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Hello, everyone, and welcome back to English with Lucy.
大家好，欢迎收看跟路西学英语。
Today, we are going to talk about self introduction, the answer to that dreaded question, "Tell me about yourself".
今天，我们要说说自我介绍。回答这个可怕的问题，"说说你自己"。
Now, to some of you this topic may seem very basic, but learning to introduce yourself properly is incredibly important.
对你们其中的部分人来说，这个话题非常基础，但是学着恰当的介绍自己非常重要。
You might need to introduce yourself without any forewarning, so you need to be prepared.
你也许要没有任何提前预警的介绍一下自己，所以你需要提前准备。
You may need to introduce yourself in your English class or in a job interview.
你可能需要在英语课或者岗位面试的时候介绍你自己。
You might need to introduce yourself at a new job, or at a new hobby or leisure activity.
你可能需要在新的工作岗位介绍自己，或者在新的爱好休闲活动中。
You may even need to introduce yourself at a big event, or convention in front of thousands of people.
你或许需要在一个大的活动中介绍自己，或者在大会里当着在数千人的面介绍自己。
I feel very nervous and anxious when I have to introduce myself to large groups of people, and English is my first language.
在我不得不给一大群人做自我介绍时候，我觉得非常紧张焦虑，英语是我的母语。
For learners of English, for my students, this is incredibly intimidating.
对英语学习者来说，对我的学生来说，这非常吓人。
In order to successfully introduced yourself, you must have your self introduction pre-written and learnt.
为了很好地介绍自己，你必须有提前写好的记忆过得自我介绍。
You have to be prepared.
你要有准备。
In this video, I am going to guide you through this process.
这个视频里，我将指导你这些过程。
At the end of this lesson, you will have a complete self introduction that is ready to use, and ready for you to learn off by heart.
在这节课的最后，你将会有一个完整的可以立即使用的自我介绍，你可以记忆。
I encourage you to share your introductions in the comment section down below, so that the community and I may assist you and correct you.
我鼓励你们在下方评论区分享自我介绍，进而社群人员和我可以协助你改正。
So, let's start with the basics of a self introduction.
让我开始自我介绍的基本内容吧。
The very first thing that you'll need to say when introducing yourself is a greeting.
你在介绍自己的时候，第一件事是打个招呼。
Now, you can have formal greetings or you can have informal greetings.
你可以用正式的问候或者非正式的问候。
It depends where you are, the situation you are in.
取决于你在哪里，你在什么场合。
Let's start with formal greetings.
我们开始正式问候吧。
Obviously, hello.
显而易见，你好。
Hello can be both formal and informal, but it's fine to use it in a formal situation.
你好既可以表示正式也可以表示非正式，在正式场合使用也是可以的。
You also have good morning, good afternoon and good evening.
你可以用早上好，下午好，晚上好。
Make sure you pay particular attention to what time of day it is.
注意一下当天具体时间。
I have said good morning in the evening and good evening in the morning before.
我之前曾在傍晚的时候说过早上好，在早上说过晚上好。
One thing to note is the use of good day.
谨记一件事情，那就是good day 的使用。
In British English, good day is considered very old-fashioned, very very, very formal.
在英式英语里，good day 非常老套，非常非常正式。
It's not commonly used.
并不常用。
However, it is very common in Australian English.
然而，在澳洲英语中很常见。
They kind of shorten it down to g'day.
直接缩短成"g'day"。
G'day.
And I would say that, g'day.
我会说，g'day。
I wonder what Emma from mmmEnglish will think of me saying g'day.
我怀疑英国的艾玛会觉得我在说"g'day "。
Will she approve?
她会赞同吗？
I'll ask her.
我会问问他。
But, g'day is more informal.
但是，g'day更加非正式。
But this again is if you're in Australia.
但这个又是适用于澳洲。
It's just something I've noticed, people using in my comments section, "Good day".
这只是我注意到的一些事，有人在我的评论区说"good day"。
I can see why you would use it.
我明白为何你会使用这个词。
It appears to be a greeting that is suitable for all hours of the day,
这个词可用于一天中所有时间打招呼，
when in reality, in British English,
现实中，在英式英语中，
it's just a very, very old-fashioned saying.
这是一个非常非常老套的说法。
Also note that goodnight is normally a send off, an equivalent for goodbye.
