THINK in English - STOP translating in your head! ACHIEVE in 5 STEPS!

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（欢快的音乐）

- Hello everyone and welcome back to English With Lucy.

大叫好，欢迎来到Lucy英语

Today I am going to teach you how to train yourself

今天我将教你如何进行

to think in English and thus stop translating in your head.

英语思维训练。帮你制止脑海里的翻译。

I have got five steps.

总共分为五步

They may seem simple at first glance,

乍一看，它们似乎很简单

but the devil is in the detail.

但细节才是最折磨人的。

If you follow these five steps,

如果你遵循了这五个步骤，

you'll be well on your way to thinking completely in English

你将会完全的进入到英语思维之中

with no need for translating in your head.

而不需要任何在脑子里进行翻译。

Right, let's get started

好，让我们开始吧

with step number one, word identification.

第一步，单词识别。

So when you're training yourself to think in English

当你进行训练自己英文思考时

or any other language,

或者其他任何语言

the first thing you should do is start with simple words.

最开始要做的就是从简单的单词开始。

When we are children learning a language

当我们是儿童的时候，第一次学习语言

for the very first time, we start off with individual words,

我们是从单个单词开始的

so that's what we're going to do here.

所以，这就是为什么我们要从这里开始。

Wherever you are, whenever you become aware of the fact

无论你身在何处，无论你何时意识到这个事实

that you have an opportunity to learn some English,

你有机会学英语

you might be on the bus,

你可能是在公交车上

you might be walking somewhere,

或者在某些地方散步

you might be sat at home like a lot of us are at the moment.

或者就像目前我们大多数人一样留在家中

Look around you, what do you see,

看一下你周围，你能看到的东西

start picking out words from your surroundings.

开始从你周围的环境中挑选词语。

They'll probably be nouns at first so I can see windows,

它们一开始可能是名词，例如我看到了窗户，

curtains, radiators, boxes 'cause we've just moved.

窗帘，暖气，盒子，因为我们刚搬来。

If you identify a word that you don't know in English,

如果你发现有些词语你不知道它的英文是什么

you're going to need to note it down,

你就需要把它们记下来

but I don't want you to write it down in your own language.

但我不建议你用母语将它写下来

I want you to describe it using the language

我要用你的语言对它进行

that you do already have.

一些描述

We need to get out of the habit of relying

我们需要摆脱第一语言的

on our first language.

习惯影响

At the end of the day,

归根结底，

look at your new word list and go through Google

看看你的新词，列出并通过Google查询

in English preferably,

最好用英语，

trying to work out what all of these things are.

试图找出什么这些都是什么单词。

Now let's move on to step number two

现在我们继续第二步

which is silent narration.

这是无声的叙述。

When we're small children, we start with words

小时候 我们从单词开始

and we move on to simple short sentences

然后我们学习简单的短句

and then as we grow older they become more complex.

然后随着年龄的增长 它们变得更加复杂。

It's exactly the same when you learn a second language

当你学习第二种语言的时候，这完全是一样的。

or additional language.

或其他语言。

Just like we did in step one,

就像我们在第一步中所做的一样

I want you to look around but think more about

我要你环顾四周 但多想一想

what is happening rather than what there is.

发生了什么事而不是这是什么。

Narrate what you are doing, what animals are doing,

叙述你在做什么 动物在做什么

what is happening around you.

你周围发生了什么。

So this means you're going to start needing to use verbs.

所以这意味着你要 开始需要使用动词了。

Every time you come across something that confuses you,

每次遇到 使您困惑的事情

something you don't know how to describe

你不知道如何描述的东西

or narrate in your head,

或在你的脑海里叙述

you need to note it down

你需要记下来

to ask your teacher or language partner.

问你的老师或语言伙伴。

Which brings me on to step three.

这将我带进第三步。

Step three is daily correction.

第三步是每日校正。

You need correction ideally every single day.

理想的情况下，你每天都需要进行纠正。

It's very, very difficult to learn a language

学习语言是非常非常困难的

to a fluent level without having someone else help you.

如果想要达到流利的水平而没有别人帮助你。

To keep your mind connected to English all the time,

一直保持英语思维联系

it is important that you study every day.

