A1 English Listening - Why Learn English? · Listening Time
本视频讲解学习英语的不同动机，适合A1英语学习者练习听力，了解学习英语的实际应用场景和动力来源。
Hey English learners, welcome to this A1 English listening practice video.
嘿，英语学习者们，欢迎来到这个A1级别的英语听力练习视频！
Today, let's talk about some different reasons why people learn English.
今天，我们来谈谈人们学习英语的一些不同原因。
There are many reasons to learn English.
学习英语有很多原因。
Why you're learning English.
你为什么要学习英语？
I want to talk about different reasons to learn English today because this is important.
今天我想谈谈学习英语的各种理由，因为这非常重要。
It's important to have a good reason to learn because when you have a good reason, it helps keep you focused on your learning.
拥有一个学习的好理由非常重要，因为当你有明确的动力时，这会帮助你保持对学习的专注。
It helps you continue to learn and not give up.
这能帮助你持续学习，而不放弃。
And it motivates you.
这会激励你继续前进。
It gives you the motivation you need to learn English.
它能为你提供学习英语所需的动力。
So that's what we're going to talk about today.
这就是我们今天要讨论的内容。
And before we do that, I want to remind you that if you need my help to understand native English speakers when they speak fast,
在我们开始之前，我想提醒大家：如果您在理解以英语为母语的人快速说话的内容时需要我的帮助，请随时告诉我。
then make sure to join my membership so you can watch my listening practice seminars
然后一定要加入我的会员计划，这样你就可以观看我的听力练习课程了。
in which I help you understand fast English.
在这本书中，我会帮助你快速理解英语（即那些表达简洁、语法清晰的英语句子或段落）。
So that link is down below.
那个链接就在下面。
Alright, let's talk about some different reasons why people learn English.
好吧，我们来谈谈人们学习英语的一些不同原因吧。
The first one I want to talk about is entertainment.
我想首先讨论的是娱乐行业。
Many people want to learn English because they like English language entertainment.
很多人想学习英语，因为他们喜欢英语语言带来的各种娱乐内容（如电影、音乐、电视节目等）。
Maybe they like watching TV, TV shows or TV series in English.
也许他们喜欢看用英语播出的电视节目或电视剧。
Maybe they like watching American movies, for example, or perhaps they really like music and they want to listen to music in English.
也许他们喜欢看美国电影，或者他们非常喜欢音乐，并且希望用英语来听音乐。
Or maybe they're interested in video games
或者，他们可能对电子游戏感兴趣。
and they want to talk to other people while they're playing video games and they need to talk in English.
他们想在玩电子游戏的时候与其他人交流，因此必须使用英语进行沟通。
So entertainment can be a really good motivator for people to learn English.
因此，娱乐可以成为人们学习英语的一个非常有效的动力来源。
And it can also be really effective as well because when you enjoy something,
而且这种方法也非常有效，因为当你真正喜欢某件事时，……
you do it more, right?
你经常这么做，对吧？
When you like doing something, it's not that hard for you to do it.
当你喜欢做某件事时，做这件事对你来说就不会那么困难了。
You enjoy it so you do it easily.
因为你乐在其中，所以做起来也毫不费力。
And when you enjoy doing something, you focus more on it when you do it,
当你喜欢做某件事时，在做这件事的时候，你会更加专注于它。
right?
对吧？
And also you learn more when you enjoy something when it's entertaining to you.
当你从某件事中获得乐趣时，你也会学到更多；尤其是当这件事本身就具有娱乐性的时候。
You focus more and learn more.
你越来越专注，学到的东西也越来越多。
You probably remember more from what you watch or hear.
你可能对那些你看过或听过的内容记得更清楚。
So I know people who have accidentally learned a language, maybe not fluently, but they've learned some language to a good level,
我认识一些人，他们是在无意中学会了某种语言的。虽然可能不能说得很流利，但他们的语言水平已经相当不错了。
maybe, because they're so interested in the entertainment from some country.
也许是因为他们对某个国家的娱乐内容非常感兴趣吧。
Like, for example, they might really like Korean dramas.
比如说，他们可能非常喜欢韩国电视剧。
And so they watch so many Korean dramas and eventually they start to understand Korean.
于是他们看了很多韩剧，最终开始理解韩语了。
I've heard of this before.
我之前听说过这件事。
Or maybe they're really interested in Japanese anime.
或者，他们其实对日本动漫非常感兴趣。
And they watch so much anime that eventually they start to understand Japanese.
他们看了太多动漫，最终竟然开始理解日语了。
Maybe they can't speak it, but they can already understand a lot.
也许他们还不会说这种语言，但他们已经能够理解很多内容了。
This is pretty crazy because these people might not even care about the language of that drama or that anime.
这简直太疯狂了——因为这些人可能根本不在乎那部电视剧或那部动漫使用的是哪种语言。