I would like to introduce to you three quick tips on learning English.

我要介紹三個學英文的快招

It's difficult to learn anything, let's say, especially when you're learning a new language.

學任何事情都很困難，尤其是學習一個新的語言

So if I can give you something that will make it... Learning faster and easier, I think

所以，告訴你們要怎樣才能...學得又快又好

that will make you happy.

你們應該會很開心

So let's go to the board and take a look at what I have for you here. So "3 Quick Tips",

來看看我要告訴你們什麼吧，這是～「3個快招」

this is Mr. E, my buddy, we're together at all times. And the first tip I want to go

這是E先生，我的好朋友，常跟我在一起，首先要談的是

to is reducing your stress. Well, when we reduce something, it means to make less. Right?

減輕你的壓力，嗯～當我們說減輕一個東西時，通常是把它變少，對吧？

And if you're wondering what stress is, stress is a funny word. It means you are afraid of something.

你想知道什麼是「壓力」嗎，「壓力」是個有趣的單字，表示你在害怕某件事情

People use "stress" because they don't usually know how to say what they're

大家用「壓力」這個字，因為他們常常不曉得如何說出自己在怕什麼

afraid of, so they say: "I feel stressed." If they don't have a job, for instance, they'll go:

所以他們會說：「我感到壓力」，假如是沒有工作，舉個例來說，他們會講：

"I'm stressed. I have no job and no money." What they're really saying is:

「我沒有工作和錢，覺得好有壓力。」其實他們真的在說的是：

"I don't have a job. I'm afraid I cannot buy my food, my house, or my clothing, so I feel stressed."

「我沒有工作，我害怕自己買不起吃的、住的、穿的，所以我感到壓力。」

So we use "stress" for fear, because it makes you feel uncomfortable, and it's hard for

所以我們用「壓力」表示恐懼，壓力讓你不舒服，

you to express it, so you say: "stress".

讓你難以言語，所以你會用「壓力」來表達

So, we want to reduce your stress. I'm going to give you two hints, here, and one is going

所以，我們現在要來減輕你的壓力，我會給你兩個建議，後一個會和

to be the opposite of the first one. It will seem crazy...

前一個相反，聽起來好像有點瘋...

[Aircraft noises]. See, now I'm stressed out, because that's a jet fighter.

[飛機聲] 你看，我現在感到壓力，因為有噴射機

I'm definitely stressed. Okay? I'm stressed, so I'm going to do this real quick,

我真的很有壓力，好嗎？我有壓力，所以我要快點把這件事做一做

because I don't have time for this now. Okay,

沒時間了，好的～

reduce stress, reduce stress. So, relax.

減輕壓力，減輕壓力，所以～放鬆

First one: listen to music, watch TVs, and... Sorry, watch TVs. Watch videos, TV, and play games. Huh?

首先：聽音樂、看電視，還有... 抱歉，看電視、看影片、玩遊戲，嗯?

Some of the best students I have ever had when I speak to them and go:

有些絕頂聰明學生跟我聊天時常有下面這種情形：

"You learn pronunciation quickly, you've got this vocabulary, where did you get it from?"

「你發音學很快耶，也已經會這些單字，你從哪學的？」

They're usually like: "I don't know, teacher. I, you... I play these games, they talk to me. I sometimes

他們的回答常常是：「老師，我不知道耶，我，你....我玩電動，電動教我的，有時候

watch these videos, I sing with the videos. You know, I have to sound like the video.

我會看影片，跟著唱歌，你看，我想跟影片聽起來很像

I love Michael Jackson. I, I just love it. It's so... So much fun for me.

我愛麥克．傑克森，我就是喜歡，我覺得...超有趣

" I go: -"How long do you do it?" -"I do it all the time, teacher. All the time, I do all day, all night."

「我問：『你這樣做多久了？』－『無時無刻吧，老師，我都這樣子一整天，一整晚。』

So they practice, but because they're having so much fun, they don't think they're working.

這些學生在練習英文，但因為他們覺得很有趣，所以感覺不到自己在練習

And that's the key, you have to practice a lot. But nobody wants to practice something

這就是重點，你必須大量練習，但沒人會想一直練習

that's difficult and makes them afraid. Right? So, they do things they love doing, and then

困難到讓自己害怕的事情，對吧？所以，他們做自己喜歡的事，然後

they come to learn English, and they say: "I know... Know English, but..."

邊學英文，接著說：「我懂...懂英文，但是...」

[Aircraft noises]

[飛機聲]

Okay, I'm getting stressed again. I'm going faster. But they learn quickly,

好，我又有壓力了，我要講快一點，但是他們學很快

and because they have a really good base or foundation knowledge, they can learn the rest

也因為他們有良好的基礎和背景知識，學其它領域的

of the English quickly and easily as well. And without stress, because they remember

英文也能又快又容易，而且毫無壓力，因為他們記得

some of these words from the movies, the videogames, and the TV programs that they love.

