Learn To Think In English | Speak Clearly & Naturally

Learning to think in English will make you more confident speaking English

學習以英文思考會讓你講英語更有自信

because you'll speak more naturally and fluently with less hesitation.

因為這樣你會講得更自然流利不猶豫

I can already hear you saying "But Emma, I need to think in my native language to

我知道你一定會說，

但是Emma，我需要以母語思考然後翻譯成英語

translate! It's too hard, I don't know enough vocabulary to do it!"

這太難了！我的字彙量不足以這麼做

But listen, that is the long, slow and painful road to English fluency. When you do this, your

聽好了，試圖以那樣的方式達到英語流利，

是條既漫長又痛苦的的路

當你那麼做，你的英語聽起來就不自然

English sounds unnatural because the sentence structure is different in your

因為你母語的文句結構不同

language and it probably takes you a long time to say what you need to say

而且你大概會花滿多時間來說出你想表達的

because you're translating in your head as you speak. We're going to learn a few

因為你一邊講話一邊在腦中翻譯

我們將學習幾個訓練大腦以英語思考的方法

strategies to help train your brain to think in English.

So start with very

首先從簡單的字彙開始

simple vocabulary. When you're at home, think about the English word for things

你在家時，想想你身旁那些東西的英文單字：

that you see around you. Shoes, flowers, desk, door.

shoes（鞋）, flowers（花）, desk（書桌）, door（門）

When you're on the train or you're driving to work, look out the window and think of the English word for

你搭車或開車上班途中，從車窗往外看，

想想你看到的東西的英文單字：

the things that you see. Dog, factory, busy, windy, people.

dog（狗）, factory（工廠）, busy（忙碌的）, windy（颳風的）, people（人們）

In fact, we're going to try it right now!

我們現在立刻就來練習一下

So, I want you to close your eyes, take a deep breath. Because when you

我要你閉上眼睛，深呼吸

open your eyes you're going to look around the room in front of you

當你睜開眼睛時你將看看身處的房間四周

and think in English - only in English - not in your native language. You're going to

並以英語思考，只用英語，而非你的母語

就用英語去想你在周遭看到的一切事物的英文，好嗎？

think in English of the words for everything that you see around you.

Okay, so take that deep breath again. And open your eyes and look around you.

現在再次深呼吸，睜開眼睛，看看四周

Thinking of the English words only.

心中只用英語單字去想

Great! Now, if that was easy, we can move on to the next level. If it was hard

好極了！若你覺得容易，那我們可進入下個階段

若你覺得困難，那也沒關係

that's okay too! But you'll need to practise every day

不過你便需要每天在不同地方重複這個練習

doing the same thing in different places - it will become easier. You're training

你就會覺得越來越容易了

yourself to think in English. So you can do it at home or at work, on the train or

你在訓練自己用英語去想

不論是在家、辦公室、通勤時

when you're at the cafe waiting for a friend.

還是在咖啡聽等朋友時，都可進行練習

Then you can move on to simple

之後你便可以推進到簡單的句子

sentences. For example, your hair's really long or what's he eating for lunch?

例如：（你的頭髮好長）或（他午餐在吃什麼？）

Or that chair looks really uncomfortable.

（那張椅子看起來真不舒服）

So do the same thing now. I want you to look around the room and make three

現在進行剛才的練習，我要你望向房間四周

並就你所見造三個簡單的句子

simple sentences about what you see. Remember, no translating! You're not

注意！不許翻譯

allowed to think in your native language at all. And if this is too difficult, go

不許用母語去想任何東西

若覺得這樣太困難，就回復到字彙練習

back to thinking of simple vocabulary words. Okay, so close your eyes,

好，眼睛閉上，深呼吸，開始

take a deep breath, go.

Okay, if that was easy, you can move to the next level which is to plan your day

若你覺得很容易，那你便可進入下個階段

用英語去想，用英語計劃你的一天

in English - thinking in English. So when you wake up in the morning and you're

當你在早晨醒來還躺在床上時

still lying in bed, think about everything that you need to

用英語去想你當天要做的每一件事

do that day - in English.

