How to Feel Less Shy Speaking English - Improve English Speaking Confidence Now!

Hello.

您好！

I'm Oli.

我是Oli。

Welcome to Oxford Online English.

歡迎來到Oxford Online English。

In this lesson, you can learn about dealing with shyness or nervousness when you speak

在本節課裡，您可以學到怎樣面對 在英文口說時遇到的害羞

English.

和緊張的問題。

Do you sometimes feel shy when you speak English?

在您說英文時您有時會覺得害羞嗎？

Is it worse when you speak to native speakers?

當您和一位母語人士交談時 會感覺很糟糕嗎？

Do these feelings of shyness or nervousness stop you from practicing and using your English?

害羞和緊張的感覺會阻止您 練習和使用英文嗎？

Yes?

是嗎？

Yes?

是嗎？

And yes?

確定？

This video could hopefully help you.

本影片會幫您面對這個問題。

Shyness and nervousness are natural, but they also make it more difficult to speak.

害羞和緊張是天生的，但是 這也讓開口說更困難。

If you feel shy, you might not be able to think of things to say, or you might not be

如果您覺得害羞，您也許不能夠考慮 要說的事情，或者您也許不能

able to use grammar and vocabulary correctly.

正確地使用語法和單字。

Some English learners get stuck in a pattern where they feel shy, and so they avoid using

當覺得害羞時，一些英文學習者會在 學習進程上卡住，這樣他們就不想用

English or speaking English.

英文和說英文。

Now I can't promise to solve all of your problems with shyness and nervousness.

現在，我不能保證解決您所有的害羞 和緊張的問題。

But in this video, I'll share some advice on how to deal with these feelings, which

但在本影片裡，我會分享一些怎樣 面對這些感覺的建議，

I hope will be helpful.

我希望會有所幫助。

Point one, remember that speaking is just speaking.

要點一，記住說就是說。

What do I mean?

我的意思是什麼？

Well, when we first hear foreign languages or meet foreigners, they often sound very

好，當我們首次聽到外語或遇到外國人時， 對我們來說，他們通常看上去非常

strange or interesting or exotic to us.

陌生，或有趣，或充滿異國情調。

Oh, he's speaking French.

噢，他在說法語。

Wow!

喔！

He must be saying something romantic, or he must be talking about literature or philosophy.

他肯定在說一些浪漫的事情，或者 他一定在談文學或哲學。

I wish I could understand him.

我希望我能聽懂他說的。

Oh, wow!

噢，喔！

She's writing in Chinese.

她在寫中文。

Those characters, they're so beautiful.

那些字，他們很漂亮。

She must be writing a poem.

她肯定在寫一首詩。

I wish I could understand what she's writing.

我希望能懂她在寫什麼。

Yeah, you know what?

是的，您知道什麼？

Maybe the French guy is talking about philosophy.

也許那個法國男生在聊哲學。

Maybe he's just talking about how he got stuck in a traffic jam.

也許他只是在談他怎樣在 交通堵塞中被塞住了。

Maybe the Chinese girl is writing a poem about misty mountains, or maybe it's just a shopping

也許中國女生在寫一首有關朦朧山脈 的詩，或許只是寫一個

list.

採購清單。

If you think that foreign languages and foreign people are something strange or exotic, of

如果您認為外文和外國人是陌生的 或是有異國情調的事情，

course, you'll feel more nervous when you're speaking.

當然，在您說的時候會感覺有些緊張。

I think many English learners have this idea.

我認為很多英文學習者有這個想法。

They think, "Oh, I'm not talking to a person.

他們想：“噢，我不是在和一個人談話。

I'm talking to a native speaker."

我是在和一位母語人士交談。“

But actually, speaking English isn't something special.

但實際上，說英文不是什麼特殊的事情。

It's just speaking, like you do all day, every day.

他就是說話，像您一整天要做的， 每天都要做的一樣。

All over the world, most of what people talk about is quite simple, and it's quite similar

世界上，人們談論的東西大部分是 十分簡單的，全世界

all over the world.

都十分相似。

Native English speakers aren't different animals.

英文母語人士並不是什麼不同的動物，

They're just normal people.

他們都是正常人。

They talk about their work.

他們聊他們的工作。

They complain about their bosses.

