5 Steps to Improve Your English Listening - How to Improve Your English Listening

提升英文聽力的五個步驟-如何改善你的英文聽力(今日)

Hi, I'm Kasia.

嗨，我是Kasia。

Welcome to Oxford Online English.

歡迎來到Oxford Online English。

In this lesson, you’re going to learn how you can improve your English listening.

在本節課裡，您會學到您要 怎麼提升您的英文聽力。

You’ll see simple, effective tips that anyone can use to improve their English listening

您會看到任何人都可以用來提升 他們的英文聽力技能的簡單

skills.

有效的技巧。

We’ll also give you a practical, easy-to-follow study plan to help you improve your English

我們也會給您訓練、容易跟進的 學習計畫來幫助您快速地

listening fast.

提升您的英文聽力。

But first, let’s start with some questions.

但是，首先，我們從一些問題開始。

I’m going to ask you about four different situations where you would hear spoken English.

我要問您會聽到英文的 四種不同情況。

You should think about whether understanding spoken English would be easy or difficult

您要考慮理解聽到的 英文對您來說會

for you.

是容易還是難的。

OK?

好嗎？

First, you’re listening to an English teacher, speaking British English, speaking slowly

首先，您會聽到一個英文老師 講英式英文，

and clearly.

講得慢而且清晰。

Easy or difficult?

容易還是難？

Next, you’re listening to a native English speaker from Scotland, who speaks with a Scottish

接下來，您會聽到一個來自蘇格蘭的 母語人士講蘇格蘭腔調的英文，

accent, and also uses a lot of slang and idiomatic English.

也使用大量的英文俚語和慣常用語。

What do you think: would this be easy or difficult for you?

您覺得怎麼樣：對您來說，這是 容易還是簡單？

Next, you’re on a train.

接下來，您在一列火車上。

There are four non-native speakers from four different countries talking to each other.

有四位來自四個不同國家的 非母語人士在互相交談。

They have different accents.

他們有不同的腔調。

Do you think you could understand their conversation?

您覺得您可以理解他們的談話嗎？

Would it depend on where they were from?

那會取決於他們來自哪裡嗎？

Finally, you’re listening to a news show on the radio or as a podcast.

最後，您在聽一個廣播或 網路廣播裡的新聞。

There are many different speakers, and of course you can’t see them.

有很多不同的講述者， 當然，您看不到他們。

They’re talking fast, using a lot of less common vocabulary, and changing topics often.

他們講得很快，使用大量不常見的 字彙，並經常轉換話題。

How would you find this?

您會覺得怎樣？

Probably, most of you think that the first situation is the easiest, and the last situation

有可能，你們大部分人認為第一種 情形是最容易的，

is the hardest.

最後一種情形是最難的。

However, a lot depends on you and your experiences.

然而，大部分取決於您以及您的經驗。

The big question is: what can you do in those difficult situations?

大問題是：在那些不同的 情形裡，您能做什麼？

You’ve been studying English for years, but you still can’t understand everything

您學習英文幾年了，但是，您 仍然不能理解每一樣

you hear.

您聽到的東西。

We get it—it’s frustrating!

我們明白 — 那令人沮喪！

So, what can you do?

那麼，您能做什麼？

Here’s a question: if you worry a lot about your English listening, will it make your

這裡有一個問題：如果您很擔心 您的英文聽力，您的英文聽力

English listening better?

就會更好嗎？

No, of course not!

沒有，當然不會！

Many English learners get very stressed and anxious when they can’t understand something.

在不理解某些事情時，很多 英文學生很緊張和焦慮。

This doesn’t help your English listening, and it can even make it more difficult to

這無助於您的英文聽力， 那甚至會讓理解

understand spoken English.

講的英文更難。

To understand a foreign language, you need 100% of your brain power.

要理解一門外國語言， 您需要您的100%的腦力。

"Why can't I understand this?"

"Why can't I understand this?"

"What was that word he just used?"

"What was that word he just used?"

"They're speaking too quickly!"

"They're speaking too quickly!"

If you're worrying and thinking thoughts like this, you aren't concentrating on listening.

如果您在擔心並像這樣想， 您不能集中精神去聽。

You’re focusing on your own worries and thoughts, and not on what you’re hearing.

您會關注於您自己的擔心和想法， 而不是您會聽到什麼。

This makes it harder to understand, not easier!

這會讓理解變得更難，而不是更容易！

So, relax!

所以，放輕鬆！

If you understand, you understand.

如果您理解了，您就理解了。

If you don’t, you don't—it's not the end of the world!

如果您沒有理解，您就沒有 — 那不是世界末日！

By relaxing and focusing 100% on what you're hearing, you have the best chance to understand.

