and I know this sounds silly, but this is actually one of the most valuable lessons I've ever learned about language learning.

我知道這聽起來有點蠢，但這其實是我學到有關語言學習最有價值的一堂課 。

So a lot of you know that I have spent a lot of time in foreign countries learning foreign languages and practicing my foreign languages with native speakers.

你們很多人知道我花了很多時間住在國外學習外語還有和母語人士練習外語，

And if you have ever been in that situation yourself then you're very familiar with the feeling of terror that comes along with the moment when you actually have to speak that language to a native speaker,

如果你也曾有過那種經驗你大概很熟悉和母語人士說外語時， 那種隨之而來的恐懼，

and you start to feel self-conscious and you get all these scary thoughts in your head about screwing up and having people laugh at you, and you know, saying something wrong.

你開始覺得侷促不安，你腦裡開始有各種恐怖的想法， 害怕自己會搞砸然後人們會嘲笑你， 還有害怕自己說錯話，

And then the moment comes, and you actually speak this foreign language, and maybe they do laugh at you,

而當你真的開口說外語時，或許他們真的會笑你，

and all of a sudden, you just come to the realization that you are a failure and I suck and I never should have tried this.

突然之間你會覺得自己是個失敗者，自己糟糕透了，早知道不該說話的，諸如此類

And so this is a problem with attitude.

所以問題其實出在態度。

A lot of times we come at language learning with the wrong attitude.

很多時候我們用了錯誤的態度來學習外語。

So while I was watching Spongebob I came across this clip of him, all down in the dumps because he came to the realization that he is ugly,

當我恰巧看了這個《海綿寶寶》片段，他心情跌入谷底，因為他意識到自己很醜，

so I want you to pay attention to SpongeBob's attitude and what he does in this clip.

我希望你們仔細看海綿寶寶在這部片裡的態度，還有他做了什麼。

I'm ugly.

我很醜。

You're ugly and what?

你很醜，然後呢？

Square?

方方正正？

No. Proud.

不。你很驕傲。

I'm ugly, and I'm proud. - Good. Say it louder.

我很醜，而且我很驕傲。- 很好，說大聲點。

I'm ugly and I'm proud. - Louder!

我很醜，我很驕傲。 - 大聲一點！

I'm ugly and I'm proud. - Louder!

我很醜我驕傲。- 再大聲！

I'm ugly and I'm proud. I'm ugly and I'm proud! I'm ugly and I'm proud!

我很醜我驕傲！我醜我驕傲！我醜我驕傲！

So what does this have to do with language learning?

所以這跟語言學習有什麼關係？

Well, a lot of times we fail at language learning because we come at it with the wrong attitude.

是這樣的，很多時候我們之所以語言學習失敗，是因為我們態度不對。

We look at errors and mistakes and bad grammar and accents as if these are something to be ashamed of, just the same way as Sponge Bob was ashamed of being ugly.

我們看到錯誤和糟糕的文法還有口音就把他們視為可恥的東西，就像海綿寶寶覺得醜也很可恥。

But if you have this attitude you will not progress in your language.

但要是你秉持這種態度，你的語言就不會進步。

One of the things you have to learn when you're learning languages is you have to learn to be bold, and you have to learn to have confidence, and you have to learn to be proud and embrace your mistakes.

其中一個你在學習外語時應該學習的是你必須學著大膽， 學著自信，你必須學會驕傲，並且擁抱你的錯誤你必須調整心態，

And you have to learn to have the mindset that mistakes are not your enemies.

知道錯誤並不是你的敵人。

They're your friends, they're there to help you learn more of the language.

他們是你的朋友，他們幫助你更多地學習語言，

And if you spend all your time just trying to avoid making mistakes, then you're never gonna learn anything.

而若是你耗費時間就只為了避免出錯，你就不會學到東西。

So a useful trick is just learning how to reframe your situation.

所以一個實用的技巧就是學著換個角度思考。

Every time you make a mistake, you can shrug your shoulders just like Spongebob and say, "I'm ugly" or you can learn to embrace that and enjoy it and start to say every time I make a mistake, I'm learning something.

每次你出錯時， 你可以像海綿寶寶一樣聳聳肩，然後說「我很醜」 或者你可以學習接受錯誤，從中獲得樂趣， 開始想每一次的出錯都是一個學習的機會。

And maybe the people will correct you, maybe they'll laugh at you, and yeah, it doesn't feel good.

而或許人們會糾正你的錯誤，又或者他們會笑你，是啊，那感覺不好受，

But you're learning something and you can learn to enjoy that sensation.

但你確實在學習，而你可以學習享受這種感覺。

The one thing I don't want to see you doing is failing to practice your target language because you're too afraid of making mistakes because you cannot learn a language with your mouth shut.

一件我所不樂見的事， 就是你因為太害怕犯錯而不去練習你的目標語言，因為你嘴巴閉著可沒辦法學語言。

So take a lesson from Spongebob, and if you're sitting there all humped over like this saying, "I have an accent," you have the wrong attitude.

所以和海綿寶寶學學吧，如果你駝著背坐在那裡，嘴裡說「我有口音」，你的心態就不對了。

You have to learn to embrace your accent, embrace your mistakes embrace your screw-ups.

你要學著接受你的口音，接受你的錯誤，接受你每次又搞砸時，

And you have to become proud and bold and confident and throw your hands in the air and say, "I'm not perfect, I screw up all the time but I'm learning and I'm getting better," and people will respect that.

然後你要驕傲、大膽、自信， 把手舉高然後說 「我並不完美，我總是出錯， 但我正在學習，而且正在進步。」

This says a lot more about your character then even if you were able to speak perfectly 100 percent of the time, people don't care about that.

人們會尊敬這點。這說明了你這個人 而且即使你能夠說得百分之百完美，人們也不會在乎。

It's more important to be bold.

比較重要的是要大膽作為

Thanks for watching the video, and we'll see you guys next week.

感謝觀看影片，我們下週再見。