他們抱怨他們的老闆。

They talk about movies they've seen.

他們聊他們看過的電影。

They decide what they're going to have for lunch and so on, just like anybody else.

他們決定他們去吃什麼午餐，諸如此類 的事情，就像任何人一樣。

So don't think that native speakers are some kind of magical animal.

所以不要認為母語人士是 一些神奇的動物。

They're not.

他們不是。

If you want to talk to them, talk to them.

如果您想和他們說話，就和他們說。

If you don't, don't.

如果您不想，就不要。

It's not such a big deal either way.

無論什麼方式，都沒什麼大不了的。

What?

什麼？

Not a big deal?

沒什麼大不了的？

Really?

真的嗎？

Yeah, really.

是的，真的。

You need to ask yourself, part two, "What's the worst that could happen?"

您需要自問，要點二： “最糟糕能發生什麼事？”

So you feel really nervous about speaking English.

那麼，您說英文會真的感到緊張。

One day, you find the courage, you go and talk to a teacher at your school, maybe a

一天，您有了勇氣，您在學校裡 去和老師談話，也許是一個

British person or an American person.

英國人或美國人。

It goes horribly badly.

那肯定太糟糕了。

You feel really uncomfortable.

您覺得真的不自在。

You can't think of anything to say.

您想不起來任何要說的事情。

So you walk away, and you think thoughts like, "I've embarrassed myself.

所以您走開了，您覺得像是： ”我覺得自己很尷尬。

I feel like an idiot.

我感覺自己像個白癡。

Why is my English so bad?"

為什麼我的英文很爛？“

Here's a question though.

這就是問題所在。

What have you actually lost?

事實上您有損失什麼嗎？

Nothing.

什麼都沒有。

It's not a big deal.

沒什麼大不了的。

It's just a conversation.

那只是一個談話。

The big deal is only in your head.

出大誌僅是在您的腦海裡。

You think these thoughts.

您這樣想。

Nobody else.

沒人這樣。

10 years in the future, are you still going to be thinking and worrying about that time

今後的10年裡，您是否仍然去想 和擔心當時的事情？

when, "Oh, I tried to start a conversation, and it didn't go very well."?

"噢，我試著開始一個對話， 那不是很順利。“？

No, of course not.

沒有，當然不是。

Why not?

為什麼不是？

Because it's not that important.

因為那不是那麼重要。

Maybe it feels like a big deal.

也許那看上去像是大誌。

It feels important at that moment, but it's not really important.

在那時感覺很重要，但並不是真的重要。

You haven't lost anything.

您沒有損失什麼。

You may feel embarrassed, or you may feel stupid, but you're doing that to yourself.

您或許會感覺尷尬，或許感覺到自己很蠢， 但是，那是您的自我感覺。

There's no reason why.

那不是理由。

No one else is telling you you're stupid.

沒人說您有點蠢。

You aren't risking anything, just by starting a conversation.

您沒有任何風險， 就是開始一個對話而已。

I guarantee the person you talk to is not thinking these thoughts.

我保證和您談話的人不是這樣想的。

So what can you do about these feelings?

那麼。面對這些感覺，您能做些什麼？

How can you control them?

您要怎樣控制他們？

Well, let's look at point three: wear a mask.

好，我們看要點三：戴上面具。

These feelings of nervousness or shyness are all inside.

這些緊張或害羞的感覺 就都會在裡面，不會顯現。

Here's the best piece of advice I can give you.

這是我能給您的最好建議。

Just because you feel nervous, you don't have to act nervous.

就是因為您感覺緊張， 您不必表現出您的緊張。

Let me tell you a story.

我告訴您一個故事。

Before I started teaching, I was terrified of public speaking.

在我開始教授英文之前， 我害怕在大庭廣眾之下講話。

Even speaking in front of very small groups made me feel very nervous and very, very stressed.

甚至是在很小的一群人面前說話，我都 很緊張和很焦慮。

The first lesson I ever taught was to a group of maybe eight Russian teenagers, just a small

我教授的第一節課是教一群 俄羅斯青年，也許8位，就是

class.

一小節課。

It was the most scared I've ever been in my life.

這是我一生中遇到的最害怕的事。

That's not an exaggeration.

