Hey there I'm Emma from mmmEnglish! We gotta talk.
大家好，我是Emma，歡迎來到Emma的美味英語！我們需要說話。
Too many of you have been telling me that you're worried about joining English conversations.
You're worried about getting stuck, forgetting your words, feeling embarrassed about making mistakes.
你們其中好多人一直在和我說你們很擔心加入英語對話。你們擔心說話卡殼，擔心忘記要說什麼，擔心會因為犯錯感到尷尬。
Does that sound like you? Do you want to get unstuck with me today?
I'm sharing twenty-seven really useful expressions to help you get yourself out of trouble when you need to and help you to feel more confident about joining English conversations in the first place.
那聽起來是不是很像你？你今天想和我一起擺脫困境嗎？我會分享二十七個非常有用的表達，幫助大家在需要的時候擺脫困境，幫助大家對於剛開始加入英文對話感到更加自信。
. . . . . . Before we get stuck in, I've got some fantastic news from our friends at Lingoda who are offering us an exclusive discount available only to mmmEnglish students.
在我們被困住之前，我有來自我們的朋友Lingoda的好消息，他們提供給英語學生獨家的折扣。我猜大家已經知道Lingoda語言衝刺了，是吧？
I'm assuming that you already know about the Lingoda Language Sprint, right? It's basically the same as the Lingoda marathon, they've just changed the name.
它和Lingoda馬拉松基本上一樣，只是換了名字而已。所以呢，衝刺賽挑戰大家通過在九十天的時間內參加一定數量的課程來加速英語口語技能、自信心和流利度。
So The Sprint challenges you to accelerate your English speaking skills, your confidence and your fluency by attending a certain number of classes within ninety days.
Now, if you attend all of your classes, Lingoda will give you up to a hundred percent of your money back which is very, very cool!
如果你們參加了所有的課程的話，Lingoda就會全部返還你們交的費用，這點真的非常非常好！大家有兩種參與的方式。
Now, there's two ways that you can participate. The Sprint, which is fifteen classes a month for three months.
衝刺跑是三個月每月參加十五節課程。如果完成所有的課程的話，就可以得到一半的費用返還。
If you complete all of these classes, you'll get a fifty percent refund. Or The Super Sprint which is thirty classes a month for three months.
或者是超級衝刺，是連續三個月每月參加三十節課程。如果你完成了的話，就可以拿到全部的費用返還！
If you complete that, you'll get a one hundred percent refund! Now you can do The Sprint in English, business English, German, French or Spanish.
大家可以參加英語、商務英語、德語、法語或者是西班牙語的衝刺跑。我今年早些時候參加的是西班牙語課程，真的挺難得，但是卻是我為了提升西班牙口語技能做過的最好的事情之一了！
I did the Spanish version earlier in the year and man it was tough but it was easily one of the best things that I ever did for my Spanish speaking skills!
They have small group classes, native teachers and twenty-four seven flexibility.
他們有小班課，母語老師和全天候的靈活性。下一個衝刺跑是1月29號開始，想要佔到座位的話，你需要在1月27號之前登記付款。
The next Sprint starts on January the 29th and to secure your place, you need to register and pay by January the 27th. Use the link in the description below and add this code to get a cool ten euro discount at the checkout.
使用下方描述區的連結，添加這個邀請碼，可以在付款的時候有十歐元的折扣。但是Lingoda給我們美味英語特殊折扣了哦。
But Lingoda are giving us an exclusive discount here at mmmEnglish. If you register early, as in before the end of the year, you'll get thirty euros off your class fees.
如果你們搶先註冊的話，比如說在今年年末之前，你們可以得到三十歐元課程費用的減免。就像我說過的，這是只提供給美味英語的特殊優惠哦，截止到今年年底。
Like I said, this is a special offer that's only available to mmmEnglish students and only until the end of this year.
So if you want to give your speaking skills a huge boost in 2020, then check out the link in the description box below for all the details.
