5 things to practice every day to improve your English communication skills

(upbeat music)

开场音乐~

- Hello everyone and welcome back to English with Lucy.

大家好，欢迎来到English with Lucy

Today I'm going to talk to you about five things

今天我将要和你们告诉五件事情

that you can practise every single day

你可以每天做这五件事

to improve your English.

来提高你的英语水平

Learning a language is like learning

学英语就像学习如何

to play a musical instrument,

去学习一种乐器

you can't just pick up a violin

你不可能一拿起一把小提琴

and know how to play it,

就知道如何去演奏

or at least I didn't when I learned the violin.

至少对于我来说是这样

You have to practise a little bit

你需要每天练习一点点

every singe day,

and over time you will improve

随着时间的推移你将会提升英语水平

and become fluent.

并且变得流利

You can't just practise loads the day before an exam

你不能仅仅只是在考前一天临时抱佛脚

and expect to be perfect at playing that violin,

却又希望把小提琴拉得很好

it's exactly the same for languages.

这对学习语言来说是完全一样的

The best way to learn a language is to practise

学习英语的最好办法就是去练习

a little bit every single day.

每天一点点

And in this lesson I'm going to give you

在这次的节目中，我将给你们

five different ways that you can incorporate English,

五种不同的方式来将英语

or any other language,

或者其他的语言

into your daily life.

融入你的日常生活

I think that quite a few of these

我想有许多建议

you wouldn't have heard before.

会是你之前从未听说过的

So let's get straight into it.

SO~让我们开始吧！

Number one, and ugh I am so excited to be able to mention,

第一，讲真我很开心能够提到这一点

one of my favourite things to listen to ever on my channel,

我最喜欢做的一件事就是一直听我的频道

my first piece of advice is to follow an audio soap-opera.

我的第一个建议是：追一部音频肥皂剧(soap-opera)

What is a soap-opera I hear you ask,

我听到你们在问什么是soap-opera

well I shall tell you.

让我来告诉你们吧

A soap-opera is a daily serial,

soap-opera是一种每日更新的

or series, dealing with the daily lives

涉及到每日生活

and events of the same group of characters,

和事件的一种连续剧（一般角色是固定的）

normally in the same location.

通常会在一样的场合

Most commonly they are on television.

一般是在电视上

We have lots in the UK like Eastenders,

在英国我们有许多类似的节目，比如Eastenders

Coronation Street, Emmerdale,

Coronation Street,Emmerdale.....

but I'm recommending you listen to an audio one.

但是我推荐你们听音频版的

And there's one in particular I would like to recommend.

这有一个我尤其强烈推荐的节目

I really, really recommend a radio soap-opera

我真的很推荐这个音频肥皂剧

by the BBC Radio four,

这是由英国广播公司4号台推出的

called The Archers.

节目的名字叫The Archers

The Archers.

The Archers

The Archers.

The Archers

It's special for so many reasons,

这个节目很特别，由于许多原因

not least because it is

尤其是因为这个节目是

the longest running drama in history,

历史上持续时间最久的戏剧

it was started in 1950, first aired in 1951,

这部剧始于1950年，1951年正式播出

and also because I think it is absolutely perfect

并且我认为这部剧非常完美

for English learners.

尤其是对英语的学习者们来说

It follows the daily lives and dramas

节目包含了日常生活和戏剧

of a group of fictional characters

由一组虚构的角色演出

in the fictional countryside village of Ambridge.

地点在一个虚构得、名叫安布里奇的村庄

Each episode is around 12 to 14 minutes long,

每一集都在12至14分钟左右

I'm not quite sure exactly how long,

emmm，我不是很清楚准确的时间

but it's definitely under 15 minutes.

不过绝对不会超过15分钟

It's spoken in relatively clear English,

节目所说的英语相对来说比较清晰

in a variety of British accents,

用了许多的英国口音

and sometimes not British accents as well,

当然有时候也不一定是英国口音（笑）

other accents.

