There's a LAZY Way to Learn English

Oh are you tired of feeling like you're too lazy to learn English?

哦，您是否厌倦了自己懒得学英语的感觉？

What if I told you that the traditional methods, flashcards, textbooks,

如果我告诉你传统的方法、抽认卡、教科书

and endless grammar exercises might actually be holding you back?

和无休止的语法练习实际上可能会阻碍你呢？

Imagine learning English in a way that feels effortless and fun.

想象一下以一种感觉轻松又有趣的方式学习英语。

In this video, I'm going to share five surprisingly effective and

在本视频中，我将分享五种令人惊讶的有效且

lazy methods to boost your fluency without the stress of studying.

懒惰的方法，可以在没有学习压力的情况下提高流利程度。

And trust me, you won't want to miss my favorite tip at the end.

相信我，你不会想错过最后我最喜欢的提示。

When you think about learning English, what pops into your mind?

当你想到学习英语时，你的脑海中会浮现什么？

Chances are it's memories of school, tests, endless route memorisation

很可能是对学校、考试、无休止的路线记忆

and the grind of hard work.

和艰苦工作的记忆。

But here's the truth.

但这是事实。

Learning English isn't like mastering maths or geography.

学习英语不像掌握数学或地理。

You can't simply cram a bunch of vocabulary and grammar rules

你不能简单地死记硬背一堆词汇和语法规则

and expect to speak fluently.

就指望能说得流利。

If that were the case.

如果真是这样的话。

We'd all be polyglots by now.

我们现在都已经会多种语言了。

Instead of traditional studying, the key to fluency lies in immersing

流利的关键不是传统的学习，而是

yourself in the language through real life exposure and practice.

通过现实生活中的接触和练习让自己沉浸在语言中。

This is what I call the lazy way because it requires less effort and if done right,

这就是我所说的懒惰方式，因为它需要更少的努力，如果做得好，

should be more enjoyable and effective.

应该会更加愉快和有效。

Number one, have fun in English.

第一，享受英语的乐趣。

Do things that don't feel like studying.

做一些与学习无关的事情。

My top lazy tip is simply to have fun in English.

我最懒的秘诀就是享受英语的乐趣。

What do you naturally do in your own language that's fun and motivating?

你自然会用自己的语言做哪些有趣且激励人心的事情？

Tell me in the comments.

在评论中告诉我。

Personally, I could spend hours playing video games and I know people who've

就我个人而言，我可能会花几个小时玩电子游戏，而且我认识一些通过在线游戏流利地学习英语的人，

learned English fluently through online gaming because they had to communicate

因为他们必须

in English with the other players.

用英语与其他玩家交流。

So think about your hobbies and interests and find a way to do them fluently.

因此，考虑一下你的爱好和兴趣，并找到一种方法来流畅地完成它们。

in English.

用英语。

If you like listening to podcasts about politics, listen to them in English.

如果您喜欢听有关政治的播客，请收听英语版的。

If you like doing crafts, find online crafting groups Start, not with the

如果你喜欢做手工，就找在线手工小组，不是从语言开始

language, but with what you care about.

，而是从你关心的东西开始。

As you do the things you like to do in English, you'll improve

当你用英语做你喜欢做的事情时，你

your English almost passively as a by product without studying.

几乎可以被动地提高你的英语水平，而无需学习。

Number two, socialise in English.

第二，用英语进行社交。

We all love hanging out with friends.

我们都喜欢和朋友一起出去玩。

Right?

正确的？

Some people might think of this as a typical lazy activity, but

有些人可能认为这是一种典型的懒惰活动，但这

it's a great way to get fluent.

是一种变得流利的好方法。

If you hang out with people who speak English, then you'll learn it.

如果你和说英语的人一起出去玩，那么你就会学到英语。

Sounds obvious, right?

听起来很明显，对吧？

But sometimes we ignore what's obvious because we're stuck in a rigid

但有时我们会忽略显而易见的事情，因为我们对什么是学习英语陷入了僵化的

idea of what learning English is.

观念。

should look like.

应该看起来像。

The tricky part with socialising might be finding the right people.

社交中棘手的部分可能是找到合适的人。

Obviously, this is easier if you live in an English speaking country or

显然，如果您居住在英语国家或

if you live in a place with a large English speaking expat community.

居住在拥有大量英语外籍人士社区的地方，这会更容易。

If you don't, then you might have to get a bit creative.

如果你不这样做，那么你可能需要发挥一点创意。

You could come and join my community online, or you could join a

您可以加入我的在线社区，也可以加入

community related to your interests.

与您的兴趣相关的社区。

I like this idea because you're chatting with people who you know

我喜欢这个想法，因为你正在与你知道

you have something in common with.

有共同点的人聊天。

This makes it easier to talk because there's already a topic

这使得谈话变得更容易，因为已经有一个

that you're interested in.

你感兴趣的话题了。

There's a linguist researcher called Steven Krashen who says that language

有一位名叫史蒂文·克拉申（Steven Krashen）的语言学家研究员说，语言

learning happens thanks to comprehensible input, not deliberate study.

学习的发生归功于可理解的输入，而不是刻意的学习。

Comprehensible input is reading or listening material that

可理解的输入是 指略高于您水平的

is just above your level.

阅读或听力材料 。

You don't understand all of it, but you understand most of it.

你不明白全部，但你明白大部分。

And that allows you to absorb any new words or structures as you read or listen.

这可以让你在阅读或聆听时吸收任何新单词或结构。

The best comprehensible input is compelling input

最容易理解的输入是

that you find interesting.

