許多同學都渴望說一口流利的英語，然而還是有很多人即便已經學了幾年英語，卻還是開不了口。那么究竟該如何做才能使自己實現流暢表達的最終目的呢？讓從事英語教學的外教老師來告訴你通往卓越口語之路的關鍵吧。
What is the most important English skill? What skill must you have to communicate well?
最重要的英語技能是什么？達到有效溝通所必須的技能是什么？
Obviously, number 1 is Fluency. What is fluency? Fluency is the ability to speak (and understand) English quickly and easily... WITHOUT translation. Fluency means you can talk easily with native speakers-- they easily understand you, and you easily understand them. In fact, you speak and understand instantly。
顯而易見，關鍵是要流暢表達。那么什么是流暢表達呢？流暢表達是不需要考慮就能快速和輕松說(理解)英語的能力，表示你能夠容易地與當地人進行交談，交談雙方能輕松地相互理解。也就是說，你能夠立即表達和理解。
Fluency is your most important English goal。
流暢表達是學習英語最重要的目標。
The research is clear-- there is only ONE way to get fluency. You do not get fluency by reading textbooks. You do not get fluency by going to English schools. You do not get fluency by studying grammar rules。
研究表明，只有唯一一個途徑能實現流暢表達。你既不能通過閱讀課本、也不可能通過上英語學校或者通過學習語法來達到。
Listening Is The Key
聽是關鍵
To get English fluency, you must have a lot of understandable repetitive listening. That is the ONLY way. To be a FANTASTIC English speaker, you must learn English with your ears, not with your eyes. In other words, you must listen. Your ears are the key to excellent speaking。
想要說一口流利的英語，你必須要進行大量能理解的重復性聽力訓練，這是達成目標的唯一方法。要成為了不起的英語表達者，你必須通過耳朵來學英語而不是眼睛。也就是說，你一定得聽，你的耳朵才是實現卓越口語的關鍵。
What kind of listening is best? Well, it must be understandable and must be repetitive. Both of those words are important-- Understandable and Repetitive。
怎樣的聽力訓練才是最好的呢？那就是：聽力材料必須是你能理解的，而且要反復聽。這兩點都很重要——理解和反復。
If you don't understand, you learn nothing. You will not improve. That's why listening to English TV does not help you. You don't understand most of it. It is too difficult. It is too fast。
假如你對所聽內容不理解，你將學不到任何東西，也就得不到提高。那就是為什么聽英文電視對你沒有幫助，它對你來說太難、太快了，你幾乎不明白它在講什么。
It's obvious right? If you do not understand, you will not improve. So, the best listening material is EASY. That's right, you should listen mostly to easy English. Most students listen to English that is much too difficult. They don't understand enough, and so they learn slowly. Listen to easier English, and your speaking will improve faster!
這個觀點顯然是正確的吧？如果不理解，就無法提高。所以，最好的聽力材料是容易懂的材料。沒錯，你應該將主要精力用于聽簡單的東西。大多數學生選擇的聽力材料太難了，他們不能充分理解，學起來就很慢。試著去聽容易些的材料，那樣你的口語會提高得更快。
Understanding is Only Half The Formula。
理解只是方法的一半。
Understanding is not enough. You must also have a lot of repetition. If you hear a new word only once, you will soon forget it. If you hear it 5 times, you will still probably forget it!
光理解還不夠，你必須要進行大量的重復。如果一個新單詞你只聽過一次，那么很快你就會把它忘記；如果你重復聽五次，可能還是會忘記。
You must hear new words and new grammar many times before you will understand them instantly。
在你能夠自如的理解新單詞和語法規則之前，你必須要反復聽上很多次。
How many times is necessary? Most people must hear a new word 30 times to remember it forever. To know a word and instantly understand it, you probably need to hear it 50-100 times!
必須聽多少次呢？對于大多人來講，要想徹底記住一個新詞，必須重復30次；要想認識一個新詞并立刻明白它的意思，你可能需要聽上50至100次。
So, the two most important points are: listen to easier English and listen to each thing many times。
所以，最重要的兩點是：聽較為容易的材料，并將每一個材料反復聽。
