輕松美語(yǔ)會(huì)話第1輯 學(xué)好口語(yǔ)的秘訣

[00:00.00]One of the English teachers at my university got into a taxi one day,and as she talked with the driver, [00:02.77]我大學(xué)時(shí)的一位英語(yǔ)老師有天在的士上與司機(jī)交談時(shí)， [00:05.54]she noticed that he had very good spoken English,better ,in fact,than that of some of her students! [00:08.26]發(fā)現(xiàn)他的英語(yǔ)說(shuō)得很好，實(shí)際上，比她的任何一位學(xué)生都要好！ [00:10.98]" Where did you learn your English?" she asked,"oh," he replied,"I never went to secondary school. [00:13.55]“你的英文是從哪兒學(xué)的？”她問(wèn)道?！芭?，我連中學(xué)沒(méi)上過(guò)。 [00:16.13]I drive a taxi every day,but while I'm driving around,I listen to the English radio stations-and if an English speaking passenger gets in, [00:20.39]但我每天都開(kāi)著的士，當(dāng)我開(kāi)車(chē)時(shí)，我就聽(tīng)英文廣播，如果有說(shuō)英語(yǔ)的乘客， [00:24.66]I try to start a conversation with them. [00:25.70]我便試著和他們交談。 [00:26.75]That's how I learn my English! [00:27.92]這就是我學(xué)英文的辦法！他回答道。 [00:29.09]There are many things which contribute to good spoken English,but an important question for you is this: to what extent are your attitudes similar to those of the taxi driver? [00:33.75]說(shuō)一口流利的英文有許多種方法，但最重要的是你的學(xué)習(xí)態(tài)度與那的士司機(jī)相比，有多少相似之處？ [00:38.41]Are you willing to try to start a conversation with an English speaker? [00:40.01]你是否愿意開(kāi)始試著用英語(yǔ)與人交談？ [00:41.62]Or do you feel as if "the cat did get your tongue?"that whenever you try to speak in English,your tongue won't behave itself and you can hardly make a sound? [00:45.72]不論什么時(shí)候開(kāi)始說(shuō)英語(yǔ)時(shí)，你的舌頭都不聽(tīng)使喚，連發(fā)一個(gè)音都很困難，好像舌頭繞不過(guò)彎來(lái)？ [00:49.82]How then can you improve your spoken English?How can you try to put your resolution to improve into practice? [00:52.74]那么怎樣才可能提高你的英語(yǔ)口語(yǔ)水平呢？怎樣才能把你的決心付諸實(shí)踐呢？ [00:55.66]Here we will suggest some concrete things you can do on your own(for little or no money) to improve your English-spoken English in particular. [00:59.51]這里我們將介紹一些具體的方法（只需一點(diǎn)點(diǎn)錢(qián)甚至不用花錢(qián)），你可以按照你自己的實(shí)際情況達(dá)到提高英文水平的目的，即口語(yǔ)特別訓(xùn)練法。 [01:03.36]Listen to the radio.You could get up five minutes earlier and listen to the news in English. [01:05.92]聽(tīng)廣播，早起五分鐘聽(tīng)英語(yǔ)新聞。 [01:08.47]Watch the TVB_Pearl and ATV-world to improve your listening skills. [01:10.74]觀看明珠及國(guó)際臺(tái)的電視節(jié)目，來(lái)提高你的聽(tīng)力。 [01:13.01]Try watching the news in English instead of Chinese. [01:14.52]試著看英語(yǔ)新聞而不是中文。 [01:16.03]If you watch a movie and it has subtitles ,try taping a paper over them, [01:18.10]如果你看的是有中文字幕的電影，試著不要看對(duì)白。 [01:20.17]Listening to others talk is a good preparation for talking yourself. [01:22.39]聽(tīng)聽(tīng)別人的談話是一個(gè)比較好的讓自己開(kāi)口的準(zhǔn)備工作。 [01:24.60]Invite your English teacher to lunch! Find a friend who also wants to improve his or her English have lunch or dinner together-speaking English of course. [01:28.97]邀請(qǐng)你的英文老師吃午餐！請(qǐng)一個(gè)朋友，與你一樣想提高英語(yǔ)水平的他或她吃午餐或晚餐，當(dāng)然是說(shuō)英語(yǔ)了。 [01:33.35]Check out books ,records ,cassette tapes,and other materials in English from your local library. [01:35.83]從當(dāng)?shù)氐膱D書(shū)館挑出一些書(shū)、記錄、磁帶或其他英語(yǔ)資料， [01:38.32]Look especially for books which have lots of dialogue in them. [01:40.06]特別是有大量對(duì)話的書(shū)。 [01:41.81]Read plays.When you go to see English films ,try not to read the Chinese subtitles. [01:44.78]讀劇本，當(dāng)你去看英文電影時(shí)，試著不要看中文字幕。 [01:47.75]Watch for notices of English activities such as English corners or English speaking contests,and join in whenever you can. [01:51.60]關(guān)注英語(yǔ)活動(dòng)，如英語(yǔ)角或英語(yǔ)口語(yǔ)競(jìng)賽，盡可能地參加。 [01:55.45]Seek out lectures in English at a university on topics of interest to you Try to take notes-just for your own use. [01:59.02]在大學(xué)里選一些你感興趣的主題的英語(yǔ)講座，為了你自己的用途，盡量作筆記。 [02:02.58]Learn the words to some popular songs (warning : don't depend on texts provided on Chinese channels or in Chinese magazines! [02:06.52]通過(guò)一些流行歌曲學(xué)單詞（注意：不要依賴(lài)中文頻道或中文雜志提供的課文） [02:10.46]Find books-on-tape in your local library.Listen while you are relaxing at home or while commuting if you have a walkman. [02:13.92]在當(dāng)?shù)氐膱D書(shū)館找一些帶磁帶的書(shū)。