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Learning English can be a bit of a roller coaster ride, right?
学习英语就像坐过山车，对吧?
You have moments of “I can't believe I finally did it!”
你会有这样的时刻:“我不敢相信我终于做到了!”
and “Oh man I'm so over this right now!!”
以及“哦，天啊，我现在已经完全忘记这一切了!!”
“I'm going to give up!”
“我要放弃了!”
The longer you've been studying, the tougher it gets!
你学习的时间越长，难度就越大!
Can you remember the last time you got excited about practicing English?
你还记得上一次你对练习英语感到兴奋是什么时候吗?
Probably not.
可能不记得了。
Today we're going to find that enthusiasm again.
今天，我们将再次看到这种热情。
How?
如何？
We are going to change the ways that you learn and practice English,
我们将改变你学习和练习英语的方式，
to help you get through the dull, warring times and have more WOO-HOO moments!
帮助你度过无聊、战争的时光，拥有更多的快乐时光!
Now, with all of that in mind, here are my seven steps to English confidence.
现在，把这些都记在心里，下面是我建立英语自信的七个步骤。
The first one, love your mistakes.
第一个，爱犯过的错误。
Get things wrong.
把事情弄错。
You need to start feeling comfortable making mistakes
你需要开始对犯错误感到舒服，
because it's the fastest and most efficient way to improve your English.
因为这是提高英语最快、最有效的方法。
You need to LOVE your mistakes –
你需要爱你的错误——
when you make one you need to celebrate it!
当你犯了一个错误，你需要庆祝它!
Because there is nothing else in the world, no grammar book, no smartphone app
因为世界上没有其他东西，没有语法书，没有智能手机应用程序，
no podcast or video that can teach you better than your own mistakes can.
没有播客或视频能比你自己的错误更好地教会你。
The second step.
第二步。
Find a buddy.
寻找一个同伴。
This might be an obvious one but it's often difficult to do.
这可能是一个显而易见的问题，但通常很难做到。
So I want you to make a list of everyone that you know who speaks English or is learning English.
所以我想让你把你认识的说英语或正在学习英语的人列一个清单。
If you don't know anyone, it's okay!
如果你谁都不认识，也没关系!
Look for someone online.
在网上找人。
So there are heaps of Google+ groups that are so supportive and full of people learning English and want to practice.
所以有很多谷歌+的小组，他们都很支持学英语的人，都想练习。
You can also use places like Craigslist or even some Facebook groups, as well.
你也可以使用Craigslist这样的网站，甚至一些Facebook群组。
But there are so many students out there looking for a buddy to practice with!
但是有那么多的学生在寻找一个可以一起练习的伙伴!
Now this can't just be anyone, you need to find someone who can meet with you regularly –
现在这个人不可能是任何人，你需要找一个能定期和你见面的人——
once a week or once a month - whatever it is.
一周一次或一个月一次——都可以。
But you also need to find someone
但是你也需要找到一个你可以信任的人，
who you can trust and who you can relax with and have a good time with.
一个你可以一起放松，一起度过美好时光的人。
It's kind of like a date, you have to find the right person - a good fit.
这有点像约会，你必须找到合适的人——一个合适的人。
And you need to work on this relationship
你需要处理好这段关系，
because what you need is someone that you feel comfortable making mistakes with
因为你需要的是一个让你觉得犯错误很舒服的人，
and you want that person to feel comfortable telling you that you've made mistakes.
你希望那个人告诉你你犯了错误也很舒服。
The purpose is to find someone who can help you.
目的是找一个能帮助你的人。
The third step is body language.
第三步是肢体语言。
Your body language says a lot about you even before you've spoken a single word.
甚至在你说一个字之前，你的肢体语言就已经透露了很多关于你的信息。
If you're worried that you won't be understood when you speak English, start with a smile and really great eye contact.
如果你担心别人听不懂你说的英语，那就微笑着和对方进行眼神交流吧。
The worst thing that you can do is
你能做的最糟糕的事就是
“Excuse me.. umm.. do you know where the bathroom is?”
“对不起. .嗯. .你知道洗手间在哪儿吗?”
But if you use great body language, great eye contact and a smile,
但如果你能运用良好的肢体语言，良好的眼神交流和微笑，
then the person that you're talking to will probably be more polite,
与你交谈的人可能会更有礼貌，
more willing to help and more willing to listen, which will make you feel more comfortable.
更愿意帮助你，更愿意倾听你，这会让你感觉更舒服。
Now, your own body language plays an extremely important role in your own feelings of confidence.
