流利。我使用的方法可以在世界上任何地方的家裡進行，在本視頻中，我將告訴你如何做到這一點。首先，讓我告訴你一個最重要的祕訣：要想說一口流利的英語，你需要建立無意識的英語知識。

Let me repeat that.

讓我再說一遍。

If you want to speak English fluently, you need a high level of unconscious knowledge in English. So what is it?

如果您想說一口流利的英語，您需要具備高水平的無意識英語知識。 那麼它是什麼呢？

Well, unconscious knowledge is the ability to do something without conscious thought.

那麼，無意識知識就是不用有意識思考就能做某事的能力。

It's the ability to perform a task automatically.

這是一種自動執行任務的能力。

For example, riding a bicycle, playing a musical instrument, and speaking your native language.

例如，騎自行車、演奏樂器、說母語。

Unconscious knowledge is automatic.

無意識的知識是自動產生的。

To use the knowledge, you don't have to think about it.

要使用這些知識，你不需要思考。

You don't have to focus your attention on it.

你不必把注意力集中在這上面。

That's why you can ride a bicycle and talk to someone at the same time.

這就是為什麼你可以一邊騎自行車，一邊與人交談。

You don't have to focus on the movement of your legs.

你不必專注於雙腿的運動。

They move automatically on their own.

它們會自己自動移動。

It's also why musicians can sing and play the instrument at the same time.

這也是音樂家可以一邊唱歌一邊演奏樂器的原因。

With enough practice, the skill becomes automatic and so the hands and fingers can now move automatically. Now think about how you speak your first language.

經過足夠的練習，這項技能就會自動形成，是以手和手指現在就能自動移動。現在想想你是如何說你的第一門語言的。

When you talk in your native language, do you think about grammar rules?

當你用母語交談時，你會考慮文法規則嗎？

Do you think about syntax or sentence structure?

你會考慮句法或句子結構嗎？

No, you don't think about any of that, right?

不，你根本沒想過這些，對嗎？

But for some reason, every sentence that comes out of your mouth is grammatically correct.

但不知為什麼，從你嘴裡說出來的每一句話都符合文法。

Even though you're not thinking about grammar, everything you say makes sense grammatically.

即使你不考慮文法，但你所說的一切在文法上都是合理的。

Why is that?

為什麼會這樣？

Well, it's because you have a high level of unconscious knowledge in your native language. So if you want to speak English well, you need to increase your unconscious knowledge in English.

嗯，這是因為你的母語無意識知識水準很高。是以，如果你想講好英語，就需要增加你的英語無意識知識。

If you do that, speaking English will feel natural and automatic, much like speaking your first language. So how do you acquire unconscious knowledge?

如果你這樣做了，說英語就會感覺自然和自動，就像說你的母語一樣。那麼，如何獲得無意識的知識呢？

Unfortunately, this is very difficult to do.

遺憾的是，這很難做到。

The problem is that this type of knowledge cannot be taught.

問題是，這種知識是無法傳授的。

It cannot be acquired through study.

它無法通過學習獲得。

You can improve it by reading grammar books or watching grammar lessons on YouTube.

您可以通過閱讀文法書籍或觀看 YouTube 上的文法課程來提高文法水準。

If you do that, you will acquire a different type of knowledge called conscious knowledge.

如果你這樣做了，你就會獲得一種不同的知識，叫做 "有意識的知識"。

This type of knowledge is not automatic.

這種知識不是自動產生的。

To use the knowledge, you have to think about it.

要運用這些知識，就必須對其進行思考。

You have to focus your attention on it.

你必須集中注意力。

This means that when you speak English, you have to think about grammar.

這意味著，當你說英語時，你必須考慮文法問題。

You have to decide what tense to use and all that stuff.

你必須決定使用什麼時態，以及所有這些東西。

And that doesn't work because when you're talking to someone, you don't have time to think about grammar.

這行不通，因為當你和別人交談時，你沒有時間考慮文法問題。

If the other person says something to you or asks you a question, you have to respond immediately. Sadly, many people love studying grammar.

如果對方對你說了什麼或向你提出了問題，你必須立即做出迴應。遺憾的是，很多人喜歡研究文法。

They love watching lessons about tenses, prepositions, adjectives, and so on.

