Speak English Fluently - 5 Steps to Improve Your English Fluency

Hi, I’m Oli. Welcome to Oxford Online English! In this lesson, you can learn how to speak

嗨 我是Oli. 歡迎來Oxford Online English！在今天的課程裡，您將學到

more fluently in English.

怎麼讓英文說得更流利

How long have you been studying English? Do you find that sometimes that even though you

您學英文多久了呢？您是否覺得有時候就算您非常努力

study hard, you can’t speak fluently? Do you learn lots of grammar and vocabulary,

您也沒辦法說出流利的英文？您是不是學了很多文法和單字

but you find it difficult to make sentences when you speak.

但還是覺得很難說成一整句

In this lesson, we’re going to talk about fluency and what you can do to change this

在這堂課，我們會談論『流利』，並告訴您該怎麼做

situation and improve your English fluency.

才能改善這樣的狀況，讓英文說得更流利

Part one: what is fluency?

第一部分：什麼是流利？

Sometimes, when people talk about fluency, they just mean speaking a language well. For

有時候人家說『流利』，只是指把一個語言說得很好

some people, speaking English fluently just means having a good general level of English.

有時候人家說『流利』，只是指有好的英文水平

However, fluency is more specific than that. Fluency means you can speak smoothly, without

然而，『流利』有更具體的意思。流利代表您可以流暢、沒有停頓

stopping or hesitating.

毫不猶豫的說出一個語言

There are two sides to fluency. One side is physical: your mouth needs to produce and

流利有兩面向，一面是生理的，您的嘴巴要快速、流暢的

connect English sounds and words in a fast, smooth way.

發出、連接每個英文聲音和詞彙

The other side of fluency is mental: your brain needs to find the right words and build

另一面向，是心裡的：您的大腦要找出正確的詞

English sentences quickly and smoothly.

快速流暢的建立英文句子

To improve your fluency, you need to work on both sides: physical and mental.

想說得更流利，您要在生理和心理上下功夫

But first…

但是首先...

Part two: rule number one: get out there!

第二部分：規則一：去個說英文的環境

There are many things you can do to improve your English fluency.

很多方法可以幫助您改善英文流利度

However, if you want to become more fluent, there’s really one thing you have to do.

可是，如果您想要說的流利，只有一個方法

Get out there and speak English. Talk to people and have conversations regularly. Nothing

去個英文環境說英文，規律地和母語人士說話

else you can do is as important as this.

沒有其他方法比這還要更重要了

Reading English will improve your reading. Practicing listening will improve your listening.

多讀英文會讓您閱讀進步多聽英文會讓您聽力進步

But what about speaking? Nothing will help your speaking except speaking.

但口說呢？只有多說能讓您的口說進步

Speaking English is a practical skill. It’s not an academic subject; it’s not something

口說是實用的技巧口說不是學術上的科目

you can learn from a book.

也不是您能透過看書學到的

It’s more like doing a sport or playing a musical instrument: you need to practice

口說比較像是運動或學樂器

regularly to make any progress.

您一定要規律的練習才會進步

How regularly? As often as you can!

多規律？越常說越好！

There’s no maximum, but I’d recommend you need to spend at least 2-3 hours a week

練習不嫌多，但我建議您一個禮拜至少花2-3小時練口說

speaking English if you want to improve.

如果您想要進步的話

So, how can you do this?

那我們要怎麼做？

Go to classes, talk to expats in your city, join groups or activities with English-speakers,

去上課，和您家鄉的外國人說話，參加外國人的活動或社團

find a conversation partner online, do a language exchange; there are many possibilities!

在網路上找練口說的夥伴，語言交換很多種不同的可能！

By the way, what you do doesn’t have to be language-focused. You can go to English

順便一提，您做的不一定是針對語言的學習

classes to practice your speaking, but anything you do which is in English and which will

您可以在英文課上練口說但您做的其他

make you speak English is just as good.

能讓您有機會說英文的事情也很好

I’m going to take a guess here about what many of you are thinking right now: “But

我來猜猜在座的各位心裡在想什麼

I don’t have people to talk to”; “But I’m shy”; “But it’s too difficult.”

『沒有人能和我練習啊』『我很怕生』『太難了』

Let’s talk about that quickly.