那些單字，那些在他們很愛的電影、電動和電視節目裡出現過的單字

That's a good way to learn. Okay, good. Ready?

那是很好的學習方法，OK，好，準備好喔?

The next one... [Aircraft noises]. Okay, they're doing it to me. They're increasing my stress.

下一個...［飛機聲］，好，他們要這樣對我，增加我的壓力

Okay, so they were increasing my stress.

他們正在對我施加壓力

Notice when I stressed out, I spoke really, really, really, really quickly, like now?

注意我有壓力時，我講話會，非常，非常，非常，非常快，像這樣？

And you're probably: "[Gasps]!" Well, here's the funny thing:

你可能會：「（驚！）」，嗯，有趣的來了：

If you do that long enough, you get calm. I'm going to calm down now. I know the

如果你處在這種情況下夠久，就會冷靜下來，我現在要冷靜下來了，我知道

planes are coming, they're coming again and again. We have an airshow going on right now.

飛機要來了，他們一次又一次飛來，現在有空中飛行秀

So I'm just going to relax. There's nothing I can do. Now, in getting rid of that stress,

所以我要放鬆，我什麼也不能做，現在，不要理這個壓力

you might notice I'm speaking a lot slower, a lot more relaxed, and it's easier.

你會發現我講話速度慢很多，也更放鬆，說起來就更容易了

So, how do I increase my stress? One way to do it is take a sentence, read a book, and

所以，怎麼增加壓力？有個方法是選個句子，或唸一本書

read that as fast as you can. I know you'll be stressed out, because you'll trip over

唸越快越好，我知道你會很有壓力，因為舌頭會打結

the words... You'll trip over the words, that means you'll fall over the words because you're

你的舌頭會打結，表示這些字讓你唸起來卡卡的，因為你

not used to them, but then when you go at a slower speed, they will come out beautifully;

不習慣唸，但當你放慢速度，就可以漂亮地唸出來

nice, flowing, eloquent. You know? Beautiful. So, what we want to do is go faster, so when

唸得好，通順，又流利，知道吧?漂亮，所以，我們要做的就是先唸很快，然後

we go slower it seems nice.

再慢慢唸，就會很棒

Same with speed listening. Some of you guys have these devices, translators, or you know,

跟聽英文時的速度一樣，有些人使用機器，像翻譯機，或者，你們應該知道

your laptop or tablet. You can actually increase the speed of what you're listening to. So

筆電或平板，其實你可以加快速度來聽，

if you increase it just a little bit, it will stress you out. Like, right now I'm going

只要你加快一點點速度，就會很有壓力，像是，現在我要

to speak really, really fast and you're going to have a difficult time listening. Oh.

講非常、非常快，你就會聽得很痛苦，喔～

But when you slow it back down, I will sound like this, and you'll have a lot of time to listen

但當你調回慢速，聽起來就像這樣，你就有很多時間可以聽

and you can relax. So what I'm suggesting is increase the stress by increasing the speed,

可以放輕鬆，所以我建議調快速度來增加壓力

that will force you to work harder.

強迫自己更努力聽

When we increase stress, we increase the amount of work you have to do so you get stronger.

當壓力增加，練習量也會變多，你就會變更強

When we reduce the stress, we make you relax so you can learn. So if we put the two of

壓力減輕時，你放鬆下來，就可以學習，把這兩件事情

these things together, what you're going to find is you're going to learn faster. Sometimes

湊在一起，你會發現自己學得更快，有時候

very relaxed, and sometimes stressful, but as the stress gets less and less because you

很放鬆，有時候很有壓力，但壓力會越來越小因為

get used to it or you become comfortable with it, learning English will be a

你已經習慣了，或者已經可以和壓力共處，這時候學英文會變成

[snaps]

[啪嚓]

snap.

嗯

Cool? That's number one.

酷吧？這是第一點

[Aircraft noises] Notice, plane? And I'm not stressed because

［飛機聲］注意囉，飛機？我沒有壓力了，因為

I'm used to it. Stress reduction.

我習慣了，壓力減輕了

Okay, number two:

好，第二個：

Reduce using those wonderful toys. I know, I just said in number one use

減少使用那些厲害的玩具，我知道，我才剛在第一點說要用這些

the toy, but the way I mean use it and don't use it... And here, I'm telling you use it

機器，但我的意思是使用它，然後也不要一直用...就是，我說的是要利用它

to make you stronger. I think if you used it... The machines, which a lot of people

讓你變強，我覺得如果你用...這些機器，像大多數人一樣

do to make it easier, it actually makes you weaker. Why?