放輕鬆，100%關注於您會聽到的， 您會有最好的機會去理解。

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[葡萄牙語音訊]

That’s Portuguese, if you didn’t know.

如果您不知道， 這是葡萄牙語。

I don’t know one word of Portuguese, so I can’t understand anything she’s saying.

葡萄牙語一個單字我都不知道，所以 我不理解任何她講的事情。

Is that a problem?

那有問題嗎？

No.

沒有。

Am I worried or stressed?

我在擔心或緊張嗎？

No.

沒有。

If I listen carefully, I can hear a few words which sound a little familiar, so I could maybe guess

如果我仔細地聽，我能聽到幾個單字聽起來 有點熟悉，所以我也許能用

the topic in a very general way.

一種很普通的方式猜到話題。

Take the same attitude when listening to English.

在聽英文時，採取同樣的態度。

If you don’t understand, there’s nothing you can do about it.

如果您不理解，沒有任何您 能做的事情。

So, relax!

所以，放輕鬆！

Being relaxed and focused gives you the best chance to understand what you hear.

放輕鬆並關注會給您最好的 機會去理解您聽到的。

Remember: you need 100% of your brain power to understand spoken English, or any foreign

記住：您需要100%腦力來理解 講的英文，或者

language.

任何外語。

You know what takes a lot of brain power?

您知道什麼會耗費大量的腦力嗎？

Translating English into your language!

翻譯英文成您的語言！

So, you can’t do both.

所以您不能兩者兼顧。

Professional interpreters, who translate spoken language as they hear it, have a very difficult

在聽到講的語言時就即時翻譯的 專業翻譯人員有一個

job.

非常難的工作。

In fact, they can only work a few hours a day because it requires so much concentration.

事實上，他們一天只能工作幾個小時， 因為要求集中精神太多了。

If you listen to English and try to translate into your language at the same time, you're

如果您聽到英文並試圖同時翻譯 成您的語言，您正試圖

trying to be a professional interpreter, except you haven’t had the years of training that

成為一個專業翻譯人員，但是您 沒有經歷他們所經歷過的

they’ve had.

很多訓練。

Also, you’re not getting paid like they are.

同樣，您沒有得到像他們 有的那樣的報酬。

Doesn’t sound like a good deal, right?

聽起來不像一個好生意，對嗎？

Again, when you’re listening to spoken English, just listen.

同樣，當您在聽 講的英文時，就聽。

Don’t do anything else.

不要做其他任何事情。

Don’t try to translate things.

不要試著去翻譯東西。

Don’t worry about words you don’t know.

不要擔心您不知道的單字。

Don’t think about things you didn’t hear.

不要想您沒有聽到的事情。

Just listen.

就聽。

Want to know a simple secret about understanding spoken English?

想知道一個理解講的英文 的簡單秘密嗎？

You don’t have to understand what someone said to understand what they mean.

您不必理解某人講什麼，要理解 他們的意思是什麼。

Wait, what?

等等，什麼？

It’s true.

那是真的。

Very often, I see English learners focusing too much on the things they don’t understand.

很常見，我看到英文學生關注 太多他們不理解的事情。

I hear things like, “There was a word I didn’t know, so I couldn’t understand.”

我聽到事情像是“There was a word I didn’t know, so I couldn’t understand.”

Here’s the thing: understanding doesn’t just depend on listening.

事情是這樣的： 理解不僅僅取決於聽力。

Very often, there are other things you can use.

很多時候，您還可以 使用其他東西。

For example, if you’re face to face with someone, you can use their body language,

例如，如果您和某人面對面， 您可以使用他們的肢體語言、

tone of voice and facial expressions to help you understand what they mean.

音調和臉部表情來幫助您 理解他們意思是什麼。

Also, think about the situation you’re in.

同樣，考慮您所處的場景。

What is the other person likely to say?

另一個人可能會說什麼？

What words are they likely to use?

他們可能會用什麼單字？

For example, imagine you’re at the airport.

例如，想像一下您在機場。

You’re checking in for your flight.

您正在辦理登機手續。

What questions might you expect to hear?

您也許會期望聽到什麼問題？

You’d probably hear questions like:

您有可能聽到的問題像是：

Did you pack these bags yourself?

您自己打包這些行李的嗎？

Have you already checked in online?

您已經辦理線上登機手續了嗎？

Would you like an aisle seat or a window seat?

您喜歡靠走道的座位還是靠窗的？

Imagine you hear the last question, but you don’t know what aisle means.

想像您聽到的最後一個問題，但是， 您不知道aisle意思是什麼。

Even if you’ve never heard the word before, it shouldn’t stop you from understanding

即使您之前從未聽偶這個 單字，那不會阻止

the question.

