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Hi, I'm Gina, welcome to Oxford Online English. In this lesson you can learn how to sound more confident when you speak English.
你好，我是Gina，欢迎来到牛津大学在线英语。在本节课程中，你将会学习，当你说英语的时候如何听起来更加自信。
When we ask students, "Why do you want to learn English," often people don't talk about their language skills. They talk about their feelings.
当我们问学生：“为什么你想学英语”的时候，大家通常并不会提及他们的语言技巧。他们会谈到他们的感觉。
They say things like: "I don't feel confident when I'm speaking English." "I'm afraid my English sounds bad."
他们会说：“当我说英语的时候，我感觉并不自信。”“我害怕自己的英语听起来很差。”
"I want to feel better about my English." Does this sound like you?
“我想说英语的时候感觉更好。”这听起来像你吗？
In this lesson, you can learn some simple, effective tips to sound more confident speaking English. We'll show you ideas that anyone can use.
在本节课程中，你可以学到一些简单有效的技巧，让自己在说英语的时候听起来更自信。我们会告诉你所有人都可以使用的一些点子。
We have a saying in English: "Fake it till you make it." Have you heard it?
在英语中有这样一句谚语：“多伪装，直到成真。”你听过这句话吗？
If not, can you guess what it means? It means that confidence starts on the outside.
如果没有的话，你能猜到它的意思吗？这句话的意思是：自信以外在开始。
You need to act confident and sound confident, even if you don't feel confident. So, if you lack confidence when you speak English, you have to 'fake it'.
你需要表现得很自信、听起来很自信，即使你自己感觉并不自信。所以，当你说英语的时候缺乏自信的话，你必须要“伪装”。
You have to act confident, even though you don't feel confident. This is important to understand: there isn't some sort of magical switch you can flip and suddenly feel confident.
你必须表现得很有信心，即使你感觉自信心并不充足。理解这一点很重要：世界上并没有什么能让你突然变得自信的魔法开关。
Feeling confident is a journey which will take time and work. Remember: to improve your English confidence, you need to accept that you might not feel confident right away.
感觉自信是一段需要时间和努力的旅程。记住：想要提升你的英语自信心，你需要接受你可能没办法立刻感觉很自信的这个事实。
That's okay! The first steps towards confidence in your spoken English are on the outside.
没事的！通往自信地说英语的第一步在于外部因素。
So, what can you actually do? When you're not confident in your English, you'll probably do three things:
所以，你能做什么呢？当你对自己的英语不自信的时候，你可能会做这三种事情：
One: you'll speak too quietly. Two: you'll try to speak too fast.
1：你会说的很小声。2：你会尽量说的很快。
Three: you'll speak in fragments, using single words and phrases instead of full sentences. For example: "Martin, did you have a good weekend?"
3：你会说的断断续续，使用一些单个的词语或者短语，而非完整的句子。比如说：“Martin，周末过得怎么样？”
"Not bad. Just stayed at home." Did that sound, or look, confident?
“还行吧。在家里呆着。”那听起来，或者看起来自信吗？
Not really! Let's try again.
并不！让我们再试一次。
"Hey Martin, did you have a good weekend?" "It was kind of boring, actually!
“嗨，Martin，周末过得怎么样？”“真的挺无聊的！
I didn't go anywhere or do anything.?What about you?"
我哪里也没去，什么事情都没做。你呢？”
See the difference? Even though I still had a boring weekend and didn't have anything interesting to say, I was still able to sound confident and comfortable.
发现不同了吗？尽管我的周末还是很无聊，也没什么有趣的事情可以说，我还是能够听起来很自信，也很舒服。
There are three things you can do here, but before you start, I'd like you to do something: record yourself talking in English for one minute. Introduce yourself and talk a little about your life.
有三件事情你可以做，但是在你开始之前，我想让你做点事情：录下来你说英语一分钟的音频。介绍你自己，然后说一点关于你的生活的事情。
Go on, pause the video and do it now, then come back! Listen to the recording.
快点，关掉视频，现在就做，然后再回来！听一下你的录音。
How does it sound? Do you sound confident?
听起来怎么样？你听起来充满自信吗？
Next, let's get back to what you can do to sound more confident in English. First, control the volume of your voice.
接下来，让我们回到正题：你可以做什么来让自己在说英语的时候更加自信。首先，控制你的音量。
Confident people speak at a high, clear volume. You don't have to shout, but your voice should be loud enough that anyone in the same room could understand you clearly.
