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How to speak fluent English without hesitation?

如何毫不猶豫地說流利的英語？

It's a good question,

這是個好問題

and it's one that many of you are asking.

也是你們常常問的問題

I've got two things to say on this.

我想說的有兩點

The first is a little bit simpler.

第一點比較單純

It might sound a little bit patronising,

聽起來可能有點像在擺架子

but it's very important.

但是非常重要

The second is a little bit more complicated.

第二點就比較複雜

It's a little bit deeper, but it's also very important.

比較有深度，但同樣很重要

But first things first.

首先

When people say to me,

當別人跟我說

I'm struggling to speak English well.

我很努力想講好英語

I'm not fluent in English.

我的英語不流利

I hesitate when I speak.

我說英語時會猶豫

I can't respond to people quickly, automatically in English.

我沒辦法用英語快速、自動地回應別人

My first question for them is always

我問他們的第一個問題都是

how much time and energy

你付出了多少時間和精力

are you putting in to learning the language?

學習這個語言？

Learning the English that you need,

學習你生活所需的英語

and then practising it to get good at it.

接著實際應用以求進步

It's such an obvious thing,

這是很顯而易見的事

but you'd be amazed at how many people

但是讓人驚訝的是

actually really aren't doing much of anything.

很多人實際上都沒有什麼作為

You see, what happens is people have a conversation

很多情況是，大家要和海外的客戶

in English with an overseas client,

工作夥伴之類的人

somebody from their work, whatever.

用英語溝通

And they will completely screw that up.

他們會徹底搞砸一切

They will misunderstand something, say something stupid,

他們會誤解別人、說錯話

the whole thing will go horribly wrong,

整件事變得一團糟

and they end up horribly embarrassed about the whole thing.

接著他們會對為此感到無比困窘

They go home, and they search on their computer,

他們回到家後，開始用電腦搜尋

how to improve my English,

如何提升我的英語能力

how to speak fluent English without hesitation,

如何毫不猶豫地說流利的英語

or whatever it is that they type in.

輸入類似的關鍵字

And they are super motivated to improve their English,

他們會開始很積極地提升英語能力

for about a day, two days.

持續一兩天後

And then, the embarrassment fades,

困窘的感覺就會消失

they feel a bit better about the whole thing.

他們會對整件事比較釋懷

Time, as they say, is a great healer.

所謂時間能治癒傷口

Then suddenly other things come up,

接著，突然出現了很多事要做

work gets busy, there are good things to watch on TV,

工作繁忙、有好看的電視節目

beer to be drunk in the pub.

去酒館喝啤酒

English gets pushed to one side,

英語學習就被擱置在一旁

and never gets done.

永遠無法完成

Until of course, the next time they have a conversation

當然，到下一次他們要與海外的客戶

with an overseas client, or somebody from their work,

工作夥伴，或任何說英語的人

or whoever it is that they speak English with.

進行對話時

And once again, the whole thing goes horribly wrong

整個情況又會再一次變得一團糟

and they end up horribly embarrassed all over again,

他們最後又會感到很羞愧

and repeat the same situation again,

一直重蹈覆轍相同的情境

and again, and again.

不斷重演

You don't need me to tell you

不需要由我告訴你們

that this is a shitty way to improve your English.

這個提升英語能力的方式很糟糕

Mastering a language is simple.

要精通一個語言很單純

It's not easy, to be sure,

當然不簡單

but it's definitely not complicated.

但肯定不複雜

Learn the language, get a source

學習語言，找到一個

of good language to learn from,

可以學好語言的管道

learn the language that you need,

學習你需要的語言

practise it, make it easy to use,

好好練習，讓語言容易使用

automatic, fluent, and then just do it.

很自動、流利，然後放膽去講

It really is that simple.

就是這麼單純

But, you need to be doing it every single day.

但是你需要每天實行

You need to be learning new language every single day.

你得每天都學習新東西

Practising on a regular basis.

定期練習

Getting out there, doing more with your English.

邁出第一步，為學習英語付出更多

You can't do nothing in English,

你不能光說不練

and then expect to get better.

還期望自己的英語能進步

It's not gonna happen.

這是不可能的

Again, kind of obvious,

這很顯而易見

but something that many people overlook.

但很多人都會忽略

Of course, if you're not too sure what language to learn,

當然，如果你不確定要學什麼

how to practise it,

要怎麼練習

or really how to do any of what I've just said.