他們喜歡看有關時態、介詞、形容詞等方面的課程。

They believe that it will make them speak better.

他們認為，這將使他們說得更好。

What they don't realize is that the knowledge they gain through study is conscious, non-automatic knowledge, which is not very useful in spoken English. The thing is, speaking a language involves two parts of the brain: the conscious part and the unconscious, automatic part.

他們沒有意識到的是，他們通過學習獲得的知識是有意識的、非自動化的知識，在英語口語中並不十分有用。問題是，說一門語言涉及大腦的兩個部分：有意識的部分和無意識的、自動的部分。

When you speak your first language, the conscious part focuses on the information that you want to communicate while the unconscious part focuses on the grammar.

當您說自己的第一門語言時，有意識的部分專注於您想要傳達的資訊，而無意識的部分則專注於文法。

This coordination allows you to speak fluently.

通過這種協調，您可以流利地說話。

If you want to say something, you can just say it, and the unconscious part will make sure that your speech follows the grammar rules.

如果你想說什麼，就直接說出來，無意識部分會確保你的發言符合文法規則。

The process is automatic.

該過程是自動進行的。

It's amazing, actually. But what happens when a grammar nerd, you know, someone who studies a lot of grammar, what happens when they try to speak English?

事實上，這很神奇。 但是，當一個文法書呆子，你知道，一個研究大量文法的人，試著說英語時，會發生什麼呢？

Well, here's what happens.

事情是這樣的

The conscious part now has to focus on the information and the grammar at the same time.

現在，有意識的部分必須同時關注資訊和文法。

It has to focus on two things simultaneously, which is impossible to do.

它必須同時關注兩件事，這是不可能做到的。

This is why many students speak poorly despite knowing all the grammar rules. So don't learn English through study.

這就是為什麼很多學生儘管知道所有的文法規則，卻說不好英語的原因。所以，不要通過學習來學習英語。

Instead, you have to learn English the same way you learn your first language.

相反，你必須用學習母語的方法來學習英語。

We call this way of learning unconscious learning.

我們稱這種學習方式為無意識學習。

What is unconscious learning?

什麼是無意識學習？

Does it mean learning while you sleep?

是指在睡覺時學習嗎？

Actually no.

其實沒有。

In this context, the word unconscious means unaware.

在這裡，"無意識 "的意思是不知道。

So unconscious learning means you are unaware that you're learning something.

是以，無意識學習意味著你不知道自己在學習什麼。

The learning takes place outside of your awareness.

學習是在你的意識之外進行的。

One example of this way of learning is listening to a conversation in English.

聽英語會話就是這種學習方式的一個例子。

When you listen to a conversation, your goal is not to learn English but to understand the conversation, right?

當你聽對話時，你的目標不是學習英語，而是理解對話，對嗎？

But as you listen, as you focus on the information, the unconscious part of your brain is learning English behind the scenes.

但是，當你聽的時候，當你專注於資訊的時候，你大腦的無意識部分正在幕後學習英語。

You may not be aware of it, but your brain is learning things like grammar, vocabulary, and many other things.

你可能沒有意識到，但你的大腦正在學習文法、詞彙和其他許多東西。

This is how you learn your first language.

這就是你學習母語的方法。

You didn't learn through study.

你不是通過學習學會的。

You learned by listening to people talking over and over.

你是在一遍又一遍地聽別人說話中學習的。

And you didn't try to memorize or understand any rules.

你沒有試圖去背誦或理解任何規則。

You just focused on the information and let your brain learn the language in the background. So remember, when you learn English unconsciously, you get unconscious, automatic knowledge.

你只是專注於資訊，讓大腦在後臺學習語言。是以，請記住，當你無意識地學習英語時，你得到的是無意識的、自動的知識。

When you learn English consciously by studying grammar, you get conscious, non-automatic knowledge. Now, there are two methods you can use to build unconscious knowledge.

當你有意識地通過學習文法來學習英語時，你會獲得有意識的、非自動的知識。現在，有兩種方法可以用來積累無意識知識。

These are the only two methods I use to become fluent in English.

這是我用來提高英語流利程度的僅有的兩種方法。

The first one is listening, of course.

首先當然是傾聽。

The second one is input-driven speaking practice.

第二種是輸入驅動型口語練習。