自信的人说话洪亮，声音清晰。你没必要大喊，但是你的声音应该大到能让房间里的所有人非常清晰地理解你说的话。
Secondly, control the speed of your voice. When you're nervous, it's normal to try to speak faster.
其次，控制你的语速。当你紧张的时候，你肯定会说得更快。
If you try to speak too fast, you'll sound less confident, and also make more mistakes. Slowing down will help you in many ways.
如果你语速过快的话，你听起来就不会很自信，而且会犯更多的错误。放慢速度能让你在很多方面受益。
You'll sound more confident, you'll be easier to understand when you speak English, and you'll make fewer mistakes. Finally, speak in full sentences.
当你说英语的时候，你会听起来更加自信，别人也更容易理解你，你也会犯更少的错误。最后，说完整的句子。
If you're not confident in your spoken English, you'll try to say as little as possible. To sound confident, you should show that you're not scared of speaking English.
如果你对自己的英语口语没有自信，你会尽可能地说的很少。为了听起来更加自信，你应该表现出你完全不害怕说英语的样子。
So, use full sentences. Now it's time to make another recording.
所以，说完整的句子吧。现在，让我们来再录制一段音频吧。
Even better, make three recordings. Each should be around one minute.
更好的是，录制三段音频。每一段大概一分钟。
Talk about yourself and your life, like you did before. The first time, focus on the volume of your voice.
说说你自己和你的生活，像你之前做的那样。第一次，专注于你的音量。
Try to speak loudly and 
clearly. The second time, focus on speed.
尽量说的更大声、更清晰。第二次，专注于语速。
Try to slow down and speak at a clear, controlled pace. The third time, focus on speaking in full sentences.
尽量放慢速度，清晰、匀速地讲话。第三次，专注于说完整的句子。
Listen to the recordings. Compare them to the first recording you made.
听听那些录音。把它们和你第一次录的进行比较。
Do they sound better? Next, try to use these points when you talk English in real life.
这些有听起来更好吗？下一步，当你在生活中说英语的时候，要充分使用这几点。
Remember, you might not feel confident, but you will sound more confident. If you sound more confident, people will respond to you differently.
记住，你可能感觉不自信，但是你会听起来更加自信。如果你听起来更加自信，人们的反应会大不相同。
Try it—you might be surprised how much difference these simple points make! When you see how people respond to you, you'll feel more confident in your English.
试试吧--你会震惊于这些简单的技巧带来的不同！当你看到人们怎么回应你的时候，你会对你的英语更有自信的。
Do you ever say things like this? "Sorry about my 
English."
你说过这样的话吗？“不好意思，我英语不太好。”
"Sorry. I know my English is really bad." Here's a question: why?
“不好意思。我知道我的英语很差。”问题是：为什么呢？
No, seriously, why say these things? What's the point?
不，说真的，为什么要这么说？为什么？
When you say things like this, you get two results: One: you reinforce your negative feelings by expressing them.
当你这样说的时候，你会得到两个结果：1：通过这样的表达方式，你加深了自己的负面感受。
Two: you show the person you're talking to that you don't believe in yourself. And, if you don't believe in yourself, why should anyone else?
2：你让正在和你交谈的人感觉你并不相信自己。再者，如果你自己都不相信自己的话，为什么别人要相信你呢？
Neither of these is a good result. So, what's the solution?
这些没有一个是好的结果。所以，解决的方法又是什么呢？
Very simple: stop apologising for your English! It's a waste of time.
非常简单：停止为你的英语道歉！这样只是白白浪费时间。
First of all, if you're talking to me, and your English is really bad, I can see that already. I don't need you to tell me.
首先，如果你在和我说话，而且你的英
语真的不好的话，我肯定能够看出来的。我不需要你告诉我。
More importantly, most people won't judge you for your English. Most people in the world aren't interested in your English at all.
更重要的是，大多数人不会因为你的英语而评判你这个人。世界上的大多数人对你的英语根本不感兴趣。
If someone's talking to you, they're talking to you to be friendly, or because they want something from you, or because they're interested in your ideas. They're not talking to you to see how good your English is.
如果有人和你说话，他们是因为你很友善，或是因为他们想从你这里获取什么，又或者是因为他们对你的想法很感兴趣。他们并不是为了看看你的英语多好才和你说话。
And even if the person you're talking to is judging your English, what can you do about it at that moment? Nothing at all.
而且，即使你正在交谈的人要评判你的英语，你当时又能做什么呢？什么都做不了。
So, why apologise? Why feel bad?
所以，为什么要抱歉？为什么感觉很糟糕？
It doesn't help. Okay, maybe you can't help feeling bad, though you shouldn't.
