Well, hey there I'm Emma from mmmEnglish!
This lesson is going out to all of you who are studying English for a purpose.
大家好啊，我是Emma，歡迎來到Emma的美味英語！
這節課是專門針對為了某個目的學習英語的人量身定做的。
So if you are studying to improve your English so that you can apply for a scholarship or a visa and you need an IELTS seven, or you need English for better opportunities in your career, then this lesson is for you because you are not really interested in improving your English slowly, are you?
You want to get there as fast as you can.
如果你正在努力學習提升英語，是為了申請獎學金、籤證，需要雅思七分，或者是需要英語獲得職業生涯更好的發展機會，那麼這節課就是為你私人訂製的，因為你不想緩慢地提升英語，對吧？
你希望能有多快就有多快。
So let's hop to it! . . . . . .
那就讓我們快開始吧！
Whatever your goals are, the three things that I have to share with you in this video will help you to reach any of those goals faster.
And later on in this video, I'm going to tell you more about the Lingoda language marathon.
不管你的目標是什麼，我在這個視頻中給大家分享的三個技巧能夠幫助大家更加迅速地達成這裡面的其中任何一個目標。
在這個視頻的後段，我會跟大家講一講Lingoda語言馬拉松。
If your goal is to dramatically improve your English or your Spanish or your French or your German, you'll definitely want to hear about it.
The marathon is the kind of thing that's going to catapult your language skills forward quickly.
如果你的目標是迅速提升英語、西班牙語、法語或者是德語，那你肯定想聽一聽。
馬拉松能夠讓你的英語技能飛速提升。
So I'll tell you more about it later on at the lesson.
But if you're interested right now, go there.
我在本節課程後面會給大家詳細介紹的。
但是如果你現在就很感興趣的話，那就看這裡吧。
Now most of us are impatient, right?
We wish that we could snap our fingers and be fluent in a language or be an expert in our career.
我們之中的大多數人都沒什麼耐心，對吧？
我們希望能夠在彈指一揮間就能流利地說一門語言，或者是成為職業領域的專家。
Can you imagine how easy life would be? I'd learn Hindi like that and Arabic.
你能想像這樣的生活會有多麼簡單嗎？我想如此輕易地就學會印地語和阿拉伯語。
You would learn English like that. What else would you do if you could just snap your fingers and be good at something?
你們可以這樣輕而易舉地學會英語。還有什麼事情是你想打個響指就會做的？
Tell me about it in the comments. What would you snap your fingers and dream of?
The tough reality is it's not that easy.
在評論區告訴我吧。你夢想著在彈指一揮間掌握什麼技能？但是現實非常骨感啊。
If you want to get better, you need to do the work, right?
Now let's focus on your goal to speak English fluently.
如果你想提升的話，那你必須要付出努力，對吧？
那就讓我們先把目光放在流利說英語的這個目標上吧。
Today I'm going to give you three reminders that will help you to get back on track working towards your goals and get there faster.
Get outside your comfort zone.
今天我會給大家三個小提示，這會幫助大家進入正軌，更迅速地達成目標。
跳出你的舒適區。
You've heard of this expression before, right?
Your comfort zone is this safe, warm, familiar, comfortable place where you know exactly what's going on. You know where everything is, you know what you need to do, you never have to worry about anything.
你之前肯定聽過這個說法，是吧？你的舒適區就是安全、溫暖、熟悉舒適的地方，你完全知道都會發生什麼。
你知道一切事物的位置，你知道你需要做什麼，永遠也不用為任何事情擔心。
That space is comfy but it makes you lazy. It's not where big change happens.
那個空間非常舒適，但那會讓你懶惰。這裡並不會發生重大改變。
It's where things happen slowly, right? Which is fine as long as you're not in a rush.
在這裡一切都進展得非常緩慢，對吧？如果你不急的話，那確實沒問題。
But becoming a confident English speaker isn't just something that happens to you while you're sitting around on your butt, right?
You have to look for opportunities to challenge yourself, to push yourself further outside of your comfort zone.
但是成為英語想要說的自信流利的話，並不是簡簡單單懶懶散散就可以做到的事情，對吧？
你必須要尋找挑戰自己的機會，讓自己跳出舒適區。
My rule of thumb is if it's hard, if you feel a little uncomfortable or a little awkward, do it—a hundred percent, do it.
