In this video I am going to teach you 3 easy tips

在這段視頻中，我將教你3個簡單的技巧

to quickly improve your spoken English.

以快速提高英語口語水準。

These 3 tips are:

這3個技巧是：

1. Slow down

1.慢一點

2. Move your mouth

2.移動你的嘴

3. Speak up

3.3. 大聲說出來

You’ve probably heard one if not all

你可能聽說過一個，如果不是全部

of these tips before but they are extremely

這些提示之前，但他們是非常

important when it comes to clear,

重要的時候，要清楚。

understandable spoken English.

可理解的英語口語。

So let’s talk about each one...

那麼我們就來談談每一個... ...

The first one is, slow down.

第一個是，慢點。

This is one tip you’ve probably heard more

這是你可能聽得比較多的一個小竅門。

than anything else and that’s because

比什麼都重要，這是因為

slowing down when you speak will cause

語速放慢會導致

the most dramatic improvement

最顯著的進步

in your English pronunciation.

在你的英語發音中。

This is because it engages your audience and gets

這是因為它能吸引你的閱聽人，並獲得

them interested in what you have to say.

他們對你說的話感興趣。

Have you ever noticed how slow

你有沒有注意到

and controlled a politician speaks?

並控制了一個政治家說話？

Good public speakers know that when they talk

優秀的公眾演講者知道，當他們演講時

slowly and controlled that their audience listens

慢條斯理

more closely to what they have to say.

更加貼近他們的訴求。

Their audience is engaged because the

他們的聽眾之所以能參與進來，是因為

speaker is not in any hurry.

說者無心，聽者有意。

It’s easier to listen to someone who speaks

聽一個人說話比較容易。

a little slower than someone who speaks too fast.

比起語速過快的人來說，慢了一點。

It’s very natural to feel rushed while speaking.

在說話的時候，感覺到倉促是非常自然的。

We usually put that pressure on ourselves

我們通常會給自己施加壓力

feeling like we need to get our message

感覺我們需要得到我們的資訊

out fast before we lose our listener.

在我們失去聽眾之前，我們要儘快離開。

The reality is, as you slow down,

現實是，隨著你的慢下來。

your listener will feel more comfortable and relaxed

您的聽眾會感到更舒適和放鬆。

which makes them more interested

這讓他們更感興趣

and engaged with what you have to say.

並參與你所說的。

Another reason to slow down is to give

另一個放慢腳步的原因是為了給

your listener time to keep up with

您的聽眾有時間跟上

what you have to say.

你有什麼想說的。

If English is not your first language

如果英語不是您的母語

you will have some difficulty with sentence order,

你會對句子的順序有一些困難。

vocabulary, and pronunciation.

詞彙和發音。

Your listener knows this and for the most part

你的聽眾知道這一點，而且大多數情況下

will be very patient as long as you slow down and

只要你慢下來，會很有耐心的

give them time to keep up with the conversation.

讓他們有時間跟上對話。

When a native speaker hears a word they do not

當一個母語人士聽到一個詞時，他們並不

understand it is natural for them to try and correct

懂得知錯就改

that word in their head before they can

在他們的腦海中，還沒來得及

continue listening to your message.

繼續聽你的消息。

They have to work harder to understand your

他們必須更努力地工作，以瞭解你的

message because of the errors that you make.

因為你犯的錯誤而導致的消息。

When you speak slowly, you allow your listener

當你慢慢地說話時，你允許你的聽眾

to make that correction in their head

在他們的腦海中進行改正

and still be able to follow the rest of the

並且還能跟上其他的。

conversation. On the other hand,

談話。另一方面，。

if you speak quickly and don’t allow time

欲速則不達

for your listener to make the corrections

讓你的聽眾進行修改

in their head, you will lose them,

在他們的腦袋裡，你會失去他們。

they will get frustrated because they can’t follow

他們會因為無法跟隨而沮喪

the conversation, and then they

談話，然後他們

will most likely give up.