是其他的口音

But it's fantastic because the plot summaries

不过这很棒因为节目的剧情简介

are posted on the BBC website.

都在BBC的官方网站上发布

I will link all of this below in the description box.

我会将所有的链接放在下面的视频简介中

And the great thing about this

嗯....关于这个节目很棒的一点

is that it deals with daily happenings

在于它涉及了许多日常的事件

which is great for your life too,

这对你们的日常生活也很有帮助

current events, routine things,

包括当前发生的事件、日常的小事.....

and you can repeat all of the parts you missed.

当然你也可以重听你遗漏的部分

It's on every single day apart from Saturday,

节目每天都有，除了星期六

they have a rest,

你知道，他们要休息的嘛

and once a week they condense all of the week's episodes

并且一周一次，他们会将一周的内容浓缩一下

into one and that's called an omnibus,

做成一个类似集锦的东西，他们称之为omnibus

and that's around 75 minutes long.

这玩意儿有将近75分钟长

I love listening to The Archers when I go running.

我喜欢在我跑步的时候听The Archers

I listen to it every single day

我每天都听

and if I miss one I always catch up.

而且如果我漏了一个我总会补上

There is no beginning and there is no finish to the series,

这个系列不存在开头，也永远不会结束

there aren't any seasons.

没有季的概念

So it might take you a couple of episodes

所以可能你要听上几集

to get used to the story lines

才能渐渐习惯这个故事线

and to work out who is who

并分清楚谁是谁

and to recognise the different voices.

分清每一个不同的声音

Give it five or six episodes

你听上个5到6集

and you'll feel really included.

你就会觉得你完全沉浸其中了

It's wonderful because it's free to listen to,

这个节目很棒的因为是免费的

it's beautifully produced,

而且它也制作精良

and there is a huge community of Archers fans.

当然这节目也有个十分大的供粉丝们讨论的社区

A lot of them are older,

许多粉丝们年纪都大了

but a lot of them are younger too.

不过同样也有不少年轻人

And if you search hashtag The Archers on Twitter,

所以如果你去推特上搜#The Archers

big tip here,

给你们个提示

you'll see lots of people talking

你可以看见许多人在讨论

and discussing the topics of the episode

这个节目每一集的主题

and maybe you can interact with them.

或许你也可以与他们一起交流

So I'm going to leave the links

所以我打算将这些链接

for The Archers episodes

就是观看The Archers的链接

and also the plot summaries in the description box,

以及每一集的剧情简介的链接放在视频简介区

and I really hope some of you take up this opportunity

我很希望你们中的一些人能够把握好这个机会

to listen to a daily English audio soap-opera.

去听听每日的英语音频肥皂剧

10 to 15 minutes every day is definitely gonna help

10到15分钟每天绝对可以帮助你

your listening, it's going to help your pronunciation.

提高自己的听力以及发音

It's just gonna help your general enjoyment as well

当然这也可以给你带来快乐 XD

'cause it's a great programme.

因为这真的是一个不错的节目

Right, before I get too passionate,

好了，在我变得过于兴奋之前

let's move on to piece of advice number two.

让我们来讲讲第二个建议吧

So number two is talk daily with natives.

第二个建议是每天和英语母语者讲讲话

Now I bet so many of you are thinking

我打赌你们有些人在想

uh I wish, I would love to talk to natives every day,

喔天哪，我确实很想和他们说话

but I don't know how

但我不知道怎么才可以做到

and no one seems to want to talk to me.

而且没人愿意和我说话

Well I have a couple of suggestions.

针对这个问题我有几个建议

One is paid for and one is free,

一个要花钱，另一个免费

and the best thing, in my opinion,

最好的方法，在我看来

would be a combination of the two.

是综合以上两点

Italki have very kindly sponsored this part of the video

italki十分慷慨地赞助了这个视频

and mentioning them is absolutely relevant for this point,

提到他们其实与我所说的建议也很有关

especially as they offer

尤其是他们提供

a language exchange partner service,

语言交换伙伴的服务

which I will mention in a second.