These situations are what's going to get you to the next level faster.
我的黃金準則就是如果這件事情非常困難的話，如果你感覺不太舒適或者是有點點尷尬的話，那就去做吧——百分之百地去做這件事。
這些情況恰好能夠讓你更快地到達下一個水平。
When was the last time that you pushed yourself out of your comfort zone in English?
What did you do?
你上次跳出英語舒適區是什麼時候了？你做什麼了呢？
Tell me about it in the comments. Now I'm not telling you right now that everything you do in life has to be outside of your comfort zone.
在評論中告訴我吧。我現在說的並不是你人生中的每件事情都必須要跳出舒適區。
That would be horrific! That would be so stressful!
那就太可怕了！那肯定亞歷山大！
But deliberately create opportunities to step outside of your comfort zone, that is where the magic happens but you need to create those opportunities.
Set clear goals and make a plan.
但是要有意識地創造機會跳出舒適區，奇蹟就會在那裡發生，但你需要自己來創造這些機會。
要設定清晰的目標，制定計劃。
Have you ever caught yourself making vague statements like: I really want to improve my English this year. I want to be more fluent.
Those are really vague statements. What do they even mean?
你是不是也抓到過自己說過這樣模糊的話：我今年真的想提高英語。我想變得更加流利。
這都是一些非常模糊的話。那有什麼意思呢？
To make that happen and to make it happen quickly, we need much more specific goals, what specifically are you trying to achieve? And by when?
為了更快地完成目標，我們需要更加具體的目標，你要達成什麼具體的目標呢？
要什麼時候達成呢？
A better goal is: I want to increase my IELTS speaking score by 0.5 in three months.
That's a specific goal: I want the confidence to have a conversation with my boss at our annual Dinner in October.
更好的目標是：我想在三個月時間內雅思口語提高0.5分。那是個非常具體的目標：我想在十月份的年會上有信心和我的老闆交流。
Once you've got that specific goal in mind, create a plan working backwards with specific events and activities that are going to help you to get there.
If your goal is to have the confidence to speak with your boss in six months from now, what can you do to make it happen?
只要你心中有了具體的目標，制定一個計劃，裡面是要做的事情，這能夠更好地幫助你達成目標。如果你的目標是在六個月之內更有自信地和老闆交流，你要做什麼來達成目標呢？
And there's lots of things that you could do! You could use imitation lessons to practise your pronunciation and your expression.
有很多事情可以做呢！你可以利用模仿課程練習發音和表達。
You could go to a language exchange each month to practise with other English speakers in your city. You could take a course, sign up to online courses.
你可以每月和在所在城市的其他說英語的人進行語言交流，練習說英語。你可以參加課程，比如說上上網課啊。
Now here I want you to think back to your comfort zone.
Are these goals a little more challenging than you feel comfortable with?
我希望大家重新聯繫到舒適區的問題。這些目標是不是比讓你感覺到舒適的目標更加具有挑戰性？
Or can you make them a little more challenging? That's better!
或者是你能讓它們變得更有挑戰性一點嗎？那就更棒啦！
These are much more specific plans and those things probably make you feel a little nervous, right? It's a bit more of a commitment.
這些計劃更加具體，這些事情可能讓你感覺有點點緊張，對吧？它需要更多的投入。
That's perfect! So tell me, do you have a specific English goal for this year?
太完美啦！告訴我，你今年有具體的英語學習目標嗎？
A specific one. Tell me in the comments. And what's one thing that you'll do this week to move towards that goal?
具體的那種。在評論區告訴我吧。那你在本周要做什麼來讓自己向目標更近一步呢？
Now remember, don't be vague, be specific. Gets me every time!
記住哦，不要模糊，要具體。每次對我都很有用！
Interact with other humans.
Now this one might seem a little obvious but to improve your speaking skills, you need to use your English in conversation.
和其他人進行互動。這一條可能看起來非常明顯，但是為了提升英語技能，你必須在對話中使用英語。
To do this, using English in conversation is a hundred percent and absolutely the single biggest difference between students who just drift along and those who accelerate and get better faster than everyone else.
You need to push yourself out of your comfort zone a little.
