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(gentle pop music)

哈囉 大家好

- Hello everyone, and welcome back

歡迎回到

to English With Lucy.

和Lucy講英文

Now, since I've been having a little bit of criticism,

現在 因為我得到一些小批評

constructive criticism, over my really,

建設性的批評

由於我實在介紹太久 所以我決定

really long introductions, I've decided

to get straight into the video.

直接進入影片的主題

So today I'm going to be teaching

所以我今天就要介紹

you five ways that you can learn

5個你可以在日常生活中學到英文的方法

English on a daily basis.

So you know, in my last video, I spoke

在我上個影片中 我提到

about immersion, immersing yourself in the English language.

沉浸 把你自己沉浸在英語中

I'm going to be showing you some ways

我將會秀出一些方法

you can do that, on a daily basis.

你可以在日常生活中做到的

I know there are a lot of videos on the internet,

我知道有許多在網路上的影片

that talk about ways that you can fit English

都在說你可以把英語

into your everyday life, but honestly

融合在你每天生活中 但老實說

when I watch them, I sometimes think, duh, yeah,

當我看這些影片 我有在想 ㄜ 好喔

obviously, of course I'm going to watch movies,

我當然會去看電影

listen to the radio, and read books.

我會聽收音機和看書阿

That's pretty obvious.

那是當然的阿

So I wanted to talk to you about some

所以我在想跟你們說一些

other ways that you might not have thought of before.

其他的方法 你可能之前沒想過的

We'll see, you might have heard of some of them.

我們拭目以待 你可能已經有聽過一些了

But I often think that the best ideas

但是我經常在想那些最棒的想法

are the simple ones, that just simply

是最簡單的一個 只是簡單到

hadn't occurred to you yet.

還沒發生在你身上而已ㄛ

So, hopefully, I'm going to give you some of those today.

所以 幸好我今天就要給你一些方法 (👍🏻)

The long introductions, with little updates

想知道我的介紹 和我生活中的小更新

about my life, and my silly stories,

和我呆呆的故事

let me know, and I'll put 'em back in.

讓我知道 我會把它們放進來

But we're trying something new.

但是我們將要嘗試新的

Anyway, lets get started.

無論如何 我們開始吧!

The first tip is switch everything to English.

第一點 把所以東西轉換成英文

Now you know when you look at your friends

當你用你朋友的手機

phone, and you're looking for something,

然後你在找東西

and you say, oy, Tom, why is this in French?

然後你說 oh湯姆 這為什麼是法語的?

And they say, "Oh sorry, I'm just trying to learn French."

然後他說 oh抱歉 我只是要試著學習法語

Your friend's a very clever person.

那你朋友是位聰明的人

But we can take that a step further.

但是我們可以更進步點

So by switching all of your gadgets,

把所有的小工具轉換成英文

I'm talking your phone, your TV,

我指的是你的手機、電視

your microwave, your computer, your tablet,

微波爐、電腦、平板 等

everything, into English, or the language

變成英文 或者

that you are learning, you will be

其他你在學的語言 你將會

just a step closer to immersion.

慢慢的更沉浸在此

It will also remind you, on a daily basis,

這將會在日常生活中提醒你

that you are learning English, because

你在學英文 因為

it's easy to forget that you're learning a language.

這是非常簡單的你會忘了你在學語言

I often forget that I'm learning Italian,

我經常忘記我在學義大利文

until I see a pizza, or an aperol spritz,

直到我看到披薩 或者 威尼斯風調酒

and I think, oh, I haven't studied anything today.

然後我想 oh我今天還沒讀任何東西

Now it doesn't have to stop there.

不必停下來

Something that I like to do is when

某些我喜歡做的是

I buy a new piece of furniture, or I buy

當我買新的家具 或者我買

a new hair product, or something, you know

新的護髮產品或其他東西 你知道的

you have all of the instructions in every single language?

你有了每個語言的產品介紹

I try to only read the instructions

我會試著用我在學的語言讀產品介紹

in the language that I'm learning.

And try and work out what they mean,

和試著想出他所表達的

and see if I learn some new vocabulary on the way.

然後我就在這方法中學到新的單字

So again, this isn't groundbreaking stuff,

當然 這不是創新的方法

but it's a nice way of incorporating English

但是這是一個很棒的方法在生活中結合英文

into your everyday life.

You know if I'm reading the nutritional

當我在我的研究營養麥片的資訊時

information on a packet of cereal,

I'll read it in Italian, before I read it in English.

我會在我念英文前 先把它念成義大利文

Just to see how they would word something.

就看看他們會說些甚麼

And you can really look into it.