注意晚安是一个非常正式的道别，相当于再见。
You say it when you are leaving instead of when you are greeting someone.
在你准备离开而非打招呼，你可以用这词。
If you're introducing yourself in the night time, you would say good evening.
如果你在晚上介绍自己，你要说晚上好。
Now let's talk about informal greetings.
我们来说说非正式问候。
It's really important for you to find one that you feel comfortable with.
对你来说找到一个你觉得用起来非常舒服的词至关重要。
There are lots of informal greetings, like hey, what's up, hi, hiya, yo.
有很多非正式问候，比如hey，what's up，hi，hiya。yo。
There's even, what's good?
还有what's good？
Which is quite an American one.
哪一个是非常美式的用语。
Honestly, if I said yo, when I was introducing myself in an English class or in a less formal situation, I would feel really stupid, because it doesn't suit me.
坦率说，如果我说yo，如果我在英语课或者一个不太正式的场合介绍自己，我会觉得非常突兀，因为这个不适合我。
My particular region doesn't use yo, so it feels a bit forced.
我特殊的领域不适用yo，听起来有点不合适。
I really admire people who can just stand up and say, "Yo, what's good"?
我非常欣赏那些站起来直接说，"Yo，what's good"？的人。
But it's not gonna happen for me.
但是我不常用。
So make sure you pick one that you feel really comfortable saying.
所以确保你选一个让你觉得非常容易说出口的词。
Next of course we have your name.
下面，说你的名字。
Now, there are many ways of introducing your name.
有很多方式介绍你的名字。
The very basic ones like I'm or I am.
基本的一些比如I'am或者I am。
I'm Lucy. I am Lucy.
Or, if you're introducing yourself in a situation, where the majority of the audience cannot see you, for example on the telephone.
如果你要在特定场合介绍自己，而这个场合里多数听众看不到你，举个例子在电话上。
No one can really see you when you're speaking on the telephone.
你在讲电话的时候没有人能看到你。
You can say, my name is or my name's,
你会说，my name is 或者my name's，
with the apostrophe s, the contracted form.
有一个缩略符号，是缩略形式。
Or, if you're in a very large auditorium or convention centre, then you might want to use this is, "This is Lucy".
如果你在非常大的礼堂或者会议中心，那么你可能会想用"This is Lucy"。
On the telephone I would normally say, "hi, this is Lucy speaking, or this is Lucy."
电话里我通常会非常正式地说，“hi，this is Lucy speaking”，或者“this is Lucy。”
Next let's talk about location, where you're from and where you're living.
下一步，我们说说地点，你从哪里来，你在哪里生活。
There are many variations of this.
这里面有很多差别。
I'm going to start with the most basic, and move on to slightly more complicated ways of describing your geographical location.
我从最基本的开始，再到稍稍复杂的阐述你所在地点的方式。
Firstly we have I'm from, and then the place name.
首先我们说I'm from，然后是地点。
I'm from Bedfordshire.
我从贝德福德郡来。
We also have I'm and then the nationality adjective, "I'm British, I'm English."
我们还可以说I'm 然后是国籍形容词，“I'm British,I'm English.”
If you are from somewhere that is quite far from the place where you're introducing yourself, you can say I come from, and then you can name that place.
如果你来的地方与你做自我介绍的地方相隔千里，你可以说I come from 然后你说地名。
Come from implies a little bit more of a journey.
come from 暗含一些距离的意思。
If you want to say where you grew up, you can say, I was born and raised in, place name.
如果你想说你在哪长大， 你可以说，我出生在，成长在，然后是地名。
I was born and raised in England.
我生在英国，长在英国。
If you were born in one place, but grew up in a different place, you can say, I was born in France but raised in Sweden.
如果你出生在一个地方，但在另一个地方长大，你可以说，我出生在法国，但在瑞士长大。
If you want to say that you are from one place, but are now living in another place, there are various options.
如果你想说你从某个地方来，但现在住在另一个地方，有很多选择。
You can say, I grew up in. . . "I grew up in LA, but now live in New York".
你可以说，我在......长大。"我在洛杉矶长大，但现在生活在纽约。"
"I'm originally from Edinburgh but I'm now based in London".