要這麼做的話，在對話中使用英語才帶來了那些隨隨便便學習一下的那些人和其他人相比進步神速的人之間的區別。你需要把自己推出舒適區。
Just a little at first. If you live in an English-speaking country, close your computer or put your phone down right now and register in a sports team or join a meetup for international students or volunteer at a local community center.
每次一點點就可以。如果你住在說英語的國家的話，現在就關上你的電腦，放下你的手機，然後加入一個體育隊，或者是參加國際學生聚會，或者是在當地社區做志願。
All of these opportunities are right there just outside your door. If you're not in an English-speaking country, take an online class, find a language exchange in your local city.
這些機會都非常唾手可得啊。如果你不是生活在說英語的國家的話，那就參加線上課程，在你的城市尋找語言交流機會。
People learn English everywhere.
Anywhere that there's an opportunity to meet other English speakers and join them in conversations, take it!
大家在任何地方都可以學習英語。
任何地方都要機會遇見其他的說英語的人，然後加入他們一起對話，一定要抓住機會啊！
The opportunities to practise are there.
They're all around you. If you're sitting where you are right now and you're saying "There's no English speakers around here, I don't have anyone to talk with."
練習的機會就在這裡。它們都在你的身邊。
如果你就在那裡坐著，然後說：「我身邊根本就沒有說英語的人啊，我沒有機會找人聊天。」
Well I have to say that you're probably lying to yourself.
Telling yourself that story so that you don't have to get out there and get out of your comfort zone.
我不得不說的是你可能在對自己撒謊吧。
就這麼欺騙自己，那就不用走出自己的舒適區了。
Now I know that that's probably not an easy thing to hear.
We live at a time when you can practise English every day if you want to. As long as you have an internet connection or you're willing to do something about it.
我知道這聽起來並不簡單。
但是我們確實生活在這樣一個時代，那就是如果你想的話，你可以每天都練習英語。只要你可以上網，或者是願意做點什麼事情。
Now let's help each other out a little bit here.
I want you to help me brainstorm some different places and different opportunities to practise your English skills, wherever you are.
那就讓我們互幫互助吧。
我希望大家幫我頭腦風暴想出一些不同的練習英語技能的地點和機會，不管你在哪裡。
Share your favourite ways to connect with other English speakers in the comments below.
They could be native English speakers or non-native English speakers online or offline.
在評論中分享你最喜歡的和其他說英語的人建立聯繫的方式吧。
他們可以是英語母語者，也可以是非英語母語者，可以是線上的，也可以是線下的。
But let's try and get all of these ideas in the comments together. Speaking of setting goals, having a plan to reach those goals and getting out of your comfort zone and interacting with real people, I want to talk to you about the Lingoda language marathon.
但是讓我們試著在評論區收集一下這些想法吧。說到設定目標，制定一個計劃來達成目標，跳出舒適區，然後和真人進行交流，那我就想和大家說說Lingoda語言馬拉鬆了。
At the start of this lesson, I told you that this video is for the people who need to get results for a higher purpose in their life, to take their life forward, to get a visa, to pass an exam, to get a promotion.
They need to get good fast.
在本節課程的開始，我告訴過大家這個視頻是為了那些想要在生活中達成更好的目標的人，想讓生活向更好的方向發展，想取得籤證，想通過考試，或者是想要升職加薪的人量身定做的。
他們需要又快又好地完成目標。
And if you are that person, I want you to pay attention for a few more minutes because this is going to be good.
The Lingoda language marathon is a massive opportunity to boost your fluency in English in just three months.
如果這說的就是你的話，我希望大家再認真聽幾分鐘，因為這會對大家非常有益的。
Lingoda語言馬拉松是在三個月內提升英語流利度的極好的機會。
It's very real and it's right here in front of you now.
In three months, you could become a completely different English speaking version of yourself.
這非常真真實，而且唾手可得。
在三個月的時間內，你能夠變成完全不同的英語學習者。
Just think about that. The full marathon challenges you to take a class every single day for three months.
想一想吧。完整的馬拉松讓你挑戰在三個月的時間內每天上一節課。
What? It's a marathon not a stroll in the park!
什麼？這是場馬拉松，可不是在公園裡溜達呢。
It will require effort and discipline and self-motivation but ask yourself this question: How much do you want to finally achieve your goals?
