我大學時的一位英語老師有天在的士上與司機交談時，
she noticed that he had very good spoken English,better ,in fact,than that of some of her students!
發現他的英語說得很好，實際上，比她的任何一位學生都要好!
" Where did you learn your English?" she asked,"oh," he replied,"I never went to secondary school.
“你的英文是從哪兒學的?”她問道。“哦，我連中學沒上過。
I drive a taxi every day,but while I’m driving around,I listen to the English radio stations-and if an English speaking passenger gets in,
但我每天都開著的士，當我開車時，我就聽英文廣播，如果有說英語的乘客，
I try to start a conversation with them.
我便試著和他們交談。
That’s how I learn my English!
這就是我學英文的辦法!他回答道。
There are many things which contribute to good spoken English,but an important question for you is this: to what extent are your attitudes similar to those of the taxi driver?
說一口流利的英文有許多種方法，但最重要的是你的學習態度與那的士司機相比，有多少相似之處?
Are you willing to try to start a conversation with an English speaker?
你是否愿意開始試著用英語與人交談?
Or do you feel as if "the cat did get your tongue?"that whenever you try to speak in English,your tongue won’t behave itself and you can hardly make a sound?
不論什么時候開始說英語時，你的舌頭都不聽使喚，連發一個音都很困難，好像舌頭繞不過彎來?
How then can you improve your spoken English?How can you try to put your resolution to improve into practice?
那么怎樣才可能提高你的英語口語水平呢?怎樣才能把你的決心付諸實踐呢?
Here we will suggest some concrete things you can do on your own(for little or no money) to improve your English-spoken English in particular.
這里我們將介紹一些具體的方法(只需一點點錢甚至不用花錢)，你可以按照你自己的實際情況達到提高英文水平的目的，即口語特別訓練法。
Listen to the radio.You could get up five minutes earlier and listen to the news in English.
聽廣播，早起五分鐘聽英語新聞。
Watch the TVB_Pearl and ATV-world to improve your listening skills.
觀看明珠及國際臺的電視節目，來提高你的聽力。
Try watching the news in English instead of Chinese.
試著看英語新聞而不是中文。
If you watch a movie and it has subtitles ,try taping a paper over them,
如果你看的是有中文字幕的電影，試著不要看對白。
Listening to others talk is a good preparation for talking yourself.
聽聽別人的談話是一個比較好的讓自己開口的準備工作。
Invite your English teacher to lunch! Find a friend who also wants to improve his or her English have lunch or dinner together-speaking English of course.
邀請你的英文老師吃午餐!請一個朋友，與你一樣想提高英語水平的他或她吃午餐或晚餐，當然是說英語了。
Check out books ,records ,cassette tapes,and other materials in English from your local library.
從當地的圖書館挑出一些書、記錄、磁帶或其他英語資料，
Look especially for books which have lots of dialogue in them.
特別是有大量對話的書。
Read plays.When you go to see English films ,try not to read the Chinese subtitles.
讀劇本，當你去看英文電影時，試著不要看中文字幕。
Watch for notices of English activities such as English corners or English speaking contests,and join in whenever you can.
關注英語活動，如英語角或英語口語競賽，盡可能地參加。
Seek out lectures in English at a university on topics of interest to you Try to take notes-just for your own use.
在大學里選一些你感興趣的主題的英語講座，為了你自己的用途，盡量作筆記。
Learn the words to some popular songs (warning : don’t depend on texts provided on Chinese channels or in Chinese magazines!
通過一些流行歌曲學單詞(注意：不要依賴中文頻道或中文雜志提供的課文)
Find books-on-tape in your local library.Listen while you are relaxing at home or while commuting if you have a walkman.
在當地的圖書館找一些帶磁帶的書。如果你有隨身聽的話，在家放松時或坐車時聽聽磁帶。
Watch for plays or dramatic performance given in English on the campus-or get the student ticket for the public performances.
在校園里觀看英語戲劇表演或買學生票看公開表演。
Exchange taped messages with a classmate .Record a few minutes and then ask your classmate to respond later on the same tape.
與同班同學交換磁帶資料。在磁帶上錄幾分鐘的東西然后要求你的同學在同一磁帶上答復。
Choose a famous person whose accent you admire ,and if you can get recordings of him or her,imitate the way he or she speaks.
選一個你欣賞其發音的名人，如果你有他或她的聲音錄音，模仿他或她說話的方式。
Practice situations when you are alone,perhaps in front of a mirror.
當你一個人的時候，或許站在鏡子前，練習各種場景。
Imagine introducing yourself,disagreeing with someone’s ideas.
試想你在介紹你自己或不同意某個人的觀點時，
Being interviewed or asking for information.If you can get someone to help ,assign parts and do role-playing.
或者面試時，或者在被詢問時，如果你想得到某人的幫助，不妨分配角色然后扮演它。
Maken friends with the exchange students on our campus -they are here because they want cross-cultural communication .Communicate with them!
與我們校園里的外國留學生交朋友，他們會很愿意——因為他們也需要這種文化交流。同他們交流吧!
Take part in a play in English-start out with a small part if you feel shy.
參加英語劇的表演，如果你感到害羞就從扮演小角色開始。
Find a friend or two and agree to speak English at certain regular -after a class together,at dinner every Tuesday,or riding home on the train.
找一兩個朋友在一個特定的時間里—下課后，每星期二晚餐時或是在回家的火車上有規律的練習英語口語。
Practice reading aloud-get someone to check your pronunciation and intonation ,or record yourself on tape and analyze your own speech.
大聲地朗讀，讓其他人檢查你的發音和語調，或者錄在磁帶里，自己檢查。
Set goals of specific things you can work on improving -for example ,differences between words that contain.and "n" or "w" and"v".
建立一些你能夠做到提高自己的具體目標，比方說，“I”和“n”;“W”和“V”之間的區別。
(e.g. There is no light at Wheatly University")Keep notes of words you often mispronounce and practice them.
(如晚上的惠特里大學沒有燈光)。你在經常讀錯的單詞旁做記號，多練習。
If you have a chance to travel ,take advantage of the opportunities to use English--airline and immigration personnel.
如果你有機會旅行的話，抓住一切機會說英語，在飛機上，和移民局的人，
hotel and restaurant staff,fellow travelers and passengers.
旅館，餐館的工作人員，旅行中的同伴或乘客等。
Visit a former English teacher either from secondary school or from a course you took at university .
去拜訪你的前任老師，不論是中學還是大學某一門課的任課老師，
Teachers like to hear how their students are doing.
他們都很想知道他們的學生現在在做什么。
Everyone knows that the only really effective way to improve on language skills is to use the language.
人人都知道提高一門語言技能唯一真正行之有效的方法就是使用它。
In reality,hower,we know that there are many reasons why people don’t want to speak in another language-they are afraid of making mistakes.
然而，實際上，我們知道人們不愿意用另一種語言來表達自己，這里有很多原因，他們害怕犯錯，
they can’t express their real meaning easily ,they are shy,they are afraid people will laugh at them .
不能自如地表達自己真正的意思，他們很害羞，害怕被嘲笑。
We all feel this way some of the time but if you really want to improve your spoken English,try some of the suggestions we have made here.
我們都有過這樣的時候，但如果你真的想提高你的口語水平，照我們以上這些建議試著去做。
Once you try putting some these ideas and principles into practice,the cat will have a very hard time getting your togue!
一旦你把這些原則方法付諸實踐，你一定能從此擺脫張口結舌的尷尬!