那不是誇張。

I have quite seriously never felt so much fear.

認真的說，我從未感覺到那麼恐懼。

I was shaking.

我在發抖。

I was sweating.

我在流汗。

I couldn't remember anything about my lesson.

我想不起我要教授的課的任何內容。

I tried to teach something about modal verbs.

我試著去教授關於情態動詞的一些事情。

I don't think anybody learned anything.

我不認為有人學到了什麼。

Afterwards, I thought, "How am I going to do this?"

之後，我想：“我要怎麼去做這件事？”

My trainer gave me the same advice I'm giving you.

我的訓練師給了我同樣的建議。

Act confident, even if you don't feel confident.

表現出自信，即使是您感覺不到自信。

So I did.

所以之後我這樣做了。

The first few months, I still felt really nervous, but I tried to hide it.

在頭幾個月裡，我仍然覺得真的緊張， 但是我試著去掩飾它。

After maybe a year, I didn't feel so nervous.

在或許一年之後，我不太覺得緊張了。

After a few years, I could stand in front of 100 people and expect their attention,

幾年之後，我可以站在100人面前， 期待他們的注意，

even if I still felt a little bit nervous inside.

即使我內心仍有一絲緊張。

If it worked for me, it can work for you.

如果這個方法對我是有用的，對您也同樣有用。

Sure, it takes time, and it's not easy, but it's possible.

當然，要花點時間，那是 不簡單的，但是是可以做到的。

So act confident.

所以，表現出自信。

Hold your head up.

抬起頭。

Chin up.

振奮起來。

Make eye contact, even if it makes you uncomfortable.

用眼睛去溝通，即使甚至您會覺得不自在。

Control the speed and the rhythm of your voice.

控制您說話的速度和節奏。

Doing these things is not so difficult, and it will make you feel good because you're

做這些事不是很難， 它會讓您感覺自我良好，因為是您在

taking control of your feelings, instead of letting your feelings control you.

控制您的感覺，而不是感覺控制了您。

OK, you think, "Easy for you, Oli.

好，您認為：“那對您來說容易，Oli。

You're talking about speaking your own language.

您在談自己的語言。

We're talking about speaking a foreign language."

我們在談的是說一種外語。”

OK, let's talk about that.

好吧，我們來聊一下那個。

Point four: worrying about your language makes your language worse.

要點四：擔心您的語言會讓您的語言更糟糕。

Here's a question: when you hear a foreigner speak your language, how do you decide if

有一個問題：當您聽到一個外國人講 您的語言，您怎樣判斷這個人說得

this person is speaking well or badly?

很好，還是很糟糕？

In most cases, people notice your fluency and your pronunciation.

在大部分的事例裡，人們注意您 流利程度和您的發音。

In speech, people don't pay much attention to grammar and vocabulary if your speech is

在談話裡，如果您說的是易於 理解的，人們不會太關注

easy to understand.

語法和字彙。

What does this mean?

這是什麼意思？

It means that if you are embarrassed of your grammar or your vocabulary when you're speaking

那意思是如果在您說英文時， 您對您的語法和字彙感到尷尬，

English, you really shouldn't be.

您真的不必這樣。

First of all, worrying doesn't solve anything anyway.

首先，無論怎樣，擔心解決不了任何問題。

If your grammar is bad, worrying about your grammar will not make it better.

如果您的語法很糟糕， 擔心不會讓它變得更好。

The only result is that you will feel bad.

唯一後果是您感覺糟糕。

That's it.

就是那樣。

Secondly, other people will really not notice your grammar or vocabulary very much.

其次，其他人真的不會留意您的語法和字彙。

Most people don't care about these things, most people who aren't English teachers.

大部分的人不在意這些事情， 大部分的人不是英文老師。

Even English teachers care about these things at work, and then they stop caring after work.

即使是英文老師也只是在工作時在意這些事情， 下班後，他們不會在意。

Trust me.

請相信我。

If I've been teaching all day, and you come and talk to me, I do not want to think about

如果我一整天都在教學， 您來和我談，我不想去考慮

your grammar or your vocabulary problems.

您的語法和字彙問題。

That's the last thing I want to do at the end of the day.

那是我一天結束時要做的最後一件事。

Most teachers I know feel the same way.