然後真的有在看這個東西

You can see how in your language it's

你會看到在你的語言時正確的順序

written in a certain word order,

but then in English it's a different word order.

但是在英文時又是不同的順序

It's really quite interesting.

這實在是很有趣

So try that one out.

所以試著去看看吧

Now the next one, learn a skill.

下一個學習技巧

Now, we always talk about the four English skills, don't we?

我們常常說到四個英文技巧 對吧

Listening, reading, speaking, writing.

聽 讀 說 寫

That's what we're always examined on in our tests at school.

都我們在學校考試中出現

But I'm not talking about practising

我們不是在談論練習他們其中一個技巧

one of these skills in English.

I'm talking about another skill, like a hobby.

我再說另外一個技巧 像是興趣

Take a hobby, and learn it in English.

養成一個興趣 然後用英文學它

I personally find it very, very boring

我個人覺得坐下來看書學習非常非常的無聊

to sit down with a book, and learn, and

dedicate myself, I'm much more likely

和奉獻我自己 我比較喜歡

to learn a language if I'm doing something that I enjoy.

做一些我喜歡的事去學習語言

And I spoke about this in my how I learned Spanish

我現在要談論的是我如何學習西班牙語的影片

video, the thing I enjoyed was my ex-boyfriend...

還有我喜歡我前男友

Not that...

ㄜ不是啦

Yes...

(崩潰..)哈哈哈哈哈對啦

The thing I enjoyed was conversing with my ex-boyfriend.

我享受的是我喜歡跟我前男友對話

So I was doing that in the language

所以我用西班牙語來對話

I was learning, but I didn't even

我在學習中 但我甚至還沒

realise it at the time, but I was really,

在那時實現 但我真的

really improving my Spanish skills.

真的有增進我的西班牙語技巧

And you can do this too with English.

所以你也可以運用在英文

Something I'm really interested in is cooking.

我真的對做菜很有興趣

So I like to take Italian dishes, and

我喜歡吃義大利餐

read Italian recipes, and follow Italian instructions,

所以我讀義大利食譜 然後照著義大利文的介紹

and watch Italian recipe videos.

然後看義大利做菜食譜影片

If I make an Italian dish, once a week,

如果我一個禮拜做一次義大利菜

then that's about an hour and a half, or an hour,

那就會有大概每個禮拜一個半小時或一小時的時間

of Italian immersion, every week.

沈浸在義大利語中

So that's a really nice way of incorporating

那是一個很好的方法 把語言結合在生活中

that language into your everyday, or your weekly life.

或是週末假期中

Maybe you could set out an English night

或許你可以設定一個英文之夜

where you try to make an English, or

你想嘗試做英式或是

American, or Australian dish, our food

美式 澳式菜餚

我們的食物真的真的沒有那麼差

really, really isn't that bad.

Especially our puddings, and our cake.

特別是我們的布丁和蛋糕

If I have a recipe to recommend to you,

如果我有個食譜要介紹給你們

I would say try making brownies,

我會說去試著做布朗尼

which is an American recipe, or sticky toffee pudding,

那是美式菜餚或者黏稠的太妃糖布丁

which is, I think, I'm pretty sure, it's an English recipe.

我想 我非常確定 這是英式的菜餚

We always have it at English dinner parties.

我們通常在晚餐派對會吃到它

But there are loads of skills you

但是那是你可以用現在能力可以做到的

could learn, strictly in English.

完全使用英文

You could learn to knit, in English.

你可以用英文來學習針織

You could play board games, in English.

用英文來玩棋盤遊戲

As long as it's something consistent that you do

只要你每天或每週用英文一直這樣做

on a daily, or weekly basis, in English,

you're so much more likely to take it seriously,

你會更認真的去做這些事

because it's something that you genuinely enjoy.

因為你真的很享受在其中

Tip number three is use an app, or programme,

第三個方法 是每天使用app或應用程式

on a daily basis, to improve your English.

來增進你的英文

So it's all very well attending a language

參加語言課程或語言學校是非常棒的

course, or a language school, once a week,

twice a week, but something else that's

每週一天或兩天

另外還有每天做一小點的事幫助我非常大

really, really helpful is doing a little bit every day.

ABA English got in contact with me, awhile ago

不久之前ABA English聯絡我

and asked me to have a look at their product,

要求我去看他們的產品和服務

and services, and I did have a look

然後我的確有去看

and they've kindly sponsored today's video.

他們大方地贊助今天的影片

You can access all of their grammar for free,

你可以免費的去學習他們所有的文法課程

and they've also got 144 video lessons for free as well.

他們也有144部影片程式免費的

It's a very well priced subscription based platform.

