5 Ways To Keep Practising English (Even When You’re Busy) · mmmEnglish
分享5种在忙碌日程中持续练习英语的方法，适合想提升口语和听力的学习者。通过小习惯、日常融入和低强度练习，保持英语学习的连贯性。
Now, today, I'm here because I want to take some of that pressure off.
今天，我之所以来到这里，就是为了想减轻一些压力。
Because the truth is, you don't need hours and hours of study every day to keep improving your English.
因为事实是，你并不需要每天花费大量时间来学习，才能不断提高自己的英语水平。
Small, realistic habits practiced consistently lead to real progress.
那些简单且切实可行的习惯，只要能够持续坚持下去，就一定能够带来真正的进步。
So, today, I'm going to share five ways to keep your English moving forward even during those busiest of weeks.
那么，今天我要分享五种方法，帮助你在最忙碌的几周里也能持续提高英语水平。
Are you ready?
你准备好了吗？
Let's get into it.
那我们开始吧。
Now, the first thing is to think small.
首先，我们要从小处着手（即从简单、容易实现的目标开始考虑）。
Not to think big, think small.
不要想得太远，从小事做起吧。
Because when we imagine studying English, a lot of us still picture that classroom version of of learning English, right?
因为当我们想象学习英语的时候，很多人仍然会想到那种传统的课堂教学方式，对吧？
A grammar book, a notebook is spread out on the kitchen table for 2 hours trying to finish all those exercises.
一本语法书和一本练习册被摊开在厨房的桌子上；为了完成所有这些练习题，我花了整整两个小时的时间。
So, when you can't find those 2 hours, the only option seems to be I can't get it done.
所以，当你无法抽出那两个小时的时间时，唯一的选择似乎就是：这件事根本无法完成。
But, progress in English doesn't need a big chunk of time.
不过，提高英语水平并不需要花费大量时间。
10 minutes or 15 minutes is enough.
10分钟或15分钟就足够了。
Especially if it means you actually get it done.
尤其是当这意味着你真的能够完成某件事的时候。
You can watch one short English lesson, just like this one.
你可以观看一节简短的英语课程，就像这一节一样。
You could shadow a 2-minute clip, or you could read a short article and pick out two or three new expressions and look them up.
你可以仔细研究一段时长为 2 分钟的视频片段；或者你可以阅读一篇短文，从中找出两三个新的表达方式，并查阅它们的含义。
A quick session that you actually finish is so much better than that big, impressive plan that you keep postponing until next week.
一个能够迅速完成的小项目，其实比那个庞大而令人印象深刻的计划要好得多；后者往往会被一再推迟，直到下周才真正开始实施。
And that brings me to the days where even 10 minutes feels like it's too much.
这就引出了这样一个现象：有时候，哪怕只有10分钟的时间，也感觉太长了。
Those low-energy days.
那些精力低下的日子……
Low-energy days still You know, I'm always telling you to speak, speak, speak.
那些“低能量”的日子……其实，我一直都在告诉你们：要多说话、多交流。
Speaking really is the fastest way to build fluency, but let's be honest.
说实话，开口说话确实是提高语言流利度的最快方法。
Some days the thought of joining a conversation is just too hard.
有些日子，想要参与谈话实在是一件非常困难的事情。
You're exhausted, and the last thing that you feel like doing is sitting down in front of people,
你已经精疲力竭了，现在最不想做的事情就是坐在众人面前。
concentrating on the words and the grammar that you need, and potentially risk making some mistakes and feeling embarrassed about it.
你专注于那些需要掌握的单词和语法知识，但这样做可能会犯错，进而感到尴尬。
And you know what?
你知道吗？
That's okay.
没关系。
We are not meant to always be on, always be at 100%.
我们并不总是需要处于“开启状态”（即始终保持活跃或高效的状态），也不需要总是达到100%的效率或表现水平。
We're human.
我们都是人类。
So, on those days, you're not failing.
所以，在那些日子里，你并没有失败。
You're not letting yourself down, not at all.
你并没有让自己失望，一点也没有。
You just need to switch from something that is high intensity to something that you can manage.
你只需要从高强度的活动转变为自己能够轻松应对的活动即可。
Switch from speaking to listening.
从“说话”转变为“倾听”。
So, put on an English podcast while you're making dinner.
那么，在做晚饭的时候，可以同时播放一个英文播客吧。
Play a YouTube video while you're folding
在折纸的时候播放一个 YouTube 视频吧。
the washing or you're cleaning the kitchen, or listen to a podcast in the car on your way to work.
你可以洗衣服，或者打扫厨房；也可以在上班的路上开车时听播客。
You don't need to understand every word, okay?
你不需要理解每一个单词，好吗？
You're keeping English in your ears.
你一直在耳边听英语（的声音）。
You're keeping English present.
你仍然在使用英语（即英语没有被完全替换为其他语言）。
You're getting used to the rhythm, the natural speed, the way that words sound when they're spoken naturally.
你正在逐渐适应这种语言的节奏、自然的语速，以及单词在自然发音时的音韵效果。
And you're doing it without asking for a whole lot of energy from yourself.
而且你在做这件事的时候，并没有要求自己付出太多的精力。