我認識的大部分老師有相同的感覺。

Most importantly, worrying about your grammar and vocabulary will affect your fluency.

最重要的是，擔心您的語法和字彙 會影響您的流利。

You'll speak slowly, and you'll hesitate more if you're always worrying about which verb

如果您總是擔心我必須使用的動詞時態 或是在這用哪個單字是正確的，

form should I use or what's the right word here.

您會很猶豫，您會說得很慢。

So if you're just having a chat with someone, don't think about your English too much.

所以如果您只是在與某人聊天， 不要考慮您的英文太多。

It doesn't help.

那沒有幫助。

It doesn't make your English better, and it doesn't make it easier to communicate.

您的英文不會更好， 您的表達也不會更容易。

Just talk.

只要說就好。

Try to communicate your ideas.

試著表達您的想法。

You'll sound more confident because you're not hesitating and worrying about your language.

看上去您會更自信，因為您沒在猶豫， 不再擔心您的語言。

If you sound more confident, hopefully you'll feel more confident too.

如果您看上去更自信， 也會有助於您感覺更自信。

OK, let's review and put the things we've talked about together.

好了，我們複習並把我們談過的事情綜合起來。

Part five, break the habit sooner, not later.

要點五，早點改掉習慣，不要太晚。

You can't help feeling shy or nervous, but you can help how you respond to these feelings.

您無法控制緊張或害羞的感覺，但是您可以 控制對這些感覺的反應。

Very often, our responses to our feelings are habits.

很多時候，我們對感覺的反應是習慣性的。

They're habits which are difficult to break, but not impossible.

那些是很難去打破的習慣， 但並非不可能。

Every time you want to talk to someone in English, but you choose not to, you're feeding

每當您想用英文去和某人交談時， 但您選擇不去，您正在

your bad habits.

養成壞習慣。

Every time you think to yourself, "My grammar sucks.

每次您自己想：“我的語法很糟糕。

I don't have anything interesting to say," you're feeding these bad habits.

我沒有任何有趣的事情可以說的，” 您養成壞習慣了。

So go and talk to someone, even if it makes you feel uncomfortable.

所以要去和人聊天，即使會讓您覺得不自在。

The first time, it might not go so well.

第一次，那或許會不是很順利。

That's okay.

還好。

The 10th time, it will be easier.

第10次，會更容易。

The 100th time, it will be much easier.

第100次，那會太容易了。

You won't even remember how difficult it was at the beginning.

您甚至不會記得在開始時 有多困難。

You don't have anything interesting to say?

您沒有任何有趣的事情去說嗎？

Fine.

很好。

Say something boring.

說一些煩惱的事情。

No one expects you to be interesting all the time.

沒有人會認為您在任何時候 都很有趣。

No one's interesting all the time.

沒有人在任何時候都有趣。

Just say something boring.

那就說一些煩惱的事情。

End the conversation.

結束對話。

Most conversations are simple.

大部分的對話是簡單的。

It doesn't matter that much what you say.

您說什麼都沒關係。

Worried about your grammar or your vocabulary?

擔心您的語法和您的字彙？

Remember, no one else really cares that much.

記住，沒人真的那麼在乎。

Just focus on trying to communicate.

專注於交流就好。

Talk.

談話。

Express your ideas.

表達您的想法。

When you're having a conversation with someone, these things are much more important.

在您和某人談話時， 這些事是更為重要的。

Most importantly, stop feeding bad habits.

最重要的是，停止養成壞習慣。

Go talk to people, even if you're uncomfortable.

去和人們聊天，即使您覺得不自在。

You'll learn quite quickly that feeling shy or feeling nervous will only stop you speaking

感覺害羞或是感覺緊張只會阻礙 您去說英文，如果您願意，

English if you let it.

您會學得很快。

OK, that's the end of the lesson.

好的，課程到此結束。

I hope you found it useful.

我希望您會覺得本節課是有用的。

You can see more of our free lessons on our website, www.oxfordonlineenglish.com.

您可以在我們的網站上看到更多的免費課程， www.oxfordonlineenglish.com.

That's all.

就這樣。

Thank you very much.

非常感謝您。

See you next time.

下次見。

Bye bye!

再見！