每天学习是很重要的。

The best possible way of doing this is taking

最好的方法就是对话

a proper English class

一门合适的英语课

with a native-speaking qualified teacher every single day.

与讲母语的老师每天大量的交流是必须的。

Now, this might seem impossible to many of you

但是，这似乎对你们许多人来说是不可能的

because of time, money, and travel constraints,

由于时间，金钱， 和经历限制，

but trust me, there is a solution.

但请相信我，这里有解决方案。

Lingoda, the sponsor of this particular segment

Lingoda，我的赞助商

has extended access to their Lingoda Language Sprint.

已经扩展了他们的Lingoda语言课程。

With the sprint, you can learn to speak

通过课程，您可以学习说话

a language confidently in just three months,

一种自信的语言 在短短三个月内就可以达成

gain 100% of your money back and gain free access

同时可获得100％的反现

to the Cambridge online language test.

并可以免费参加剑桥在线语言考试。

You just need to take one of their 24/7 classes

你只需要学习他们的7/24的课程

every day for three months

每天三个次，总共三个月

to get your full course fee refunded.

就可以获得全额学费退还。

This sprint starts on the 8th of April, 2020

此冲刺开始于 2020年4月8日

and lasts until the 6th of July, 2020.

持续到2020年7月6日。

The super sprint offers a 100% refund

超级冲刺提供100％的退款

and there is also a lighter option,

还有一个更轻松的选择，

the regular sprint which offers a 50% refund.

常规冲刺 提供50％的退款。

You can join the sprint in English, business English,

您可以加入日常英语，商务英语，

Spanish, German and French

西班牙语，德语和法语

from beginner to advanced level it's suitable for everyone.

从初学者到高级 它适合所有人。

I'm very happy to share this opportunity with you

我很高兴有机会和你分享

because I've seen firsthand how effective

因为我亲眼看到了她很有效

the Lingoda language challenges can be.

Lingoda语言可以挑战。

So many of my students have taken them

我很多学生都接受了挑战

and it has transformed many of their lives.

它已经改变了 他们的许多生活

I've also tested out a fair few lessons

我还测试了一些课程

and the standard of teaching was excellent

教学水准极佳

as with the materials.

和素材一样

And it's perfect for you and your daily correction

对你来说很完美同时可以纠正你的日常错误

because you can interact with native-speaking

因为你可以与母语者互动

qualified teachers anytime, anywhere,

随时随地的与合格教师互动

as long as you have a stable internet connection.

只要你有一个稳定的互联网连接。

And group sizes are really small

同时小组人数真的很少

with an average of just three per class.

每个班平均只有三个人。

So how can you participate?

那你怎么参加呢？

Well, you've got to click on the link in the description box

好吧，你必须点击 说明框中的链接

and sign up before the 3rd of April

并在4月3日之前注册

and pay for your first month to secure your spot.

并支付您的第一笔费用 一个月来预定你的名额。

You can use my code,

您可以使用我的优惠码，

SIGNUP5 for 10 euros off your first month.

优惠代码SIGNUP5 首月折扣只需要10欧元。

Lingodo will refund your tuition fee in full

Lingodo将退款 您的全额学费

if you attend the agreed amount of classes

如果您参加指定的课程数量

within each sprint month by following the contest rules.

在每个冲刺月内 遵守比赛规则。

But remember sprint places are limited.

但是请记住，冲刺的名额是有限的。

This is a language school, places fill up.

这是一所语言学校，快点行动吧。

So you have the link in the description box.

所以你可以点击下方链接

You have my code, SIGNUP5 for 10 euros off your first month,

您使用我的代码 SIGNUP5 第一个月可优惠10欧元

what are you waiting for?

你还在等什么呢？

Let's move on to step four.

让我们继续进行第四步。

Step four is self-conversation.

第四步是自我对话。

(laughing)

（笑）

Having conversations with yourself.

与自己交谈。

It sounds like something a crazy person might do,

听起来好像一个疯狂的人才会做的事情，

but actually it's not at all crazy, it's very, very useful.

但实际上根本不疯狂，这非常非常有用。

This is going to help you practise asking questions

这将帮助你练习提问

and giving replies.

并回答问题。

It's training you to go through the motions

它训练你

of having a conversation in another language.

用另一种语言进行对话。

It seems simple, but you've got to force yourself to do it.