用英語去想你當天要做的每一件事

After I eat breakfast I'll walk to the bus stop

（吃完早餐後，我將走到公車站牌）

and I'll catch the bus to work. On the bus, I'm going to read my book.

（並搭乘公車去工作） （在公車上我將讀我的書）

I'm meeting Matilda for lunch today and I think we're going to get takeaway and eat it

（今天我會與Matilda一起午餐） （我想我們會買外帶到公園用餐）

in the park. It's going to be such a nice day.

(今天將會是很美好的一天)

So when thinking in English

當你覺得，用英語去想，

sentences and planning your day with simple sentences becomes easy, move on to

並用簡單語句計劃你的一天變容易了

就進到假想會話

thinking in conversation. Now, this is great when you're sunbaking on the beach

這麼做會很棒。當你在海灘做日光浴，

or hiking up a mountain or you're in the shower getting ready for your day

或在登山健行，或在淋浴，為一天做準備

and you have some time alone in your head. So there's nothing to distract you!

腦中有自己獨處的時間，沒有其他東西使你分心

Now thinking in conversation is really great because you're asking the questions then

練習假想會話很棒，因為你不僅發問

也思考著問題的答案，還想著如何讓對話進行下去

thinking of answers to those same questions and also ways to keep the

conversation going, so it's really great conversation practice.

所以是很好的對話練習

Now, if talking to yourself in your head sounds strange or silly...

如果在腦中與自己講話聽起來怪怪的或很蠢......

well I guess it probably is! Get one of your friends to help. And no, I don't mean

我想確實是有一點

那就叫你的朋友幫忙！

ㄟ不是，我不是指叫你朋友跟你一起淋浴

ask one of your friends to have a shower with you, that would get maybe a little

那樣可能會有點莫名其妙且尷尬

bit weird and awkward. You might not have the same relationship again after that.

之後你們的關係可能就回不去了

I just mean, imagine that they are part of the conversation in your head,

我指的是，想像他們是你假想會話的對象

so when you're asking the questions, how would they answer?

當你問問題時，他們會怎麼回答？

What would they think about the things you're saying?

他們對你說的話會有什麼想法？

As you're walking down the street, in your head you could be saying "It's so hot today, isn't it?"

走在街上時，你在心裡可能會說：今天有夠熱對不對？

"Yeah it is! I wish I brought my hat, that sun is scorching! It reminds me of a week that I

對啊，要是我有帶帽子來就好了，這太陽想燒死人

讓我不禁想起在杜拜的某一週，氣溫超過攝氏40度

spent in Dubai actually. It was over 40 degrees Celsius!"

"Hey are you sure that Sally's meeting us here? We've been waiting for so long now!"

ㄟ，你確定Sally是要在這跟我們碰面？

我們已經等很久了

Practising this skill and doing it regularly will help train your brain to think in English.

經常練習這項技能

有助於訓練你的腦袋瓜用英語思考

I recommend that you find a time in your day where you always do this every day.

我建議你在一天中找個時段來經常練習

So for example, every morning after you brush your teeth, spend five minutes

舉例，每天早晨刷完牙後

花五分鐘用英文進行假想會話

thinking in conversation or planning your day. Or it could be on your lunch

或計劃你的一天

或是在你午休時

break. Work on it every day and you will make it happen! You will train your brain

每天都下工夫，就能實現目標

你將訓練大腦用英語思考

to think in English so that when it comes to speaking in English, it flows

如此一來，在英語口說方面

語句就會從腦中自然湧流出來

naturally. Your words flow naturally because you're not translating in your

你所說的字句自然流暢，因為你並不在腦中翻譯

head. You're thinking in English.

你直接用英語思考

Now, there's heaps more videos to watch on my

在我的YouTube頻道有更多影片

YouTube channel and if you sign up for my emails on my website, you'll get five

若你在我的網站訂閱我的電郵發佈

你就會收到五堂免費的發音課程

free pronunciation lessons so visit www.mmmenglish.com/signup

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See you soon!

我們很快再會！