1: Find some English radio stations and podcasts in iTunes
在iTunes上找一些英語廣播臺或播客
There are tons of podcasts about all topics imaginable these days: entertainment, politics, news. A good way to find one is to look for a podcast from a TV channel you usually watch in your cable TV. Look for one that interests you and listen to it in your car while driving. You’ll train your ear that way!
現(xiàn)在有無數(shù)的播客提供各類話題:娛樂、政治、新聞。搜尋的最佳方式就是從你經(jīng)??吹碾娨曨l道找一個出來。挑一個你感興趣的,開車的時候聽一聽。耳朵的本事就這么慢慢鍛煉出來啦。
2: Check out the Top Videos on YouTube and watch for at least a few minutes
在YouTube上找最熱的視頻至少看幾分鐘
Most of them are hilarious! It will be so worth it. Try looking at the comments to pick up some words and sentences you aren’t familiar with, but be careful there is all kinds of bizarre stuff in YouTube comments.
大部分都非常搞笑!絕對值得一看。再試著看看下面的評論,找出你不是很熟悉的單詞或者句子,但也別忘了底下的評論也有些惡搞。
3: Talk and sing to yourself in English
用英語和自己對話唱歌
When you are alone at home, or of course in the shower, start talking! Sing a song in English the way it sounds to you, talk about the weather or any other topic. Do this frequently and your pronunciation will drastically improve – guaranteed!
一個人在家,或洗澡的時候,和自己說話吧!或是對自己唱一首英文歌,談?wù)勌鞖饣蚱渌脑掝}。經(jīng)常這樣做,你的發(fā)音絕對會有意想不到的提高——人格擔保!
4: Do you have an English-speaking idol? Go to YouTube and watch all of his/her interviews in English
你有膜拜的英語大神么?去看看他所有的英文訪談吧
You can spend hours doing that listening to interviews and it sure won’t feel like studying. But it is! It helps you a great deal.
你可以花很多時間來看這些訪談,絕對不會讓你有學(xué)習的感覺,但這真的是一種學(xué)習哦!能大大地幫助到你。
5: Sit near people who are speaking English on the bus or in the park. Listen in…
公車上或公園里,不妨做得離老外近一點,聽一聽呀
Okay now don’t be a creepy eavesdropper! But, see what words you can pick up and listen to the flow of the conversation. How much did you understand? What general topic were they talking about? Did you hear an interesting word you might want to look up after?
放心這絕不是偷聽!但是看看你能聽懂多少個詞語,聽一下對話的進程。你能理解多少?他們大概在談?wù)撌裁丛掝}?你聽到什么有趣的詞讓你有回家翻字典的沖動么?