所以如果你們想要在2020年口語技能突飛猛進的話，那就看一下描述區的連結，了解更多詳情吧。我的學生經常忘記一件事情，那就是每個自信的說英語的人，不管他們是母語者還是非母語者，都會使用我今天要分享的這些策略幫助他們進行溝通。
There's something that my students often forget, that every confident English speaker, whether they're native or non-native, uses the strategies that I'm sharing today to help them communicate.
That's right, native English speakers use these techniques all the time. It's a natural part of communicating.
是這樣的，英語母語者一直都會使用這些技巧。這是交流非常自然的一部分。我們並不總是知道我們想要說什麼，也並不總是會完美地脫口而出。
We don't always know what we want to say and it doesn't always come out perfectly either.
What confident English speakers know how to do is quickly get themselves out of trouble if they need to.
自信的說英語的人知道如果需要的話，到底該怎麼做來迅速帶自己擺脫困境。如果他們被困在對話之中的話，他們知道如何解決問題。
If they get stuck in the conversation they know how to fix it. And there are plenty of English phrases and expressions that will help you in these situations.
有很多英語短語和表達可以在這些情況之下幫助你們。所以當你陷入了僵局，或者是找不到合適的詞彙，或者是忘記你想要說什麼，感覺到自己的信心慢慢地消失，或者是脖子越來越熱的時候，可能感覺要呆若木雞了。這種情況有沒有發生在你的身上？
So when you get stuck or when you can't find the right words or you forget what you wanted to say and you start feeling your confidence slipping away or the heat rising up in your neck, maybe you freeze.
Has this ever happened to you? The thing is and I'm sorry to be the one to say this, the thing is this experience is never going to end.
事情是這樣的，我很抱歉這麼說，事實就是這種經歷是永遠沒有盡頭的。所以你需要學習和它共存，對吧？
So it's something that you need to learn to live with, right? And just become more comfortable with.
要對這種情況的存在感到更加舒適。當那種情況發生的時候，其實你可以迅速地、自動地讓自己擺脫困境。
And when that happens, you'll be able to get yourself out of trouble quickly and automatically.
So let's focus on the expressions that you need to get unstuck in English conversations so that you can move past the problem and keep talking.
讓我們來聚焦於你需要擺脫英語對話困境的表達吧，這樣你們就可以迅速地繞過問題，繼續說話。好的，想像一下你剛遇到一個認識的人，也許是一個同事，或者是學校裡面的教授，而你剛剛開始用英語交談。
Okay imagine that you've just run into someone that you know, perhaps a colleague or a professor at your university and you've started chatting in English.
Things are going pretty well, you know, but suddenly you don't really understand what they're saying.
對話進行的很順利，但是突然之間你不理解他們在說什麼了。這可能是因為他們說的詞彙你並不認識。
Now this could be because they're using words that you don't recognise. Maybe because you don't know a lot about this topic, perhaps it could be because their accent is a little different to what you're used to so it's a bit tricky.
也許是因為你不太了解這個話題，也許是因為他們的口音和你比較習慣的口音不太一樣，所以就有點點難度。所以在這些情況中，你可以說：
So in these situations, you could say: "I'm sorry, I didn't catch that."
「不好意思，我沒聽懂。」「你能再說一遍嗎？」
"Could you repeat what you said?" "I'm sorry. I'm not following you."
「不好意思，我沒聽懂。」所以當我們不理解某人是什麼意思的時候，當有點點不清楚，或者是有點困惑的時候，就要用這個表達。
So we use this expression when we don't understand what someone means, when it's a little unclear or you're a little confused. I don't think I understood your question.
我覺得我不理解你的問題。你能再說一遍嗎？
Can you repeat that??What about when you are talking with someone but suddenly you forget your own words or you forget what you've been talking about after you've already started talking, right?
那當你和別人交談，但是突然之間忘記自己要說什麼，或者是在開始交談之後忘記自己該說什麼了的話，那該怎麼辦呢？這種情況是最差的情況，因為其他的人正在看著你。
It's the worst because the other person is looking at you. They're waiting for you to continue.
