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learning English as a second language
學習英語作為第二語言
these are the 6 tools that helped me along the way
這些6個工具幫助我很多
when I discovered audiobooks
當我發現有聲書
I was like
我那時候想
Oh my gosh
天啊
where have I lived all this time?
我到目前都是住在山洞裡嗎?
because
因為
I love or enjoy
我愛或享受
somebody reading to you
有人讀書給你聽
as you commute or do your daily chorus
當你下班,或者做你的日常生活的家事
laundry
洗衣服
or just
要不就
I don't know sometimes, when you are at work
你知道 有時,當你在工作
the task is sort of repetitive
工作內容是有點無聊一直重複
it's nice
有聲書真好
when you are listening to someone reading a story a thriller
當你在聽別人讀一個故事 驚悚故事的時候
in terms of speaking
在會話方面
it could be quite difficult to find opportunities
這可能是很難找到機會
when you live in a country that doesn't speak the language you practice
當你生活在一個國家,不說話你練習語言
so HelloTalk is a genius app that allows you to pair with a partner or a chat buddy
所以HelloTalk是一個天才的應用程序,讓您配對夥伴或聊天好友
that speaks the language you want to practice
說你要練習的語言
in return, you teach them your native language
作為回報,你教給他們自己的母語
you can also use it as a Facebook for status update, pictures
你也可以使用它作為一個Facebook的狀態更新,圖片
there is also a built-in translation feature which benefits the lazy people
還有一個內置的翻譯功能有利於懶惰的人
because you can directly translate anything you want to say in the app
因為你可以直接翻譯任何你想要說的
if you mainly want to practice your reading and writing
如果你主要是想練習閱讀和寫作
here are a few tools that I use on a daily basis and I mean daily basis
這裡是我每天都在使用一些工具 我的意思是每天
Curiosity app is for people who are curious or just have a lot of time to read random knowledge
好奇心app是給好奇的你,或者只是有很多時間來閱讀隨機的知識
it's really cool because there's a lot of different topics
它真的很酷,因為有很多不同的主題
Flipboard
Flipboard
if you are more entwined with the world these days
如果你更糾纏與世界和這些媒體
which you can get news
你可以得到新聞
it serves like a newspaper app
它提供像報紙一樣的應用
BBC, CNN
BBC,CNN
you can customize what you want to see instead of letting them tell you what to read
你可以自定義你想看到的,而不是讓他們告訴你讀什麼什麼
if you haven't seen the Grammarly ad on Youtube
如果你還沒有在YouTube上看到grammarly的廣告
I tried it and I completely fell in love with it
我嘗試過了,我完全愛上它
it's basically a private, personal tutor
它基本上是一個私人,個人導師
that corrects your English writing
糾正你的英語寫作
so you have the extension installed on your Chrome
所以你安裝在您的Chrome附加
it helps you with your grammar, writing, conjunctions
它可以幫助你與你的語法,寫作,連接詞
your anything
你的任何
it also teaches you it doesn't only correct what you write
它不僅糾正,它也教你 你寫的是什麼
it also gives you the reason why you should change your content
它也給你為什麼你要改變你的內容的原因
last but not least
最後但並非最不重要的
I think everybody can guess this it's Netflix
我想大家都可以猜到 這是Netflix
it's basically a movie platform which you pay $10 or $11 to subscribe
它基本上是你付$ 10或$ 11訂閱電影平台
to watch movies
看電影
I'm sure there are tons of movie platforms out there you can utilize
我敢肯定有萬噸的電影平台,在那裡,你可以利用影集
to immerse yourself into the culture
讓自己沉浸到文化
because, with that, that's how you learn a language faster and with ease
因為,就這樣,這就是你如何學習語言速度更快,輕鬆
people think communication is the sole reason why you would learn a new language
人們認為溝通是唯一學習新語言的原因
but for me, the most valuable takeaway is that the resources are available and accessible to me
但對我來說,最有價值的是,開放給我的資源
in both languages
用兩種語言
so I can go on Google and search in both English and Mandarin Chinese
這樣我就可以去谷歌用英文和中文搜索
and I get information and resources in both the languages
我得到的資訊和資源,兩個不同的語言
to me, this is something really valuable
對我來說,這是一件非常有價值
I don't know what's your reason for learning a new language?
所以 什麼是你的原因,學習一門新的語言?
I will post all the links and resources down below check them out
我會貼所有連結和資源在下面 歡迎參考