您去理解問題。

You know that there are two choices, aisle seat or window seat.

您知道有兩個選擇，靠走道的 座位和靠窗的座位。

You know what window seat means.

您知道靠窗座位的意思。

You know that aisle seat must mean something different from window seat.

您知道aisle seat意思必須是 與靠窗座位不一樣。

So, you can work it out.

所以，您能發現意思是什麼。

Similarly, imagine you hear this:

類似地，想像您聽到這個：

Have you mbrmmnbsmgrm chicken online?

Have you mbrmmnbsmgrm chicken online?

Chicken?

Chicken?

Did he say ‘chicken’?

他說“chicken”？

That doesn’t make sense…

那個沒意義…

Right, it doesn’t make sense.

對，那個沒意義。

So, probably the person behind the check-in desk didn’t say ‘chicken’, he probably

所以，有可能那個在辦理登機櫃檯 前說“chicken”的人，他有可能

said ‘check-in’, because that’s what you’re doing: you’re checking in for your

說“check-in”，因為那是您會做的： 您在辦理您的航班的

flight.

登機手續。

So, when you’re listening to spoken English, use everything you can to help you understand.

所以，當您在聽講的英文時，使用每一樣 您能用到的東西來幫您理解。

Don’t think: “I didn’t understand one word, so I can’t understand anything.”

不要想：”I didn’t understand one word, so I can’t understand anything.“

It’s just not true!

那不是真的！

At the beginning of this lesson, we looked at different situations where it might be

在本節課的開頭，我們看了 您理解講的英文

easier or more difficult for you to understand spoken English.

也許更容易或更困難的不同情況。

Generally, if you’re familiar with something, it’ll be easier to understand.

一般來說，如果您熟悉某些 事情，那會更容易理解。

For example, if you learn English from a teacher, and your teacher is male and British, you’ll

例如，如果您在一位老師那裡學 英文，您的老師是英國男性，

probably find male British voices easier to understand.

您有可能發現理解英國 男性的腔調更容易。

On the other hand, you might find female voices slightly more difficult.

在另一方面，您也許覺得女性 腔調略微更難一點點。

You might find other accents, like American voices or Australian voices, harder to understand.

您也許覺得其他腔調，像是美式腔調 或澳洲腔調，更難理解。

So, what’s the solution?

所以，解決方案是什麼？

Very simple: listen to as many different voices as possible!

很簡單：盡可能地聽 很多不同的腔調！

Don’t limit yourself.

不要限制自己。

If you only listen to one kind of English, you’ll be good at understanding one kind

如果您僅僅聽到一種英文， 您會理解一種

of English.

英文很好。

So, listen to different kinds of English.

所以，聽不同類型的英文。

Listen to English people from the north, south, east and west of the country.

聽來自英國北部、南部、東部 和西部的人講的英文。

Listen to Scottish speakers, Welsh speakers, and Irish speakers; listen to men, women and

聽蘇格蘭人、威爾士人和愛爾蘭人 講的；聽男人、女人和小孩

children; listen to Americans, Australians, Canadians and South Africans.

講的；聽美國人、澳洲人、 加拿大人和南非人講的。

Listen to Indian, Chinese, Russian or Brazilian English speakers.

聽印度人、中國人、俄羅斯人 或巴西人裡講英文的人講的。

What's that?

什麼？

You only want to listen to native English?

您只想聽母語人士講的英文嗎？

Fine, but remember that more English is spoken between non-native speakers in the world today,

好，但是記住今日世界大部分 英文是非母語人士之間講的，

so it could be a very good use of your time to listen to non-native English as well.

所以，一樣也可以很好地利用您的 時間來聽非母語人士講的英文。

It’s not just about listening to different voices.

那不僅僅是聽不同的聲音。

You should listen to as many different formats and sources as possible.

您應該聽盡可能多的 不同形式和來源。

So, listen to songs, TV shows, films, audiobooks, textbook exercises, and anything else you

所以，聽歌、電視節目、電影、有聲 讀物、課本練習以及其他任何

can find.

您可以找到的東西。

All of the advice in this lesson will help you improve your English listening, but you

本節課裡所有的建議會幫您提高 您的英文聽力，但是您

also need a practical plan to work on your English listening.

也需要一個練習計畫來 訓練您的英文聽力。

Let’s make a plan together.

我們一起來做一個計畫。

Ready?

準備好了嗎？

It’s very simple: you just need to follow two rules:

那是很簡單的：您只需要 遵循兩個規則：

Rule number 1.

規則一。

Do something every day.

每天做些事情。

Rule number 2.

規則二。

Do something different every day.

每天做些不同的事情。

Easy, right?

容易，對嗎？

“But, but, I don’t have time!”

