Hi, I'm Oli. I'm a teacher from Oxford Online English.

Today, we have an English lesson for you about speaking fluently.

嗨，我是奥利，我是牛津在线英语的一名老师。

今天我们为你准备了一节关于说一口流利英语的课。

Now, many students I've met have the same problem in English.

Perhaps you can understand this situation.

我见过的很多学生在英语方面遇到的问题都是一样的。

或许你能够理解这种情况。

Some people have studied English for years.

They know lots of grammar, they have a huge vocabulary, but when they try to speak. . . it just doesn't come out.

有些人学了很多年英语。

他们对语法十分了解，拥有巨大的词汇量，但是当他们想说英语时，就是怎么都说不出来。

So today, I'm going to give you some simple advice to help you speak more fluently and use what you know.

Number one: don't be scared.

所以今天我要给你一些简单的建议，帮助你把英语说得更流利，并且用上你知道的内容。

第一：不要害怕。

Imagine that you want to learn to swim, but you're scared to get in the water.

What can you do?

假设你想学游泳，但是你害怕下水。

你能怎么办？

Well, you can either get in the water, or you can give up your idea of learning to swim.

English is the same, you need to 'get in the water, ' that means you need to speak to people and use your English as often as possible.

你要么走进水里，要么放弃学游泳这个想法。

英语也是一样的道理，你要“走进水里”，也就是要开口跟人们讲英语，并且尽可能频繁地使用英语。

Don't worry about making mistakes, everybody makes mistakes, it's a normal part of speaking and learning a language.

If something is really scary; if you don't feel confident speaking, just try it.

不要担心会犯错，每个人都会犯错，这是讲和学习一门语言再正常不过的部分。

如果有事情让你觉得非常可怕，如果你没有信心讲英语，那就尽管进行尝试。

It will get easier with time. If you never do it, it will never get easier.

慢慢地它会变得越来越简单的。

如果你从来不去做，那它永远也不会变得简单。

Number two: keep talking.

If you're thinking in your language and speaking English, you might have a word in your head that you just don't know how to say in English, or maybe you just don't know how to express your idea and make a sentence in English.

第二：讲起来，不要停。

如果你用自己的母语思考，用英语表达，你脑子里可能会出现你不知道该怎么用英语说的单词，或者可能你就是不知道该怎么用英语表达自己的想法并讲出完整的句子。

If this happens to you, don't stop. Find a way to keep speaking.

如果你出现了这种情况，不要就此放弃。想办法继续讲下去。

Maybe you know a word with a similar meaning, or maybe you can use a sentence to explain what you mean.

If you always try to find just the right word, it will always be difficult to speak fluently.

也许你知道意思相近的单词，或者可以用一个句子来解释你的意思。

如果你总是试图找到正确的单词，那把英语讲得流利就总是困难的。

Don't try to speak perfectly, just keep talking.

Number three: read aloud.

不要试图把英语讲得完美无瑕，继续说下去，不要停就行了。

第三：大声读出来。

Lots of people say they can't practise speaking because they don't have anybody to practise with.

Actually, you can easily practise speaking by yourself, and one of the best ways you can do this is to read aloud to yourself.

很多人说他们无法练习口语是因为他们没有可以一起练习口语的人。

事实上，你可以自己一个人练习口语尽可能…的英语，这么做的最佳方式之一就是自己把英语大声读出来。

You can do this anywhere, anytime, and it will really help your fluency.

Firstly, it will help your mouth get used to making English sounds.

在任何地点任何时间都可以这么做，而且这对你的口语流畅非常有帮助。

首先，它会帮助你的嘴巴适应英语发音。

Secondly, it will help you get used to listening to your own English voice.

If you don't like reading, why not try singing a song at home?

其次，这能帮助你听习惯自己讲英语的声音。

如果你不喜欢朗读尽可能…的英语：牛津大学，那不如试试在家里唱首歌啊。

There are lots of ways you can practise this.

Find an English song you like, find the words on the Internet, and sing.

有很多练习这个的方法。

找一首你喜欢的英文歌，在网上找到歌词，然后就唱去吧。

This is a great way to build fluency. Just try it, try to spend five or ten minutes a day reading aloud or singing.

这是练习流利度的很棒的方法。

只管试试，尽量一天花五或十分钟大声朗读或唱歌。

I promise you you will see results very quickly and that you will feel more fluent. Number four: learn whole sentences and phrases when you learn vocabulary.

我保证很快就会见效，你会感觉自己讲英语更加流利了。

第四：学词汇的时候也要学习完整的句子和短语。

So if you only learn words, single words when you learn vocabulary, when you're speaking you have to think “OK, I've said that word, what's the next word?

Hm, what's the next word?

如果你在学习词汇的时候光学单词，光学单个的单词，那么你在讲英语的时候就会想：“我说了那个单词，下一个单词是什么？

嗯，下一个单词是什么？

Hm, what's the next word?”

Obviously, if you speak like this, you can't speak fluently, but if you can remember a whole sentence or a whole phrase, you won't have to stop in the middle and think about your words, and you will be able to speak more fluently.

嗯，下一个单词是什么？

显然，如果你这个样子讲英语，当然就无法讲得流利了，但是如果你能记住整个句子或整个短语，你就不用中途停下来思考要用哪个单词了，这样自然就能讲得更流利了。

Number five: prepare and practice before you speak.

Different situations need different language.

第五：开口前做好准备并充分练习。

在不同的情况下需要使用不同的语言。

So, for example, if you're asking your boss to raise your salary, or if you're telling a friend about your holiday, or if you're meeting someone's family, you're going to need different language skills.

Also, new situations are much more difficult in a foreign language than they would be in your language, so it's important to be prepared.

举个例子，如果你要请老板给你加薪，或者在跟朋友讲述你的假期，或者在见某人的家人，在这些情况下你就需要不同的语言技巧。

而且，在外语中出现新情况比在你母语中难得多，所以一定要做好准备。

For example, if you know that you have to make a phone call, perhaps to order takeaway food, then prepare some useful phrases and vocabulary, and practise using them, either by yourself, or with a friend.

This way, when you have to make the phone call and speak English, it will be much easier, and you will speak much more fluently.

举个例子，假如你知道自己必须打个电话，比如点外卖，那么你就要准备一些有用的短语和词汇尽可能…的英语，并且练习使用它们尽可能…的英语，自己一个人练习或和朋友一起练习都行。

这样当你要打电话讲英语的时候就简单多了，而且你也会表达得更加流利。

And you will feel more confident!

So, there you go: five simple ways to speak more fluently and use what you know.

你自己也会感觉更加自信。