Name: 學習英語的殘酷真相 (The brutal truth about learning English)
Uploaded: 2025-09-18T15:21:55.000Z
Duration: 9 min 4 s

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In today's video, I'm going to share something that might disappoint you.

在今天的視頻中，我將分享一些可能會讓你失望的東西。

It might frustrate you and it might even make you angry, but it has to be said.

這可能會讓你沮喪，甚至會讓你生氣，但必須說出來。

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I want to talk to you about the brutal truth of learning English, what it really takes to become fluent.

我想和你們談談學習英語的殘酷真相，以及要想成為流利的英語人到底需要付出什麼。

It's complicated, but if you're serious about improving your English and becoming fluent, you need to watch this.

它很複雜，但如果你真的想提高英語水平並變得流利，你就需要看這個。

Look, over the last three years, I've helped millions of students on social media and thousands of students in our programs improve their English.

聽著，在過去的三年裡，我在社交媒體上幫助了數百萬學生，在我們的課程中幫助了成千上萬的學生提高英語水平。

So I've seen what works and what doesn't work.

是以，我看到了哪些方法有效，哪些方法無效。

I've also spent a lot of time learning languages myself.

我自己也花了很多時間學習語言。

I studied Italian and French and also some other languages as well.

我學過意大利語和法語，還學過一些其他語言。

So I know from experience what works and what doesn't work when learning a language.

是以，我從經驗中瞭解到，在學習語言時，哪些方法有效，哪些方法無效。

Now, one of the questions I get asked all the time is how can I become fluent in English?

現在，我經常被問到的一個問題是，怎樣才能說一口流利的英語？

I get this question probably five, 10, 15 times a day on Instagram, on YouTube, in the comments and on Facebook.

在 Instagram、YouTube、評論和 Facebook 上，我每天大概會收到五、十、十五次這樣的問題。

It's such a difficult question to answer because everybody has a different definition.

這個問題很難回答，因為每個人都有不同的定義。

And for me personally, fluency is your ability to speak a language without letting the language become a barrier.

就我個人而言，流利是指你說一種語言的能力，而不會讓語言成為障礙。

So if you can speak a language and you don't have to think about the language, that's fluency.

是以，如果你能說一門語言，而且不用考慮語言的問題，這就是流利。

Fluency is not speaking a language perfectly without any mistakes.

流利並不是說一門語言說得完美無缺，沒有任何錯誤。

So being fluent in a language does not mean being perfect.

是以，流利的語言並不意味著完美。

It simply means being able to communicate without letting language be a barrier.

簡單地說，就是能夠進行交流，而不會讓語言成為障礙。

You may never feel as comfortable in English as you do in your native language.

您可能永遠都不會覺得使用英語就像使用母語一樣自如。

To become fluent, you don't have to speak English as good as you do your native language.

要想說一口流利的英語，不一定非得說得和母語一樣好。

You just have to be able to speak without thinking about language, without letting language prevent you from expressing yourself.

你只需能夠在說話時不考慮語言，不讓語言妨礙你表達自己。

You're not a native English speaker and that's okay.

Now, something that you also have to realize is there's no magic bullet for fluency.

現在，你還必須認識到的一點是，提高流利程度沒有靈丹妙藥。

And by magic bullet, I mean, there's no pill you can take.

我說的 "靈丹妙藥"，是指沒有任何藥片可以服用。

There's no shortcut that's going to make you fluent overnight.

沒有什麼捷徑能讓你一夜之間就變得流利。

One of the questions students often ask me is, can you guarantee fluency?

學生們經常問我的一個問題是：你能保證流利嗎？

Can you promise me that I'll become fluent?

你能向我保證我會說得很流利嗎？

No, I can't promise you you'll become fluent.

不，我不能保證你會說得很流利。

Anybody who promises you that you'll become fluent in a week or a month or whatever period of time is not being honest with you.

如果有人向你承諾，你將在一週、一個月或其他任何時間內變得流利，那他對你是不誠實的。

If you go to your personal trainer and say, can you promise me that you'll make me strong?

如果你對你的私人教練說，你能保證讓我變得強壯嗎？

Can you promise me that I will build muscle?

你能向我保證我會練出肌肉嗎？

Well, your personal trainer can't promise you that because it's on you.

你的私人教練可不敢保證，因為這得靠你自己。

But what they can do is give you the tools, the resources, and the structure to get there.

但他們能做的是為你提供工具、資源和結構，幫助你實現目標。

But at the end of the day, you still have to do the work.

但歸根結底，你還是要做工作。

And it's the same with learning a language.

You have to speak, you have to show up, and you have to do the work.

你必鬚髮言，必須露面，必須做工作。

Improving any skill is a matter of hard work.

提高任何技能都需要付出艱苦的努力。

Now, another thing that students say all the time is that they don't have any talent.

現在，學生們常說的另一句話是，他們沒有任何天賦。

They have no natural ability, and that's why their English is not improving.

他們沒有天生的能力，這就是為什麼他們的英語沒有進步。

I used to think that everybody could learn a language at the same rate.

我曾經認為，每個人都能以同樣的速度學習語言。

And honestly, I realize now that is not the case.

老實說，我現在意識到事實並非如此。

Some people do have the ability to learn faster and to retain information and new vocabulary faster than other people.

有些人確實比其他人學習得更快，保留資訊和新詞彙的速度也更快。

But just because you don't think you have talent doesn't mean you can't improve your English.

但是，你認為自己沒有天賦並不意味著你不能提高英語水平。

Yes, some people are better at learning languages, just like some people are better at math, at running or at music.

是的，有些人更擅長學習語言，就像有些人更擅長數學、跑步或音樂一樣。

But if you let that become an excuse, you're not doing yourself any favours.

但是，如果你讓這成為藉口，那就對自己不利了。

Some students say they're too old to learn English.

有些學生說他們年紀太大了，學不了英語。

We've had students improve their English in their 90s.

我們曾讓 90 多歲的學生提高英語水平。

All you have to do is take stuff you're doing in your own language and translate it into English.

你要做的就是把你用自己的語言做的事情翻譯成英語。

For example, if you listen to the radio on the way back from work, do that in English.

例如，如果你在下班回來的路上聽廣播，那就用英語聽。

If you use your phone, if you watch TikTok, if you watch Instagram, do that in English.

如果您使用手機，如果您觀看 TikTok，如果您觀看 Instagram，請用英語完成。

你不需要一天中有更多的時間。

You simply need to replace things you're doing in your native language with things in English.

您只需用英語替換您用母語做的事情即可。

現在，所有這些有什麼共同點呢？

They are excuses that you tell yourself because you want to avoid doing the hard work.

這些都是你自己給自己找的藉口，因為你想逃避艱苦的工作。

You want to avoid all the effort it takes to learn a language.

您希望避免學習一門語言所花費的所有精力。

We are designed to try to do things the most efficient way possible.

我們的目的是儘可能以最有效的方式做事。

But you have to try to overcome that urge.

The good news is we are human and human beings are built to communicate.

好消息是，我們是人類，而人類的天性就是溝通。

As a species, communication is so important to us.

作為一個物種，交流對我們如此重要。

Our ability to communicate using spoken language is what separates us from most other animals.

我們使用口語進行交流的能力是我們與其他大多數動物的不同之處。

And you already speak your native language fluently.

而且你的母語已經說得很流利了。

So why shouldn't you be able to speak English fluently?

那麼，你為什麼不能說一口流利的英語呢？

You have to understand that language is just the vehicle.

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