are saying?

在說什麼？

If so, you're not alone.

如果是這樣，你並不孤單。

Most non-native speakers stress out a little bit before interacting with native English speakers

大多數非英語母語者在與英語母語者交流前都會有點緊張

because they're afraid they're not going to catch every single word.

因為他們害怕自己無法聽懂每一個字。

Don't worry,

別擔心

I've got you covered.

我已經為你準備好了。

In this video.

在這段視頻中。

I'm going to give you my tips on how to handle interactions with fast talking Americans so

我要給你我的提示，如何處理與快速說話的美國人的互動，所以。

that you can feel more confident in conversations in English.

讓你在英語對話中更有自信。

Before we get started, I want to let you know that I do feel for you.

在我們開始之前，我想讓你知道我對你的感覺。

After all, it can be really awkward to admit that you don't necessarily understand every

畢竟，承認自己不一定了解每一個人，可能真的很尷尬。

single word you hear.

你聽到的一個字。

Because listening skills often develop more quickly than speaking skills, you may feel

因為聽的技能往往比說的技能發展得更快，所以你可能會感到

like the fact that you missed a word reflects on your ability to speak English.

像你漏掉一個單詞的事實反映了你的英語能力。

I know that's not the case.

我知道不是這樣的。

The reality is that sometimes we just miss words and this happens for native speakers

現實情況是，有時我們會漏掉一些單詞，這種情況對母語使用者來說也會發生。

as well.

也是。

In this video, I want to put you at ease.

在這個視頻中，我想讓你放心。

I want you to understand that missing certain words or feeling a little lost when a native

我想讓你明白，當一個本地人缺少某些單詞或者感到有點迷茫時

speaker is speeding up and speaking incredibly quickly is completely normal even for native

語速加快，語速驚人，即使是對母語的人來說，也是完全正常的。

speakers, so I want to give you the skills you need in order to handle these situations

所以，我想給你們提供處理這些情況所需的技能。

comfortably.

舒適的。

Let's talk about why native speakers speed up and speak so quickly anyway.

我們來談談為什麼母語者無論如何都要加快語速，說得這麼快。

By understanding why we speak so quickly in the first place, you'll feel more prepared

通過了解為什麼我們首先會說得這麼快，你會覺得準備得更充分了

when you're interacting in a social situation.

當你在社交場合互動時。

First things first, in any language, most of us speed up when we're feeling excited,

首先，在任何語言中，當我們感到興奮時，我們大多數人都會加快速度。

enthusiastic, passionate, or emotional about a certain topic.

對某一話題充滿熱情、激情或情感。

So if you hear a native speaker starting to speak really, really quickly, there's probably

所以，如果你聽到一個母語者開始說話真的，真的很快，可能有

something going on that you need to pay attention to.

一些你需要注意的事情。

When someone's speaking passionately and emotionally about a topic, it can be a little stressful

當一個人對一個話題充滿激情和情感地發言時，可能會有一點壓力。

to tell them to slow down.

叫他們慢點

Are you really going to interrupt somebody and say, "Excuse me, could you slow down and

你真的要打斷別人說："對不起，你能不能慢點，然後...... "嗎？

speak a little more slowly?"

說話慢一點？"

Probably not.

可能不會

That will probably interrupt the flow of conversation.

這可能會打斷談話的流程。

So if you're in a situation where the other person is speaking very emotionally about

所以，如果你的情況下，對方是在一個非常情緒化的情況下說的關於

a topic, pay attention to the reason why.

一個話題，要注意原因。

What's the underlying emotion you can distinguish from their tone?

你能從他們的語氣中分辨出的潛在情緒是什麼？

The intonation will convey a lot of meaning even if you can't understand every single word.

即使你不能理解每一個字，語調也會傳達很多意思。

You also need to understand that native speakers don't necessarily speak quickly for them.

你也要明白，母語者不一定能快速為他們說話。

Instead, they're speaking efficiently.

相反，他們講效率。

In English, we use word and sentence stress in order to draw your attention to the most

在英語中，我們利用單詞和句子的重音來吸引你的注意力，以最

important words in the sentence.

句中的重要詞語。

If we're speeding through a certain word, it's probably not important.

