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1、Slow Down Your Speaking Speed 減慢語速

You might be an eloquent speaker when it comes to your mothertongue, but expecting the same standards from yourself when speaking in aforeign language may not be very realistic.

當你用母語交流時，你可能不輸給極品說的辯論選手。而當你用外語時，想要達到如此的水平，顯然是不現實的。

Especially, if you’re at the early stages of learning. Learnersare often told not to worry about the mistakes they’re making, however, it iseasy to understand why you would like to make a good impression on youraudience.

特別，你還是語言的初級學習者。周圍的人常常說不要在乎會不會犯語法錯誤，但假如你想用外語給他們留下好印象的話，盡可能還是要防止語法錯誤。

To overcome this difficulty, you may try slowing down your speakingspeed.

Nobody will hold it against you if you speak more slowly andclearly. Great speakers do the same to get their message across. Selecting yourwords carefully may also be seen as a sign of respect towards your audience. Itshows that you want to give them the best possible answer.

為了克服這個障礙，你需要減慢你的語速。假如你講得慢一些，但愈加了解、有條理，沒人會反對你的。偉大的演講者也是通過這種方法去表述我們的看法。小心地使用詞語也是對講話他們的尊重，由于這體現了你想讓他們得到明確了解的回話。

2、Give Yourself Time to Think 給自己留些考慮時間

You may be worried that the people you’re talking to areimpatient and would like you to say what you want as quickly as possible.

你可能覺得談話他們不耐心，期望你講得越快越好。

First of all, it may not be true – people often prefer awell-thought-out answer to a rushed one.

So just relax.

第一，這個認知可能是不對的。大家總是更想得到一個經過再三考慮后得出的答案，而非一個匆匆忙忙的回復。

所以，放輕松。

Another practical thing you can do is equipping yourself withfixed phrases you can use when remaining silent doesn’t seem to be an option.

維持沉默并非最好選擇，但有一個可行的方法：自己籌備些固定的術語。

舉例：

Why is there so much violence on TV? That’s a good question. Letme think for a moment, I haven’t really thought about it before. Well, Isuppose…

為何電視節目這樣暴力？這是個好問題，讓我想一下，我之前還真沒考慮過這個問題。我覺得…

Here the speaker gains considerable amount of time to reflectjust by repeating the question and adding a few sentences. If you do the same,you’ll sound more fluent and won’t feel the pressure of having to say somethingbefore you’re ready.

重復問題，并加上幾個句子就能給說話者足夠的時間去考慮了。假如你如此做，我相信你的回答必然會愈加的流暢，你也不會感到準備不足所帶來的巨大重壓了！

常見的連接詞：

during the day

in the meantime

It’s been a long time since

Sorry to bother/trouble you, but…

Would you mind if…?

Oh, come on!

I’m just kidding!

For what it’s worth,…

To be right/wrong about

Tit for tat/an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth

3、Learn Sentences, Not only Words 記憶句子，而非單詞

When you learn a new word, try to memorize a couple of sentences that contain it.

當你學習一個新的單詞時，去記這個單詞所構成的句子。

There might come a time when you can use one particular sentencewith little, or no alteration at all. Unfortunately, many people learn words byheart, but have no idea how to use them in a sentence.

有時你甚至可以原封不動地在交流過程中用這個句子。但不少人都是記住一個單詞，卻不了解在句子中怎么樣它。

It will be such a relief not having to worry about whether thesentence is correct grammatically or not. Let’s look at an example:

除此之外，記句子有哪些好處在于你都不需要去擔憂我們的句子語法正確與否，譬如：

appreciate = torecognize the value of something/somebody

I think it’snecessary to feel appreciated in a relationship/ at work.

I appreciateall your hard work.

Isn’t it much more useful to memorize ’appreciate’ this way?

難道背句子不比背單詞更有效嗎？

4、Learn to Listen 聆聽

When speaking in a foreign language, you might be so focused onwhat you are saying and whether it’s correct or not, that you forget to listento what others are saying.

當講一門外語時，你可能太專注于你講的句子正確與否，而忽視了他們在怎么說。

This is a big mistake as they might be using the exact words orgrammar you’ll be needing later on. So pay attention to what’s being saidaround you, it’s your most important resource at the time of speaking tosomeone.

你身邊的人或許會用你下面需要的語法結構或者是詞語，所以聆聽周圍人在講些什么，那是你對話時非常重要的詞語語法“寶庫”。

5、Practise Your Interrogatives 訓練提問

We also need to keep in mind the fact that communication is a two-way process. Not only does it make you seemuninterested – even rude – if you don’t ask questions, you might also end upbeing the one who has to do all the talking.

大家要了解交流是雙向的。假如你不問他們問題，他們或許會感覺你不有興趣，甚至覺得你沒禮貌。結果就是你需要要一直說話。

So, when you’ve run out of ideas about what to say next,remember: others might have something to add.

所以，當你不了解下面要怎么說的時候，記住：他們可能也有想要表達的想法。可你以嘗試如此提問他們：

What are yourviews on that?

How about you?What do you think?

Why do youthink there’s so much violence on TV?

Questions like this will keep the conversation going and willshow your interest in other people’s opinion. They will also give you time torelax a little and start enjoying yourself.

如此的提問可以保證對話健康地進行下去。同時，也能體現你對他們的看法有興趣，如此做也會給你一些時間放松自己。

6、Produce, Produce, Produce 訓練，訓練，訓練

As I said at the beginning of this article, you might know a lotabout the language, but this is passive knowledge that must be activatedsomehow. Your aim is to be able to produce correct English; practice is undeniablythe best way to learn and improve.

正如文章開頭所講，你所學習的很多的語言常識都是被動的常識，你需要激活他們。以此來達到最后的目的---用正確的英語。訓練，毋庸置疑是最好的方法，它可以幫你適應英語的用法規則。

Speaking, on the other hand, is a much more spontaneous processand nothing prepares you for it better than actually doing it. So, find people you can practise with.

交流，其實是很自發的過程，只有你去說，你才能去概要深思成長，所以，找個可以和你對話交流的人吧！

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