because you'll speak more naturally and fluently with less hesitation.

因為你說話會更自然，更 流暢，少了些許猶豫。

I can already hear you saying "But Emma, I need to think in my native language to

我已經能聽到你說："但是，艾瑪，我需要用我的母語來思考。

translate! It's too hard, I don't know enough vocabulary to do it!"

翻譯！太難了，我不知道。 足夠的詞彙量來做！"

But listen, that is the long, slow and painful road to English fluency. When you do this, your

但聽著，這就是通往英語流利的漫長、緩慢而痛苦的道路。當你這樣做的時候，你的

English sounds unnatural because the sentence structure is different in your

英語聽起來不自然，因為 句式不同

language and it probably takes you a long time to say what you need to say

語言，可能需要你 欲言又止

because you're translating in your head as you speak. We're going to learn a few

因為你在腦子裡翻譯 當你說話的時候。我們將學習一些

strategies to help train your brain to think in English.

策略，幫助訓練你的大腦 用英語思考。

So start with very

所以要從很開始

simple vocabulary. When you're at home, think about the English word for things

簡單的詞彙。當你在家裡。 想想看

that you see around you. Shoes, flowers, desk, door.

你在你身邊看到的。鞋子，花。 辦公桌，門。

When you're on the train or you're driving to work, look out the window and think of the English word for

當你在火車上或開車上班的時候，看看窗外，想一想英文單詞是什麼？

the things that you see. Dog, factory, busy, windy, people.

你所看到的東西。狗，工廠，忙。 風，人。

In fact, we're going to try it right now!

事實上，我們現在就去試試!

So, I want you to close your eyes, take a deep breath. Because when you

所以，我要你關閉你的 眼睛，深呼吸。因為當你

open your eyes you're going to look around the room in front of you

睜開你的眼睛，你會看到 繞過你的房間

and think in English - only in English - not in your native language. You're going to

用英語思考--只用英語--不用英語。 你的母語。你要

think in English of the words for everything that you see around you.

用英語想一想 你所看到的周圍的一切。

Okay, so take that deep breath again. And open your eyes and look around you.

好了，再做一次深呼吸。睜開眼睛，看看你的周圍。

Thinking of the English words only.

只想到了英文單詞。

Great! Now, if that was easy, we can move on to the next level. If it was hard

太好了！現在，如果這很容易，我們就可以移動。 上一個層次。如果這很難

that's okay too! But you'll need to practise every day

那也沒關係!不過你要每天都練習一下了

doing the same thing in different places - it will become easier. You're training

殊途同歸 它將變得更容易。你在訓練

yourself to think in English. So you can do it at home or at work, on the train or

自己用英語思考。所以你可以 在家裡或工作時，在火車上或

when you're at the cafe waiting for a friend.

當你在咖啡館裡等著喝咖啡的時候。 朋友。

Then you can move on to simple

然後你可以繼續簡單的

sentences. For example, your hair's really long or what's he eating for lunch?

句子。例如，你的頭髮真的 長或他吃什麼午餐？

Or that chair looks really uncomfortable.

或者說那張椅子看起來真的很不舒服。

So do the same thing now. I want you to look around the room and make three

所以現在做同樣的事情。我想讓你 縱觀全局

simple sentences about what you see. Remember, no translating! You're not

簡單的句子說說你所看到的。 記住，不要翻譯！你不是

allowed to think in your native language at all. And if this is too difficult, go

暢想 完全沒有。如果這太難了，去

back to thinking of simple vocabulary words. Okay, so close your eyes,

回想簡單的詞彙 詞。好了，閉上眼睛吧。

take a deep breath, go.

深呼吸，去。

Okay, if that was easy, you can move to the next level which is to plan your day

好吧，如果這很容易，你可以轉移到。 下一階段，就是規劃你的一天

in English - thinking in English. So when you wake up in the morning and you're

用英語--用英語思考。所以當 你早上醒來，你是

still lying in bed, think about everything that you need to

躺在床上，想想你需要的一切。

do that day - in English.

做那一天--用英語。

After I eat breakfast I'll walk to the bus stop

吃完早飯後，我就走到公交車站

and I'll catch the bus to work. On the bus, I'm going to read my book.