用機器來方便學習，其實也是在讓自己變弱，為什麼？

They rely-okay?-on the machine

因為他們太依賴，懂嗎？依賴機器

to help them do all the translating or all the work. So they actually don't learn it,

來幫他們翻譯或做其他事情，其實他們根本沒有學進去

or we say "internalize". They don't take it inside and have it in their brain; they keep

或者是說「內化」，他們沒有把知識內化到大腦裡，而是存在

it in the machine. So what I mean by this is reducing those wonderful toys. Your smartphone

機器裡，所以我說減少使用這些厲害玩具，智慧型手機

and translator, try not to rely on them. When someone tells you a word, a new word, get

翻譯機，試著不要依賴他們，有人講了一個單字，一個新的單字，用

the old-fashioned or the old technology. Old technology? Yeah. Paper and pen. Write it

老方法或者舊科技，舊科技？是的，就是筆和紙，寫下來

down. "But teacher, some word I don't know." Then write a very long sentence, explaining

「可是老師，有些單字我根本不懂。」那麼就寫個長長的句子來解釋

that word. "Huh?" Yeah. It forces you, once again, like increase your stress, to think

這個字，「什麼？」是的，這樣可以強迫你，再次對你施加壓力，讓你

more because you'll have to think of the English you know, and how you can use that English

多想想，因為這時候你必須思考所有你會的英文，怎麼用你會的英文來

to explain something else. So you start to learn how to understand English, as well as

解釋其它東西，如此你就開始理解英文，然後開始用

use it. Yeah? Cool. So, in this case, we want to use these less in order to use this more.

對吧？酷，所以，這種情形就是要少用這個，才能多用這個（腦筋）

And by the way, this is the best machine on the planet, and there's 7 billion of them.

順便講一下，這是地球上最好的機器，有70多億個

So why don't you use yours? Okay?

所以為什麼不用用你自己的?好嗎?

Next. We've done this one. We want to go to number three, and number three is this...

下一個，這個講完了，我們要講第三個了，第三個是...

And I forgot to put my box, which is always important so you know which one is. Number three:

我忘記框起來，這很重要，這樣你們才知道是什麼，第三個：

Reduce your fear. Remember I talked about stress up here? Fear is a little bit

減少你的恐懼，記得我這裡說的增加壓力嗎？恐懼有點

different. I wanted to say: "Reduce, reduce, reduce",

不一樣，我這裡寫：「減少、減少、減少」

what I meant was: "Be brave!" Be brave, be strong, be unafraid.

但我其實想講的是：「勇敢一點！要勇敢，要變強，不要害怕。」

How are you going to do that? Well, it means putting yourself

怎麼做？嗯，就是要把自己

out there. "Putting yourself out there" means going into situations that you're not comfortable

置身其中，「置身其中」就是說讓自己處在不舒適的環境中

with. In these cases, you're in your house, you know, you're playing with yourself to

在這裡呢，本來你在家，跟自己玩耍和

learn. Right? And this one, we're going to go outside...

學習，對吧？這時候，你要走出去...

[Aircraft noises] Like I should go outside now to that guy and go: "Stop it, or I'm taking you out."

[飛機聲]就像我現在應該到外面跟那個人說：「停！不然我要把你轟走」

But I'm not that brave. But you're braver than I am. Okay?

只是我沒那麼勇敢，不過你比我還勇敢，知道嗎？

Here's something simple: Order from places, if you're

有個很簡單的方法：去點餐，如果

in a foreign country that you know English people are there,

你在國外，知道哪裡有人講英文

go to... If they order, they sell pizza or they sell, you know... They sell hamburgers

那就去... 如果有機會可以點餐，不管是賣披薩還是...賣漢堡

- order. I don't say go there, but order it. The reason why I say: "Order" is simply because

就點吧！我不是叫你到那邊而已，還要去點餐，為什說「點餐」比較簡單，因為

you'll have to speak to them and say: "I would like a hamburger and french fry."

你就必須跟他們對話：「我想點一個漢堡和薯條。」

They will go: "Would you like two or three?" You'll have to listen to them. Okay?

他們會說：「你要兩個還三個？」你必須聽他們在講什麼，懂嗎？

And then respond. I think the telephone's even better because you won't be able to see

然後還要回答，我想用電話講會更好，因為你就不用看到

them say: "Do you want two or three?" You'll have to listen to the sound.

他們說：「你想要兩個還三個？」只要聽聲音

Oosch. This also is going to help you with

噢，這也可以幫你做到

the third step I give you. Okay? So ordering over the phone is a good thing, it's a good

第三點，好嗎？所以用電話點餐是好事，是很好的

practice because the benefit is: If you get the right order or food, you're going to enjoy

練習，好處是：如果你點餐成功，點對食物，就可以享用

your meal. And if you get the wrong one, you go: "I need to practice more.

餐點啦，如果你拿到錯的，就想：「我要練習更多次

I don't want milkshake with banana, and apple, and pork."

