口语步步高：说一说语言学习

陶艺丞

英语，作为一门语言，主要用于与他人交流。因此，学会说一口流利的英语尤为必要。这期，我们将学习一些提高英语口语的好方法。

●Listen to English more

Studies show that listening is the most frequently used lanɡuaɡe skill by students,which takes up 40% to 50% of the total time spent on communication.When babies learn their first language,they listen first.If you want to improve your English speaking,spend more time listening.Listening to English news,speeches and talk shows is very useful,and of course,watching some sitcoms without Chinese captions is also a good choice.

●多听英语

研究表明，听是学生最常用的语言技能，占据总交流时长的40%至50%。当婴儿学习他们的第一语言时，他们首先会倾听。如果你想提高你的英语口语，你应花更多的时间听。听英文新闻、演讲和脱口秀非常有用，当然，看一些没有中文字幕的情景喜剧也是一个不错的选择。

●Imitate native speakers

English native speakers speak English with proper pronounation and accent.So you can choose your favorite video to imitate the speakers in it.Listen to a sentence,pause the video,repeat the sentence and record yourself.Then compare the original video with your recording and notice what you need to improve.Remember — try your best to make yourself sound like a native speaker.

●模仿母语者的发音

以英语为母语的人的发音和口音都很地道。因此，你可以选择自己喜欢的视频来模仿其中某些人物的发音。听一个句子，暂停视频，重复句子并录制自己的声音。然后将原始视频与你的录制内容进行比较，发现并改进问题。记住：尽你所能让自己的发音地道。

●Learn phrases,not just single words

Maybe you know lots of words,but fail to combine them in the right order.You probably need to focus on learning phrases instead.By learning phrases,you don’t need to memorize ɡrammatical rules,you will naturally feel what the right grammar is.In this way,you can remember the right expressions more easily.

●学习短语，而非单个单词

也许你知道很多单词，但不能按正确的顺序将它们组合。你可能需要专注于学习短语。通过学习短语，你不需要记住语法规则，你会自然而然形成语感。通过这种方式，你可以更轻松地记住正确的表达。

●Change your vocabulary

Actually,some expressions we’ve learned in English classes or on our textbooks are not usually used in oral English by native speakers.To express the same meaning,they may choose different words.For example,we use “danɡerous” to describe a place which may be harmful,but native speakers use “sketchy”instead.Also,they use “kinda” instead of “a little”,and “so,really or super” to replace “very”.Therefore,when you’re watchinɡ an English video,you can take notes of some slangs or words and phrases that are usually used in oral English to make your spoken English more native.

●选用不同的词

实际上，我们在英语课或教科书上学到的一些表达方式，母语为英语的人通常不会在口语中使用。为了表达相同的含义，他们可能会选择不同的单词。例如，表述一个地方有危险时，我们通常用单词“dangerous”来表述，而以英语为母语的人则使用“sketchy”这一个单词。此外，他们用“kinda”代替“a little”，用“so”“really”或“super”来代替“very”。因此，当你看英语视频时，你可以记录一些英语口语中使用的俚语、单词和短语，以使英语口语更地道。

●Practice with a foreign conversation partner

To get better at speaking,you have to practice more.It’s better to have a real conversation.You can make a friend with a native speaker and chat with them as much as possible so that your conversation partners can notice your mistakes at once and help correct them.

●与外国人对话

为了说好口语，你必须多练习。最好进行真正的对话。你可以与以英语为母语的人交朋友，尽可能多与他们交聊，以便他们能立即注意到你的错误并帮助纠正。

●Speak by yourself

If you fail to find a foreign conversation partner,you may speak by yourself.You may talk about what you’re doing or share your opinions on a topic by using what you’ve learned.If you have any difficulties expressing yourself,you can look up in the dictionary and learn the expressions.

●说给自己听

如果你找不到外国交流小伙伴，你可以自己说给自己听。你可以说你正在做的事，或者用学到的知识分享你对某个主题的看法。如果你在表达方面遇到任何困难，可以查字典并学习字典里的表达方式。

其实，以上方法可分为三个方面：学习发音技巧，改变表达方式，多练习。现在就让我们采取行动提高英语口语吧！