Because you could spend the next year or two or three years floating around on your English-learning journey taking your time watching videos, burying your head in textbooks or playing with language apps on your phone or whatever.
這需要努力、自我約束還有自我激勵，但是問一下你自己這個問題：你想用多久來達成自己的目標呢？
因為你可以在接下來的一年、兩年或者三年的時間裡在你的英語學習之旅漫遊，不慌不忙地看看視頻，埋頭在教科書之中，或者是在手機上玩一些語言軟體。
Or you could leap forward in a short space of time, accelerate your progress and get the results that you really want by stepping outside of your comfort zone and taking action.
Through the marathon, you'll immerse yourself in language classes every single day.
或者是你可以通過走出舒適區，採取行動，在短時間內迅速進步，加速進步的速度，獲得你渴望的那些結果。
通過馬拉松，你可以每天都將自己沉浸在語言課程之中。
You'll practise your speaking and conversation skills with other people every single day. Can you even imagine the transformation?
每天你都可以和其他人練習說話交談的技能。你能想像到其中的轉變嗎？
Can you imagine how confidently you'll speak in just three months instead of three years at this rate?
And here's the thing. If you complete the full marathon, if you attend every class for the whole three months, Lingoda will refund your money no questions asked.
你能想像在三個月的時間內，而不是三年的時間內，你在交談時會變得多麼自信嗎？
事情是這樣子的。如果你完成了完成的馬拉松的話，如果你三個月的每節課程都參加的話，Lingoda會全數返還你交的錢。
Can you see why I'm sharing this with you?
In just three months, you'll boost your English speaking skills and if you attend every class, it will quite literally cost you nothing.
大家現在知道我為什麼要和大家分享了吧？
在短短三個月的時間內，你的英語技能將迅速提升，如果你每節課都參加，這根本就不花你一分錢。
Your friends will be amazed, your family will be proud and everyone else you know who's learning English will be wondering "How on earth did you do it?"
I've talked about Lingoda before because I'm taking Spanish classes with them and I really think that they're the perfect solution for me.
你的朋友將會被你震驚，你的家人將會為你驕傲，你認識的每一個學英語的人都會想——你到底是怎麼做到的呢？
我之前也說過Lingoda的事情，因為我在上西班牙語的課程，我真的覺得這非常適合我。
I'm busy and I'm kind of disorganised so the flexibility of their classes is just great!
There are so many classes at any time of the day or night and there's lots of different topics too.
我很忙，而且有點沒啥條理，所以他們課程的自由靈活度非常適合我！
每天隨時都有很多課程，涵蓋不同的話題。
I can focus on particular grammar points that I know I need to improve or I can work on my listening skills.
And all the classes are small group classes which makes it really fun and it takes the pressure off you if there are other people around to answer questions too.
我可以專攻於我知道我要提升的特定語法點，我也可以鍛鍊自己的聽力技能。
所有的課程都是小組課，這會更加有趣，而且會減輕你的壓力，如果有人在旁邊回答問題的話。
So when I heard about the language marathon, I was like wow! Some of my students would love to know about this.
所以當我聽到語言馬拉松這個項目的時候，我真的都震驚了呢！我的學生肯定很想知道。
I'm also thinking about doing it because I can actually do the marathon in Spanish or you could do it in German or French, of course in English, but also in business English which is super awesome if you are using English in a professional context.
All right by now you're thinking: Well there's probably a few rules here that I need to know, right?
我也在考慮要加入，因為我可以進行西班牙語馬拉松，大家也可以學習德語，或者是法語，或者是英語，當然也可以學習商務英語，這點真的非常贊，如果你是在商務場合使用英語的話。
好的，現在你肯定在想：肯定有什麼我需要知道的規則吧？
Do Lingoda make it hard to get the refund? Well actually, no, not really but yes you're right, there are a few rules that you need to know.
Lingoda退款是不是很難啊？其實呢，並不是，但是你想的是對的，確實有一些規則你需要知道。
The first thing that you need to know is that actually, there are two types of marathon. The full marathon and the half marathon.
第一件事就是你需要知道其實有兩種類型的馬拉松。全程馬拉松和半程馬拉松。
Both of them run for exactly three months. This is when the next one's happening.
它們都是為期三個月的時間。這就是下一個開始的時候。
But to enter, you need to make a commitment. You enroll and commit to a set number of classes at the beginning.