或不知道要怎麼做我剛剛說的事情

If you're confused about the whole

如果你對於整個

English-improvement process, check out my book,

提升英語的過程感到困惑，請看看我的書

Master English Fast, An Uncommon Guide

Master English Fast

to Speaking Extraordinary English.

一本讓你說出非凡英語的非凡指南

It'll show you step by step the whole process.

這本書會一步步告訴你整個過程

It'll walk you through improving your English

作為一個中間人，帶領你提升英語

as an intermediate to advanced English learner.

成為一位進階的英語學習者

Now, I said there were two things

我剛剛說有兩個重點

that are very important, and there are.

非常重要，真的很重要

If you are struggling to speak,

如果你很難開口說英語

if you're hesitating in conversation

對話的時候很猶豫

'cause you don't know the language,

因為你不懂這個語言

go back to the first point, what I just talked about.

就回到我剛剛說的第一個重點

But if you are still finding it difficult,

如果你仍然覺得很困難

what you've gotta ask yourself is why?

你要問自己「為什麼？」

Why are you hesitating?

你為什麼會猶豫？

Is it that you don't know the words?

是因為不知道單字嗎？

Is it that you don't know the phrases,

是因為不知道對話時

the chunks that you need to communicate with?

需要用到的片語和話語？

Or, is it that you have no idea what to say?

或者是不知道到底要說什麼？

Many people say, my mind went blank.

很多人會說，我的腦筋一片空白

I drew blanks, I didn't know what to say.

我沒辦法思考，不知道要說什麼

Is it because you don't have anything interesting to say,

那是因為你想不到有趣的話可以說

no content in here?

腦袋裡沒有內容？

Because this is also an important part of speaking English.

這也是說英語時的一大重點

You need three things to speak English well.

說好英語需要三件事情

Of course, you need the language, that much is obvious.

當然，你要學會這個語言，這很明顯

If you don't have the phrases and the expressions

如果你不知道任何片語或詞彙

that you need to express the things

當你需要表達事情

that you want to express,

或想表達事情時

you're not gonna be able to say anything

就沒辦法用英語

that you want to say in English.

說出任何你想說的話

But, you also need an understanding

但你同時也需要

of the things that you're talking about.

了解你要講的事情

Background knowledge, content.

背景知識、內容

If you are not speaking well,

如果你的英語說得不好

or hesitating because you've got nothing to say,

或因為不知道要說什麼而猶豫

well, you need to get out more.

你就需要多點努力

Do more things in English, or in your native language.

多多使用英語，或你的母語

Because often when people have this problem,

因為大家面臨這個問題時

and I'm sorry to say this,

很抱歉這麼說

but often I'll talk to people and they'll say,

我和其他人聊聊時，他們常常說

well I don't speak English very well.

我的英語說得不太好

But actually, no, they don't speak their own

但事實上，他們的母語

native language very well either.

也說得不是很好

Because they're boring in both languages,

因為他們說兩種語言都令人感到無聊

and that's the problem.

這就是問題

Get out there more, have more experiences.

多走出去、汲取更多經驗

Do more things, have more stories to tell.

多做點事情，產生更多故事

Of course, you need the language

當然，你也需要語言

in order to tell those stories,

來講述這些故事

to talk about those experiences,

談論這些經驗

but you also need the actual experiences.

但你也需要實際的經驗

You need both of these things to speak well.

需要這兩件事情，才能講出好話

And only when you have both of these things,

一定要具備這兩件事情

as well as the third thing, culture.

還有第三個，就是文化

Culture is an understanding of the way that people think.

文化，是對其他人的思想的理解

Because by definition, when you are speaking in English,

很顯然的，你在說英語時

you are talking to people with a different culture to you.

就是跟擁有不同文化的人說話

Meaning the way they think,

這表示，他們思考的方式

and the way that they communicate

還有溝通的方式

is gonna be different to you.

都跟你不一樣

Only when you have all of these three things

只有成功平衡這三件事情

in balance will you truly be able

你才能夠講出

to speak great English.

很棒的英語

Just something to think about.

你們可以想想看

And, like I said, check out my book,

如同我說的，看看我的書

Master English Fast, An Uncommon Guide

Master English Fast

to Speaking Extraordinary English.

一本讓你說出非凡英語的非凡指南

Just head over to MasterEnglishFAST.com,

可以上 MasterEnglishFAST.com 看看

check it out, and I will see you in the next video.

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And oh, if you're new to this channel,

如果你還不認識我的頻道

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