根本没用的。好的，也许你不由自主地感觉很差，尽管你不应该这样。
But, you can control what you say. Don't apologise for your English.
但是，你可以控制你说的话。不要为你的英语道歉。
Never apologise for your English. Here's something about me.
永远不要因为你的英语道歉。这是我的一些经历。
I don't speak Tamil, or Slovenian, or Xhosa. Not one word!
我不会说泰米尔语、斯洛文尼亚语或者科萨语。一个词都不会！
Should I feel bad about that? Should I apologize, and say, "Hey, I'm really sorry about my bad Tamil, and my bad Slovenian.
我该感觉很糟糕吗？我是不是应该道歉，然后说：“对不起，真的很抱歉，我的泰米尔语很差，我的斯洛文尼亚语也说的很糟糕。
Oh, and my terrible Xhosa, too, sorry about that. And sorry about my Navajo, and my Finnish, and my Korean, and…"
哦，还有我糟糕的科萨语，不好意思。然后，对不起，我的纳瓦霍语也很不好，以及我的芬兰语，我的韩语，还有...”
Okay, Martin, okay. We get it.
好的，Martin，别说了。我们知道了。
Hopefully, you see how unnecessary it is now. Even if your English is bad, so what?
希望你现在知道这根本没有必要了吧。即使你的英语很差，那又怎么了呢？
Don't be sorry; go get better instead. Never apologise for your English!
不要感到抱歉；去提升自己的英语啊。永远不要为你的英语道歉！
I want you to do something for me. Pause the video and write down three situations where you would feel nervous about speaking English.
我想让你帮我做点事情。停止看视频，写下你说英语紧张的三种情况。
Have you got three situations? What are they?
你能写出这三种情况吗？它们分别是什么？
Maybe you wrote something like this: Talking to a native speaker.
也许你写了：和英语母语者交谈。
Making a speech in front of my class. Making a presentation at work.
在班里人面前演讲。在工作场合作做展示。
Now, for each of your three situations, I want you to create three different levels: easy, medium and hard. What do we mean here?
现在，我希望你给这三种情况分别评级：简单、中等和困难。这是什么意思？
Let's take the example of talking to a native speaker. Many English learners have told us that they feel nervous talking to English speakers.
让我们以和母语是英语的人交谈为例。很多英语学习者告诉我们，他们和英语母语者交谈的时候非常紧张。
So, we need three different levels of this situation: easy, medium, and hard. Here's a suggestion:
所以，我们需要给这个情况三种等级：简单、中等和困难。这是一个建议：
Easy: say 'hello' to a native speaker. Medium: introduce yourself to a native speaker and ask 1-2 questions.
简单：和英语母语者打招呼。中等：向英语母语者介绍自己，再问一两个问题。
Hard: have a 5-minute conversation with a native speaker. Okay, so what now?
困难：和英语母语者说五分钟话。好的，那现在应该怎么做？
Go out and do them, of course! Start with the easy challenge.
当然是马上着手去做啦！从简单的挑战开始。
Repeat it several times, if you want. Then, go to the medium challenge.
如果你想的话，多重复几次。然后，去挑战中等难度的任务。
Again, you can do it more than once. Finally, try the hard challenge.
当然，你可以多做几次。最后，尝试困难的任务。
Of course, this isn't something you can just do. This might take you days or weeks.
当然了，这件事并不简单。这可能要耗费你几天或者是几周的时间。
Also, the exact challenges you set yourself will depend on your English level and your situation. The key points: the easy challenge should be really easy—something that's not a challenge for you at all.
另外，你给自己设定的挑战取决于你的英语水平和你的具体情况。关键是：简单的挑战应该真的很简单-这件事对你根本不算是挑战。
The medium challenge should make you think, "That's difficult, but I can do it." The hard challenge should make you think, "Can I really do this?"
中等难度的挑战会让你觉得：“那挺难的，但是我能做到。”困难的挑战会让你觉得：“我真的能够做到吗？”
Let's do another example. Let's take the idea of making a presentation at work.
让我们试一下另一个例子。让我们以在工作中做演讲展示为例。
We need three challenges: Easy challenge: ask a question or make a point in a meeting.
我们需要三个挑战：简单挑战：在开会的时候问一个问题，或者提出一个观点。
Medium challenge: make a short presentation to a small group. Hard challenge: volunteer to make a longer presentation to a big group.
中等挑战：在小组面前做一个简短的展示。困难挑战：主动在一大组人面前做一个更长时间的展示。
Again, these are just examples. You should think carefully about your challenges, because they should be personal to you.