您觉得有趣的、引人注目的输入。

Krashen recommends reading and listening to stories, but you might find non

克拉申建议阅读和听故事，但您可能会发现

fiction books or podcasts about specific topics a more compelling input.

有关特定主题的非小说类书籍或播客更具吸引力。

Whatever it is you enjoy listening to, or reading, do it in English at your level.

无论您喜欢听或读什么，请根据您的水平用英语进行。

I have a French friend who improved the English he learnt at school

我有一个法国朋友，他

by watching YouTube video podcasts by various American comedians.

通过观看多位美国喜剧演员的 YouTube 视频播客来提高他在学校学到的英语水平。

He actually watches these video podcasts to help him get to sleep.

他实际上观看这些视频播客是为了帮助他入睡。

I won't lie, He had to watch a lot of videos to improve his

我不会撒谎，他必须看很多视频来提高

English, but he enjoyed it, and they were part of his routine.

英语水平，但他很喜欢它，而且它们是他日常生活的一部分。

So, it didn't feel like work.

所以，感觉不像工作。

Tip number four.

秘诀四。

Learn English with friends and community.

与朋友和社区一起学习英语。

In the online world, a lot of learning can happen alone.

在网络世界中，很多学习可以单独进行。

Or maybe it's just you and the green Duolingo owl.

或者也许只有你和绿色的 Duolingo 猫头鹰。

But if you learn with others, you can have a lot more fun in the process.

但如果您与其他人一起学习，您可以在这个过程中获得更多乐趣。

If you're part of a community that's learning English, you'll

如果您是学习英语社区的一员，您会

keep coming back to learn because you want to connect with others.

不断回来学习，因为您想与其他人联系。

It's not so much the language that's pushing you to learn,

推动你学习的并不是语言，

but the friends you make.

而是你结交的朋友。

A fun, lazy tip to learn with friends is to read the same books, or watch the same

与朋友一起学习的一个有趣而懒惰的技巧是阅读相同的书籍，观看相同的

movies, or listen to the same podcasts.

电影，或收听相同的播客。

You can then create a A book, movie, or podcast club where you meet to discuss

然后，您可以创建一个图书、电影或播客俱乐部，您可以在其中聚会讨论

what you've read, watched, or listened to.

您读过、看过或听过的内容。

I love this idea because not only is consuming content in English

我喜欢这个想法，因为您不仅可以

you enjoy fun, so is meeting with friends to talk about it.

享受阅读英语内容的乐趣，还可以与朋友见面讨论它。

Double fun!

双倍乐趣！

Double learning!

双倍学习！

Woohoo!

If you're too lazy to organise a Zoom call, a fun tip for movie

呜呼！ 如果您懒得组织 Zoom 通话，电影

fans is to create a watch party.

迷的一个有趣提示是举办观看派对。

You agree to all watch the same film at the same time from your

你们同意在不同的家里同时观看同一部电影

various homes and then you text each other about it on WhatsApp or

，然后通过 WhatsApp 或任何您喜欢的消息应用程序互相发送短信

whatever messaging app you prefer.

。

It's a lot of fun and you can react to the movie in real time.

这很有趣，你可以对电影做出实时反应。

Tip number five, put your daily routine in English.

提示第五，用英语表达你的日常生活。

A final lazy thing you can do to make learning English easy is to immerse

为了让英语学习变得简单，你可以做的最后一件懒惰的事情就是

yourself in it With zero effort.

零努力地沉浸其中。

Right now, the default in your life is probably to do everything in your native

现在，您生活中的默认情况可能是用母语做所有事情

language, which makes total sense.

，这是完全有道理的。

But what if you took your daily routine and switched it?

但如果你改变你的日常生活习惯会怎样呢？

What makes this a lazy approach is that you do your routine automatically,

这种方法之所以成为一种懒惰的方法，是因为你会自动地完成日常工作，

without consciously thinking about it.

而无需有意识地思考。

So, maybe your alarm goes off on your phone in the morning and then

所以，也许你的手机闹钟在早上响起，然后

you start scrolling social media.

你开始滚动社交媒体。

Change who you follow to make sure that you see most or all

更改您关注的人，以确保您看到大部分或全部

of the content in English.

英文内容。

Perhaps you listen to podcasts or the radio on your commute.

也许您在上下班途中听播客或广播。

Again, find equivalents in English to listen to.

再次，找到对应的英语来听。

When you get bored at work, you might watch a funny video

当你在工作中感到无聊时，你可能会看一段有趣的视频

or look at some silly memes.

或看一些愚蠢的表情包。

Keep doing that, but do it in English.

继续这样做，但用英语做。

If you read at night before bed, find a book to read in English.

如果你晚上睡觉前读书，找一本英文书读。

My top tip here is to find material at your level that's not too hard.

我的首要建议是找到适合你水平的不太难的材料。

That way, you'll understand it and pick up a few new words and expressions.

这样，您就会理解它并掌握一些新单词和表达方式。

So there you have it, 5 lazy ways to learn English that don't feel like studying.

好了，这就是 5 种懒惰的、不想学习的英语学习方法。

And thanks to these strategies, you'll get the key ingredient to fluency,

借助这些策略，您将获得流利的关键要素，

which is time spent in the language.

即花在该语言上的时间。

The more time you spend listening to English or reading it, the better.

你花在听英语或阅读英语上的时间越多越好。

The more you get used to it and learn it without studying.

越是习惯了，不用学习就能学会。

So tell me in the comments, are you a lazy English learner?

那么请在评论中告诉我，你是一个懒惰的英语学习者吗？

Do you have any other lazy learning tips and which ones are you going to try?

您还有其他懒惰学习技巧吗？您打算尝试哪些？