看起来很简单，但是您必须强迫自己这样做。

Not only is this going to help you

这不仅可以帮助您

train yourself to think in English,

训练自己用英语思考，

it's also going to help you

它也将帮助您

with your general conversation in English.

用英语进行普通对话。

When you become stuck, don't forget to note it down

当你陷入困境时， 别忘了记下来

and then bring it to your teacher

然后把它带给你的老师

or your language partner

或您的语言伙伴

and they should be able to help you.

他们应该能够为您提供帮助。

Now, if you do this enough,

现在，如果您足够做到这一点，

if you have enough conversations with yourself

如果你有充足的自我对话

in English or your chosen language,

用英语或您选择的语言，

you might find that you start to automatically think

你可能会发现 你会开始自动思考

in English without even trying.

用英语，甚至没有尝试翻译。

It happens to me in Spanish all the time.

就像我一直都在用西班牙语。

I was so obsessed with Spanish when I was really

我是如此的着迷好似我当时真的是西班牙人

in the process of learning it.

在学习过程中。

I'm always learning,

我一直在学习

but when I was really trying to get to that fluent level,

但是当我想要达到流利的水平，

I always used to chat to myself in Spanish,

我以前经常用西班牙语与自己聊天

out loud at home and in my head when I was in public.

在家就大声说话。在公众场合就进行心里的对话。

Even now, I've lived away from Spain since 2014 so,

即使是现在，我仍然感觉像是2014年学西班牙语的自己

six years (giggling) but I still think in Spanish.

六年了（咯咯笑）但我仍然用西班牙语思考。

I'm going to talk about this more in step number five,

我要说说第五步了，

but what you're doing here is mimicking immersion.

你在这里要做的就是沉浸式的模仿。

By always having English going on in your head

将你整个思考方式沉浸在英语中

you are mimicking being in England

假装你身在英国

and having English conversations

并进行英语对话

or any other English-speaking country of course

或其他任何说英语的国家

I'm not biassed, well, I totally I'm.

我完全没有任何偏见。

And step number five is actually immersion

第五步就是沉浸

or near immersion.

或接近沉浸。

Full immersion surrounding yourself by English

让英语浸入到你的环境之中

isn't totally possible for everyone.

虽然并非所有人都能这样做。

The best thing you can do

你能做的最好的事

is get up and go to an English-speaking country,

就是立刻去一个讲英语的国家，

but that's very hard at the moment.

但是目前这很难。

What you've got to do is create a fake England

你要做的 就是创造一个假的英格兰

or America or Canada or Australia around you.

或美国或加拿大或澳大利亚或者你身边的英语母语者国家。

Start and end the day with your chosen dialect.

从一天的开始到结束都使用 您选择的语言。

If you have a TV in your bedroom or a radio in your bedroom

如果您的卧室里有电视 或你卧室里有收音机

or even on your smartphone,

甚至在您的智能手机上，

set it so that in the morning instead of an alarm,

在早晨醒来时不要设置闹钟，

a radio switches on.

而是将收音机打开。

A radio that has spoken in your chosen dialect.

选择你学习语言的广播电台。

Maybe you could use a VPN to access British morning TV

也许您可以使用VPN 收听英国早间电视

or American morning TV.

或美国早间电视。

Something that seems very mundane and would be very mundane

在母语者眼中，一些看起来很平凡的东西

for native speakers, but mundane is what you want,

正是你想要的

it's the every day immersion.

这是每天沉浸环境。

Another great option is making friends

另一个不错的选择是结交朋友

and speaking with natives.

和当地人说话。

I have a whole video about this.

我有一个关于交朋友的视频。

Many people find this very difficult,

许多人觉得这很困难，

which is why I made the video to help you out.

这就是为什么我做了 视频来帮助您。

I'll put it up there and I'll also link it

我会把它放在那里，你可以点击它

in the description box, but in general,

但通常，会在说明框中

people feel like there are more students wanting

人们觉得

to learn English than there are English speakers

学英语比说英语的人更有需要

wanting to speak to students.

想和学生说话。

And this is true, but there are ways around that.

这是真的，但有一些解决方法。

So I really do recommend that video.