很可能會放棄。

The final reason to slow down

最後一個放慢腳步的原因

is to allow more time for your mouth to keep up.

是為了讓自己的嘴巴有更多的時間跟上。

English sounds require a lot

英語音需要很多

of movement in the mouth.

口中運動的。

There are very specific positions the mouth

嘴有很特殊的位置

needs to be in for you to make the correct sounds.

需要在你發出正確的聲音。

When you speak quickly your mouth does not

當你快速說話時，你的嘴不

have time to get into the correct positions

來得及

to make the correct sounds.

以發出正確的聲音。

When you slow down and take your time

當你慢下來，慢慢來

while you speak, you are then able to get your

在你說話的時候，你就能夠得到你的。

mouth in the right positions which makes your

嘴的正確位置，使你的

message much more clear and understandable.

資訊更加清晰易懂。

The second easy tip to quickly improve your

第二個簡單的小技巧，快速提高你的

spoken English is to move your mouth more.

英語口語就是要多動嘴。

Just like I was saying before, English

就像我之前說的，英語

sounds require a lot of movement in the mouth.

聲音需要在嘴裡做很多動作。

There are very specific positions the mouth

嘴有很特殊的位置

needs to be in for you to make the correct sound.

需要在你發出正確的聲音。

These correct English sounds require movement

這些正確的英語發音需要動作

of the mouth, tongue, lips, teeth, and throat.

口腔、舌頭、嘴脣、牙齒和喉嚨的。

All of these structures need to move and work

所有這些結構都需要移動和工作

together to make the correct sounds of English.

一起發出正確的英語音。

In this course you will learn the correct position

在本課程中，您將學習正確的位置

for each of the most difficult sounds of English

對於每一個最難聽的英語音

but for now I want you to understand

但現在我想讓你明白

the importance of moving your

搬家的重要性

mouth more than you usually do.

嘴裡比你平時做的更多。

Think of your mouth as a musical instrument

把你的嘴當作樂器

such as a trumpet.

如小號。

A trumpet has a nice big opening at the end

小號的尾部有一個漂亮的大開口。

that allows sound to escape loud and clear.

使得聲音能夠嘹亮地逸出。

What if I were to take a towel and

如果我拿著毛巾和

cover up half of the opening to the trumpet,

掩蓋了一半的開口到小號。

how would it sound?

怎麼說呢

It would sound muffled, right?

聽起來會很悶，對不對？

It would be much quieter and the sound

這將是更安靜和聲音

wouldn’t come out as strong and clear.

就不會有那麼強烈和清晰的感覺了。

The same goes for the

同樣的情況也是如此。

movement of your mouth.

嘴的運動。

If you only open your mouth half way

如果你只張開一半的嘴

and don’t move your mouth, tongue, lips,

而且不要動嘴、舌頭、嘴脣。

and teeth enough, then the sound coming out

和牙齒足夠，那麼聲音出來

of your mouth will sound muffled and unclear.

嘴裡的聲音會聽起來悶悶的，不清楚。

On the other hand, if you open your mouth more

另一方面，如果你多張嘴的話

and allow the sound to come out unrestricted

暢所欲言

then you will have a much

那麼你就會有一個更

stronger and clearer voice.

更強、更清晰的聲音。

Let me show you an example.

讓我給你舉個例子。

What if I were to introduce myself this way...

如果我這樣介紹自己... ...

Hi, my name is Annie Ruden

你好，我叫安妮-魯登

and I live in the United States.

而我住在美國。

I didn’t move my mouth very much.

我沒怎麼動嘴。

How well were you able to understand me?

你對我的理解有多深？

You might be able to understand me

你也許能理解我

but it probably took a little more effort on your part.

但它可能花了你更多的努力。

Now, listen while I introduce myself

現在，聽我介紹一下自己

while moving my mouth more...

而我的嘴卻動得更厲害了...

Hi, my name is Annie Ruden

你好，我叫安妮-魯登

and I live in the United States.