"我来自爱丁堡，但现在我坐标伦敦。"
If you want to say how long you have lived in a certain place, you can say, "I've been living in London for three years".
如果你想表达在某个地方你生活了多久，你可以说，"我在伦敦生活了3年。"
Or, "I've spent the past few years in Paris".
"我过去几年都在巴黎。"
Now, those are the basics.
这些是基本的。
Let's talk about some other options that you can add on to your self introduction.
我讲讲其他选项，这些选项你可以添加到你的自我介绍里面。
A very important option is your position and your company.
一个非常重要的选项是你的职位和你的公司。
For example, "I work at Google in the marketing department".
举个例子，"我在谷歌的市场部工作。"
You can say, I work at or I work for.
你可以说，I work at,或者 I work for。
You would not say I work in, and then a company name.
你不能说I work in，然后公司名称。
It's at or for a company name.
用at 或者for 来接公司名称。
You can also say, "I'm a manager at Starbucks".
你也能说，"我是一名星巴克的经理。"
I'm a position at company.
我在公司的职位是。
Again, the at can also be replaced with a for.
再一次，at可以换成for。
If you just want to give general idea of the field in which you work, you can say, I work in, general area.
如果你只想笼统表达你的工作领域，你可以说，I work in 接宽泛领域。
"I work in sales".
"我是销售。"
If you want to give the specific position, you can say, "I work as a deputy manager".
如果你想表达具体职位，你可以说，"我是副经理。"
"I work as an accountant. I work as an accountant".
"我是会计师，我是会计师。"
You might also want to mention your qualifications, especially if you are introducing yourself in a job interview.
你也许想提一下你的资质，特别是如果你在面试中做自我介绍。
If you want to say that you are close to graduation, you can say, "I'm about to graduate".
如果你想说你即将毕业，你可以说，"我即将毕业。"
You could also say, I am a subject graduate or postgraduate.
你可以说，我是某个专业的毕业生或者研究生。
"I'm a marketing graduate".
"我是市场营销专业的毕业生。"
"I have a bachelor of arts degree in marketing".
"我有市场营销专业学士学位。"
Or, "I have a BA degree in marketing".
或者"我是市场营销专业学士。"
Or just, "A BA in marketing".
或者就是"是市场营销专业学士。"
"I'm a biology post-grad".
"我是生物学毕业生。"
Shortening it down to grad is more informal, so it might be something that you do at a convention or in your English class.
把这个词缩减成grad更为非正式，你在会议中或者英语课中可能常见。
If you want to talk about courses or other achievements, you can say, I'm currently taking a course in subject, Maths.
如果你想说说课程或者其他取得的成就，你可以说，我现在正在学习一个科目，数学。
Now, note the preposition, in versus on.
注意下介词，对比in和on。
You can take a course in something theoretical like maths.
你可以用take a course in 某个理论学科比如数学。
You can take a course on something practical like jewellery making or pottery.
你可以take a course on某个实务学科比如珠宝制作或者陶艺。
You can also remove the preposition.
你可以去掉介词。
"I'm taking a pottery course".
我在进修陶艺。
If you want to say that you finished a course, it's now on your CV, you can say I have completed a 72-hour course in or on subject.
如果你想说你完成了一个课程，可以写在你的履历上，你可以说我已经完成了某个科目72个小时的课程。
For the time scale of the course, you can say the number, dash, and then the unit of time, and that 
together forms an adjective.
描述课程时间长度，你可以说数字、杠，然后跟时间单位，共同构成一个形容词。
A 72-hour subject course.
一个72小时某科目课程。
A three-day subject course.
三天某科目课程。
Now, if you want to talk about experience, about your previous jobs, you can say, I have number years of experience in the field.
如果你想说说经验，关于你之前的工作，你可以说，我在这个领域有几年的工作经验。
"I have three years of experience in the neuroscience field" at whichever company.
"我在某个公司神经科学领域有三年的工作经验。"
You don't necessarily have to say field.
你根本不必说领域这词。
You can say I have 10 years of sales experience, or, I have 10 years of experience in sales.
你可以说我有十年销售经验，或者在销售方面有十年工作经验。
You can also say I've worked in field for however long you've worked there.
你可以说我在这个领域工作了后面跟你工作时间，不论多久。
"I've worked in the accounting field for three years". or, "I've worked in accounting for three years".