如果我們在某一個詞上加快速度，它可能並不重要。

What I want you to listen for are the words or even better the syllables in these words

我想讓你們聽的是這些詞，甚至更好的是這些詞的音節。

that are the longest, the loudest and the highest in pitch.

是最長、最響、音調最高的。

When we stress words, we make one syllable of a word longer, louder and higher in pitch.

當我們強調單詞時，我們會使單詞的一個音節變長，聲音變大，音調變高。

When you're listening to an American who is speaking really quickly, pay attention to

當你在聽一個美國人說話時，要注意以下幾點

the words that are longest, loudest, and highest in pitch.

最長、最響、音調最高的詞。

These are the words that carry the meaning of the sentence.

這些都是承載句子意思的詞語。

By tuning your ear to focus specifically on these particular words, you're going to get

通過調整你的耳朵，特別是專注於這些特定的單詞，你將得到

the meaning of the sentence without hearing every single detail.

句子的意思，而沒有聽清每一個細節。

In my experience, most non native speakers stress themselves out trying to catch every

根據我的經驗，大多數非母語人士都會把自己的壓力放在試圖抓住每個

single word and detail of the sentence.

單字和句子的細節。

Native speakers don't do this.

母語者不會這樣做。

Native speakers listen efficiently.

母語者高效地傾聽。

We listen for the words that receive the most stress in the sentence.

我們聽一下句子中受力最大的詞。

To understand someone who's speaking quickly, pay attention to these words.

要想了解一個人說話的速度，請注意這些話。

This will enable you to follow along with the key points of the sentence.

這樣就可以順著句子的關鍵點來理解。

After you focus your attention on tone of voice and you've been able to identify the

在你把注意力集中在語氣上，並且你已經能夠識別出

meaning behind the words and you've paid attention to word and sentence stress in order to hear

詞背後的含義，你已經注意到了單詞和句子的重音，以便聽到

the key words in the sentence, I encourage you to focus your attention on words and ideas

句子中的關鍵詞，我鼓勵你把注意力集中在單詞和想法上。

that seem to repeat themselves.

似乎是重複的。

If you're listening to someone speaking passionately on a topic, they're probably going to come

如果你在聽一個人充滿激情地談論一個話題，他們很可能會來。

back to their main ideas again and again.

一再回到他們的主旨上。

In the most typical American communication style, we tell somebody what we're going to

在最典型的美國人的溝通方式中，我們告訴別人，我們要

say to them, we say it and then we repeat ourselves again once we finish.

對他們說，我們就說，說完後我們再重複一遍。

If you miss the point at the beginning of the sentence, try to tune your ear to the

如果你錯過了句子開頭的重點，可以試著把耳朵調到

key message.

關鍵資訊：

What's the underlying idea or theme that you hear throughout the person's speech?

你在整個人的演講中聽到的基本思想或主題是什麼？

It's OK if you miss a few details as long as you understand the underlying meaning.

只要你理解了基本含義，錯過一些細節也沒關係。

If you feel like you have missed a key point in the person's speech, don't be afraid to

如果你覺得自己漏掉了對方講話中的一個關鍵點，不要害怕。

ask for clarification.

問明。

In fact, clarifying what you heard and confirming your understanding are two of the most essential

事實上，澄清你所聽到的內容和確認你的理解是兩個最基本的

conversation skills in English in my opinion.

在我看來，英語的對話技巧。

If you want more guidance on these conversation skills, be sure to check out my video on the

如果你想得到更多關於這些對話技巧的指導，一定要看看我的視頻。

five most essential conversation skills in English.

五個最基本的英語對話技巧。

But let's talk a little bit more about it right now.

但我們現在就多說幾句吧。

If you feel like you've missed something important, you can ask the person to repeat themselves.

如果你覺得自己好像漏掉了什麼重要的東西，你可以要求對方重複一遍。

You can say something like, would you mind repeating that for me again?

你可以說，你介意再給我重複一遍嗎？

Would you mind going over that one more time?

你介意再看一遍嗎？

Even better, you can get specific.

更好的是，你可以得到具體。

Could you clarify what you meant by your last point?

你能不能澄清一下你最後的觀點是什麼意思？

I'm sorry I didn't catch that.

我對不起，我沒聽清。

Could you repeat that last point?