而我住在美國。

Did you see how much more movement

你有沒有看到多了很多運動

there was in my mouth and did you

有在我的嘴和你

hear the difference in the sound?

聽到聲音的不同？

A great way to practice this technique is to

練習這種技術的一個好方法是

speak in front of a mirror.

對著鏡子說話。

When looking into a mirror you can see

當你對著鏡子的時候，你可以看到

how much you move your mouth.

你的嘴動了多少。

The exercise I will give you today will require you

我今天要給大家做的練習需要大家

to use a mirror and practice opening your mouth

使用鏡子和練習張嘴

wider to make bigger movements in your mouth.

加寬，以便在嘴裡做出更大的動作。

The third and final tip I have for you today

今天我給大家的第三個，也是最後一個建議

to quickly and drastically improve your spoken

快速大幅提高您的口語水準

English is to SPEAK UP!

英語就是要大聲說出來!

Speaking up means to speak louder.

說話就是要大聲點。

Have you ever been listening to music and wanted

你有沒有聽過音樂，想

to hear the words of the song better?

才能更好地聽到這首歌的歌詞？

What did you do?

你做了什麼？

You probably turned up the volume.

你可能把音量調大了

Once the volume was up then you could better

一旦音量大了，那麼你可以更好地

understand what the singer was saying.

聽懂了歌手的意思。

Often times my clients will speak very quiet.

很多時候，我的客戶會很安靜地說話。

Sometimes they speak quietly because it’s part

有時他們會小聲說話，因為這也是他們的一部分

of their personality; they are very shy

他們的個性；他們很害羞

and quiet but most often it is because

但大多數情況下，這是因為

my clients are not confident in their

我的客戶對自己沒有信心

pronunciation of words so they speak quietly

咬文嚼字

so their listener will not hear their mistakes.

這樣他們的聽眾就不會聽到他們的錯誤。

This is a big problem because not only are

這是個大問題，因為不僅是

they probably mispronouncing words but

他們可能讀錯字，但

they are also speaking so quietly that the listener

他們也在悄悄地說話，以至於聽話人......。

has to work even harder to hear what is being said.

不得不更加努力地去聽別人說什麼。

You must understand, English

你要明白，英語

is not your first language.

不是你的母語。

You will most likely not say every

你很可能不會說每一個

word correctly and that’s okay.

詞的正確性，這是好的。

Through this program you will improve in your

通過這個項目，你將提高你的

pronunciation so that you won’t

發音，這樣你就不會

make so many mistakes.

犯了這麼多錯誤。

But you need to be okay with the idea

但你要接受這個想法

that you are going to make some mistakes.

你會犯一些錯誤。

As long as you speak loud enough and slow enough

只要你說話的聲音夠大，速度夠慢就可以了

for your listener to hear and

讓你的聽眾聽到並

follow what you are saying,

順著你說的。

the mispronounced words won’t be

錯別字

that big of a deal. Your listener won’t

這麼大的事情。你的聽眾不會

care very much. Your message will be heard and

非常關心。您的資訊將被聽到，並且

understood enough for a pleasant conversation.

足夠理解為一個愉快的談話。

The goal in all three of these tips is to make it

這三個技巧的目標都是為了讓它成為

easier for your listener to listen to you.

更容易讓你的聽眾聽你說話。

You do not want your listener to get

你不希望你的聽眾得到

frustrated and give up on the conversation.

沮喪地放棄了談話。

You need to do all you can to make

你需要盡你所能使

sure you create an easy experience for

確保為您創造一個簡單的體驗

your listener and this can be done by:

你的聽眾，可以通過以下方式實現。

Slowing down

放慢速度

moving your mouth

動嘴

and speaking up

並大聲疾呼

Now, I have a practice exercise for you

現在，我有一個練習題給你們

to practice this week.

本週要練習。

Print out the worksheet titled:

打印出工作表，標題為：

‘3 easy tips’ right now.