他們等著你繼續說話。他們的注意力全部在你的身上，但是你卻忘記自己要說什麼了。
Their full focus is on you and you've lost your words. It's just awkward silence.
突然陷入了尷尬的沉默。這種情況會發生在每個人身上。
This does happen to everyone. Sometimes things are just so bad, the best thing to do is just hit the reset button.
有時候情況就是這麼糟糕，能做的最好的事情就是按一下重啟鍵。我很快就會介紹該怎麼說，但是首先想問一下大家，如果忘記該說什麼的話，能怎麼說呢？
Now I'm gonna talk about that in a minute but firstly what can you say when you forget your words? Listen to what I say but also watch how I say it.
聽一下我說了什麼，也要注意我是怎麼說的。這非常重要。
It's really important. What's that word again?
那個詞是什麼來著？就在我嘴邊。
It's on the tip of my tongue. We use this idiom to describe that really familiar feeling, you know, when we've lost a word but it's so, so close in our minds, it's like right there.
我們會使用這個習語來描述非常相似的感覺，你懂得，當我們不知道說什麼，但是就在我們的腦海中，就在那裡。我們就是想不出來，你在非常努力地記起來到底是什麼詞。
We just can't get to it, you know, you're trying to remember that word. I'm sorry, I've had a mental blank.
不好意思，我的大腦突然一片空白。我不記得那個單詞用英語怎麼說了。
I can't remember the word in English. Now at this point, the person that you're talking to will probably try and help you to remember or remind you of the word.
在這時呢，和你對話的那個人可能會試著幫助你記起來，或者是提醒你那個單詞。你甚至可以說「我不知道那用英語應該怎麼說！或者你可以幫助我一下，我來解釋一下我想要說什麼。」
You could even say "I have no idea how to say this in English! Maybe you can help me if I explain what I'm trying to say." But even if you can't find the word, don't let it stop you.
但是即使你想不到那個單詞，也不要因此停止腳步。就說一句「太煩了，沒關係的......」就行了。
Simply say something like "That's so annoying. Nevermind. . ." And then change the topic.
然後改變話題。你可以說：
You could say: "Let's move on."
「讓我們繼續吧。」這能夠幫助你改變話題，在對話中繼續交流。
This will help you to change the topic and keep moving forward in your conversation. Now sometimes it's not just a word that you've forgotten but you've completely forgotten what you were talking about at all and I really hate that feeling.
有時候不僅是忘記一個單詞，你可能徹底忘記了自己在說什麼，我真的很討厭那種感覺。你開始感到恐慌，因為你不知道你不知道對話進行到哪裡了是吧？你完全迷失了。
You start panicking because you don't know where you're going in the conversation right? You're lost. Maybe you've been completely tongue-tied so you need to restart. You need to hit that reset button.
可能你舌頭完全打結了，所以你需要重新開始。你需要按下重啟鍵。你只需要解釋發生了什麼，可能笑一笑，你在這麼說的時候可以面帶笑容，因為要記住，這種事情會發生在所有人身上。
You just need to explain what's happened and probably have a laugh as well, you know, you should always say these ones with a smile on your face because remember this happens to everyone. Hang on. Let me start over!
等一下。讓我們重新開始吧！讓我再試一次啊。
Let me try that again. Oh man! I completely lost my train of thought there. . .
天哪！我的大腦完全一片空白了......不好意思，我完全忘記自己在說什麼了。
I'm so sorry, I've completely forgotten what I was talking about. Hopefully, it'll come back to me in a few moments.
希望幾分鐘之內我就可以想起來。這是一個非常好的信號或者是對話線索，可以告訴別人在你努力回想自己想要說什麼的時候，他們應該接過話茬。
Now this is a great signal or a great conversation cue to tell the other person that they should try and take over the conversation while you're trying to think of what you wanted to say. Hopefully, it'll come back to me in a moment.