是個很優惠的訂閱頻道

They encourage learning with a natural method,

他們鼓勵用自然的工具學習英文

that simulates the intuitive learning

在線上中透過模擬母親發音來直覺學習

process of your mother tongue, in an online environment.

So you learn in a really natural way, via short films.

所以你藉由短片很自然地學習

They have two tiers of access.

他們有兩個層級

You can have the free access, which has all

你們可以得到免費的那個

of the grammar, and 144 video lessons.

有著全部都是文法的144堂影片課程的

And then you can sign up to premium,

然後你可以註冊另外再購買

where you get a dedicated teacher,

你就可以得到專屬的老師

who will answer all your questions.

他會回答你所有的問題

You can practise your pronunciation, through

你可以練習你的發音

藉由聽 錄音 重複 練習

listen, record, repeat, exercises where you

listen to a word, you record yourself,

當你聽這些字 你錄到你自己所說的

and then you compare it to the native pronunciation.

然後你就可以對比道地發音

There are so many cool things on ABBA English.

反正ABA English 有很多新奇的東西

I suggest you check it out for yourself.

我建議你們自己去看看囉

You can sign up using the link in the

你們可以在資訊欄的的連結

description box for the free access,

得到免費的帳號

and then you'll get an email inviting you

然後你會收到email的邀請

to join the premium version of the website,

去參加網站的升級版本

if you want to, and if you do want

如果你想要 或你想

to they will add a special discount for

他們會增加特別帳號

給和Lucy講英文的觀看者們

English with Lucy viewers.

Everyone gets a discount, but the discount

第四點 是我最喜歡的字 “多功能處理”

varies depending on where you are in the world,

because it's calculated differently.

Number four is one of my favourite words, multitasking.

I always talk about multitasking, because

我時常講到“多功能處理”

multitasking has changed my life.

因為“多功能處理”已經改變我的生活

I was never productive, I never got anything done,

我以前從來並不有動力 我無法把所有事做好

I would always prioritise my leisure time,

我通常優先考慮休閒時間

over my work, and once I learnt to multitask,

停止我的工作 直到我學到“多功能處理”

I realised that I could have leisure

我實現了 可以同時擁有休閒時間以及我本來就該做的事

time and do the things I was

obliged to do, at the same time.

And you can do this too.

當然你也可以這麼做

I want you to learn to multitask effectively,

我想讓你們學到有效率的多功能處理

and use that to improve your English.

然後去用這個方法去增進英文

So.

所以

Think of the mundane tasks that you do everyday.

想看看你每天都在做的那些平凡的家事

Obviously commuting is a big thing.

顯然地上下班是一件重大的事

Going on public transport.

去搭公共運輸

For me, it's something that takes

對我來說 這是個

a massive, massive chunk out of my day is...

混亂 混亂 的影響我一天 是...

我的頭髮和我的妝容 （不😵～）

It's my hair and make up.

I have to be on camera.

我必須能上鏡頭

I like to look a certain way on camera.

我必須看起來在鏡頭前很正式

So I have to spend a little while doing

所以我必須花一些時

my hair, and doing my makeup.

去搞我頭髮和化妝

And I find it really, really boring.

然後我發現這真的真的很無聊

I enjoy hair and makeup, but every single

我喜歡搞頭髮和化妝 但每一天

day it feels like such a waste of time.

這就看起來像浪費時間

So, I started watching educational videos,

所以我開始看那些教學影片

whilst I was doing my hair and makeup,

當我在搞頭髮和妝容時

because I didn't have to concentrate 100%

因為我不必百分之百的專注於

on what I was doing.

我在做的事上

So, for me, the thing I'm learning at the moment

所以對我來說 我那時在學習的是

is about filming, and video production.

關於短片和影片的生產

I'm trying to make my quality better.

我嘗試讓我的程度更好

I'm really, really trying.

我真的真的在嘗試

And so that's very time consuming,

所以那是非常消耗時間的

and I have to watch whole videos to learn

然後我必須看整部影片去學

one small skill, so I'll have them on,

一些小技巧 所以我會看他們

whilst I'm doing my hair and makeup,

當我在搞頭髮以及化妝

and I'm learning something, whilst doing

而我正在學習東西 當我在做事時

something I have to do.

But, another really, really cool thing

但是 另外一個非常非常棒的事是

is that I'll see a video that's maybe 30 minutes

我會看一部影片 大概三十分鐘

long, and I will challenge myself to complete

我會挑戰自己在三十分鐘內

my hair and makeup in those 30 minutes.

完成頭髮和妝容

So you're saving time.

然後你就可以省下時間

You're doing something you have to do.