“But, but, I don’t have time!”

You don’t need much time.

您不需要耗費太多時間。

If you have ten minutes a day, spend ten minutes a day.

如果您每天有10分鐘， 每天就用10分鐘。

Of course, more is better, but be realistic.

當然，更多會更好，但是要現實點。

Don’t say you’re going to spend an hour a day on English listening practice unless

不要說您會每天耗費一個小時在 英文聽力上，除非

you’re sure you will do it!

您確定您會那麼做！

A good target is 15-20 minutes a day.

一個好的目標是每天15-20分鐘。

This is not too much, so it should be easy to stick to.

這不是太多，所以那 肯定是容易堅持的。

It’s also enough to get better and improve.

那也足夠變得更好並會提升。

What about the second rule?

那規則二呢？

You need to do something different every day so that you listen to different sources and

您需要每天做不同的事情，所以您 會聽到不同的來源以及

different voices.

不同的腔調。

If you do the same thing every day, you won’t get enough variety.

如果您每天做相同的事情，您 不會得到足夠的多樣性。

Here’s what your listening plan for one week could look like:

這裡看上去像是您的一周 聽力計畫的樣子：

Monday: listen to 1-2 songs, 2-3 times each.

週一：聽1-2首歌，每首聽2-3次。

Tuesday: listen to a podcast with American voices.

週二：聽美國人講的線上廣播。

Wednesday: watch 15 minutes of a TV show from the UK.

週三：看15分鐘英國的電視節目。

Thursday: do a listening exercise from a textbook.

週四：做一個課本裡的聽力練習。

Friday: watch 15 minutes of a news show Saturday: watch 15 minutes of an old movie

週五：看15分鐘的新聞節目 週六：看15分鐘的電影懷舊片

Sunday: call a friend and spend 15 minutes speaking in English!

週日：打電話給一位朋友， 花15分鐘講英文！

This is just an example.

這只是一個事例。

Your plan might be different.

您的計畫也許會不同。

That’s fine!

那很好！

Here are some questions you probably have:

這裡是一些您有可能會有的問題：

“Where do I get materials?”

“Where do I get materials?”

Easy, get on Google or the search engine of your choice.

容易，在Google上查找，或者您選擇的 搜索引擎上查找。

There’s lots of stuff out there which is free if you have an Internet connection.

如果您有網路連接， 那有大量免費的東西。

Yes, you have to work a little to find materials that will suit you.

是的，您必須花點功夫來 找適合您的素材。

That’s necessary, because you should choose your own listening materials.

那是必要的，因為您要選擇 您自己的聽力素材。

“How do I choose something which is the right level?”

“How do I choose something which is the right level?”

There’s a good rule here: the first time you listen to something, you should be able

在這裡有一個好的規則：首次您聽 某些東西，您應該能理解

to understand more than 50% and less than 90%.

超過50%，但少於90%。

If you can’t understand half of what you hear the first time you listen, then it’s

如果您不能理解您首次聽的 東西的一半，那麼，

too difficult.

那太難了。

If you can understand more than 90% the first time you listen, then it’s too easy.

如果您可以理解您首次聽的東西 超過90%，那麼，那太容易了。

So, try to choose materials which are in this range.

所以，試著選擇在 這個範圍裡的素材。

“How do I stick to my plan and make sure I don’t give up?”

“How do I stick to my plan and make sure I don’t give up?”

Make your plan at the start of the week.

每周開始時製訂您的計畫。

Write it down.

寫下來。

Stick it somewhere in your home, for example on the wall, or on your fridge.

貼在您家裡的某個地方，例如，在墻上， 或在您的冰箱門上。

Think about what time of day you should do your English practice.

考慮每天的什麼時候您 要做您的英文訓練。

Are you better in the mornings or in the evenings?

您在早上比較好，還是在晚上？

Try to do your listening practice when your brain is at its best!

試著在您的大腦處於最佳 狀態時做您的聽力訓練！

Then, when you do your listening practice each day, cross it off your plan.

然後，在每天您做您的聽力訓練時， 從您的計畫裡劃掉它。

That way, you’ll see what you’re doing every day.

依照那種方式，您會 看到您每天做什麼。

You won’t want to miss a day!

您不會想漏掉一天！

If you have good ideas for things to listen to in English, please share your suggestions

如果您對要聽的東西有好主意， 請在影片的留言板裡

with other English learners in the video comments.

與其他英文學生們分享您的建議。

Did you enjoy this lesson? Don't forget to check out our website

您享受本節課嗎？要看 更多免費英文課程，

for many more free English lessons:

不要忘記查看我們的網站：

Oxford Online English.com.

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Thanks for watching!

感謝觀看！

See you next time!

下次見！