Stop Looking for a Speaking Partner! Do This Instead · POC English
视频挑战传统语伴学习方式，推荐独学方法提升英语口语。适合练习自信表达、发音和真实对话技巧。
You're learning English because you want to improve your English speaking skill.
你正在学习英语，是因为你想提高自己的英语口语能力。
At the end of the day, you want to speak fluently.
归根结底，你希望能够流利地表达自己的想法。
Isn't that your goal?
那不正是你的目标吗？
So to do that, you need to speak more often, which means you need to find a speaking partner, right?
因此，为了实现这一点，你需要更频繁地与他人交流（也就是说话），这意味着你需要找到一个可以一起练习说话的伙伴，对吧？
And this is one of the top comments I receive on my YouTube channel.
这是我在 YouTube 频道上收到的评论中点赞率最高的一条。
How to find a speaking partner?
如何找到演讲搭档？
But I want to challenge you a little bit.
不过，我想稍微挑战一下你们。
Do you really need a speaking partner from day one?
从第一天开始，你就真的需要一个“口语练习伙伴”吗？
Or another question is having a speaking partner the best way to improve your speaking?
另一个问题是：找一个演讲伙伴，这真的是提高自己演讲能力的最佳方式吗？
In this video, I want to challenge that and change your mindset.
在这个视频中，我想对这种观念提出质疑，并改变你的思维方式。
You do not need a speaking partner to start improving your speaking skill.
你不需要一个练习口语的伙伴来开始提高自己的口语能力。
Don't get me wrong.
别误会我的意思。
I am not saying that you do not need to talk to other people.
我并不是说你不需要和其他人交流。
In fact, you do, but not from day one.
事实上，你确实可以做到，但不是从第一天开始就能的。
So what should I do from day one?
那么，从第一天开始我应该做什么呢？
If you want to be more fluent, there are three things you need.
如果你想让自己的语言表达更加流利，有三件事是必不可少的。
Number one is to speak a lot more.
首要的一点就是要多说一些话。
Number two is to get feedback on your mistakes.
第二点就是获取关于自己所犯错误的反馈。
And number three is to work on real conversations with real people.
第三点就是与真实的人进行真实的对话。
Let's just start with the first one.
我们就从第一个开始吧。
What is the secret to speaking fluently?
流利说话的秘诀是什么呢？
There is no secret you need to speak more often.
其实并没有什么秘密可言——你只需要更频繁地与人交流（或说话）而已。
One of the academics in the English language training field that I admire a lot is Jack C.
在英语教学领域中，我非常敬佩的一位学者是杰克·C（Jack C.）。
Richards, a full professor in the field of English learning.
理查兹是英语学习领域的正教授。
He has written a series of great books on English speaking, one of which is Speak Now from one to four.
他写了一系列关于英语学习的优秀书籍，其中一本名为《Speak Now: From One to Four》。
On the back cover of Speak Now, there's a quote by Jack C.
在《Speak Now》这本书的封底上，有一句杰克·C（Jack C.）说过的话。
Richards himself.
理查兹本人。
Here's the quote, time spent on speaking tasks is the single most important factor in developing confident and fluent speaking.
以下是原文的引用：“在口语练习中花费的时间，是培养自信且流利口语能力的最重要因素。
In other words, what he is trying to say is if you want to speak better,
换句话说，他想说的是：如果你想让自己的表达能力更强（也就是想说得更流利、更准确），
you need to speak more.
你需要多说一些。
And it really makes sense.
这确实很有道理。
I mean, you can apply this to everything.
我的意思是，你可以将这种方法应用到所有事情上。
If you want to swim better, you need to swim more.
如果你想提高游泳水平，就需要多游泳。
If you want to play the guitar better, you need to play the guitar more often, right?
如果你想更好地弹吉他，就需要更经常地练习弹吉他，对吧？
And it's the same thing with speaking.
说话也是如此。
Now, here's the confusion.
现在，问题就出在这里了——让人感到困惑的地方。
When you want to speak a lot, the first thing people start looking for is a speaking partner.
当你想要多说话时，人们首先会寻找一个可以一起练习口语的伙伴。
Hey, Jack, will you be my speaking partner?
嘿，杰克，你愿意成为我的演讲搭档吗？
You're Jesse.
你是杰西。
Can I speak English with you?
我可以用英语和你说话吗？