你就可以做其他你必須要做的事

And you're learning something new,

或學習新東西

do it with English, there are so many

學習英語 有非常多很棒的英文Youtuber們

fantastic English Youtubers, or English

TV programmes, the world is your oyster.

或者英語應用程式 全世界都是你所愛的事

Go for it.

去做吧！

It can really, really transform your productivity,

這真的會的改變你的動力

as it did with mine.

就像這改變我一樣

Now, number five is something that

第五點 這是個

can improve your grammar, your vocabulary,

可以改變你的文法 單字量

your pronunciation, your speaking,

發音 口說

your listening, your writing, your reading,

聽力 寫作 閱讀

it can genuinely improve everything.

這簡直改變所有事情

And this is identifying where you are lacking.

這是確認你哪裡所缺乏的方法

And this is something you will have

然後這些你可能已經聽過了 在我之前的影片中有所提到的

heard me mention before in videos,

but I'm reiterating it, and repeating it,

但我重申、重複他

because I think it's so, so, so important.

因為我覺得它 超 超 超 級重要

You might have heard me say before

你可能已經聽我之前說過了

don't wait for somebody to educate you, educate yourself.

不要等人來教你 而是自己教你自己

Don't sit in a classroom and wait

不要坐在教室

for a teacher to teach you the present simple.

和等待老師教你

Teach it to yourself.

教你自己

And identifying where you are lacking

和確認你所缺乏的

really plays a big part in this.

這扮演著重大的部分

On a daily basis, if you're using a little

在日常生活中 如果你使用一點英語

bit of your English language, and you see

你就會看到

that you're really...

你真的

You can't use the conditional,

無法控制在那天去寫下它和做筆記

write it down, and make a note that that day

you are going to study what you don't understand.

你將會讀到你所不懂的

The next day, if you were listening

隔一天 如果你聽到新聞

to the news, and they were talking about a storm,

然後在談論暴風

and you really couldn't understand

可是你完全聽不懂

what they were saying, that day

他們在說什麼

那天你讀到“暴風”這個單字

you have to study storm vocabulary.

The next day, if you're having a conversation

再隔一天 如果你和從蘇格蘭的人在對話 然後你真的

with somebody from Scotland, and you're really

struggling to understand their pronunciation,

掙扎的去了解他們的發音

that day you have to revise Scottish pronunciation,

所以那天你學到蘇格蘭的發音

and then, instead of being in a classroom

而不是待在一個一起讀同樣東西的30個人的班級中

of 30 people, who are all studying the same thing,

you could call it one size fits all,

你可以說這是“一樣東西給全部的人”

one teacher is giving knowledge to everyone,

一位老師給同樣的知識給每個人

some may need it, some may not.

有些人需要它 有些人不需要

You are taking in the knowledge that you need,

你需要得到你所需要的知識

nothing more, and nothing less, and day by day

不多不少 只要一天一天累積

you will start improving so much more

你就會開始比你同儕增進的更快

quickly than your peers.

So I do think that number five is my favourite tip,

所以我覺得第五點是我最喜歡的方法

actually, in English, identifying where

事實上 在英文中 確認哪裡是所缺乏的 然後教自己

you're lacking, and then educating yourself.

There are all the resources in the world,

世上有很多資源

on the internet, you can have private teachers,

在於網路中 你可以有個家教

you can use grammar videos, like the

你可以使用文法影片

ones on ABBA English.

像是ABA English

You've got Youtube here, there are loads

你也有Youtube 有很多很棒的上傳影片 以及道地的英文老師

of fabulous, native teachers here,

and just ready to explain things to you.

然侯開始解釋給你們

If you have a question, it's highly likely

如果你有問題 這是極度可能地

that 10's of thousands of people before you

在你有問題前 已經有十萬人也有相同問題

have also had the same question.

The real question is finding the answer,

真正的問題是要找出答案

and you should be able to find it

然後你應該就可以找出它

because it will be there.

因為它總是在那邊

(laughs)

😂

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

好了 這些就是今天的課程

I hope you enjoyed it, I hope you learnt something.

希望你們喜歡 希望你們有學到一些東西

A big thank you, again, to my sponsor, ABBA English.

然後再一次對我的贊助者說謝謝 謝謝ABA English

You can click on the link in the description

你可點下方資訊欄

box, and take advantage of the special

特別給和Lucy講英文的觀看者的帳號

discount for English with Lucy viewers.

Don't forget to connect with me on all of

別忘了在我的社群上和我互動

my social media, I've got my Facebook,

我已經把我的Facebook

I've got my Instagram, and I've got my Twitter.

和Instagram還有twitter 放在下面了

And I will see you soon for another lesson.

我們很快的會在下一個影片見 （😘）

(smacks lips)

(gentle pop music)