'3個簡單的技巧'，現在。

I am going to read through this worksheet

我要讀完這個工作表

so you can get an idea of how I want you

這樣你就能知道我想讓你怎麼做了。

to read it. Once I finish reading through it,

來閱讀它。一旦我讀完了它。

pause the video and read through it on your own.

暫停視頻，自己看完。

You will concentrate on only 3 skills right now.

你現在只集中精力學習3個技能。

Slow down, move your mouth, and speak up.

慢下來，動動嘴，大聲說出來。

Here we go...

在這裡，我們去...

3 Easy Tips to quickly improve my spoken English:

3個簡單的技巧，讓我快速提高英語口語。

Hi, my name is ________________

你好，我的名字是_____________。

and I’m learning to speak English

我正在學習說英語

with an American accent.

帶著美國口音。

I found this great program called Pronunciation Pro

我發現這個偉大的程序叫做發音專業版

where I learn everything I need to know about

在那裡我學到了我需要知道的一切

English pronunciation and the American Accent.

英語發音和美式口音。

As I practice these skills,

當我練習這些技能時。

I will be better understood by native English

我的英語母語會更容易被理解

speakers and English speakers around the world.

講英語的人和世界各地講英語的人。

In this lesson, I’m learning how to slow

在這一課中，我學習如何減緩

down so my listener has time to

所以我的聽眾有時間

follow what I’m saying.

按照我說的。

I’m also learning to move my mouth more.

我也在學著多動嘴。

I’ve learned that if I don’t open my mouth

我知道如果我不開口的話

and move it, then my listener will have

並移動它，那麼我的聽眾就會有。

to work harder to understand me.

更加努力地去了解我。

The final thing I’m learning, is to speak up.

最後我學會了，就是大聲說話。

I know that when I speak louder it’s easier

我知道，當我大聲說話時，它更容易。

for my listener to hear what I have to say.

讓我的聽眾能聽到我要說的話。

If I use these 3 tips in my daily conversation

如果我在日常對話中使用這3個小技巧

then I will find more success in my interactions

逢凶化吉

with native English speakers and

以英語為母語的人和

English speakers around the world.

全世界講英語的人。

Okay, now pause the video

好了，現在暫停視頻

and read through this worksheet.

並閱讀本工作表。

Great job. Now I want you to print out

幹得好現在我想讓你打印出來

the worksheet, if you haven’t already,

的工作表，如果你還沒有。

and find some tape.

並找到一些錄音帶。

Go ahead and tape the worksheet

去把工作表貼好

to a mirror in your house.

到你家的鏡子。

The most ideal place is a bathroom mirror

最理想的地方是衛生間的鏡子

or some place where you get ready in the morning.

或一些地方，你在早上準備。

Using these 3 tips, I want you to practice

利用這3個小竅門，我想讓你練習一下。

reading this passage while you get ready.

讀這段話，而你準備。

I want you to do it in front of the mirror

我想讓你在鏡子前做這件事

so you can watch the movements of your mouth.

所以你可以觀察你的嘴的動作。

Make sure you are making bigger

確保你做得更大

movements with your mouth then you usually do.

用嘴做動作，然後你通常做。

The 3 tips are written at the top of the

的頂部寫著這3個提示。

worksheet to help you remember to use them.

工作表來幫助你記住如何使用它們。

Read through the worksheet at least 5 times

閱讀工作表至少5遍

out loud every morning.

每天早上都會大聲地喊。

Below this video there is also an mp3 recording

在這段視頻下面還有一段MP3錄音

of me reading this passage so you can listen to

我讀這段話的時候，你可以聽聽

an example of how to slow down, move

一個例子，說明如何放慢速度，移動

your mouth, and speak up.

你的嘴，說出來。

Now go tape this worksheet

現在去把這個工作表錄下來

to your mirror and practice!

對著你的鏡子練習!

Good luck,

好運。

and I’ll see you again in the next video.

我將在下一個視頻中再次見到你。