Oh, really?

哦，真的嗎？

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

是啊，是啊，是啊。

That's great news.

這真是個好消息。

And he was teaching himself.

他還在自學。

Oh, really?

哦，真的嗎？

Yeah.

是啊

How funny.

真有趣

How funny.

真有趣

Yeah.

是啊

OK.

好的。

Oh, OK.

哦，好的

You've got an F-Pro.

你有一臺 F-Pro。

So I did study it a little bit, and then eventually...

所以我確實研究了一下，最後...

OK.

好的。

So as an English expert...

是以，作為一名英語專家...

No, no.

不，不

No, we're kidding.

不，我們在開玩笑。

No.

不

Why is that?

為什麼會這樣？

I don't know.

我不知道。

It's the real deal.

它是貨真價實的。

It's the real deal.

它是貨真價實的。

Yeah.

是啊

Yeah.

是啊

It's really probably...

這真的可能...

Yeah.

是啊

I like it much better than American English.

與美式英語相比，我更喜歡美式英語。

If someone is trying to learn English, what tips or hints or secrets would you...

如果有人想學習英語，您有什麼建議、提示或祕訣...

Watch movies in English.

觀看英語電影

Tool Finder.

工具查找器。

Really simple.

真的很簡單。

Super catchy lyrics.

歌詞超級朗朗上口

And you will get to learn a lot.

你將學到很多東西。

I like British TV as well.

我也喜歡英國電視。

Oh, really?

哦，真的嗎？

Yes.

是的。

OK.

好的。

Because it's more easy to understand.

因為它更容易理解。

Very friendly and very welcoming.

非常友好，非常熱情。

And I always enjoy going to London, yeah.

我一直很喜歡去倫敦，是的。

Does that mean Americans are unpolite and unfriendly?

這是否意味著美國人不禮貌、不友好？

I didn't say that, no.

我沒這麼說，沒有。

Hiya.

你好

Welcome to Easy English.

歡迎訪問 Easy English。

So today, as you can probably hear, we're on the busy streets of Berlin.

今天，正如您所聽到的，我們正在柏林繁忙的街道上。

And whilst walking those streets, we heard plenty of English voices.

走在街上，我們聽到了很多英國人的聲音。

So this made us wonder, can all Germans speak English?

這讓我們不禁要問，德國人都會說英語嗎？

And how often are they speaking English in Germany?

他們在德國說英語的頻率有多高？

It's time to find out.

是時候一探究竟了。

Here we go.

開始了

Can you speak English?

你會說英語嗎？

Just a little bit, yeah.

就一點點

Just a little bit.

就一點點

OK.

好的。

Sounds good.

聽起來不錯。

Can you speak English?

你會說英語嗎？

Just a little bit.

就一點點

Can you speak English?

你會說英語嗎？

Yes, I can.

是的，我可以。

Can you speak English?

你會說英語嗎？

I can.

我可以

Can you speak English?

你會說英語嗎？

Yes.

是的。

That's good.

很好

Do you speak English?

你會說英語嗎？

Yes, I do.

是的，我知道。

You do speak English.

你會說英語

Yes.

是的。

Very good.

非常好

And how did you learn English?

你是怎麼學會英語的？

I learned English at school, but I don't practice English very often.

我在學校學過英語，但我不經常練習英語。

So I don't have to work in English, and that's why.

所以我不用用英語工作，這就是原因。

How did you learn English?

你是如何學習英語的？

Or are you still learning English?

還是你還在學英語？

I'm always still learning English.

我一直在學習英語。

I learned it at school, and then I learned it because I was in England.

我是在學校學的，後來因為在英國才學會的。

And how did you learn English?

你是怎麼學會英語的？

Well, I started in school, and then I picked a lot of that up in my work, actually.

事實上，我從學校開始學習，後來在工作中也學到了很多。

So I worked in a lot of companies where English was the spoken language.

是以，我在很多以英語為母語的公司工作過。

And after school, were you interested in learning more English?

放學後，你是否有興趣學習更多英語？

Yes, kind of.

是的，算是吧。

And why is that?

這是為什麼呢？

Because of more opportunities, I think.

我想，這是因為有更多的機會。

If someone is trying to learn English, what tips or hints or secrets would you give them?

