5 Ways to Improve your English with Sofia Vergara (Modern Family) · Learn English With TV Series
通过《摩登家庭》中索菲亚·维加拉的角色，学习如何克服英语表达焦虑，提升自信和自然交流能力。适合练习口语和听力。
Hey do you ever feel as though you cannot express your thoughts and feelings as clearly as you would in your native language?
嘿，你是否也有过这样的感觉：在表达自己的想法和感受时，无法像用母语那样清晰明了？
I’ve found it is true for virtually
我发现，这一结论几乎适用于所有情况。
every student I’ve ever had, and I can sure say it has been true for me in every one of the six languages I’ve learned.
我教过的每一个学生都如此；我可以肯定地说，在我所学的六种语言中，情况都是如此。
No matter how much time you’ve spent
无论你花费了多少时间……
learning a language, being concerned about how other people react when you speak can have a huge impact on your confidence.
在学习一门语言的过程中，如果你过于在意别人听到自己说话后的反应，这会极大地影响你的自信心。
Perhaps the fear of making a grammar mistake, misunderstanding, or mispronunciation is causing you to miss out on precious opportunities.
也许，对犯语法错误、产生误解或发音不准确的恐惧，让你错失了许多宝贵的机会。
So in today’s lesson, let’s look at 5 things we can learn from Sofia Vergara and her incomparable character,
那么在今天的课程中，让我们来看看可以从索菲亚·维加拉（Sofia Vergara）以及她那无与伦比的角色中学到的5点东西吧。
Gloria, on the TV show Modern Family about how you can overcome these fears and be a confident and natural English speaker.
在电视剧《摩登家庭》中，Gloria讲述了如何克服这些恐惧，从而成为一位自信且能够自然流利地说英语的人。
But before we get started, if this is your first time joining us, welcome!
但在我们开始之前，如果这是您第一次加入我们，欢迎您的到来！
Each week we help millions of learners like you understand fast-speaking English without getting lost, without missing the jokes and without subtitles.
每周，我们都会帮助数以百万计的学习者（就像你一样）理解那些语速较快的英语对话内容——让他们不会感到困惑，也不会错过其中的幽默之处，更无需依赖字幕来辅助理解。
So join our global community!
快来加入我们的全球社区吧！
Simply hit the subscribe button and the bell down below, and you will never miss out on any of our new lessons.
只需点击“订阅”按钮以及下方的铃铛图标，你就再也不会错过我们的任何新课程了。
Earlier in this scene, Gloria became very
在这个场景的早些时候，格洛丽亚的情绪变得非常激动（或：非常不安、非常愤怒等，具体含义需根据上下文确定）。
upset because Jay had allowed Manny to take French lessons when she would have prefered that he study their mother tongue,
感到非常失望——因为杰伊允许曼尼去上法语课，而她其实更希望曼尼学习他们的母语（也就是他们的母语）。
which is Spanish.
这是西班牙语。
How about you?
你呢？
Have you ever experienced a situation where it was difficult to express your thoughts in English?
你是否曾经遇到过这样的情况：用英语表达自己的想法非常困难？
Share your experience with us in the comments below.
在下面的评论中与我们分享你的经历吧。
All right, so in this scene, Gloria and Luke have to find the Christmas angel ornaments.
好的，在这个场景中，格洛丽亚和卢克需要找到那些圣诞天使造型的装饰品。
However, Gloria is afraid to go into the attic because there might be spiders, so Luke goes up to look for them.
然而，格洛丽亚害怕进入阁楼，因为那里可能有蜘蛛；于是卢克决定上去把蜘蛛找出来。
It can sometimes feel like there are so many rules when it comes to pronunciation.
在发音方面，有时会感觉有太多规则需要遵守。
Using outdated, ineffective and boring methods to learn a language can only make it feel more frustrating and hopeless.
使用过时、无效且枯燥的方法来学习语言，只会让人感到更加沮丧和无望。
This is why we created our Fluent with Friends course, where we will guide you to understand native pronunciation,
这就是我们开发“Fluent with Friends”课程的原因——在这个课程中，我们会帮助你掌握母语者的发音方式。
connected speech, as well as the cultural context so that you can laugh along with every joke.
连贯的口语表达，以及相关的文化背景——这样你就能跟着每一个笑话一起笑了。
What’s more, you can try it for free right now with our 3 part masterclass!
更重要的是，您现在就可以通过我们为期三天的大师课程免费试用该服务！
Simply click here or in the description below.
只需点击这里或下方的描述即可。
Now before we continue with our list
在我们继续看这份清单之前……
of 5 things we can learn from Gloria, let’s have a look at how connected speech is used in this scene.
在我们可以从格洛丽亚身上学到的五点内容中，让我们来看看这一场景中是如何运用连读（即词语之间的快速、流畅的发音连接）的。
Awesome!
太棒了！
Andrea and I recently recorded a podcast where you can learn with a bunch more fun tongue twisters like these.
安德烈亚和我最近录制了一期播客，在其中你可以学习更多类似的绕口令。这些绕口令不仅有趣，还能帮助锻炼语言表达能力。
You can download that absolutely free by clicking up here or down in the description below.
你可以通过点击这里的链接，或者点击下方描述中的相关链接，完全免费地下载该文件。
Have you ever felt scared that people will laugh at your English?
你是否曾经害怕别人会因为你的英语水平而嘲笑你？
We made this other lesson with Sofía Vergara to help you out.
我们还制作了另一节由索菲娅·维加拉（Sofía Vergara）主持的课程，以帮助大家更好地理解相关内容。
Let’s check out a clip from that…
让我们来看看其中的一个片段吧……