How to Study English? English Teacher Interview | Sara V.

My name’s Sara and I’m from Sweden.

我叫萨拉，来自瑞典。

I like teaching because I really love it when my students don’t start out speaking really

我喜欢教学，因为当我的学生一开始

good English, but then after a while, when I teach them more stuff…

英语说得不太好时，我真的很喜欢，但过了一段时间，当我教他们更多的东西时……

I really like it to see them to start to speak.

我真的很喜欢看到他们开始说。

They get more brave.

他们变得更加勇敢。

It’s really nice.

这太好了。

I think the best way to study English is through reading.

我认为学习英语最好的方法是阅读。

I read a lot when I was younger.

我年轻时读过很多书。

And some people say they don’t like to read, but it’s my favorite thing.

有人说他们不喜欢读书，但这是我最喜欢的事情。

And I learn … you learn a lot of words that way.

我学到……这样你就可以学到很多单词。

It would be someone who really wants to learn English.

这将是一个真正想学习英语的人。

I think that a lot of people think that through their job, or their boss, they just have to

我认为很多人认为通过他们的工作或他们的老板，他们只需要

learn it.

学习它。

But they’re not really that motivated, so I would definitely say someone who enjoys

但他们并没有那么积极，所以我肯定会说喜欢

the language, maybe they even like British, American culture.

这门语言的人，也许他们甚至喜欢英国、美国文化。

That kind of person is my ideal student.

这样的人就是我理想的学生。

The worst student.

最差的学生。

That’s hard to say.

这很难说。

I haven’t had a lot of bad students so far.

到目前为止，我还没有遇到过很多坏学生。

But maybe someone who is really uninspired.

但也许是一个真正没有灵感的人。

When you can feel that they don’t want to be there.

当你感觉到他们不想在那里的时候。

They don’t really want to learn English.

他们并不是真的想学英语。

Someone else forced them to learn English.

别人强迫他们学英语。

You don’t really want to teach someone like that.

你真的不想教那样的人。

Ya, I do.

是的，我愿意。

I think it’s really nice.

我认为这真的很好。

Because I love languages.

因为我热爱语言。

So teaching English is one of the things I like the most.

所以教英语是我最喜欢的事情之一。

I speak…

我会说……

On native level I speak English, Swedish, Norwegian, and I’m also intermediate in

在母语水平上，我会说英语、瑞典语、挪威语，而且我的

Korean, Japanese, and French.

韩语、日语和法语也处于中等水平。

I classify myself as a native English speaker.

我将自己归类为以英语为母语的人。

But technically, I was born in Sweden.

但严格来说，我出生在瑞典。

I learned English through reading.

我通过阅读学习英语。

That’s why I said I think it’s the best way to learn.

这就是为什么我说我认为这是最好的学习方式。

I read all the time.

我一直在读书。

And I love English.

我喜欢英语。

I would learn difficult words.

我会学习困难的单词。

I read Bram Stoker’s Dracula, for example, when I was really young.

例如，当我很小的时候，我就读过布拉姆·斯托克的《德古拉》。

And when I didn’t understand something, I’d look up the words.

当我不明白什么的时候，我会查单词。

So that’s how I learnt the most.

这就是我学到最多的方法。

And I spoke to a lot of British and American friends, so I practiced that a lot.

我和很多英国和美国朋友交谈过，所以我练习了很多。

I actually prefer British.

其实我更喜欢英国人。

But I tend to use more Americanized kind of English.

但我倾向于使用更美国化的英语。

Because it’s easier for me to use for some reason.

因为出于某种原因它对我来说更容易使用。

But, British sounds the best I think,

但是，我认为英国语听起来最好，

Hello, my name’s Sara.

你好，我叫萨拉。

I’m from Sweden.

我来自瑞典。

How are you?

你好吗？

My hobbies are video games, reading, learning languages, acting, dancing, music.

我的爱好是电子游戏、阅读、学习语言、表演、跳舞、音乐。

I love singing as well.

我也喜欢唱歌。

I’ve been to all the countries around Scandinavia and the Nordic countries.

我去过斯堪的纳维亚半岛周边的所有国家和北欧国家。

I’ve also been to Turkey, Greece, France, America, and the U.K.

我还去过土耳其、希腊、法国、美国和英国

And now also Korea, Japan, and Hong Kong.

，现在还去过韩国、日本和香港。

Do you have any questions for her?

你有什么问题要问她吗？

How old are you?

你今年多大？

Ok, look at the camera.

好吧，看相机。

Look at me.

看着我。

How old do you think she is?

你认为她多大了？

Nineteen.

十九。

Twenty-five.

二十五。

Oh my gosh.

天啊。

Seventeen.

十七。

All right.

好的。

Look at me.

看着我。

Many people want to know.

很多人都想知道。

How old are you?

你今年多大？

I’m 25 years old.

我今年25岁了。