如果有人想學英語，您會給他什麼建議、提示或祕訣？

Or watch movies in English.

或者看英語電影。

Listen to a lot of music and understand what they're saying.

多聽音樂，理解他們在說什麼。

Right.

對

And what music were you listening to?

你當時在聽什麼音樂？

Everything.

所有東西

Rock and roll, rap.

搖滾樂、說唱樂

I guess the best way to learn a language is to live in the country where you speak that language or to have friends or a boyfriend or a girlfriend that talks in that language.

我想，學習一種語言的最好方法就是生活在會說這種語言的國家，或者有會說這種語言的朋友或男女朋友。

So another source where I have another way I learned English is I started watching lots of movies and TV shows in English.

是以，我學習英語的另一個途徑就是開始觀看大量的英語電影和電視節目。

What tips, then, would you give to someone if they want to improve their English after school?

那麼，如果有人想在課餘時間提高英語水平，您有什麼建議？

Well, dive into the experience.

那麼，就來體驗一下吧。

I mean, whether it's watching movies or just getting out of your comfort zone and then being confrontational about it and then not really feeling uncomfortable about the accent or whatever it is.

我的意思是，不管是看電影，還是走出自己的舒適區，然後與之對抗，然後不會真的因為口音或其他原因感到不舒服。

Because in the end, the accent is something that shows you that you're willing to go for it and learn something.

因為歸根結底，口音能證明你願意去做，願意去學。

So I think it's really good to have an accent.

所以我覺得有口音真的很好。

And then, you know, that shows that you're interested in different languages and different cultures.

然後，你知道，這表明你對不同的語言和不同的文化感興趣。

So I think just going for it and not really being don't really caring about like not really caring about making mistakes or whatever it is.

所以，我覺得只要去做，不要真的在意，不要真的在意犯錯或任何事情。

This video is sponsored by italki, the site that allows you to find online language teachers for one-on-one tutoring.

本視頻由 italki 贊助，該網站可讓您找到在線語言教師進行一對一輔導。

As a new user, you'll get $10 in italki credits after your first lesson if you register using the link go.italki.com forward slash easy English.

作為新用戶，如果您使用 go.italki.com forward slash easy English 鏈接註冊，第一節課後即可獲得 10 美元 italki 點數。

If you don't like reading complicated language books or listening to pre-recorded audio courses, then italki is for you.

如果您不喜歡閱讀複雜的語言書籍或聽預先錄製的音頻課程，那麼 italki 就是您的理想選擇。

You'll get to practice your conversational skills under different real-world scenarios as speaking with humans is the best way to learn a language.

您可以在不同的真實場景下練習會話技能，因為與人交談是學習語言的最佳方式。

You can customize your lessons to cater for your learning needs and interests.

您可以根據自己的學習需求和興趣定製課程。

And the one-on-one lessons provide you undivided attention with teachers at your preferred time, whether you're at home, at the airport, or at your local park, you have complete access.

此外，一對一課程還能讓您在自己喜歡的時間與教師進行交流，無論您是在家、在機場還是在當地公園，都能得到教師的悉心指導。

So head on over to italki with this link go.italki.com forward slash easy English to start your first lesson and get $10 in lesson credits.

是以，請通過以下鏈接訪問 italki go.italki.com forward slash easy English，開始您的第一節課，並獲得 10 美元的課程點數。

And how did you learn English?

你是怎麼學會英語的？

My father is from America, my mother from Germany, but I don't know him.

我父親來自美國，母親來自德國，但我不認識他。

And so do you think you speak British English or American English?

你覺得自己說的是英式英語還是美式英語？

Sometimes like this, sometimes like that.

有時這樣，有時那樣。

Would you say you speak American or British English?

您覺得自己說的是美式英語還是英式英語？

More American for sure.

肯定更美國化。

Yeah, because of the band you're listening to?

是啊，因為你聽的樂隊嗎？

Yeah.

是啊

So do you speak American English or British English?

你說的是美式英語還是英式英語？

It's a mix of both, I guess.

我想這兩者都有。

And how did you learn English?

你是怎麼學會英語的？

I grew up in the States for a while, and then that's when I picked it up.

我在美國長大了一段時間，然後就開始學英語了。

Really?