这我会在之后提到

But firstly, if you haven't heard of italki before,

首先，如果你从未听过italki这个名字

they are an online language teacher platform and database.

他们是在线的语言教师的平台

Both native and non-native teachers

包含了母语和非母语的教师

from across the globe can create a profile,

他们来自全球各地，他们有自己的个人资料

upload their schedules

他们会上传自己的安排

and then you contact them for lessons.

这样你就可以联系他们来上课

Brilliantly priced lessons may I add.

冒昧说一下他们的课程定价也很棒

You can learn over 100 different languages,

你可以在这个平台上学习超过100种不同的语言

not just English, 24 hours a day, seven days a week

不止英语，并且全年无休

from anywhere in the world,

你可以在世界的任何地方学习

as long as you have a stable internet connection.

只有你的网络连接足够稳定

It's so much more affordable

课程的价格十分合理

than a traditional language school

相对于传统的语言学校

or an in-person language teacher.

或者相对于私教来说

I tried out italki to learn a little bit of Indonesian

我自己也试了试italki并且学了一点印度尼西亚语

before my holiday to Barley

在我去巴厘岛的假期之前

and I was blown away by my teacher, she was amazing.

我的老师给我留下了深刻的印象，她真的很棒

She had created these beautiful classes from scratch

她从零开始设计了这些精彩的课程

and I learned so much with her

我从她那里学习到了许多东西

and it really, really improved my holiday,

而且这真的使我的假期变得更精彩了

especially as she taught me to say

特别是她教我如何说

(foreign language).

emm...（我听不懂就不翻译了）

So important.

这很重要

Italki have given me a special offer to pass on to you.

italki给了我一个很棒的优惠让我可以传递给你们

You can get $10 worth of italki credits for free

你可以获得价值10美元的优惠

when you sign up and make your first lesson purchase.

当你注册并购买第一个课程的时候

All you have to do is click on the link

你要做的只是点击链接

in the description box.

（链接）在视频简介中

Now obviously having a paid for lesson

我觉得买一个课程

with a teacher every single day

和一个老师每天学习

would be the most amazing way

是一个很棒的方法

to learn a language,

来学习一门语言

but that's not a possibility for everyone.

不过这也不一定适合每一个人

So I did just want to mention italki's

所以我想提一下italki的

language exchange partner programme.

语言交流伙伴的课程

The link to this is also in the description box.

这个链接也同样在视频简介栏中

Basically you can search for

简单来说就是你可以搜索

speakers of the language you are learning,

熟练掌握你想学习的语言的人

see if they want to learn your language,

看看他们是否同样希望学习你的语言

and if so you can contact them

如果你能联系上他们

and potentially arrange a language exchange.

然后私底下安排一个语言交换的活动

So a combination of both paid for classes

这样你们两个相当于都付了课程的钱

and language exchanges would be amazing

语言交换是很棒的

because you can take what you learned

因为你可以学到

and heard in the language exchange

以及听到许多在这个交换的过程中

and verify it with your teacher

并且找你的老师去核对

for an extra layer of security

这样可以为你的英语学习提供额外的帮助

to make sure that you're not making any mistakes.

保证你没有出任何的差错

Now on to tip number three.

现在让我们来看看第三个建议

Set yourself a daily word goal.

给你自己制定一个每日单词目标

Learn x amount of words every single day.

每天学X个单词

This tip is really important because it also links

这一条十分重要，因为这也关系到

to tip number four.

我的第四条建议

I have mentioned this strategy in a previous video,

我曾在我之前的视频中提到过这个方法

but I actually have a really important extra layer

不过我实际上对这个方法有一个很重要的额外想法

to this strategy that I would like to discuss with you.

我很希望能够就此与你们讨论

In order to build your vocabulary quickly,

为了快速提升你的词汇量

you need to learn at least one new word per day,

你需要每天至少学一个新的单词

but hopefully more than that.

