Beginner English Listening Practice · Listening Time
适合英语初学者的听力练习视频，帮助提升词汇量和听力理解能力。适合练习基础听力技巧和词汇积累。
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！
I hope you're doing great.
希望你一切都很好。
Today we're going to talk about beginner English listening practice, content for beginners,
今天我们将会讨论适合初学者的英语听力练习内容，以及专为初学者准备的学习材料。
people who are at a beginner level in their English learning.
那些刚开始学习英语的人。
If you're not a beginner, if you're
如果你不是初学者……
a little bit of a higher level
稍微高一个层次（或水平）
then still watch this video because it
那么，还是请观看这个视频吧，因为它……
will still be useful for you and at the end I'm going to ask you something if you're at a higher level.
这些内容对你来说仍然会很有用。最后，如果你的水平更高一些，我会问你一些问题。
So watch until the end.
请务必看到结尾。
So first of all what is a beginner?
那么，首先，什么是初学者呢？
Who is a beginner when it comes to English learning and listening comprehension?
在英语学习和听力理解方面，谁都可以被视为初学者呢？
Well a beginner in general is someone who is new to something,
一般来说，初学者是指那些对某事物还不熟悉的人。
someone who is not very experienced.
一个经验不是很丰富的人。
However it doesn't always mean that you're starting from zero.
然而，这并不总是意味着你必须从零开始。
That is an absolute beginner.
那完全就是一个初学者。
Many beginners are not absolute beginners and they already know and have skills in some different areas and so for listening practice a beginner
许多初学者其实并不是完全的“新手”；他们在某些领域已经具备一定的知识和技能。因此，在听力练习方面，这些初学者可以……（不过原文在这里似乎有些不完整或表达不清楚。）
might already understand a lot of words,
可能已经能够理解很多单词了。
a lot of phrases but maybe they don't have a lot of experience listening and they can't understand English when it's spoken quickly.
虽然他们掌握了很多英语短语，但可能缺乏足够的听力练习经验；因此当英语语速较快时，他们就无法听懂说话的内容。
So who is this talking about?
那么，这个人到底在谈论谁呢？
Well if you can't understand fast English
嗯，如果你听不懂快速的英语表达的话……
and you need to listen to content
你需要去聆听这些内容。
that's slower and clearer then this is
这种方式比现在的方法更慢，但信息传递得更清晰。
the type of content that you will
你将会制作的内容类型是……
want to listen to and if you're trying to increase your vocabulary these types of videos will be very helpful for you.
如果你想提高自己的词汇量，这类视频会对你非常有帮助。
This video will have words that a beginner might not understand.
这个视频中会有一些词汇，初学者可能无法理解。
You might not know some of the
你可能不知道其中的一些事情。
words that I'm saying and this is
这些就是我正在说的话……
okay all right because we need to learn to use resources that will help us understand content that is a little challenging for us.
好吧，既然我们需要学习如何利用各种资源来帮助自己理解那些对我们来说有点难的内容，那就这样吧。
So for example you need to learn how to look up words and translate them,
例如，你需要学习如何查找单词并对其进行翻译。
define them.
请对它们进行定义。
These are tools that help us as language learners so you shouldn't just say well I don't know these words so I can't watch this video.
这些工具对我们这些语言学习者来说非常有帮助；因此，你不应该仅仅因为“不知道这些单词”就认为“无法观看这个视频”。
No you need to learn how to
不，你需要学习如何去做这件事。
copy and paste new words or write
复制并粘贴新单词，或者自己动手书写。
these new words into a translator like
将这些新单词输入到翻译工具中……
word reference or google translate and learn how to use these tools to help you understand the content that you're listening to.
你可以使用词典或谷歌翻译等工具来帮助自己理解所听到的内容，并学会如何利用这些工具来提升自己的语言理解能力。
So the subtitles also make a big
所以字幕也起到了非常重要的作用（或者说：字幕同样非常重要）。
difference because you can see the words that I'm saying and that should help you when you're looking up words
之所以会有这种区别，是因为你可以看到我所说的那些单词；当你查阅单词时，这些单词应该会对你有所帮助。
and trying to understand what I'm saying.
并试图理解我在说什么。
You can pause the video to see the new word and then look it up and then maybe rewind,
你可以暂停视频，先看看这个新单词，然后再去查阅它的含义；之后如果需要的话，也可以倒回视频继续观看。
go back and then listen again.
回去再听一遍。