如果你有隨身聽(tīng)的話，在家放松時(shí)或坐車(chē)時(shí)聽(tīng)聽(tīng)磁帶。 [02:17.38]Watch for plays or dramatic performance given in English on the campus-or get the student ticket for the public performances. [02:20.90]在校園里觀看英語(yǔ)戲劇表演或買(mǎi)學(xué)生票看公開(kāi)表演。 [02:24.43]Exchange taped messages with a classmate .Record a few minutes and then ask your classmate to respond later on the same tape. [02:28.05]與同班同學(xué)交換磁帶資料。在磁帶上錄幾分鐘的東西然后要求你的同學(xué)在同一磁帶上答復(fù)。 [02:31.67]Choose a famous person whose accent you admire ,and if you can get recordings of him or her,imitate the way he or she speaks. [02:35.23]選一個(gè)你欣賞其發(fā)音的名人，如果你有他或她的聲音錄音，模仿他或她說(shuō)話的方式。 [02:38.80]Practice situations when you are alone,perhaps in front of a mirror. [02:40.72]當(dāng)你一個(gè)人的時(shí)候，或許站在鏡子前，練習(xí)各種場(chǎng)景。 [02:42.65]Imagine introducing yourself,disagreeing with someone's ideas. [02:44.72]試想你在介紹你自己或不同意某個(gè)人的觀點(diǎn)時(shí)， [02:46.79]Being interviewed or asking for information.If you can get someone to help ,assign parts and do role-playing. [02:49.87]或者面試時(shí)，或者在被詢問(wèn)時(shí)，如果你想得到某人的幫助，不妨分配角色然后扮演它。 [02:52.94]Maken friends with the exchange students on our campus -they are here because they want cross-cultural communication .Communicate with them! [02:56.54]與我們校園里的外國(guó)留學(xué)生交朋友，他們會(huì)很愿意——因?yàn)樗麄円残枰@種文化交流。同他們交流吧！ [03:00.14]Take part in a play in English-start out with a small part if you feel shy. [03:02.75]參加英語(yǔ)劇的表演，如果你感到害羞就從扮演小角色開(kāi)始。 [03:05.36]Find a friend or two and agree to speak English at certain regular -after a class together,at dinner every Tuesday,or riding home on the train. [03:09.68]找一兩個(gè)朋友在一個(gè)特定的時(shí)間里—下課后，每星期二晚餐時(shí)或是在回家的火車(chē)上有規(guī)律的練習(xí)英語(yǔ)口語(yǔ)。 [03:14.00]Practice reading aloud-get someone to check your pronunciation and intonation ,or record yourself on tape and analyze your own speech. [03:17.80]大聲地朗讀，讓其他人檢查你的發(fā)音和語(yǔ)調(diào)，或者錄在磁帶里，自己檢查。 [03:21.60]Set goals of specific things you can work on improving -for example ,differences between words that contain.and "n" or "w" and "v". [03:25.92]建立一些你能夠做到提高自己的具體目標(biāo)，比方說(shuō)，“I”和“n”；“W”和“V”之間的區(qū)別。 [03:30.24](e.g. There is no light at Wheatly University")Keep notes of words you often mispronounce and practice them. [03:34.45]（如晚上的惠特里大學(xué)沒(méi)有燈光）。你在經(jīng)常讀錯(cuò)的單詞旁做記號(hào)，多練習(xí)。 [03:38.66]If you have a chance to travel ,take advantage of the opportunities to use English--airline and immigration personnel. [03:41.80]如果你有機(jī)會(huì)旅行的話，抓住一切機(jī)會(huì)說(shuō)英語(yǔ)，在飛機(jī)上，和移民局的人， [03:44.93]hotel and restaurant staff,fellow travelers and passengers. [03:46.67]旅館，餐館的工作人員，旅行中的同伴或乘客等。 [03:48.42]Visit a former English teacher either from secondary school or from a course you took at university . [03:50.89]去拜訪你的前任老師，不論是中學(xué)還是大學(xué)某一門(mén)課的任課老師， [03:53.35]Teachers like to hear how their students are doing. [03:54.77]他們都很想知道他們的學(xué)生現(xiàn)在在做什么。 [03:56.20]Everyone knows that the only really effective way to improve on language skills is to use the language. [03:59.09]人人都知道提高一門(mén)語(yǔ)言技能唯一真正行之有效的方法就是使用它。 [04:01.99]In reality,hower,we know that there are many reasons why people don't want to speak in another language-they are afraid of making mistakes. [04:05.61]然而，實(shí)際上，我們知道人們不愿意用另一種語(yǔ)言來(lái)表達(dá)自己，這里有很多原因，他們害怕犯錯(cuò)， [04:09.23]they can't express their real meaning easily ,they are shy,they are afraid people will laugh at them . [04:11.80]不能自如地表達(dá)自己真正的意思，他們很害羞，害怕被嘲笑。 [04:14.38]We all feel this way some of the time but if you really want to improve your spoken English,try some of the suggestions we have made here. [04:17.99]我們都有過(guò)這樣的時(shí)候，但如果你真的想提高你的口語(yǔ)水平，照我們以上這些建議試著去做。 [04:21.61]Once you try putting some these ideas and principles into practice,the cat will have a very hard time getting your togue! [04:24.92]一旦你把這些原則方法付諸實(shí)踐，你一定能從此擺脫張口結(jié)舌的尷尬！

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