你能重複最後一點嗎？

I don't think I got your meaning.

我想我不明白你的意思。

Could you go over that again?

你能再講一遍嗎？

Just a second.

等一下

I need a little more clarification on your last point.

我需要對你的最後一點進行更多的澄清。

Could you repeat that?

你能重複一下嗎？

As you can see, all of these questions show that you're listening carefully to the other

正如你所看到的，所有這些問題都表明你在認真傾聽其他

person, but they enable the other person to repeat themselves.

人，卻能讓對方重複自己。

You want to jump in and ask for clarification right after the point that you missed.

你想在你錯過的點之後，馬上跳出來問清楚。

If you understood the rest of the sentence, there's no point in asking them to repeat

如果你理解了剩下的句子，就沒有必要要求他們重複

everything they've already said.

他們已經說的一切。

In fact, when you ask them to clarify a specific point, you may actually help them be more

事實上，當你要求他們澄清一個具體的觀點時，你實際上可能會幫助他們更。

clear.

清楚。

Sometimes it's not the fact that you didn't understand, it's that the other person needs

有時候，不是你不懂，而是對方需要。

to repeat themselves to be extra clear.

來重複自己的意思，以便特別清楚。

In addition to asking clarifying questions, you can show what you understood by repeating

除了提出澄清的問題外，你還可以通過重複以下內容來表明你的理解。

back some of their points in your own words.

用你自己的話來支持他們的一些觀點。

Some expressions we use to confirm our understanding are...

我們用來確認我們的理解的一些表達方式是... ...

Let me see if I understood you correctly.

讓我看看我的理解是否正確。

Can I just check what I got from that?

我可以直接查看我從中得到了什麼嗎？

What I heard you say was...

我聽到你說的是...

I think you're saying...

我想你是說... ...

or "In other words," and then you restate their opinion again.

或 "換句話說"，然後你再重申他們的觀點。

When you repeat back the points you did understand, the other person can clarify anything else

當你把你確實理解的要點複述一遍，對方就可以澄清其他的東西了

that you may have missed.

你可能已經錯過了。

These are subtle ways to keep the conversation going without

這些都是保持對話的微妙方法，而不需要

slowing down the flow of the person's thoughts.

減慢人的思想流動。

Don't feel stressed out when you interact with someone who speaks really quickly.

當你與一個說話非常快的人交流時，不要感到壓力。

Remember, they're showing enthusiasm, excitement, emotion, or passion

記住，他們表現出的是熱情、興奮、情感或激情。

for the topic through the way that they speak.

通過他們說話的方式，為主題。

Instead, focus your attention on the stressed words.

相反，把注意力集中在強調的詞語上。

Pay attention to the meaning that you get through their intonation.

要注意通過他們的語氣來表達的意思。

Listen for ideas that come up again and again.

聽聽那些屢屢出現的想法。

Try to catch the key points by the way they emphasize them, and if you do have any doubts,

儘量通過他們強調的方式抓住關鍵點，如果你確實有什麼疑問。

be sure to ask for clarification and confirm what you heard.

一定要問清楚，確認你所聽到的。

As your ear adjusts to the way that we speak, you're not going to be intimidated by the

當你的耳朵適應了我們說話的方式，你就不會被嚇到了。

speed of speech.

語速。

You're going to pay attention to the key words by listening to

你要注意關鍵詞，通過聽。

what's most important in the sentence.

句中最重要的是什麼。

I hope you feel more confident interacting with native speakers after watching this video.

希望你看完這個視頻後，能更自信地與母語人士交流。

If you have any other suggestions for what you can do if you're interacting with a fast

如果你有什麼其他的建議，你可以做什麼，如果你與一個快速的互動

speaking native speaker, please leave a comment below the video.

請在視頻下方留言。

Once again, I'm Kim from englishwithkim.com.

再一次，我是來自englishwithkim.com的金。

I'm your guide to the essential communication skills you need to sound more natural in English.

我是你的指南，你需要的基本溝通技巧，聽起來更自然的英語。

If you like this video, please give it a thumbs up and share it with a friend.

如果你喜歡這個視頻，請你豎起大拇指，分享給朋友。

Have a good one.

有一個好的。

Goodbye.

再見了