我們來談談這些想法

Part three: get used to pressure.

第三部分：習慣壓力

Speaking a foreign language is hard. Situations which would be easy in your language can feel

說外語是困難的。您輕鬆地用母語講的事情

difficult in another language. Situations which would feel difficult in your language

用外語講是困難的，您母語講起來都很困難的事情

can feel almost impossible when you have to do them in a foreign language.

用外語講會變成不可能的任務。

That’s how it is. It’s easy to imagine when you start learning another language that

本來就是這樣。當您開始學外文時，您想象將會輕鬆地

you will reach a point where everything is easy and comfortable.

說出流利的外文。

But unless you live in a foreign country and live completely inside that culture, that

但是除非您就住在國外且完全地融入外國文化中，

won’t happen. Trust me—I’ve studied several languages at this point in my life,

不然不可能。相信我－我學過許多種語言

and speak them quite well, but it never feels easy or comfortable.

我也能說得很好但是學習過程從來不舒適也不輕鬆

Why are we talking about this? I’m trying to motivate you to go out and speak more,

為什麼我要跟您說這些？我要讓您有動力去到英文的環境並且說英文和練習英文

practice more. To do that, you have to accept that it will feel difficult, uncomfortable

要做到這點你一定要知道學習過程會很困難、很不舒服

and intimidating a lot of the time.

會花很多時間

That’s how it is—don’t let it stop you! You can still practice, you can still communicate,

這是一定的 — 不要被打倒！您還是可以持續練習英文、說英文

and you can still improve.

然後您可以進步

I’ll give you an example of this from my own experience. I hate making phone calls

我跟您說個我自己的經驗我討厭用另一種語言講電話

in another language. I don’t know why, but I find it particularly intimidating. I guess

我不知道為什麼,但我就是很害怕

because I can’t use context or facial expressions or anything like that to help me understand

我猜是因為我不能用前後文、或是表情、或其他之類的

or communicate.

來幫助我理解和溝通

I lived in Russia and I studied Russian. I hated making phone calls in Russian. Then

我住在俄羅斯，我也學俄羅斯文我討厭用俄羅斯文打電話

I lived in China and I studied Chinese. I hated making phone calls in Chinese. Now I’m

後來我住中國學習中文我討厭用中文講電話

studying Greek. Guess what? I hate making phone calls in Greek, too.

現在我在學希臘文,猜到了嗎？我現在也討厭用希臘文講電話

It still feels just as difficult and just as intimidating. I haven’t learned any tricks

我一樣覺得很困難也感到害怕。我沒有學什麼技巧

to make it easier. All I’ve done is that I accept that this is how it feels. That’s

讓這件事變得更簡單，我做的只是接受這個感覺

it. I still do it, because I have to sometimes.

就是這樣。我還是會去做,因為我總得做

I just accept that I’m going to feel nervous or uncomfortable, and I have to speak and

我接受自己的緊張和不安，然後不管怎樣我還是要去說

communicate anyway.

還是要去溝通

And I do! It doesn't stop you. Feeling nervous does not stop you communicating.

然後我做到了！緊張的感覺不會阻止你去溝通

This will be the same for you sometimes. It might be phone calls; it might be something

有時候您也會這樣，可能是電話, 可能是

else.

其他事情。

The key point? You have to accept and learn to deal with that pressure. Don’t think:

關鍵是什麼？您要去接受和學會面對壓力，不要覺得說

it feels scary, so I won’t do it. It won’t feel less scary in the future. The only way

好可怕, 所以我不要去做，因為您以後就不會再害怕了

to make it easier is to go out and do it.

讓這件事變簡單的方法就是去英文環境講英文

If you do that, you'll feel more confident. It will get a little bit easier with time.

如果您這樣做，您會變有自信。時間越久，您覺得越簡單

Okay, so you know the most important point about fluency, but is there anything else

OK 現在您知道英文講的流利最重要的關鍵了

you can do to practice? Yes, there is!

還有其他您能練習的嗎？有的

Part four: speed reading.

第四部分：快速地讀

Find a text in English. It can be something from a textbook, from a newspaper, from a

找一篇英文文章，可以是課本裡的, 報紙的,

blog, or anywhere.