希望我很快就可以想起來。如果你暗示你在思考或者是需要額外的時間的話，另外一個人就應該在這裡插話。
Now if you suggest that you're thinking or you need that extra time, the other person should interject. Honesty is really important in conversations.
誠實在交流的時候非常重要。當你解釋發生了什麼的時候，所有人都可以理解，是吧？
When you explain what's happened then everyone else understands, right?
If someone is listening to you speak and then you somehow get stuck, well all of the expressions that we just went through are going to help explain what happened and then give clues to the person who's listening to you so that they can help you out.
如果有人在聽你說話，然後你不知道怎麼回事就突然卡殼了的話，那我們剛才學習的表達都可以幫助解釋發生了什麼，然後會給另外一個聽你說話的人發送信號，這樣他們就可以幫你擺脫困境了。一個很小很小的提示，對話並不是一次測試。
A teeny, tiny, little reminder, a conversation is not a test. The other person is not there to challenge you or to make you mess up or to make fun of you.
另外一個人並不想挑戰你或者是讓你難堪，或者是取笑你。他們會幫助你繼續對話，如果你給予他們正確的線索的話。
They're going to help you to keep going in your conversation if you give them the right clues. If you help them to understand what's happening then they can help you to find the right word or to change the topic.
如果你幫助他們理解發生了什麼，然後他們就可以幫助你找出正確的詞彙或者是改變話題。這是英文對話中非常正常的一部分，說老實話，這在你英語流利之旅中發生很多次，就算你說的流利了，也會發生這種情況，所以你們看到這節課已經很好了，你們可以獲得就算搞砸了，也可以繼續進行成功對話所需的工具。
This is a completely normal part of English conversation and let's be honest, it's going to happen to you a lot on your journey towards English fluency and it's gonna happen to you once you're fluent too so it's a really good thing that you're here and you're getting the tools that you need to have successful conversations even if you mess up. There are plenty of times when you just don't know what to say, right?
有很多時候你會不知道自己要說什麼，對吧？因為你並沒有準備好，或者是之前沒有想過這個話題或者是這個問題。
Because you're not prepared or you've never thought about this topic or question before. You just have no idea what to say, right?
你根本不知道要說什麼，對吧？所以你需要一點時間。
So you need to buy some time. You need a little bit of extra time to think about your answer and there are tons of different expressions that we use in English when this happens.
你需要一點額外的時間來思考你的答案，當這種情況發生的時候，有很多不同的表達我們可以使用。讓我們思考一下下。
Let me think about that for a minute. That's an interesting question, let me think. . .
這個問題很有趣，讓我想一下......這有點點難......我之前從來沒有被問過這個問題。
That's tricky. . . I've never been asked that before. I'm not sure! Give me a second to think about it.
我也不知道！給我點時間讓我想一下吧。給我點時間想一下如何用英語解釋吧！
Give me a moment to think about how to explain that in English! All of these sentences will give you some extra time just a few seconds so that you can take a deep breath. You can get your thoughts in order and you can think about what you need to say next.
這些句子會給你額外的時間，就幾秒鐘的時間，這樣你就可以做個深呼吸。你可以重新整理一下自己的思路，你可以想一下接下來要說什麼。如果你在一個小組裡面的話，你甚至可以把問題轉向另外一個人。
If you're in a group, you could even direct the question towards someone else. I need some time to think about that.
我需要一點時間來思考一下。其他人有答案了嗎？
Does anyone else have an answer ready? You're sending the question on to someone else.
這樣的話你就把問題拋給別人了。另外一個非常常見的情況，尤其是當你在工作當中，有人問你讓你分享一下自己關於某件事情的意見或者是想法，但是讓你非常措手不及。
Another really common situation especially when you're at work is when someone asks you to share an opinion or an idea about something but may catch you off guard. You don't have anything ready to share with them about this topic, right? You don't know what to say so you freeze. You start searching for words but in that moment it feels like every English word has escaped from your brain and gone somewhere else.
