我大学时的一位英语老师有天在的士上与司机交谈时，
she noticed that he had very good spoken English,better ,in fact,than that of some of her students!
发现他的英语说得很好，实际上，比她的任何一位学生都要好!
" Where did you learn your English?" she asked,"oh," he replied,"I never went to secondary school.
“你的英文是从哪儿学的?”她问道。“哦，我连中学没上过。
I drive a taxi every day,but while I’m driving around,I listen to the English radio stations-and if an English speaking passenger gets in,
但我每天都开着的士，当我开车时，我就听英文广播，如果有说英语的乘客，
I try to start a conversation with them.
我便试着和他们交谈。
That’s how I learn my English!
这就是我学英文的办法!他回答道。
There are many things which contribute to good spoken English,but an important question for you is this: to what extent are your attitudes similar to those of the taxi driver?
说一口流利的英文有许多种方法，但最重要的是你的学习态度与那的士司机相比，有多少相似之处?
Are you willing to try to start a conversation with an English speaker?
你是否愿意开始试着用英语与人交谈?
Or do you feel as if "the cat did get your tongue?"that whenever you try to speak in English,your tongue won’t behave itself and you can hardly make a sound?
不论什么时候开始说英语时，你的舌头都不听使唤，连发一个音都很困难，好像舌头绕不过弯来?
How then can you improve your spoken English?How can you try to put your resolution to improve into practice?
那么怎样才可能提高你的英语口语水平呢?怎样才能把你的决心付诸实践呢?
Here we will suggest some concrete things you can do on your own(for little or no money) to improve your English-spoken English in particular.
这里我们将介绍一些具体的方法(只需一点点钱甚至不用花钱)，你可以按照你自己的实际情况达到提高英文水平的目的，即口语特别训练法。
Listen to the radio.You could get up five minutes earlier and listen to the news in English.
听广播，早起五分钟听英语新闻。
Watch the TVB_Pearl and ATV-world to improve your listening skills.
观看明珠及国际台的电视节目，来提高你的听力。
Try watching the news in English instead of Chinese.
试着看英语新闻而不是中文。
If you watch a movie and it has subtitles ,try taping a paper over them,
如果你看的是有中文字幕的电影，试着不要看对白。
Listening to others talk is a good preparation for talking yourself.
听听别人的谈话是一个比较好的让自己开口的准备工作。
Invite your English teacher to lunch! Find a friend who also wants to improve his or her English have lunch or dinner together-speaking English of course.
邀请你的英文老师吃午餐!请一个朋友，与你一样想提高英语水平的他或她吃午餐或晚餐，当然是说英语了。
Check out books ,records ,cassette tapes,and other materials in English from your local library.
从当地的图书馆挑出一些书、记录、磁带或其他英语资料，
Look especially for books which have lots of dialogue in them.
特别是有大量对话的书。
Read plays.When you go to see English films ,try not to read the Chinese subtitles.
读剧本，当你去看英文电影时，试着不要看中文字幕。
Watch for notices of English activities such as English corners or English speaking contests,and join in whenever you can.
关注英语活动，如英语角或英语口语竞赛，尽可能地参加。
Seek out lectures in English at a university on topics of interest to you Try to take notes-just for your own use.
在大学里选一些你感兴趣的主题的英语讲座，为了你自己的用途，尽量作笔记。
Learn the words to some popular songs (warning : don’t depend on texts provided on Chinese channels or in Chinese magazines!
通过一些流行歌曲学单词(注意：不要依赖中文频道或中文杂志提供的课文)
Find books-on-tape in your local library.Listen while you are relaxing at home or while commuting if you have a walkman.
在当地的图书馆找一些带磁带的书。如果你有随身听的话，在家放松时或坐车时听听磁带。
Watch for plays or dramatic performance given in English on the campus-or get the student ticket for the public performances.
在校园里观看英语戏剧表演或买学生票看公开表演。
Exchange taped messages with a classmate .Record a few minutes and then ask your classmate to respond later on the same tape.
与同班同学交换磁带资料。在磁带上录几分钟的东西然后要求你的同学在同一磁带上答复。
Choose a famous person whose accent you admire ,and if you can get recordings of him or her,imitate the way he or she speaks.
选一个你欣赏其发音的名人，如果你有他或她的声音录音，模仿他或她说话的方式。
Practice situations when you are alone,perhaps in front of a mirror.
当你一个人的时候，或许站在镜子前，练习各种场景。
Imagine introducing yourself,disagreeing with someone’s ideas.
试想你在介绍你自己或不同意某个人的观点时，
Being interviewed or asking for information.If you can get someone to help ,assign parts and do role-playing.
或者面试时，或者在被询问时，如果你想得到某人的帮助，不妨分配角色然后扮演它。
Maken friends with the exchange students on our campus -they are here because they want cross-cultural communication .Communicate with them!
与我们校园里的外国留学生交朋友，他们会很愿意——因为他们也需要这种文化交流。同他们交流吧!
Take part in a play in English-start out with a small part if you feel shy.
参加英语剧的表演，如果你感到害羞就从扮演小角色开始。
Find a friend or two and agree to speak English at certain regular -after a class together,at dinner every Tuesday,or riding home on the train.
找一两个朋友在一个特定的时间里—下课后，每星期二晚餐时或是在回家的火车上有规律的练习英语口语。
Practice reading aloud-get someone to check your pronunciation and intonation ,or record yourself on tape and analyze your own speech.
大声地朗读，让其他人检查你的发音和语调，或者录在磁带里，自己检查。
Set goals of specific things you can work on improving -for example ,differences between words that contain.and "n" or "w" and"v".
建立一些你能够做到提高自己的具体目标，比方说，“I”和“n”;“W”和“V”之间的区别。
(e.g. There is no light at Wheatly University")Keep notes of words you often mispronounce and practice them.
(如晚上的惠特里大学没有灯光)。你在经常读错的单词旁做记号，多练习。
If you have a chance to travel ,take advantage of the opportunities to use English--airline and immigration personnel.
如果你有机会旅行的话，抓住一切机会说英语，在飞机上，和移民局的人，
hotel and restaurant staff,fellow travelers and passengers.
旅馆，餐馆的工作人员，旅行中的同伴或乘客等。
Visit a former English teacher either from secondary school or from a course you took at university .
去拜访你的前任老师，不论是中学还是大学某一门课的任课老师，
Teachers like to hear how their students are doing.
他们都很想知道他们的学生现在在做什么。
Everyone knows that the only really effective way to improve on language skills is to use the language.
人人都知道提高一门语言技能唯一真正行之有效的方法就是使用它。
In reality,hower,we know that there are many reasons why people don’t want to speak in another language-they are afraid of making mistakes.
然而，实际上，我们知道人们不愿意用另一种语言来表达自己，这里有很多原因，他们害怕犯错，
they can’t express their real meaning easily ,they are shy,they are afraid people will laugh at them .
不能自如地表达自己真正的意思，他们很害羞，害怕被嘲笑。
We all feel this way some of the time but if you really want to improve your spoken English,try some of the suggestions we have made here.
我们都有过这样的时候，但如果你真的想提高你的口语水平，照我们以上这些建议试着去做。
Once you try putting some these ideas and principles into practice,the cat will have a very hard time getting your togue!
一旦你把这些原则方法付诸实践，你一定能从此摆脱张口结舌的尴尬!