真的嗎？

So you would say, because I've been asking most people what English do you speak, British or American English, and they don't really know.

所以你會說，因為我一直在問大多數人你說的是什麼英語，英式英語還是美式英語，而他們並不知道。

Well, with me it would probably be American English.

對我來說，可能是美式英語。

And maybe this is an obvious question now because of where you are staying, but were you learning British English or American English?

也許現在這個問題已經很明顯了，因為你現在住在哪裡，但你學的是英式英語還是美式英語？

Euro-English.

歐洲英語

What is Euro-English?

什麼是歐洲英語？

It's a bit of everything.

什麼都有。

It's a bit of everything.

什麼都有。

Do you speak American English or British English?

您說的是美式英語還是英式英語？

Do you know?

你知道嗎？

I think I speak like German accent English.

我覺得我說的是德語口音的英語。

I speak English with a German accent.

我說英語時帶有德國口音。

I don't know.

我不知道。

In school we learn British English, I think.

我想，我們在學校學的是英式英語。

Do you need to use your English ever when you're in Germany?

在德國，您需要用到英語嗎？

No, not for my work.

不，不是為了我的工作。

To talk to friends, of course, that live abroad.

當然是和住在國外的朋友哈拉。

For example, I have lots of friends in Denmark, so we talk in English, but not for work purposes.

例如，我在丹麥有很多朋友，所以我們用英語交談，但不是為了工作目的。

Do you use English in Germany?

您在德國使用英語嗎？

A lot.

很多。

A lot?

很多？

More than German?

比德國人還多？

Partly, yes, because I work a lot in English.

部分原因是，我經常用英語工作。

How much would you say you speak German as to how much do you speak English daily?

您認為您每天說多少德語，而您每天說多少英語？

At the moment I speak English every day because the girlfriend of my roommate is from Costa Rica and she only speaks English and Spanish, so in the last weeks, every day.

現在我每天都說英語，因為我室友的女朋友來自哥斯達黎加，她只會說英語和西班牙語。

And it was okay for you?

你覺得沒問題嗎？

You wanted to learn more English for your job?

您想為工作多學點英語？

Absolutely.

當然可以。

I like English.

我喜歡英語。

And also I work in a field where most of the literature was English, and I had to learn a lot from the Internet, reading on the Internet, and also the materials were in English, so it came quite naturally to me.

此外，我所從事的領域大部分文獻都是英文的，我必須從互聯網上學習很多東西，在互聯網上閱讀，而且材料也是英文的，所以我很自然地就學會了。

I have a lot of different kinds of friends, a lot of different friends from different nationalities with a different background of language, and the way we communicate with each other is in English.

我有很多不同類型的朋友，很多來自不同國家、有著不同語言背景的朋友，我們之間的交流方式就是英語。

Do you, in your time in Berlin do you speak, or in Germany, do you speak much English?

你在柏林的時候會說英語嗎，或者在德國，你會說很多英語嗎？

Not really.

其實不然。

I mean, I do have a lot of friends that are bilingual, but in the end I would say I speak mostly German.

我的意思是，我確實有很多朋友會說兩種語言，但歸根結底，我還是說德語居多。

And of course you have to be a bit cautious because everybody uses that language, you know, bends it in a way, but I think English is exactly the language where everyone does it with.

當然，你必須謹慎一些，因為每個人都在使用這種語言，你知道，在某種程度上，它是彎曲的，但我認為英語恰恰是每個人都在使用的語言。

I mean, it's not so easy to do that with German.

我的意思是，要做到這一點，對德語來說並不容易。

Thanks for watching this week's episode.

感謝您收看本週的節目。

Please let us know in the comments below how much English you're speaking in your home country, and as always, we'll see you next week.

請在下面的評論中告訴我們您在自己國家的英語水平，我們下週再見。

Ta-ra!

Ta-ra！

One movie that I loved a lot was Hobgoblin, back in the day.

有一部電影我非常喜歡，那就是當年的《妖精》。

Nice.

不錯。

And you probably pick up lots of good swear words from watching Tarantino movies, too.

看塔倫蒂諾的電影，你可能也會學到很多好聽的髒話。

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

是啊，是啊，是啊。

Some of them you might not say.

有些你可能不會說。

I hope not.

希望不會。