你根本沒什麼準備好關於這個話題要和他們分享什麼，對吧？你不知道說什麼，所以就目瞪口呆了。你開始搜尋詞彙，但是在那個瞬間感覺每個英語單詞都從你的腦海中溜走，去了其他的地方。所以在這種情況下，你可以試著把問題拋回給他們。
So in this situation, you can try to return the question to them. I've never thought about that before. What about you?
我之前從來沒有考慮過。那你呢？那有點難啊......
That's tricky. . . I've never been asked a question like that before.
我之前從來沒被問過這個問題。你覺得呢？
What do you think? Or even more casually, you could say:
或者甚至是更加隨意一點，你可以說：「那你是怎麼想的呢？」
"What's your take?" Or "What are your thoughts?" Now this does two things.
這樣做有兩個作用。另外一個人可能會開始說話，對吧？
The other person is going to start talking, right? So you'll have some time to think about your answer while they do that but if you don't already have an opinion about this topic or some ideas that you want to share, you can get some ideas from what they're saying.
所以在他們說話的時候，你就會有點時間考慮你的答案，但是如果你關於這個話題並沒有什麼意見或者是想法想要分享的話，你可以從他們說的話裡面得到一些想法。他們會啟發你思考某件事情，可能你會同意或者是不同意他們說了什麼。
They'll inspire you to think about something, you know, maybe you'll agree or disagree with what they've said. Lastly, you might find yourself in a situation where you're talking but you notice the face of the other person changing.
最後，你可能發現自己在說話的時候，別人的臉色變了。他們看起來並不理解你。
They don't seem to be understanding you. That's okay!
沒關係的！可能是你的錯，但是也有可能是他們的錯。
It might be your fault but it could also be them. So if you feel like this is happening, you could say a few different things.
所以如果這種事情發生了的話，你可以有不同的說法。我說的話講得通嗎？
Am I making sense? This is a great question to ask if you want to check and allow them to ask a question to you, you know, have a break to check with you.
如果你想要確認一下，還能讓他們問你一個問題的話，這是一個很好的問題，這樣的話他們就可以有機會和你確認一下。我不知道我說得清楚不清楚，我說得清楚嗎？
I don't think I'm being very clear, am I? Let's try that again.
讓我們再說一遍吧。不好意思，我覺得我可能把你給說糊塗了。
Sorry I think I'm confusing you. What I'm trying to say is. . .
我想說的是......這個表達可以讓你以不同的方式複述一下自己的觀點，幫助其他的人理解你。
Now this expression allows you to rephrase your ideas in a different way to help the other person to understand you. It's really, really useful. Try and remember it.
這真的非常非常有用。試著記住吧。好的，大家現在知道了二十七個當你們被英語對話困住的時候能夠幫助你們表達了。
So there you have it, twenty-seven practical expressions to help you when you get stuck in English conversations. I hope that they give you the confidence to join more English conversations and they help you to keep your conversations going for longer.
我希望它們能夠給你信心加入更多的英語對話，能夠幫助你的對話持續進行。如果你喜歡這節課程的話，記得一定要點讚，分享給朋友們哦。
If you enjoyed the lesson, make sure you give it a like and share with your friends. And also don't forget to check out The Lingoda Sprint.
不要忘記看一下Lingoda衝刺賽。這是個很好的有規律地練習和母語老師和其他人練習對話技能的機會。使用描述區的連結看一下吧。
It's an awesome opportunity to regularly practise your conversation skills with native teachers and others. Use the link in the description below to check it out. If you have any questions about this lesson or you have any special lesson requests then add them to the comments below and if you want to keep practising with me you know where to find me. I'll see you in there!
如果你對於這節課程有什麼問題，或者是對於課程有什麼特殊要求的話，那就在評論區告訴我吧。如果想和我繼續練習的話，你們知道該去哪裡找我。再見啦！