Are You Using Subtitles the Wrong Way to Learn English? · Learn English with Bob the Canadian
本课讲解使用字幕学英语时常见的七个误区，并提供有效练习方法。适合练习听力和理解，提升英语实际应用能力。
Well, hello and welcome to this English lesson where I'm going
那么，大家好！欢迎来到这节英语课。在这节课中，我将……
to tell you what not to do if you're using subtitles to learn the English language.
如果你正在通过字幕来学习英语，那么这里有一些关于“不应该做什么”的建议。
And I should say before I start, this is all just my opinion.
在我开始之前，需要说明的是，这一切都只是我的个人观点而已。
The seven things I'm going to talk to you about today are just my opinion.
今天我要和大家讨论的这七点内容，仅仅代表我的个人观点而已。
There's no scientific evidence saying that what I'm telling you is correct.
没有任何科学证据能够证明我告诉你的内容是正确的。
It's just how I feel about this.
这就是我对这件事的感受。
The first thing I would tell you not to do is.
首先，我想告诉你不要做的事情是……
Don't have the audio set to English and the subtitles in your own language, and don't have
不要将音频设置为英文，同时将字幕设置为你的母语；也不要这样做。
the audio in your own language and the subtitles in English.
音频使用您自己的语言，字幕则使用英语。
I say don't.
我说，别这么做。
Again, this is just my preference.
再次强调，这只是我的个人偏好而已。
I find if I mix languages, if the audio is in one language and the subtitles are in another,
我发现，如果我混合使用不同的语言（即音频使用一种语言，而字幕使用另一种语言），
it's just too confusing for me.
对我来说，这实在太令人困惑了。
What I would suggest you do is find a copy of the transcript in English beforehand.
我建议你先找一份英文版的会议记录副本。
Or find a summary of the video in your own language beforehand and read it, and then watch the video.
或者事先用你自己的语言找到该视频的摘要并阅读一遍，然后再观看视频。
I just find if you have mixed languages, if you have the audio in one language and the subtitles in another,
我只是觉得，如果使用的是混合语言（即音频使用一种语言，字幕使用另一种语言），那么……
it's just way too confusing.
这实在是太令人困惑了。
The second thing I would tell you not to do is don't have the subtitles on all the time.
第二件我想告诉你们不要做的事情是：不要一直开启字幕功能。
If every video you watch you need to have subtitles on, you need to probably find videos that are easier for you to understand.
如果你观看的每个视频都需要字幕，那么你可能需要寻找那些更容易理解的视频。
A really good measure of your listening ability is whether you can turn subtitles off on some videos and understand them.
衡量你听力能力的一个真正有效的方法是：看看你是否能够在某些视频中关闭字幕后仍然能够理解视频内容。
If you need subtitles on all the time, you're simply practicing your reading, and your listening isn't developing.
如果你总是需要字幕来辅助观看或听力理解，那么你其实只是在练习阅读能力，而你的听力能力并没有得到相应的提升。
So you might want to find simpler videos.
因此，你可能需要寻找一些更简单的视频来观看。
You might want to slow the video down, but if you can't understand some of the video with the subtitles off.
你可以尝试将视频的速度调慢一些；不过如果关闭字幕后仍然无法理解视频中的某些内容，那就只能另想办法了。
Then you have a little bit more listening practice to do to get there.
然后，你还需要再做一些听力练习来达到目标。
You can even go down to lower levels, like watch videos made for kids.
你甚至还可以选择更低级别的内容，比如观看为儿童制作的视频。
There's no shame in watching videos made for kids, even if you're my age.
即使你和我年龄相仿，观看为儿童制作的视频也并没有什么可羞愧的。
So the second thing you shouldn't do, don't watch videos with subtitles on all the time.
所以，你不应该做的第二件事就是：不要总是观看带有字幕的视频。
It's a really good way to figure out what you should do to make your listening practice better.
这是一个非常好的方法，可以帮助你弄清楚应该做些什么来提升自己的听力练习效果。
So find videos that you can understand with the subtitles off, and maybe watch some harder videos with the subtitles on.
因此，可以找一些即使关闭字幕也能看懂的视频；而对于一些难度较高的视频，则可以开启字幕后再观看。
Number three, don't assume because you understood a video while watching with the subtitles on that you understand spoken English.
第三点：不要因为你在观看带有字幕的视频时能够理解视频内容，就认为自己也能听懂英语口语。
These are two different things and they do complement each other, but one doesn't mean the other.
这两者是不同的概念，它们确实可以相互补充，但其中一个概念并不意味着另一个概念的存在。
What I mean by that is this: if you watch five videos and you have the subtitles on with every video that you watch,
我的意思是这样的：如果你观看了五个视频，并且每个视频都开启了字幕功能，那么……
and you read the words as they are being spoken, your reading skills are top-notch and you can then think to yourself.
你能够实时地理解别人所说的话；你的阅读能力非常出色，之后你还可以自己思考一番。
My listening skills are amazing, but that would be a mistake.
我的听力能力确实非常出色，但这样做的话会是个错误。
So it's important that you take time to isolate the audio from the subtitles.
因此，花时间将音频与字幕分离出来是非常重要的。
It's important to kind of watch the video once with the subtitles off to make sure you actually understand it.
首先，最好在不显示字幕的情况下观看一遍视频，以确保自己真正理解了视频的内容。
So number three, don't assume because you've watched a video with subtitles on that your listening skills are amazing.
第三点：不要因为你看过带有字幕的视频就认为自己的听力能力非常出色。
Make sure you watch it again with them off, and then you'll really know.
一定要再和他们一起看一遍（这次把他们的干扰因素都排除掉），这样你才能真正明白其中的含义。
The fourth thing I would tell you not to do is don't watch a video just one time with the subtitles on.
第四件我建议你们不要做的事情是：不要只看一遍带有字幕的视频。
I know I've already mentioned this in number three, but I think it's
我知道我在第三点中已经提到过这个内容了，但我觉得还是有必要再强调一下。