一篇部落格, 或其他

The text should be fairly easy for you. Don’t choose something with a lot of new words or

文章對您來說要夠簡單，不要找一篇很多生難字的文章

something which is way above your current English level.

那已經超越您目前英文程度

Sit down with a timer. Read the text aloud. Time yourself.

拿一個碼表坐下，大聲唸出文章，然後計時

Now, read it again. Try to beat your previous time!

現在, 再讀一次，試著打破上一次的紀錄

Keep going like this. See how fast you can read the text.

繼續這樣做，看您能多快唸完一篇文章

What’s this for?

這是做什麼？

Remember that part of fluency is physical. Your mouth needs to produce English sounds

記得說話流利有一個關鍵是生理，您的嘴巴要可以快速且流暢的

and English words fast and smoothly.

發出英文的聲音

Speed reading like this is a good way to practice that side of fluency.

快速地讀文章能有效幫助生理的流利

This way of practicing is really useful because you can do it almost anywhere and you can

這個練習方法非常有用，因為您不管在哪裡都能做

also do as much or as little as you have time for. You can do five minutes practice or fifteen

不管您有空的時間長短都能做，您可以練習五分鐘

minutes, or half an hour. It’s all helpful!

您也可以練習十五分鐘, 或半小時，都有幫助！

Let’s see another good technique like this:

我們來看另一個好方法

Part five: using songs.

第五部分：唱歌

Find a song in English. Choose something which you like.

找一首英文歌，找一個您喜歡的

Find the lyrics online. If you don’t know where to look, just put the song title and

上網找歌詞，如果您不知道哪裡找

the word ‘lyrics’ into Google. You’ll find them.

就把歌的標題再加上"lyrics(歌詞)"丟到google，您就能找到了

Play the song. Read the lyrics. Sing!

放音樂, 看歌詞，然後唱！

Like with speed reading, this is a good technique to practice the physical side of fluency.

就像快速地讀, 這是一個幫助您生理上的流利的好方法

When you sing a song, you have to go at the speed of the song.

當您唱歌時。你要唱和歌一樣的速度

Start with slower songs, then choose faster ones. Try to choose something that’s possible

從慢歌開始,再換成快歌。最好找有挑戰性但又可成功的

but challenging, so you can sing the song, but it’s difficult to go fast enough.

您能唱這首歌，但是唱的夠快又有點難度

Again, this will really help with your physical fluency. It’s also easy to do; you can do

再一次，這會幫助您生理上的流利。也很簡單能做到

one song a day, and I promise you that you will feel a difference quite quickly. I used

您一天可以唱一首歌，我保證您很快會發現您的進步

this technique a lot when I was learning Chinese, and it really helped.

我學中文時常常用這方法，真的很有幫助

Speed reading and singing songs are good for physical fluency, but what about the mental

快速地讀和唱歌真的可以有效幫助生理上的流利

side of fluency?

但是心理上的流利要怎麼做？

Let’s see what you can do to improve that.

我們來看您要怎麼改善

Part six: learn language in chunks.

第六部分：用區塊的概念學語言

Here’s a question: how do you learn vocabulary?

請問您怎麼學單字的？

When I see students learning vocabulary, often it looks like this.

我常看到我的學生這樣學單字

People write down the English word, the translation in their own language, and then they try to

他們寫下英文單字, 用他們的母語翻譯

memorise it.

然後他們把單字背下來

Okay, but what does that have to do with fluency?

ok 但是這和流利有什麼關係？

Think about it: if you learn language like this, you’re making your brain do things

這樣想：如果您用這個方式學語言

in a very unnatural and complicated way.

您用不自然和複雜的方法讓大腦記憶

First of all, you’re learning each word individually. But, when you speak a language,

首先, 您分別背下每個單字，但是, 當您說一種語言時

you don’t need individual words, you need phrases and sentences.

您不需要單字,您要的是一句話

Secondly, if you do this, you’re learning English through your own language. You’re

第二, 如果您這樣做, 您是用您自己的母語學語言

not learning to speak English, you’re trying to learn to translate your language into English

您不是在學怎麼說英文，您學的是怎麼把您的母語在腦海中

in your head.

翻譯成英文

So, does this sound familiar? You have a sentence in your head in your own language. You move

聽起來很熟悉嗎？您在腦中用你的母語想著一句話

through the sentence, translating each word into English.

