and in this video we are taking a look at the famous Bollywood actress

而在這段視頻中，我們正在看一看著名的寶萊塢女演員。

Deepika Padukone.

Deepika Padukone

In case you're new here, every week we make lessons to help you learn fast english,

如果你是新來的，每週我們都會製作課程來幫助你快速學習英語。

without getting lost, without missing the jokes, and without subtitles.

不會迷路，不會錯過笑話，也不會有字幕。

In fact, Coisas says that he watches our channel every day,

事實上，Coisas說他每天都看我們的頻道。

and he can now have the courage to write in the comments.

而他現在可以有勇氣在評論裡寫文章了。

So, if that sounds good to you, don't forget to hit that subscribe button,

所以，如果你覺得不錯，別忘了點擊那個訂閱按鈕。

and the bell down below, so that you don't miss any of our new lessons.

和下面的鐘聲，這樣你就不會錯過我們的任何新課程。

As our Indian viewers might know, India has a long list of official languages,

印度觀眾可能都知道，印度有一長串的官方語言。

and each one is spoken by millions of people.

而每一個人都有數百萬人在說。

According to this chart based on a 2011 Census,

根據這張基於2011年人口普查的圖表。

there are over 10 languages that have more first language speakers than English.

有超過10種語言的第一語言使用者比英語多。

To put things into perspective, over 500 million people

為了讓大家更清楚地瞭解情況，有超過5億人

Speak Hindi as a first language.

以印地語為第一語言。

And around 100 million people speak Bengali.

而約有1億人講孟加拉語。

Another 500 million people speak several different languages.

另有5億人講幾種不同的語言。

As a first language, English is only spoken by around 300,000 people.

作為第一語言，英語的使用人數只有30萬左右。

However, as a second language English is spoken by more than 80 million people in India.

然而，作為第二語言，英語在印度有8000多萬人使用。

Deepika is actually a second, or even third language English speaker.

迪皮卡其實是第二語言，甚至第三語言的英語愛好者。

Her first being Konkani.

她的第一個是康卡尼。

Putting her high English proficiency aside, she does speak with a strong Indian accent.

拋開她的高英語水平不談，她說話確實帶有濃重的印度口音。

The question about whether to strive to lose your accent, or to keep it

關於是努力去掉口音，還是保持口音的問題。

has been discussed by academics for many years.

多年來，學術界一直在討論。

Certainly, you need to make sure that you have clear pronunciation

當然，你要保證自己的發音清晰。

and speak clearly also.

並說清楚也。

You don't want it to keep you from communicating effectively.

你不希望它讓你無法有效溝通。

So, for example, saying "soap",

所以，比如說 "肥皂"。

instead of "soup" when ordering your meal at a restaurant,

在餐廳點餐時用 "湯 "代替。

is not only going to cause a communication problem

不僅會造成溝通上的問題

but likely also embarrassment.

但很可能也是尷尬。

However, there are many people who learn english as a second language,

然而，有很多人把英語作為第二語言來學習。

and take pride in learning a new accent.

並以學習新口音為榮。

Others however, who do have a high level of speaking English,

不過，還有一些人的英語口語水準確實很高。

like Deepika, do still have a strong accent.

像Deepika，確實還是有很強的口音。

English as a second language speakers

英語為第二語言者

have at some point made the conscious, or unconscious decision to not pursue a

有意識地或無意識地決定不再追求一個

foreign accent. Be it American, British or otherwise.

外國口音。無論是美國、英國還是其他國家。

In other cases, some speakers are very vague about it.

在另一些情況下，一些發言者對此非常模糊。

So, while some speakers might have a specific goal in mind,

所以，雖然有些發言者可能有一個具體的目標。

others just tend not to really think too much about it.

其他人只是傾向於不真正考慮太多。

In this lesson we will analyze the aspects of Deepika's pronunciation

本節課我們將從以下幾個方面分析迪皮卡的發音。

in English that make her have a strong accent.

在英語中，使她有強烈的口音。

Do you want to master native vocabulary and pronunciation?

你想掌握本土詞彙和發音嗎？

Then our Fluent with Friends Course is perfect for you.

那麼我們的 "與朋友共勉 "課程就是您的最佳選擇。

With this 48-week course you will learn with the first two seasons of Friends.

通過這48周的課程，你將與《朋友》的前兩季一起學習。

Every week you'll receive PDF power lessons, vocabulary memorization software.

每週都會收到PDF動力課、詞彙記憶軟件。

Access to our Fluency Circle Global Community, and so much more.

進入我們的 "流利圈 "全球社區，還有更多。

And the best part is you can try it right now, for free, with our three-part Master class.

最重要的是，你現在就可以免費嘗試，參加我們的三部分大師班。

All you have to do is click up here, or in the description box below

你所要做的就是點擊這裡，或者在下面的描述框中。

to learn more and sign up now. We hope to see you there!

瞭解更多資訊並立即報名。我們希望在那裡見到你

If you're enjoying this lesson, then check out our lesson with Priyanka Chopra on the Ellen Show.

如果你喜歡這堂課，那就看看我們與Priyanka Chopra在Ellen Show上的課程吧。

You can click up here, or in the description box below to watch it

你可以點擊這裡，或在下面的描述框中觀看。

straight after this lesson.

直接上完這節課。

To conclude this lesson, regardless of whether you choose to keep

總結本課，無論你是否選擇保留

your accent, or to lose it, what's more important is that you work

你的口音，或失去它，什麼是更重要的是，你的工作。

on the areas of your English that are stopping you from progressing,

在阻止你進步的英語領域。

be it in your career or your social life, or even other areas.

無論是在你的事業上，還是在你的社會生活中，甚至是其他領域。

Deepika is an incredible English speaker, that can inspire English learners

迪皮卡是一個令人難以置信的英語演講者，可以激勵英語學習者。

to follow their dreams.

來追逐自己的夢想。