现在，你自己的肢体语言在你的自信感觉中扮演着极其重要的角色。
You can actually make yourself feel more confident with positive body language.
你可以通过积极的肢体语言让自己更自信。
The fourth step is speak out loud!
第四步是大声说出来!
Do this as often as you can.
尽可能多地这样做。
Get your mouth and your mind familiar with English sounds, stress and intonation.
让你的嘴巴和头脑熟悉英语的发音、重音和语调。
Have conversations with yourself in the shower or when you're walking to work or after you brush your teeth at night.
洗澡的时候，走路去上班的时候，或者晚上刷牙的时候，和自己对话。
Having conversations with yourself is so great because you get to practice asking the questions, answering the questions and thinking of ways to keep the conversation going!
与自己对话是非常棒的，因为你可以练习提问，回答问题，思考如何让对话继续下去!
Pronounce it right.
正确地发音。
Pronunciation mistakes can be frustrating and annoying or they can be really awkward and humiliating.
发音错误可能会让人沮丧和烦恼，也可能会让人感到尴尬和羞辱。
Making them is a great way to lose confidence speaking English, right?
让他们说英语是失去信心的好方法，对吧?
Your English pronunciation is affected by your first language or your native language
你的英语发音受到你的母语或母语的影响
and the English sounds that you find most difficult to pronounce are sounds that don't exist or are uncommon in your native language.
而你觉得最难发音的英语发音在你的母语中并不存在或不常见。
To improve your English confidence,
为了提高你对英语的信心，
you should take the time to understand the sounds that you have trouble with and to regularly practice them.
你应该花时间去理解你有困难的发音，并经常练习。
Step number six is watch English movies, listen to podcasts or audiobooks.
第六步是看英语电影，听播客或有声读物。
I know you've probably been told this a thousand times before!
我知道这句话你可能听过一千遍了!
But there's more to it than just watching the movie.
但这不仅仅是看电影这么简单。
Make sure you choose an audio or a video that is at your level of English.
确保你选择的音频或视频符合你的英语水平。
The worst thing that you could possibly do is go and find an audio or a video text that is too difficult for you to understand.
你能做的最糟糕的事情就是去找一段你难以理解的音频或视频。
It makes learning hard work, it ruins your confidence because you can't understand much of it at all.
它使学习变得困难，它摧毁你的信心，因为你根本不能理解它。
You need to grade your videos or your text to your level of English so it would be more fun and more interesting!
你需要根据你的英语水平给你的视频或文章评分，这样会更有趣!
You'll be able to understand more of what's going on and if that means watching kids shows, do it!
你将能够了解更多正在发生的事情，如果这意味着要看儿童节目，那就去看吧!
Who cares?
谁在意呢？
And make sure that it's something that you're interested in.
确保你对它感兴趣。
So, it's easy - way easier to watch stuff that you're interested in rather than
所以，看你感兴趣的东西
things that you feel like you have to or you should watch to practice your English.
比看你觉得必须看或应该看的东西来练习英语要容易得多。
So choose things to do with hobbies that you like and skills that you have or maybe to do with your workplace.
所以，选择一些与你的爱好和技能有关的事情，或者与你的工作场所有关的事情。
And lastly, plan your practice.
最后，指定练习计划。
And remember to keep things interesting by mixing them up!
记住，把它们混在一起，让事情变得有趣!
Practice pronunciation for a few days
花几天时间练习发音，
then do some imitation exercises, then practice with your buddy.
然后做一些模仿练习，然后和你的伙伴一起练习。
Make sure that your English practice is something that you look forward to.
确保你的英语练习是你所期待的。
If you need more help with English conversation confidence
如果你在英语会话信心方面需要更多的帮助，
then I would love you to come and learn and study with me!
我希望你能来和我一起学习和学习!
I have a new 7-day course that has been created for people just like you!
我有一个新的7天课程，是为像你这样的人开设的!
Join me for your free 7-day English conversation confidence course to build your speaking skills
加入我的免费的7天英语会话信心课程来建立你的口语技能，
and take your English learning to the next level.
让你的英语学习更上一层楼。
It's free to join but you'll need to apply by the 24th of February.
加入是免费的，但你需要在2月24日前申请。
Go to this website for more information.
更多信息请访问这个网站。
OK well I hope you join me there
好吧，我希望你们在这里关注我，
and if not I hope you've enjoyed this video.
否则我希望你们喜欢这个视频。
Make sure you implement some of these steps to feel more confident speaking English.
确保你实施了其中的一些步骤，让你在说英语时更加自信。
Bye for now!
再见！