因此，我确实推荐这个视频。

If you find it really difficult or really anxiety-inducing,

如果你发现交朋友真的很难实现或者感觉到很焦虑

then you could set up English nights or English sessions

那么你可以与你的朋友或者自己

with your friends or maybe just with yourself.

进行英语晚间对话或者英语会议

It's absolutely fine to continue doing this by yourself.

你一个人绝对可以成功的。

As I said, it's better to have help,

正如我所说，最好有帮助，

but not everyone wants that.

但并非每个人都想要。

Throw a dinner party in English,

用英语举办晚宴，

buy an English cookbook or look at English recipe websites.

购买英文食谱或在英文食谱网站上浏览。

There are loads.

这是有负担的。

I'll put some recommendations down below.

我将在下面提出一些建议。

But BBC Good Food is a great one,

BBC美食是很棒的

we do a lot of British dishes there.

BBC里做了很多英国菜。

Look for chefs like Jamie Oliver,

寻找像杰米·奥利弗（Jamie Oliver）这样的厨师，

he does a great 15-minute meals range that are really quick

他做了15分钟的美味佳肴 同时速度非常快

and easy and supposed to be quite healthy.

又容易又很健康。

Follow the recipe in English.

按照英语食谱。

Narrate as you do it,

就像你在叙述一样，

identify words around you as you're doing it,

在你做事的时候识别周围的单词

and then serve it in English with your friends or not,

然后与您的朋友一起用英语交流

and have either real or silent conversation as well.

或者真诚的交流或者保持沉默。

Now what will you start noticing?

现在，您开始注意什么了呢？

How will you know when you're finally

你怎么会知道你何时终于

able to think in English?

能用英语思考了呢？

One thing I noticed was that I started dreaming in Spanish

我发现的一件事是 我开始用西班牙语做梦

and my brain got really confused

我的大脑真的很困惑

and I actually started dreaming

我实际上开始做梦

of my parents talking to me in Spanish.

梦见我的父母用西班牙语和我聊天。

It was very odd because it wasn't my mom's voice,

这很奇怪，因为那并不是我妈妈的声音

but it was my mom's speaking to me in Spanish.

但却是我妈妈用西班牙语对我说话。

You'll also find yourself understanding jokes and humour,

您还会发现自己 了解更多笑话和幽默，

and that's something that's really, really enjoyable.

那就是真的，真的很愉快了。

And you'll also surprise yourself on multiple occasions

你也会在很多场合给自己一个惊喜

when you realise, oh my God,

当你意识到，我的天哪，

I was thinking in that language,

我当时在想那种语言

when you hadn't even tried to

当你甚至没有尝试过

you realise that it's becoming second nature.

你意识到这成为了第二天性。

And one of the best things is when you can think of a word

最好的事情之一就是 当你想到一个词

in the language you're learning,

是用你正在学习的语言

but you can't think of it in your own language.

而你却想不到如何用母语讲了。

That's so weird when that happens,

发生这种事太奇怪了

but it really means you're getting somewhere.

但这确实意味着你有所进展。

Your brain is automatically going to the language

你的大脑自动进行了语言理解

you're learning first.

你先学。

Right, that's it for today's lesson,

对，就是今天的课程，

I hope you enjoyed it and I hope you learned something.

我希望你喜欢我 希望你学到了一些东西。

Please feel free to share any more tips down below,

如果有任何技巧请在评论区随时分享

especially if you've managed to start thinking in English

特别是如果您已经 开始用英语思考

and to stop translating in your head.

并停止在您的脑海中翻译。

Don't forget to check out Lingoda and their language sprint.

别忘了看看Lingoda 和他们的语言冲刺。

The link to sign up is in the description box

注册的链接 在说明框中

and you can use my code,

你可以用我的代码

SIGNUP5 to get 10 euros off your first month.

SIGNUP5获得10欧元优惠在您的第一个月使用。

Don't forget to connect with me on all of my social media.

别忘了在我所有的社交媒体上与我互动。

I've got my Facebook, my Instagram, my Twitter,

我有我的Facebook，我的 Instagram，我的Twitter，

and my personal YouTube page where I talk about everything

和我的个人YouTube页面 我们可以在这里谈论一切

that isn't related to English.

与英语无关。

I will see you soon for another lesson.

我很快会就会在另一个课程相见啦。

(kissing)

（接吻）

(upbeat music)

（欢快的音乐）