can improve your English listening. So, keep watching.

如何增進英文聽力。那麼，接著看下去吧

Before I go into the specifics of how you can improve your listening, it’s important

在我進入如何讓英聽進步的主題之前

to know that you need to work on other areas of your English too. So, for example, if you’re

很重要的是，在英文其他領域也需要努力。舉例來說

reading a book and you learn new words and phrases, this means that when you hear these

如果你閱讀時學到了新的單字和片語，代表當你聽到這些單字和片語被使用

words and phrases being used, you’ll be able to understand them. So, work on your

你便可以理解它們的意思

general English in addition to your listening. But, in order to improve your listening you’re

所以，在聽力以外，英文的全方面都要下功夫。但為了要增進聽力

going to have to listen more. Most English learners that I talk to, they don’t do enough

你必須要聽得更多。我遇過的大部分英語學習者他們的聽力練習都不足

listening. In fact, I surveyed my audience and asked them, how much time do they spend

事實上，我調查過我的觀眾並問他們花多少時間在聽英文

listening in English and the vast majority spend less than 1 hour a week. And, this is

而絕大多數人一週花不到一小時。這是不夠的，

not enough. You’re going to have to listen more in order to understand how people use

你必須要聽更多，才能理解人們怎麼使用英文發音、

English sounds, how these sounds connect together, how people use stress, rhythm and intonation.

這些音如何連音、怎麼使用重音、節奏和語調

So, get as much listening practice as you can. The good news with this is that you can

所以，盡你所能多多練習聽力。好消息是

listen while doing other things and this is going to be beneficial. So, listen while you’re

你可以一邊做其他事一邊聽，而這很有幫助

commuting to work; while you’re washing the dishes; while you’re walking the dog.

所以通勤時聽；洗碗時聽；遛狗時聽

There’re so many opportunities in our lives where we can do more listening. So, listen

我們生活中有很多可以多做聽力練習的機會

as much as possible. You might be asking, "What should I listen to?"

所以，盡量多聽。你可能會問：「我該聽什麼？」

"What is going to be the most beneficial thing for me to listen to in order to improve

「聽什麼最有助於增進我的技巧？」

my skills?" So, the important thing is, is to make it relevant to you, make it relevant

重要的是，讓它成為與你有關的事

to how you’re going to use your English in the real world. So, if you are a business

讓它與你在現實世界中要如何使用英文產生關聯

person and you deal with people from America, then learn Business English and learn American

所以，如果你是一名商人，而且要和美國人接洽，那麼就學商業英文和美式英文

English, make it relevant to you and your situation. It’s also important that you

讓它切合你和你的處境。讓它有趣也很重要

make it fun. Listen to things that you enjoy listening to. For example, I love soccer so

聽你喜歡聽的東西。舉例來說，我喜歡足球

I listen to so many podcasts in Spanish about soccer and for me this is just enjoyable.

所以我聽很多西班牙語的足球廣播，對我而言這是一大樂趣

I don’t feel like I’m studying, but I’m getting the practice that I need. So, think

我不覺得我在學習，但我得到了所需的練習

about what you enjoy listening to and listen to more of that.

所以，想想看你喜歡聽什麼然後聽更多

A potential problem is that what you want to listen to might be too difficult. So, for

一個潛在的問題是，你想要聽的東西可能難度太高

example, you might want to listen to conversational podcasts talking about politics but they’re

例如，你可能想聽談論政治議題的談話性廣播

speaking too quickly or they’re just speaking about things that you don’t understand.

但他們講得太快了或是他們講了你不了解的事

Now, if this is the case, then you can actually start listening to something that is easier

假如是這種情況，那麼你其實可以從簡單一點的東西下手

and build up from there. I want to give you 2 things that you can listen to if you struggle

並從那裡逐漸增強。如果你在和快速的談話奮鬥

with really fast conversation. So, the first thing you can do is listen to the news. This

我要告訴你們可以聽的兩個東西。第一件你可以做的事是聽新聞

is because the news reporters speak in a very clear way and also they’re talking about

這是因為新聞記者講話非常清晰而且他們談論時事

current events and most people are up-to-date with current events so you’ll understand

大多數人都跟得上時事，所以你會聽得懂他們在說什麼

what they’re talking about. The second way you can do this or the second option is to

第二個方式或第二個選擇是

listen to graded readers and these are books and audio books that have been adapted specific

聽分級讀本，這些是有依照特定的英文程度分級的書本或有聲書

to certain levels of English. So, I made a video where you can evaluate your own level

所以，我做了一部影片讓你們評估自己的英文程度

of English. You can evaluate yourself and then you can get the readers, the graded readers

你可以評估一下自己，然後使用符合你程度的分級讀本

specific to your level. Starting with those 2 things will help you get more adapted to

從這兩者開始可以幫助你更適應說英文的方式

the way English is spoken and then you can move on from there.

然後你可以從那裡繼續精進

Repeating what you listen to is also going to benefit you. So, for example, if you listen

反覆聽也會對你有所幫助。所以，舉例來說

to a podcast and you don’t understand 50% of it, listen to it again because what normally

假如你聽不懂廣播中的 50%，再聽一次

happens is the second time you can understand more words because the first time you listened

通常第二遍你會聽懂更多字，因為聽第一次

to it you get the general idea of what they’re talking about. But then, the second time you

你聽懂了他們談論的大意，而第二次

know what they’re talking about and therefore you can fill in all the different words and

你已經知道他們在說什麼，因此你可以填充他們使用的單字和片語

phrases that they use. So, repeat a podcast 2, 3, 4 or more times because you’ll be

所以，重複聽 2、3、4 或更多次，你會很驚訝地發現

amazed at how much you can understand the second and the third time of listening to it.

聽第二次第三次你可以理解多少

We can also get smart repetition by doing narrow listening. So, this is where you choose

我們也可以藉由窄聽達到重複的效果，也就是你選擇一個主題

a topic and then you listen to a podcast on this topic. Watch the news report on this

然後聽這個主題的廣播、看這個主題的新聞報導

topic. Watch your documentary on this topic and you’re getting the vocabulary and phrases

看這個主題的紀錄片，你就會一再地接觸到字彙與片語

repeated again and again. This last tip might surprise you. Working

最後一個技巧可能會讓你很驚訝

on your pronunciation is going to help your listening. So, there was a study done that

練習發音對你的聽力有幫助。有一項研究，分別有兩個群組

took 2 groups. They tested the groups before the study. They both did the same things except

在研究前測試過群組，他們做一樣的事

for the experimental group had extra pronunciation training and that training led to a higher

除了實驗組有額外的發音訓練，而訓練導致了更高的聽力表現

performance in listening comprehension. And, I think this works because once you know how

我認為這有效的原因在於只要你知道如何發音

to make the sounds, how to use the correct intonation and rhythm and stress, then you’ll

如何使用正確的語調、節奏和重音

be able to recognize this when you listen to it. So, work on your pronunciation in order

那麼當你聽到它就可以辨識出來。所以，為了增進聽力

to improve your listening. I have given a lot of advice here on how you can improve

練習發音吧。我在這裡已經給了很多增進聽力的建議

your listening. If you’re only going to remember one thing, remember to get as much

如果你只要記住一件事，記得盡可能多多練習

practice as possible. Take your smartphone or your music player wherever you go. Take

隨時隨地帶上你的手機或你的音樂播放器

your headphones and listen to English at every opportunity you get and enjoy it. Enjoy what

一有機會就戴上耳機聽英文並享受它

you’re listening to. So, thank you for watching this video and I’ll see you next time.

享受你所聽的。感謝收看，我們下次再見