我不想要香蕉奶昔，不想要蘋果，還有豬肉。」

[Laughs]. Okay?

［笑］好嗎？

So, here's another one that's also good: Write a pen pal. What's a "pen pal"? Once again,

還有另一個也很棒的方法：寫信給筆友，什麼是「筆友」？再講一次

it's this old-fashioned technology where you're going to take pen and paper, go on the internet...

這是要拿起筆和紙的老科技，你可以上網...

There's many people all over the world who want to learn English, like you, and they say:

全世界有很多人想學英文，就像你一樣，他們會說：

"Write me. Write letters to me. Send me letters." You'll get to practice writing.

「寫給我，寫信給我，寄個信給我。」你就可以練習寫作

When they send back things, saying: "What did you write? You are crazy.

他們回信的時候會說：「你在寫什麼？你瘋了，

I will not wear dress with a monkey."

我才不會穿洋裝去見猴子。」

You'll say: "No, I meant to say: 'It would be funky to see you with a...'

你就可以說：「不是啦，我是要說：『很潮喔如果看到你穿...』」

Oh, wow. I have to write properly. I have to use proper grammar, the right vocabulary."

哇...我要寫好一點，要用適合的文法，對的單字。」

It's going to cause you to go sit down, go to a computer, use a dictionary, and work

這樣會讓你好好坐下來，打開電腦，加強

on your English. Result is you get a good friend and maybe a place to visit when you

你的英文，最後你可能會交到朋友，或者下次要出國的時候你

want to go to a foreign country. Cool? All right.

就會想拜訪那邊，酷吧?好啦

Here's the third one: Make a business... Make up a business and call companies.

第三個方法：做點生意... 假裝有個生個要做，開個公司

Okay, now, please, when I say this, be careful, because I don't want Xerox or Apple calling me up.

好，現在，拜託，說這個要小心，因為我不希望全錄（Xerox）或Apple打給我

It's a fake company, but don't completely order, which means you don't tell them:

這是假裝的，不要真的訂購，你不要跟他們說：

"Okay, send all this stuff to my house."

「好，把所有東西送到我家。」

Don't. You're going to ask questions.

不要這樣，但你要問問題

When you make up a business, I'm forcing you or asking you to force yourself to come up with a plan.

叫你假裝做一個生意，我就是在強迫你，請你強迫自己想一個計畫

So you'll write up your business. Maybe you'll want to make apple pies. You're going to have

你要構思你的公司，如果你想做蘋果派，你就要

to write down: What do you need? See? We're practicing our English, apple pies: I need

寫下：你需要什麼？你看，我們在練習英文，蘋果派：我需要

flour, I need apples, I need milk, I need this, this, this."

麵粉，我需要蘋果、牛奶，還需要這個、這個、這個、」

And then you're going to call companies and say: "Look, I need to make 5,000 apple pies for my company.

然後到每家店說：「嘿，我的公司要做5000個蘋果派

How many apples can I get from you? At what time can I get the apples?"

你們這裡可以買到幾個蘋果？什麼時候可以拿到？」

They're going to... The beautiful thing about this is as your companies change, because

這件事就好在當你換公司的時候，因為

you can change different companies, when you call people, they're going to change their

你可以換成不同的公司，你打電話給別人的時候，對方的回答

responses, which means you have to be real. Real time. You cannot just make things up,

就會改變，你要覺得這是真的，真的在發生，不能只是假裝

because you can ask something, and they might say:

因為你可以問問題，但他們也可能會問：

"Hey, do you want it delivered this way or do you want it done this way? Do you want to get it charged? Do you want to...?"

「嗯，你想用這樣寄還是那樣？想要先付費嗎？想要...?」

And you're going to have to think about it. It's stressful. You have to be brave,

你必須去想一想，這會有壓力，可是要勇敢

relax, and answer their questions.

放輕鬆，回答他們的問題

And in doing that, you're going to find when you step out into

藉由這樣做，你就會發現，當你踏進

the real world and talk to people that it's a lot easier.

實體世界跟人講話的時候會容易的多

Just like that, my stress is gone and so are the planes.

就像是，壓力跟飛機一樣不見了

One quick tip before I go as an extra one, bonus, because I like you so much.

還有一個快招，這是多加的，因為我好喜歡你們

See? Extra tip. I need you to go here

看喔！多加的喔！我要你到

to www.eng as in English, vid as in video.com (www.engvid.com),

www點eng，就是英文，vid，就是影片，點com (www.engvid.com)

where if you learn the lessons well enough, will reduce your stress and help increase

如果你在這裡聽夠多課，你的壓力就會變少，還可以幫你

your knowledge of English. All right?

增進英語相關知識，對吧？

Have a good one. Do the quiz while you're at it.

好好使用吧，然後請做你以下的測驗，

Chow.

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