但是要進入的話，你需要作出承諾。你加入之後，需要在開始的時候承諾參加一定數量的課程。
If you complete all of those classes within the three months of the marathon, you'll get your refund.
For the full marathon, you can enroll and commit to ninety classes and if you complete one class each day for the three months, you'll completely transform your English speaking and conversation skills but Lingoda will also offer you a one hundred percent refund.
They want you to immerse yourself in English and they're going to reward you for all of your hard work if you can do it.
如果你在三個月的時間內完成了馬拉松裡面所有的課程的話，你就可以得到退款。
那全程馬拉松呢，你可以註冊然後承諾參加90節課程，如果你在三個月的時間內每天都完成一節課程的話，你就可以提升英語交流對話技能，而且Lingoda會全額退款。
他們想讓你完全沉浸在英語當中，而且如果你能完成的話，他們會全額退款，表示對你努力學習的獎勵。
For the half marathon, you need to enroll and commit to forty-five classes and if you attend fifteen classes each month, no more than one each day, you will totally boost your speaking and conversation skills.
Plus, Lingoda are going to offer you a fifty percent refund.
對於半程馬拉松而言呢，你需要註冊，承諾參加四十五節課程，如果你每月都能參加十五節課程的話，每天不超過一節，你將迅速提升英語交流溝通技能。
除此之外，Lingoda將退還你百分之五十的金額。
So if you're looking at the full marathon and you're thinking: I've got a full-time job and a family to look after, I just don't know if I've got that much time.
But you do really want to set yourself a good challenge for the next three months, then definitely have a look at the half marathon.
所以如果你想參加全程馬拉松的話，你肯定在想：我有一份全職工作，也需要顧家，我不知道有沒有那麼多時間啊。
但是如果你真的想在接下來的三個月時間內給自己點挑戰的話，那就看一下半程馬拉松吧。
So how do you enter? Good question!
你該如何加入呢？好問題！
Firstly, you need to sign up by this date using the link in the description below.
And make sure that when you do that, you use the code that's on screen now because using that code is going to wipe out the joining fee.
首先，你需要在這個日期之前通過評論區的連結進行註冊。
一定記住當你註冊的時候，一定要使用屏幕上的邀請碼，因為那可以減免註冊費。
Lingoda have said: mmmEnglish students don't need to pay the joining fee. Then you need to decide which marathon you're going to attempt.
Lingoda說，mmmEnglish的學員們不需要註冊費哦。然後呢，你需要決定你要參加哪個馬拉松。
You can do it as a beginner, as an intermediate student or as an advanced student which is super cool because you could challenge a friend or a family member to do it with you even if they're not at the same level as you.
And there are limited places this year for the marathon so you do need to secure your place. All of the details are available on Lingoda's website and you can read more about it there.
你可以以初學者、中級水平或者高級水平學生的身份參加，這點非常贊，因為你能夠邀請自己的朋友或者家人和你一起，即使你們並不在一個水平。
今年的馬拉松名額有限，所以你需要積極爭取哦。
所有的細節都在Lingoda的官網上可以看到，你可以在官網看一下。
But just don't forget to use the code down here so that you don't have to pay the joining fee.
If there's one thing that I want you to take away from today's lesson, it's to take action.
但是不要忘記使用下面的邀請碼，這樣就不要註冊費啦。
如果這節課有什麼大家一定要記住的事情的話，那就是一定要採取行動。
Now it could be really serious, deliberate action like signing up to the Lingoda language marathon but it could also be smaller but equally deliberate action.
A commitment to find a speaking partner in an online language group, for example.
註冊Lingoda語言馬拉松可能是非常嚴肅認真的行動，但是也可以是更小一點，但是也非常認真的行動。
比如說在線上英語小組尋找一個語伴。
Whatever it is, I hope that the experience is wonderful and a little uncomfortable, all right?
It's good to feel a little uncomfortable.
不管是什麼，我希望這些經驗都是很棒的，但是也有一點點不那麼令人自在，是吧？
感到有點不自在真的挺好的。
Now if you want to keep practising with me right here, right now, then let's head over to this lesson for some extra speaking practice.
I'll see you in there!
如果你想要繼續和我進行練習的話，那就讓我們跳到這節課程吧，進行更多的語言練習。
再見！