这只是一些例子。你可以认真思考你的挑战，因为它们应该是为你量身定做的。
So, let's review. You have three situations which make you feel unconfident.
所以，让我们来复习一下吧。你会有三种让你感觉并不自信的情况。
For each situation, you should have three challenges: easy, medium and hard. Make a list of your challenges and put it somewhere in your home.
对于每种情况，你会有三种挑战：简单、中等和困难。给你的挑战列个清单，把它放在你家里的某个地方。
When you complete a challenge and you think you did it well, cross it off your list. Imagine crossing off your first hard challenge.
当你完成一个挑战，并且你自己觉得做的不错的时候，从你的清单上把它划掉。想象一下划掉你的第一个困难任务的时候。
Think about that feeling. Wouldn't it feel good?
想想那种感觉。难道不会感觉很棒吗？
Wouldn't it feel good to know you did something you thought was too difficult for you? You're not there yet.
知道你做到了你曾经认为很困难的事情，感觉难道会不好吗？但是你还没到达那一步。
You should start small and build up gradually. Remember, this isn't a quick fix.
你应该从小开始，然后日积月累。记住，这并不是一两天就能完成的事情。
This might take weeks, or even months. When you finish your first nine challenges, set yourself nine more.
这可能要花几周，甚至几个月的时间。当你完成你的第一组九个挑战的时候，再给你自己设定九个挑战。
Start again. You might not be able to do every challenge.
然后再开始。你可能没办法完成每个挑战。
You know what? It doesn't matter.
你知道吗？没关系的。
You'll be doing something and taking action, which will help you to build confidence in your spoken English. Let's look at one more practical tip.
你在做，在行动，这会帮助你增强说英语的自信。让我们再来看一条更加实用的技巧吧。
Writing about your thoughts and feelings in a diary or journal can be very helpful. First, imagine a situation: you have a group of English-speaking colleagues.
把你的想法或者感觉记在日记里非常有用。首先，想象这样一种情况：你有一群说英语的同事。
They're all friends with each other. You never talk to them.
他们互相都是朋友。你从来没和他们聊过天。
You just talk to your other colleagues in your language. You want to talk to your English-speaking colleagues, but you don't feel confident enough.
你只是和那些说你的语言的同事交流。你想和你说英语的同事交流，但是你感觉不够自信。
At this point, take out your journal and write down all the worst things that could happen. Take your biggest fears about the situation and put them into a list.
在这一刻，拿出你的日记，然后写下所有可能发生的最糟糕的事情。想出你对于这个情况最大的恐惧，然后把它们放进一个清单里面。
For example: They'll laugh at me.
比如：他们会嘲笑我的。
They won't be interested in what I have to say. I won't be able to say one word in English when I speak to them.
他们不会对我说的事情感兴趣。当我和他们说话的时候，我一个词都说不出来。
I'll feel stupid and useless. What next?
我会感觉很蠢很没用。接下来呢？
Go and talk to them, of course! If you want, you can make a challenge ladder, like we did in part four.
当然是去和他们说话了！如果你想的话，你可以做一个挑战阶梯，像我们在第四部分做的那样。
Set yourself easy, medium and hard challenges, and work through them. After you talk to them, next to your list of fears, write down what actually happened when you spoke to them.
给你自己设定简单、中等和困难的挑战，然后攻破它们。在你和他们说话之后，在你的恐惧清单旁边，记下当你和他们说话的时候，实际是什么样子。
For example: Of course, it's not certain that everything will go well.
比如：当然，不是所有的事情都会进展顺利。
Maybe sometimes your fears will come true. But, you'll find that most of the time, the things you're afraid of don't happen.
也许有时你的恐惧会成真。但是，你会发现在大多数时候，这些你害怕的事情并不会发生。
By writing things down like this, you'll be able to see how your fears are just in your head. You'll see that reality is often a lot more optimistic than you are!
通过像这样记下这些事情，你会发现，恐惧只是存在于你的脑海中而已。你会发现现实远比你想象中的更加乐观！
Writing down your feelings like this will help you to understand that other people aren't judging you and your English. This way, you can feel more free and confident when you speak English!
像这样记下你的感觉，会帮助你理解其他人并不会评判你和你的英语。所以，当你说英语的时候你会感觉更加自由，更加自信！
Do you have any other advice to help people feel more confident speaking English? Let us know in the comments!
你有帮助人们说英语更加自信的建议吗？在评论里告诉大家吧！
Thanks for watching! See you next time!
