Can you learn a language just by listening?

Hey, guys. Welcome to engVid. Today's lesson is a little bit different,

大家好。欢迎来到engVid。今天的 课程有点不同，

it's me talking about: Is it possible for you to learn a language just by listening?

这是我讲的：对你来说有没有可能 只是通过听来学习一门语言？

This is something that I think many of us would love, love, love, love to be true.

这是我认为大多人的事， 爱，爱，爱，爱是正确的。

I can just learn a language by listening, I don't have to really do anything

我可以通过听学习一门语言， 我没有做任何事情

if I just spend enough time listening, then,

如果我只是花足够 时间听，然后，

you know, I'll be able to speak; I'll have learned the language.

你知道，我就能讲; 我将学会这门语言。

So, some ways we might do this are... Could be watching... Watching TV in that language,

所以，用某些方法我们可以做到这一点的？ 像看......看那种语言的电视，

you're trying to learn and just think:

你想学习 只是觉得：

"Well, I'm... I'm learning. I'm learning stuff just by watching."

“嗯，我...我学习。我 仅仅通过观看学习的东西。“

Another way is you move to a different country, and you spend time around

另一种方法是你移居到一个不同的 国家，你花些时间围绕着

native speaker friends, and you don't understand anything, but you're like:

本地母语的朋友们，而你听不懂得任何事情，但你喜欢：

"Well, I'm learning. The more time I spend doing this, I'll get to a point where I can just speak the language."

“嗯，我正在学习。这样做的时间越长， 我会到一个可以讲那种语言的地步。“

And that is a situation that I, myself, have been in many times in my life. If you put

这是我的一种情况，在我的生活中已经被做了很多次。如果你把

all the time together, I would say I probably wasted a couple of years of my life, taking

所有的时间放在一起，我会说我可能 浪费了我几年的生活，用

that approach, just thinking you learn by listening. Now, don't get me wrong, you do

这种做法，你仅仅想通过听来学习 。现在，不要误会我的意思，如果你

learn how to understand what people are talking about if you take that approach. You know,

采取这种做法学习如何理解人们在说什么。 你知道，

you're the only one who doesn't speak the same language that everybody else speaks,

你是唯一一个不会说其他人会说的语言的人，

you're the only one who doesn't speak it, after a while you do kind of understand what

你是唯一一个不会说的， 一段时间后，你有点了解

people are talking about, so you can often guess from the situation. But that doesn't

人们都在谈论什么，所以你可以经常 从情景猜测。但是，这并不

mean the same thing as being able to put a sentence together, and join in in the conversation

意味着你可以做同样的事情，就像能够用那种语言组成一个句子并在谈话中加入对话。

in that language. Because although you kind of understand what people are saying, you

因为虽然你有点 明白的人们在说什么，你

just haven't developed the skill of moving your tongue and saying the words of the other

只是还没有培养出移动你的舌头的技巧 ，说其他语言的话。

language. So I would say taking that approach is a very, very frustrating, and slow, and

所以，我要说采取这一做法 是一个非常，非常令人沮丧，而且缓慢，

ineffective way to learn any language. And that's based from my personal experience.

无效的方式去学习任何语言。 这是基于我个人的经验。

If the language that you're hoping, trying, wishing to learn is very close to your language,

如果你希望、尝试去学习某种非常接近你母语的语言 ，

then of course, you will understand much, much more of what is being said, and you'll

那当然，你就会明白了更多， 更多正在被说的话，你将

be able to guess many of the words. But if the language is completely different to your

能够猜出的许多话。但是，如果 这语言和你的母语是完全

native language, it's a really ineffective way to expect to learn a language, because

不同，这是一个非常无效的 办法指望学习一门语言，因为

there's just not a lot you can guess. The words are very different, the grammar structure

有很多你猜不到的东西。单词 有很大的不同，语法结构

is very different.

也是非常不同的。

And have you ever been in that situation when you're the only one who doesn't understand

你是否在一个你是唯一一个不能理解任何东西的情况？

anything? Well, I've been in that situation many times, and I don't know if this happens

好吧，我已经在这种情况下 很多次，我不知道是否这种情况发生

to all people, but this happens to me. After a while, you stop listening. And, at least

在所有的人身上，但这种情况发生在我身上。过 一会儿，你停止了听。而且，至少

I do, and I start thinking about my own things in my head. So you're there, but you're not

我这样做，我开始在我的脑子里思考我自己的事情 。所以，你在那里，但你不

even listening. And you have to ask yourself:

在听。你不得不要问自己：

Is this the same thing that's also happening

这是不是也同样发生的事

if you're watching a movie that's spoken in a language that you don't understand? Are

在你观看一个说你不会的语言的电影

you actually listening to the words, or are you just reading subtitles in your own language

你实际上听的是单词，或者你 只是读你自己的语言的字幕

that you understand? So that's an important part of it as well. Is that time you are listening

你明白了吗？所以这是一个重点。这就是你在听

to the language you want to learn, are you using that time with your ears, really awake

你想学习的语言的时候，你是不是花费时间在你的耳朵上，真的唤醒

and switched on to what people are saying? Because I think most of the time, when you

并开启到人们在说什么？ 因为我觉得大部分的时间，当你

don't actually know that language, you're not fully listening because you don't understand

实际上不会那种语言，你不是 完全在听，因为你不明白

anything. You're really concentrating on something you don't understand, it's a very hard thing

任何东西。你真正地专注于你不明白的事情上，这是一个很困难的事情

to do for more than a couple of minutes.