然後我就去坐公車上班。在公車上。 我要去看我的書了。

I'm meeting Matilda for lunch today and I think we're going to get takeaway and eat it

我今天要和瑪蒂爾達一起吃午飯，我想... 我們去買外賣吃吧

in the park. It's going to be such a nice day.

在公園裡。這將是這樣一個美好的 一天。

So when thinking in English

所以當用英語思考時

sentences and planning your day with simple sentences becomes easy, move on to

句子和計劃你的一天與 簡單的句子變得容易，繼續

thinking in conversation. Now, this is great when you're sunbaking on the beach

在談話中思考。現在，這就是 當你在沙灘上晒太陽的時候，你就會覺得很舒服

or hiking up a mountain or you're in the shower getting ready for your day

或遠足上山，或你是在 沐浴準備

and you have some time alone in your head. So there's nothing to distract you!

而你有一些時間獨自在你的腦海裡。所以沒有什麼可以讓你分心！

Now thinking in conversation is really great because you're asking the questions then

現在在對話中思考真的很好 因為你在問問題，那麼

thinking of answers to those same questions and also ways to keep the

思考同樣的答案 問題，同時也是如何保持

conversation going, so it's really great conversation practice.

聊得來，真好 對話練習。

Now, if talking to yourself in your head sounds strange or silly...

現在，如果自言自語 在你的腦海中，聽起來很奇怪或愚蠢... ...

well I guess it probably is! Get one of your friends to help. And no, I don't mean

我想它可能是！得到一個 你的朋友來幫忙。不，我不是說

ask one of your friends to have a shower with you, that would get maybe a little

邀約 和你在一起，這將得到也許有點

bit weird and awkward. You might not have the same relationship again after that.

有點怪異和尷尬。你可能沒有 之後又是同樣的關係。

I just mean, imagine that they are part of the conversation in your head,

我的意思是，想象一下，他們是一部分的 腦子裡的對話。

so when you're asking the questions, how would they answer?

所以當你問問題的時候，你會怎麼做？ 他們回答？

What would they think about the things you're saying?

他們會怎麼看待這些事情 你說什麼？

As you're walking down the street, in your head you could be saying "It's so hot today, isn't it?"

當你走在大街上的時候，你可能會在腦海裡說："今天好熱啊，是不是？"

"Yeah it is! I wish I brought my hat, that sun is scorching! It reminds me of a week that I

"是啊，是啊!要是帶了帽子就好了，那太陽可真夠嗆!這讓我想起了一個星期，我

spent in Dubai actually. It was over 40 degrees Celsius!"

在迪拜度過的其實。它是40多個 攝氏度！"

"Hey are you sure that Sally's meeting us here? We've been waiting for so long now!"

"喂，你確定莎莉要在這裡和我們見面嗎？我們已經等了這麼久了！"

Practising this skill and doing it regularly will help train your brain to think in English.

練習這個技能，並經常做，將有助於訓練你的大腦用英語思考。

I recommend that you find a time in your day where you always do this every day.

我建議你找一個時間在你的 你每天總是這樣做的日子。

So for example, every morning after you brush your teeth, spend five minutes

所以，比如說，每天早上在你 刷牙，花5分鐘

thinking in conversation or planning your day. Or it could be on your lunch

籌謀 你的一天。也可能是在你的午餐上

break. Work on it every day and you will make it happen! You will train your brain

斷。每天都在努力，你會 讓它發生!你將訓練你的大腦

to think in English so that when it comes to speaking in English, it flows

用英語思考，這樣當它 說到用英語說話，它流

naturally. Your words flow naturally because you're not translating in your

自然。你的文字很自然 因為你沒有在你的翻譯

head. You're thinking in English.

頭。你在用英語思考。

Now, there's heaps more videos to watch on my

現在，有更多的視頻觀看我的

YouTube channel and if you sign up for my emails on my website, you'll get five

YouTube頻道，如果你註冊了 我在我的網站上的電子郵件，你會得到五個。

free pronunciation lessons so visit www.mmmenglish.com/signup

免費發音課程，請訪問www.mmmenglish.com/signup

See you soon!

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