Becoming Fluent in English · Listening Time
视频讲解英语流利的两种常见定义，适合练习听力和理解不同对流利的诠释。适合英语学习者提升听力理解能力。
Hey English learners, how's it going?
嘿，学习英语的朋友们，最近怎么样？
Today I want to talk about becoming fluent in English.
今天我想谈谈如何熟练掌握英语。
In this video I'm going to talk at normal speed, you have the subtitles here below,
在这个视频中，我会以正常的语速进行讲解。字幕可以在视频下方的区域找到。
so this will be good practice for your listening.
因此，这对你的听力训练来说将是一个很好的练习机会。
There are two definitions of fluency that I want to go over.
关于“流利度”（fluency），我有两个定义想要讲解一下。
So people think of fluency in different ways.
因此，人们对“流利程度”的理解方式各不相同。
Some people think of fluency as just speaking in a fluid manner, meaning you're speaking without needing to stop all the time,
有些人认为“流利”仅仅是指说话时语速流畅、不间断停顿。
you're speaking continuously, it's just flowing from your mouth, but you still have a good number of mistakes.
你一直在不停地说话，话语就像从嘴里源源不断地流出来一样，不过你的表达中仍然存在不少错误。
That's what many people's definition of fluency is.
对许多人来说，流畅性就是这个意思。
However, there's another definition that some people, that they support, another definition of fluency, which is when you're at a very,
然而，还有一种被一些人支持的关于“流利度”的定义：即当你达到某种非常高的水平时（即能够非常流畅地表达或使用某种语言）。
very high level, you speak very accurately, you have just a really, really, really high level of language.
你的表达水平非常高，用词非常精准；你的语言能力确实非常出色。
Some people think of that as fluency, right?
有些人认为这就是所谓的“流利度”，对吧？
So there's probably no consensus, it's not like, all right, we can all agree on one definition of fluency,
因此，很可能不存在共识；也就是说，我们无法就“流利度”的定义达成一致。
but usually people take one of those two approaches when it comes to fluency, they think of it in one of those two ways.
但通常情况下，当人们谈论语言流利度时，会采用这两种方法中的一种；他们只会从这两种方式中的一种来思考这个问题。
Either they're more literal, like, okay, it's fluid speech that's coming out of your mouth, there are mistakes,
要么他们的理解方式更为字面化（即更注重语言的表面含义）；比如说，从你嘴里说出来的确实是“流畅的言语”，但其中确实存在一些错误。
maybe even a good number of mistakes, but it's flowing very naturally,
也许还会犯很多错误，但整个过程进行得非常自然。
or some people have a very strict standard,
或者有些人有着非常严格的标准。
a very high standard, I think fluency that refers to just having an extremely high level in the language,
我认为这是一个非常高的标准；所谓“流利度”，指的是对某种语言的掌握程度极高（即能够非常自如、流畅地使用该语言）。
right, where you're speaking very, very accurately as well.
没错，你的观点确实非常准确。
So I'm going to talk about both of those today.
那么，今天我打算谈谈这两方面的内容。
I'm going to talk about my opinion on how someone reaches those levels, how someone reaches fluency, again,
我想谈谈我对一个人如何达到那种语言水平（即如何达到流利使用某种语言的程度）的看法。
this is my opinion, other people will disagree with me, this is just what I think about this, right?
这只是我的观点，其他人可能会不同意我的看法；这毕竟只是我对这件事的个人看法而已，对吧？
And ultimately, this type of video is not just to give you advice or tips or things like that,
归根结底，这类视频的目的并不仅仅是向你提供建议、技巧或其他类似的信息。
it's for your listening practice.
这是为了帮助你进行听力练习。
So whether or not you agree with me, it doesn't really matter,
所以，无论你是否同意我的观点，其实都无关紧要。
you're here to practice your listening, and just increase and improve your comprehension.
你在这里是为了练习听力，从而提高自己的理解能力。
So that's what we're going to talk about today.
这就是我们今天要讨论的内容。
By the way, if you want more advanced content like this, where I speak at normal speed,
顺便说一下，如果你想了解更多类似这样的高级内容（即我以正常语速进行讲解的内容），
make sure to sign up to become a listening time family member, the link is down below,
请务必注册成为“Listening Time”项目的家庭成员。注册链接在下方，请点击查看。
you can sign up to become a listening time family member to receive my advanced podcast episodes in which I speak like this,
您可以注册成为“Listening Time”计划的会员，从而接收我的高级播客剧集。在这些剧集中，我会以这种方式进行演讲。
I speak fast, okay?
我说话的速度很快，明白吗？
So let's talk about fluency.
那么，我们来谈谈“流利度”这个概念吧。
Fluency refers to whole communication, obviously.
流利性”显然指的是整体的沟通能力。
So we're talking about speaking and understanding here, we're not talking about writing and reading,
所以我们这里讨论的是说话和理解的能力，而不是写作和阅读的能力。
that of course, those things are important, but here I'm just talking about your fluency in the oral realm, okay?
当然，那些因素都很重要；但我在这里只是想讨论你在口语表达方面的能力（即你的流利程度），好吗？
So in order to be fluent, you need both speaking and understanding, okay?
因此，要想达到流利的程度，你既需要具备口语表达能力，也需要具备理解能力，明白吗？
A lot of people just focus on the speaking aspect, but if you can't understand well,
很多人只关注口语表达方面，但如果你无法很好地理解对方的话……
I don't think that people would normally consider you very fluent if you just can't understand what people are saying to you, right?
我认为，如果别人说的话你根本听不懂，那么别人通常不会认为你的英语非常流利，对吧？
If you're having every, you know, 30 seconds or so, you have to say, hey, can you repeat that?
如果你每隔大约 30 秒就需要问一次“请问你能重复一遍吗？”，那么这种情况确实很麻烦。
Can you repeat that?
你能再重复一遍吗？