You Know the Words but Can't Speak. Here's Why · POC English
为什么你背了很多单词却无法开口？本期视频讲解被动词汇和主动词汇的区别，并提供6个实用步骤帮助你将词汇转化为实际表达能力。适合练习口语和词汇运用。
Teacher, I know a lot of words.
老师，我知道很多单词。
But when I want to speak, I can never use them.
但当我想要说话的时候，却总是无法使用它们。
I always use simple words.
我总是使用简单的词语。
Is this your problem too?
这也是你的问题吗？
I've been asked this question a lot.
这个问题被问过很多次了。
And in this video, we're going to answer this question together.
在这段视频中，我们将一起回答这个问题。
My name is Matty, and welcome to my slow English podcast.
我叫马蒂，欢迎收听我的这个英语播客。虽然我的英语说得有点慢，但希望能给大家带来一些乐趣和帮助。
Let me start with a question.
让我先提出一个问题。
Which one is better?
哪一个更好呢？
Knowing 100 words, knowing 1000 words, or knowing 10 ,000 words.
掌握 100 个单词、1000 个单词，还是 10000 个单词……
Which one's better?
哪一个更好呢？
10 ,000 words, right?
10,000个单词，对吧？
No.
不。
That's wrong.
那不对。
And in my opinion, that's not a good question to ask.
在我看来，这并不是一个合适的问题。
I have seen that a lot of students have become obsessed with the number of words.
我发现很多学生都过分关注文章中的单词数量（即单词的总数）。
This obsession is guiding their decisions.
这种执念正在影响着他们的决策。
I want to start a new book.
我想开始写一本新书。
How many words am I going to learn from this book?
我将从这本书中学到多少个单词呢？
I have two books.
我有两本书。
Which one's better?
哪一个更好呢？
Hmm.
嗯……
Let's see which book teaches me more words.
让我们看看哪本书能让我学到更多的单词。
I want to register in a course.
我想报名参加一个课程。
By the end of this course, how many words will I learn?
在本课程结束时，我将学会多少个单词？
Oh, that teacher or this teacher?
哦，是那位老师还是这位老师呢？
Which teacher knows more words?
哪位老师掌握的词汇量更多呢？
Being obsessed with the number of words is completely wrong.
过分纠结于文章中的单词数量是完全错误的做法。
Hear me out.
请先听我说完。
If you only think knowing more words will make your English better,
如果你只是认为掌握更多的单词就能让自己的英语水平提高的话……
go ahead, buy a dictionary, and stop watching videos on YouTube.
去买本词典吧，别再在 YouTube 上看视频了。
Stop going to classes, stop taking courses, stop it.
别再去上课了，也别再选修任何课程了，就这样吧。
Go buy a dictionary.
去买本词典吧。
It has more than 10 million words.
它的字数超过了1000万。
Go ahead, get a dictionary.
去吧，拿本字典来。
Read the words from a dictionary.
从字典中读取这些单词的含义。
Why don't you do it?
你为什么不去做呢？
Because, and here's the answer, it is not about knowing many words.
因为，答案就在这里：关键并不在于掌握大量的词汇。
What is it about?
这是关于什么的？
It's about using many words.
关键在于使用大量的词汇。