然後一個字一個字翻譯成英文

If you don’t know the translation of a word, you get stuck, you feel bad about your English,

如果您不知道某個字的英文, 您就卡住了，您覺得您英文很爛

and you stop speaking.

然後您再也不說了

You need to break this habit if you want to speak fluently. First of all, this way of

如果想說好英文，您需要改掉這個習慣。首先, 這樣先想再說

thinking and speaking is always slow. It will always be slow, because you’re trying to

速度一定很慢,會慢是因為

do too many things at once.

您一次要做太多的事了

You’re trying to think and remember things in two languages—it’s too difficult for

你要同時用兩種語言思考和記憶

anybody.

這對誰來說都太難了

So what can you do?

那您該怎麼做？

We said before that you need phrases and sentences when you speak. So, learn language in phrases

我們剛剛說您講話時需要句子和詞組，所以, 用詞組和句子來

and sentences.

學語言

For example, imagine that someone asks you:

舉例來說, 想像有人問您

"What are you doing this weekend?"

您這週末要幹嘛？

Look at three answers:

先看看下面三個答案：

"I’m going to see some old friends." "I’m thinking of going for a bike ride."

"I’m going to see some old friends." "I’m thinking of going for a bike ride."

"I might do some odd jobs around the house."

"I might do some odd jobs around the house."

Now, make your own sentences:

現在，自己照樣造句：

"I’m going to ________." "I’m thinking of ________."

"I’m going to ________." "I’m thinking of ________."

"I might ________."

"I might ________."

Try to make two or three sentences for each one, so that you use different endings.

每個回答都照樣造2-3個句子，這樣您就會有不同答案

Now think: if someone asks you this question:

現在想：如果有人這樣問您

"What are you doing this weekend?"

"What are you doing this weekend?"

If you remember language in big pieces, you only have to remember two things:

如果您用造句的方式學語言，您只要記得兩件事

"(I’m going to) + (see some old friends)." "(I’m going to) + (have dinner with my family)."

"(I’m going to) + (see some old friends)." "(I’m going to) + (have dinner with my family)."

"(I’m going to) + (watch some old movies)."

"(I’m going to) + (watch some old movies)."

That makes it easy to respond to questions like this fluently.

這樣您很快的知道怎麼流利的回答

On the other hand, if you make a sentence in your head in err... your language in your

另一方面, 如果您在大腦裡用您的母語造句

head, and then translate each word into English, it’s much more complicated. You don’t

然後再逐字翻譯成英文, 這樣複雜多了

just have to remember two things; you have to remember many things.

您不只要記得兩件事，您要記得很多事

So, try to learn vocabulary in this way. Take a sentence like:

所以, 用這種方法學單字，用這些例子照樣造句：

"I went for a walk yesterday."

"I went for a walk yesterday."

Keep the basic sentence form, but change part of it:

保留最基本的句型, 但是換掉部分詞彙

"I ________ yesterday."

"I ________ yesterday."

Now, make 2-3 different sentences:

然後再照樣造2-3個句子

"I took an exam yesterday." "I was lazy all day yesterday."

"I took an exam yesterday." "I was lazy all day yesterday."

"I cooked a spicy curry yesterday."

"I cooked a spicy curry yesterday."

Now, practice and remember the sentences and phrases. This is a much more natural way to

現在, 記住這些句子和詞組。

learn vocabulary.

這是更自然的學語言的方法

If you learn vocabulary like this, it will be much easier to respond fluently, because

如果您這樣學單字，您可以更流利的回應

you won’t need to think in your own language and translate. You’ll remember the whole

因為您不用再用母語去想然後翻譯，您會記得

phrases and sentences that you need.

您回答需要用到的整個句子

Okay, that’s the end of our lesson. I hope you learned something about spoken fluency

好了, 我們的課程結束，我希望您學到怎樣更流利地說英文

and how you can improve your fluency in English!

也知道怎樣讓英文更進步

You can find more free English lessons on our website: Oxford Online English dot com.

您可以在我們網站: OxfordOnlineEnglish .com找到更多免費的英文課程

Thanks for watching, see you next time!

感謝您的收看, 下次再見！