"我在财务领域工作了三年。""我做了三
年财务。"
Now, if you are in a more informal situation, one in which you're introducing yourself to make friends, and to meet people and to get to know each other better, you may want to talk about your family.
如果你在一个更为非正式的场合，这个场合里，你自我介绍来交友，你和别人见面然后互相更为了解彼此，你或许在想谈谈你的家庭。
Now, obviously, there are the normal things like, I have a brother, I have a sister, I have a mum and a dad. But what if you want to give a little bit more information and also show off your language skills?
显而易见，有些常见的事情比如，我有一个哥哥，我有一个姐姐，我有妈妈和爸爸。但是如果你想再多说一些信息，也想显示你的语言技巧呢？
One common mistake I hear my students make is when they're trying to talk about, how large or how small their family is.
我听我学生常犯的一个错误是，在他们讲到，他的家庭大小的时候。
They want to tell me how many family members there are in their family.
他们想告诉我他们家有几个家庭成员。
I often hear them say, "We are five in our 
family".
我常听他们说，"我家有五人。"
This isn't correct in English.
这不是正确的英语表达。
In English we say, I'm from a family of number.
英语中我们说，我来自一个几口之家。
"I'm from a family of four".
"我来自一个四口之家。"
Or, "We are a family of four".
"我们是四口之家。"
That's a really important one for you to remember.
对你来说这句是非常重要，值得记住的话。
It's a mistake I hear very frequently.
这是我常常可以听到的错误。
If you want to talk about how many brothers or sisters you have, you can say, "I am one of four siblings".
如果你想说说你有几个兄弟姐妹，你可以说"我们兄弟姐妹四人"
Siblings doesn't specify the gender, so you don't have to say two brothers, one sister.
siblings 没有具体的性别特指，所以你不必说两个哥哥，一个妹妹。
You can just say siblings, three.
你可以说兄弟姐妹三人。
"I'm one of four siblings".
"我们兄弟姐妹四人"
Or even, if you're already talking about families, you can just say, "I'm one of four," and they'll understand you.
或者即使你准备说说你的家庭，你可以说"我们四口之家，"他们会明白你的。
If you have no brothers or 
sisters, you can say I am an only child.
如果你没有弟弟或者妹妹，你可以说我是独生子女。
"I'm an only child".
"我是独生子女。"
You might want to talk about hobbies.
你或者想说爱好。
You have all the usual phrases like, I really like running, I really enjoy tennis.
你可以用这些常用语比如，我喜欢跑步，我喜欢网球。
A really good phrase I think is, I'm a big fan of, "I'm a big fan of go-karting".
一个非常好的短语我认为是，我超喜欢~。"我超喜欢卡丁车。"
You can also say, I am a keen and then a noun.
你也可以说，我是狂热的然后接一个名词。
For example, "I'm a keen runner".
举例，"我是狂热的跑步爱好者。"
Or, "I'm a keen tennis player".
或者"我是狂热的网球爱好者。"
Now, I've left this one till last because really, it really isn't as necessary anymore,
我将这个留在最后因为，这不是必须的。
but it's important that you know how to say it.
但是你知道怎么说非常重要。
It's age.
这就是年龄。
We have the basic one.
我们有最基本的表达。
"I am 25 years old".
"我25岁。"
We can shorten it down. "I'm 25."
我们可以缩短。"我25了。"
If you don't want to specify your age, you can say, I'm in my early, mid or late, and then your decade.
如果你不想特别指明你的年龄，你可说，我是多少岁出头，多岁，好几，然后跟你的年龄。
20s, 30s, 40s, 50s, teens as well, if you're really young.
20来岁，30来岁，40来岁，50来岁，还有十几岁，如果你真的非常年轻。
"I'm in my mid-20s".
我20多岁。
"She's in her early teens".
"她十岁多一点。"
"He's in his late 40s".
"他40好几了。"
You might also hear people say, "She's a 20-something marketing graduate".
你也可能听到人们说，"她是个20来岁市场营销专业毕业生。"
Or, "He's a 30-something accountant".
或者"他是个30多岁的会计师。"
That's if you don't know their age, or you think it would be rude to try and guess their age.