当然我希望你能学更多

I've spoken to you before about keeping a word diary

我之前有提到过使用一本单词日记

or just a notebook or a list on your phone,

或者就用笔记本，不然就你手机上的记事本也可以

keep it with you all the time

你要一直带着它

and always be aware wherever you are,

并且不管你在哪儿你都要意识到

do I know that word in English?

我是否知道这个英文单词？

Do I know how to say that in English?

我是否知道怎么用英语来表达？

You might see a tree,

可能你看到一棵树

do I know how to say that specific

我是否知道如何用英语说这个特别的

variety of tree in English?

品种的树

If you don't write it down in your own language

如果你不知道，那就在你的本子上用你的母语写下这个东西

in this book, in this list,

或者在记事本上也可以

and then at the end of the day,

并在这一天快要结束的时候

before you go to sleep,

在你睡觉之前

research all of these words

查一查所有的这些词语

and translate them into English.

并且将其翻译成英语

It will help you train your brain

这会帮助你锻炼你的大脑

to always be hungry for English.

永远对英语保持一种饥渴的状态

After a few weeks you will always

在几周之后，你就会到处

be looking for new words that you can learn,

寻觅你可以学习的新的单词

words that you didn't even realise

这些单词你甚至可能事先都没意识到自己不认识

you didn't know.

Now there is something else that you can do with these words

现在还有些别的你能用这些单词做的事情

and this brings me on to point number four.

这就要引出我的第四条建议了

Write a daily journal with a difference.

写写不同的日记

Depending on your level,

根据你自身的水平

I would buy a paper journal or diary.

我一般会去买一些纸质的记事本或日记本

I get so tired in the evening I can't spend

我在晚上一般会很累，所以我没有

loads and loads of time writing,

大块大块的时间去写作

so I personally would buy a work week planner

所以我个人而言会买一些每周计划表

or a homework planner or a study planner

或者家务计划表、学习计划表啥的

where you've got all seven days across two pages.

你可以在两页纸上写7天的计划

In each of those days I would write three

每一天我一般会写三四句话

or four sentences about my day

来描述我的这一天

trying to incorporate those words that I learned

尝试着将我今天学的单词融入到句子当中

in my daily word list,

the words I mentioned in point three.

也就是我在第三条建议中提到的那些单词

That way, not only are you learning the new words

这样的话你不仅学到了新单词

and learning what they mean,

你也知道了他们的意思

you're making sure they're fully integrated into your brain.

你可以确保它们完全植入你的大脑中

And also doing this before you go to sleep

你一般也可以在睡觉前做这件事

will mean they stick in there even more.

这意味着你可以记得更牢

Then you can wake up in the morning,

当你每天早上起床时

read what you wrote the night before,

看看你昨晚写的东西

and you've got those words fresh in your head,

这样你就可以在脑子里将这些单词刷新一下

ready for the day ahead.

准备迎接即将到来的一天

It's honestly such a fabulous technique

说真的这是个超棒的方法

because it builds your vocabulary,

因为它建立了你的单词库

it improves your writing skills,

并且也提升了你的写作能力

it improves your reading skills,

以及阅读能力

if you search the pronunciation of the word

如果你还搜索了单词的读法

it will improve your pronunciation

那就还提升了你的发音

and your listening skills,

和听力

and if you book in sessions with language teachers

而且如果你还预订了与语言老师的学习讨论会

you can have them correct you writing.

你可以让他们来纠正你的写作

So every week you can bring them two fresh pages of writing

所以每一周你都可以带给他们两页全新的写作材料

for them to correct.

让他们来帮你纠错

Honestly, if you do this every day

老实说，如果你能坚持每天这么做

it will help you so much.

它会帮助你很多

Right, time for the last point.

好了，是时候讲最后一个建议了

Point number five,

第五条

the tip is to perform daily translations

这一条是要每天做一些翻译

of subjects you are interested in.

