你知道，我经常被问到的一个问题是:“我怎么能说一口流利的英语?”这个问题没有简单的答案；学习任何技能都需要时间和奉献。

1. Forget grammar!

1.忘掉语法！

That’s right. This may seem strange to you, but it is very important.

这是正确的。这对你来说可能有些奇怪，但这很重要。

If you are preparing for an examination, then you should study grammar. However, if you want to become fluent in English conversation, then you should try to learn English without thinking about grammar too much.

如果你正在准备一场考试，那么你应该学习语法。然而，如果你想说一口流利的英语会话，那么你应该试着学英语而不去想语法。

The reason why I say this is that to become fluent, you need to be able to speak without pausing to think of the correct words and sentence construction.

我之所以这么说，是因为要想说一口流利的英语，你需要能够在不停顿的情况下，说出正确的单词和句子结构。

If you are constantly trying to translate what you want to say from your own language into English, whilst thinking about all the grammar rules you’re supposed to be using, you’ll most likely become bogged down, hesitant and fail in your fluency goal.

如果你一直在试图把你想说的话从你自己的语言翻译成英语，同时思考你应该使用的所有语法规则，你很可能会陷入困境，犹豫不决，在你的流利目标中失败。

STOP worrying

停止担忧。

2. Learn natural phrases or ‘chunks’ you can adapt for any situation!

2.学习自然的短语或“块”，你可以适应任何情况！

What you need to do is to learn and study phrases instead of trying to speak in sentences.

你需要做的是学习和学习短语，而不是试着用句子说话。

You may be familiar with a large range of vocabulary, but are probably not able to create fluid conversation (natural flowing speech). This could be because you fail to recognise the differences between spoken and written English, one of which is that when speaking, people use phrases instead of sentences.

你可能熟悉大量的词汇，但可能无法创造流畅的对话(自然流畅的语言)。这可能是因为你没有认识到英语口语和书面英语的区别，其中之一就是，人们在说话时使用短语而不是句子。

The most important thing for you to improve the fluency of your speech, is to learn English in phrases or “chunks” of language, instead of memorising grammar rules and so on.

对你来说，最重要的是提高你的语言流利程度，就是用短语或“大块”的语言来学习英语，而不是死记硬背语法规则等等。

To explain what I mean, think of these “chunks” of language as ready-made phrases you can remember by using them often.

为了解释我的意思，把这些“大块”的语言想象成你可以经常使用的现成短语。

These include collocations (words that commonly go together) such as ‘rich and famous, densely populated, keep a secret, break a promise or take a seat‘; phrasal verbs such as ‘get up, log on, run out of’; idioms like ‘part and parcel, make ends meet’, and social formulas such as ‘see you later, have a nice day’ and so on.

这些词包括“搭配”(通常是搭配在一起的词)，如“富有而出名，人口稠密，保守秘密，打破承诺或坐下”；短语动词，如“起床，登录，跑出”;诸如“重要的部分，让收支平衡”之类的习语，以及诸如“晚见、有美好的一天”之类的社交法则。

It is easy to see why it may be difficult for students to achieve fluency in English. In traditional classroom-teaching methods, grammar is generally taught as a priority, not these language ‘chunks’ which students can use almost instantly in conversation.

不难理解为什么学生要想流利地说英语是很困难的。在传统的课堂教学方法中，语法通常被认为是优先级，而不是这些语言的“块”，而这些“块”则是学生们几乎可以立刻在会话中使用的。

So what can you do? The best thing is to find native English speakers you can converse with, either in person or on the Net. Preferably someone who is qualified to help English learners, such as at MyEnglishTeacher.eu or Kaplan English language courses. But if not, then there are many websites where you can find natives to practice with.

那么你能做什么呢?最好的办法是找到你能与之交谈的英语母语人士，无论是当面交谈，还是在网上交谈。最好是有资格帮助英语学习者的人，比如我的英语老师。欧盟或卡普兰英语语言课程。但是如果没有，那么有很多网站你可以找到当地人来练习。

What you then need to do is NOT to ask them to explain grammar rules, but to listen and take note of the many phrases they will use during your conversations. Listen and repeat, it’s that simple….good luck!

你需要做的不是让他们解释语法规则，而是倾听并记下他们在谈话中会用到的许多短语。聆听并且重复，就是那么简单......好运！