如果你不知道他们的年龄，或者你觉得猜测他人的年龄不礼貌。
The last point in this vocabulary section of the lesson, I want to talk to you about the dreaded fun fact.
这节课词汇部分最后一点是，我想跟你说说简直快好笑死了的事。
I've been to a lot of events, I've been to a lot of conventions, and I've had to introduce myself in a lot of English classes, and something that teachers and speakers love to ask you to do is give a fun fact about yourself.
我参加过很多活动，我参加过很多集会，我要在很多英语课程介绍自己，老师们或者演讲者喜欢做的事情就是让你说一件发生在自己身上的趣事。
I must admit, I have asked my students to provide a fun fact about themselves.
我必须承认，我让自己的学生也说过发生在他们身上的趣事。
It's annoying, 'cause you have to stand up and say, my name is and my job is, and my fun fact is. . .
这很讨厌，因为你不得不站起来说，我叫~我的工作是~，我的趣事是这样的......
And that could be really, really daunting, intimidating.
那真的非常非常难，很可怕。
To suddenly think of an interesting fact about yourself is really, really hard.
要突然想出一件自己的趣事，非常非常难。
So, I highly recommend that you have a fun fact up your sleeve, a fun fact prepared.
所以我真的建议你，你袖子里要藏好一个趣事小抄，一个提前准备好的趣事。
Think about an interesting fear, a weird like or dislike.
想一件有趣的又惊悚的事情，一个奇怪的喜欢的或者不喜欢的事情。
A good one is always your pet, or a strange achievement or extraordinary experience.
一个好的例子是你的宠物，一个奇怪的成就或一段非同寻常的经历。
I always say that I have hypermobility, and then I'll just show them my thumbs or dislocate my shoulder blade.
我常说我有关节过度活动综合征，然后我给别人看我的大拇指，或者将我的肩胛骨错位。
That is twice in a month I've done that on YouTube.
我在YouTube上面一个月能做两次。
I need to calm down.
我要冷静下。
Have a think, if you want to do bonus homework, share your fun fact about yourself.
想一想，如果你想要额外的作业，分享关于你自己的趣事。
But this is optional.
这只是个建议。
I know how horrible the fun fact can be.
我知道趣闻可以多吓人。
Now, I've given you loads of different options. I've given you the basics and then you can add on the options.
我给了你们很多不同建议选项。我给了你们一些基本表达，然后你们可以自行添加建议选项。
But you'll be left with a lot of short sentences.
但是最后你会得到的事很多小短句。
Let's see how mine would look.
我们看看我的句子是什么。
Good morning, everyone.
大家早上好。
My name is Lucy.
我叫路西。
I am 24 years old.
我24岁。
I am from Bedfordshire.
我从贝德福德郡来。
I work as an English teacher.
我是英语老师。
I am a marketing graduate.
我市场营销毕业。
I'm a big fan of running and fitness classes.
我超迷跑步和健身。
Now, whilst all of that is grammatically correct and very clear, if I do say so myself, I think it would be a lot better if I condensed these seven sentences down into two flowing sentences.
我这么介绍我自己的时候，我会保证语法正确清晰。我觉得若将这7个句子压缩成2个流水句会好很多。
What do you think of this?
你觉得呢？
Good morning, everyone.
大家早上好。
My name's Lucy and I'm a 25-year-old marketing graduate from Bedfordshire.
我叫路西，我25，市场营销毕业，来自贝德福德郡。
I now work as an English teacher, and I'm a big fan of running and fitness classes.
我现在是英语老师，特别喜欢跑步健身。
So much better, so much shorter, so much more natural.
好多了，短多了，自然多了。
See if you can condense your introduction down to two flowing sentences, minus the greeting.
如果你能将你的自我介绍压缩成两个流水句，不算问候语。
That could be a little sentence on its own.
那本身就是一个小句子。
I haven't removed any of the information.
我没有删除任何信息。
Right, I really look forward to reading all of your introductions and your fun facts, if you choose to do so.
我真的期待看到你所有介绍和趣事，如果你打算这么做。
Feel free to correct each other and help each other.
彼此纠正彼此帮助，不要有心理负担。
I will also be looking at the first comments, and I'll look at a handful throughout the week as well when I can.
我也会看看排名第一的评论，可以的时候，这个周我会看很多评论。
I will see you soon for another lesson.