去做上超过几分钟。

So, learning a language just by listening, in my opinion, is a very frustrating, slow

所以，学习一门语言只是通过听， 在我看来，是一个非常令人沮丧，缓慢

way to learn a language. Of course, we all learn like this when we are children, but

的方式来学习一门语言。当然，我们都 这样学习当我们是孩子的时候，但

that's a very different situation, because when we're babies, we're always surrounded

这是一个非常不同的情况，因为 当我们的婴儿，我们一直围绕着

by this language, we're the one that doesn't speak, and the people around us interact with

这种语言，我们是不说话的那个人，围绕着我们的人和我们

us and get us to say words one by one, and then, you know, language comes slowly, comes

交流并且和我们开始说话一个人接着一个人， 然后，你知道，语言来的很慢，

slowly, comes slowly. But as adults, we don't get that kind of attention, one-to-one from

很慢，很慢。但作为成年人，我们 得不到那样的注意，和一个一个的来自

the native speakers, and we just don't have that long.

的母语的人，还有我们 还没有那么长的时间。

We don't have that long to be not understanding things.

我们没有那么长的时间变得什么都不懂。

So, if you're in that situation, or thinking that you're just going to learn a language

所以，如果你在这种情况下，或想着 你要学习一门语言

by listening, I want you to stop frustrating yourself, stop lying to yourself, and

只是通过听，我希望你停止折腾 自己，停止欺骗自己，

get to the point where you're like:

到了你喜欢听的重点了：

"Well, how am I actually going to learn this language?" if you want to learn.

“好了，实际上我如何打算去学习这种语言？“如果你想学习。

"How am I actually going to learn it?"

“我如何实际上打算去学习它？“

And the way that you learn is

你的学习方式是

by being active. And there are so many different ways you can be active when it comes to learning

通过变有效。而且这里有许多不同的有效的方法，当谈到学习

a language. But it means the...

一种语言。但它意味着......

Rather than just taking in by watching or by listening,

而不仅仅是通过看和听摄入，

you actually have to be putting effort from your side into learning that language. So

你实际上已经投入你的努力到学习语言。所以

the ways that I most like to be learning a language in an active way by writing, I just

写作的是我最喜欢的被用来有效的学习一门语言学习的方法，我只是

find it very helpful for me to use my hand when I'm learning something. Even if I never

发现它非常有用，当我学习一些东西用我用我的手。即使我从来没有

look at it again, I do like this with a paper, throw it over my shoulder. For me, it's very

再看一次，我不喜欢这样一份文件， 它扔在我的肩膀。对我来说，这是非常

helpful to write things down again and again. Sometimes it's very helpful.

有帮助的，一次又一次的写东西， 再次。有时候，这是非常有帮助的。

Other ways of being active, are of course, doing speech practice, having someone you

其他变有效的方法，当然有， 做演讲练习，有一个你

can speak to. But if you don't have anyone to speak to, don't worry, because you can

可以说话的人。但是，如果你没有任何人 可以说话，不用担心，因为你可以

speak to yourself. You can speak, and speak, and speak to yourself.

对自己说话。你可以不断的和自己说话。

When you're watching engVid videos, you can write comments.

当你看engVid 视频的时候，你可以写评论。

You can also do the quiz at the end of the lesson.

在课程结束，你也可以做小测验 。

These are ways to be interactive. And I encourage you to take notes of the lessons as well.

这些办法是互动的。我鼓励你 做这堂课的笔记。

Just keep doing it, be active, and that is what's going to get you out of that frustration of:

只要保持这样做，积极主动，这是一些让你走出挫折的事：

"I'm learning a language, but I think I'm learning a language, but I'm not getting any better."

“我正在学习语言，但只是我觉得我在学习 一种语言，但我没有得到任何改善。“

Because if you are just watch, watch, listen, listen - it's not going to

因为如果你只是看，看 听，听 - 它不会

take you where you want to be with learning your language in a quick enough, fast enough time.

带你到你想到的程度随着学习你的语言在一个足够迅速的时间。

So what I want to do now is invite you to leave a comment, if you've got any tips for

所以我想现在要做的就是邀请您 发表评论，如果你有任何小技巧

learning a language in an active way. And also, after you leave a comment,

关于有效学习一门语言的方法。 你也可以发表评论，

go and do the quiz for today's video.

去做今天的视频的测验

I want to say thank you for watching, and come and join us again at engVid soon.

我想说，感谢您的收看，并在不久以后 再次来到或加入engVid。

And until next time, bye.

下一再说吧，再见。