或者一些你喜欢的主题

Now I now a lot of you want to stop translating

当然我知道你们中的许多人想避免翻译

and think in English,

并且用英语思维来思考

however, I think translation forms

然而，我认为翻译

a very, very important part of language learning,

是语言学习的很重要的一部分

especially when it's around something

特别是关于一些

that you are interested in.

你感兴趣的东西

It's really, really good to compare

这真的是一种很棒的方法去比较

how things are said in different languages

不同语言描述同一件事情的异同

and translation helps you with that.

而翻译就可以很好地帮助你

In my opinion, the best way to practise your translation

在我看来，最好的帮助你锻炼翻译的方法

is absolutely free, which is fantastic,

注意，这是完全免费的，并且也很棒的

and it's right here on YouTube.

同时就是在油管上的方法

Pick the YouTubers that you really, really like,

找一个你最最最喜欢的油管主

the YouTubers that talk about

就是那些

subjects that you're interested in.

讨论你最感兴趣的话题的油管主

Maybe it's photography,

可能是摄影

maybe it's technology,

或者科技

maybe it's pets,

又或者宠物

maybe it's makeup.

甚至是美妆

You can actually contribute to subtitle translations.

你可以贡献字幕翻译

You may have seen that underneath all of my videos

你可能看见过这些在我的视频下方

I have a link where I give the opportunity

我有个链接是用来给你们一个途径

to contribute subtitle translations.

来贡献字幕翻译的

So I write the subtitles in English

所以我写英语字幕

and then you can write them in your own language.

你们呢，则可以制作你的母语的字幕

It's amazing because it helps my videos reach

这十分棒因为这可以帮助我的视频接触到

and help a wider audience.

并且帮助到更广泛的观众

They also get their name displayed under the video

他们也同样可以在视频下方展示自己的名字

which is really, really cool.

这真的很酷啊

And it helps their translating skills.

而且这也帮助了他们锻炼翻译能力

You can translate videos from

你可以将视频

your native language into English,

从你的母语翻译至英语

that would be a really good way to practise.

这会是一种很棒的方法去锻炼（翻译能力）

But even translating English subtitles

当然包括将英语字幕

into your own native language

翻译成你的母语

is a really good reading and translation exercise.

也同样是一个非常棒的阅读及翻译的练习

I will post a link with more information

我会给出一个链接包含有更多的信息

on community subtitle translations in the description box.

关于社区字幕翻译（在视频简介中）

Right, I have discussed all five points.

好啦!我们已经讨论了所有的五个建议

I really hope you learned something.

我真的很希望你能从中学到一些东西

I really hope you try out one of my five recommendations.

我真的也很希望你能试试我的建议

Don't forget to check out italki,

别忘了去看看italki

the link is in the description box.

链接在视频简介中

You can get $10 worth of italki credits

你能得到价值10美元的优惠

for free when you make your first lesson purchase.

当你购买第一节课程时

There are also links to listen to The Archers

这儿还有可以让你去听The Archers的链接

and also the information on subtitles.

而且还有字幕的相关信息

Don't forget to check out all of my social media,

别忘了看看我所有的社交媒体

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

我有我自己的脸书，instagram

and I've got my twitter,

还有我的推特

and I shall see you soon for another lesson.

希望在下一节课中我们能再见

(muah)

拜拜~（以下是花絮）

(beeping)

Learning a language is like learning a musical

学英语就像学习乐.....

ahhh.

哈哈哈额

Soap-opera is a drama serial

肥皂剧是一种戏剧连续剧...

oh dear.

哦，天呐噜

Right, before I get too passionate let's move on

好了，在我变得过于兴奋之前，让我们来看看

to episode.

这一集.....

Ha ha ha.

哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈

They're an online database and platform

它们是在线的平台和中心

of native blah, blah, blah.

基于本地的....blah，blah

Online language teacher platform.

在线语言老师的平台

All you have to do is click on the description

你要做的只是点击链接中的简介....(???what are u talking about???)

in the link box.

No that was wrong,

我说错了...

dammit, I was doing so well.

*，我做的真棒！

(upbeat music)

结尾曲 ~