How do you know that it's time for you to work on your pronunciation in English?

你怎么知道是时候练习英语发音了呢？

Before we begin，I wanna share with you a personal story.

在我们开始之前，我想和你们分享一个我个人的故事。

When I first started teaching pronunciation about 15 years ago，now，I don't live in an English speaking country，I used to call up companies offering my services as a pronunciation coach.

大约 15 年前，当我第一次开始教发音时，现在我不在说英语的国家生活，我曾经给那些提供发音教练服务的公司打电话。

&34; And the response I would get was always sheer surprise: "Pronunciation? Who needs pronunciation?

“嗨，你想让我教你发音吗？”而我得到的回答总是出乎意料：“发音？为什么要教发音？

We don't need pronunciation.

我们不需要发音。

We need grammar，we need business English，we need vocabulary.

我们需要语法，需要商务英语，需要词汇。

We don't need to improve our accent.

我们不需要改善我们的口音。

That doesn&34; 15 years later，I know that pronunciation is so much more than just sounding American.

对我来说无所谓。”15 年后，我知道发音不仅仅是听起来像美国人。

It's so much more than just making it easy for others to understand.

不仅仅是让别人容易理解。

And in this episode，I&39;s time for you to work on your pronunciation to reach your goals in English.

在这节课中，我将和大家分享一些信号，让大家知道是时候提高发音了，以达到英语学习的目标。

In this episode，I&39;s important for your fluency and confidence.

在这节课中，我将在更早的时候讨论为什么发音很重要，以及为什么它对你的流利性和自信很重要。

And at the end of the video，I'm also going to share with you how you can train and practice your pronunciation with me for free.

在视频的最后，我还将和大家分享如何免费和我一起训练和练习发音。

We have a special event coming up，so make sure you watch all the way to the end.

我们有一个特别的活动，所以一定要一直看到最后。

If you're new to my channel，then hi，my name is Hadar.

如果你是我频道的新手，大家好，我是 Hadar。

I'm a speech and pronunciation coach.

我是一个演讲和发音老师。

Do you have any feelings for me?

I'm a non-native speaker of English.

我的母语不是英语。

And I'm here to teach you everything that I have learned myself about speaking English with clarity，confidence，and freedom.

我在这里教你我自己学到的关于清晰、自信和自由地说英语的一切。

So here are six signs for you to know that it's time for you to start working on your pronunciation.

所以，这里有六个信号，让你知道是时候开始练习发音了。

The first sign is that you don't feel comfortable with your voice，you resent your voice in English，and you avoid listening to it.

第一个迹象是你对自己的声音感到不舒服，你讨厌你的英语声音，你避免听它。

Why is that a sign that you need to work on your pronunciation?

为什么这是你需要提高发音的标志呢？

Because pronunciation can help you with that.

因为发音可以帮助你。

One of the reasons why you feel that is because you might hear that there is a gap between the English that you hear in your head and the English that comes out of your mouth，and you avoid it.

你有这种感觉的一个原因是，你可能会听到你从脑海中听到的英语和从你嘴里说出来的英语之间有差距，因此你会避免说它。

And because you avoid it，you just don't like hearing yourself speaking.

你回避说它，是因为你不想听到。

If you don&39;re on your own，how would you give yourself permission to speak when there are others around?

如果你在自己一个人的时候都不说话，那又怎么会和其他人交流呢？

It's going to be really，really hard.

这将会非常非常困难。

So pronunciation work can help you with minimizing that gap between the English that you hear in your head and the English that comes out of your mouth.

所以发音练习可以帮助你最小化你在脑海中听到的英语和从你嘴里说出来的英语之间的差距。

Also，it will confront you with your voice because when you practice pronunciation，you record yourself and you listen back to it，and you normalize listening to your voice，and you'll even start liking your voice.

此外，它还会让你面对自己的声音，因为当你练习发音时，你会录下自己的声音，然后再听，你会习惯听自己的声音，你甚至会开始喜欢自己的声音。

And that is going to help you become more confident with expressing your voice in public.

这将帮助你在公共场合表达自己的声音时更加自信。

The second sign is that you avoid using specific words.

第二个迹象是你避免使用特定的词语。

And here I talk about words that you know，but you don't use.

这里我讲的是你们知道，但你们不会用的词。

And here's the reason.

原因是这样的。

A lot of times，we know certain words because we were exposed to them，but we haven't used them.

很多时候，我们知道某些单词是因为我们接触过它们，但我们没有使用过它们。

所以你可能会对这个词的发音感到难为情，也许你从来没有发过这个词的音，所以你不知道该怎么发。

Or maybe it has a certain sound that you struggle with.

或者你不太会发音。

Maybe words with R，you try to avoid words with R，or words with TH.

可能是有 R 的单词，你要尽量避免有 R 的单词，或者有 TH 的单词。

And if you find yourself searching for other words，because you don&39;s time for you to work on your pronunciation because it's going to help you use all the words and all the sounds effortlessly and spontaneously.

如果你发现自己在寻找其他单词来代替某个单词的时候，那么是时候练习发音了，因为它会帮助你毫不费力地、自发地使用所有的单词和声音。

Because when you avoid using words，think about all the extra work that your brain has to do looking for other words where retrieving any words could be challenging anyway.

因为当你避免使用单词时，你的大脑会做额外的工作，寻找其他单词，这是大脑是需要费些精力的。

The next sign is when you feel that people may not fully understand you.

下一个迹象是，你觉得人们可能没有完全理解你。

Now，it is not your fault.

这不是你的错。

If you weren't born into English，you probably use sounds，intonation，and rhythm of your first language.

如果你不是生在英语家庭，你可能会使用母语的声音、语调和节奏来说英语。

And sometimes it's not aligned，and sometimes what you say is not what people expect to hear.

有时你说的话并不是人们希望听到的。

How would you know that you're not understood?

你怎么知道你没被理解？

First of all，people may ask you to repeat yourself，okay?

首先，人们可能会让你重复一遍，对吗？

That&39;t fully understood.

这表明你没有被完全理解。

Another sign is that you might be seeing like this questioning look or an expression that says，I didn't really understand what you just said.

另一个迹象是，你可能会看到这种质疑的表情，或者是在说，我不太明白你刚才说的话。

We all know that expression，we can experience it in our first language as well.

我们都知道这种表达方式，在我们的母语中也能体会到。

So if you feel that that is something that you see often，this is a sign.

所以如果你觉得这是你经常看到的东西，这是一个迹象。

You might also see that people respond to you，but they're responding to something else and not something that you asked or that you said.

你可能还会看到人们回应你，但他们回应的是其他事情，而不是你问的或你说的。

So that means that they didn't fully understand what it is that you were saying.

所以这意味着他们没有完全理解你在说什么。

And it could be because of pronunciation，but it could also be because of stress or rhythm or maybe even tone of voice.

这可能是因为发音，但也可能是因为重音或节奏，甚至是语气。

So as you can see，for you to be able to communicate what you need to say and for you to get what you want，you want to be understood.

所以正如你所看到的，为了你能够交流你需要说什么，为了你得到你想要的，你想要被理解。

发音练习、韵律，也就是语调、节奏和重音，肯定会对你有帮助。

Another sign is when you feel tired or exhausted or drained after speaking English.

另一个迹象是你在说完英语后感到疲惫或精疲力竭。

And the reason why that usually happens is because you are investing a lot more energy than you need.

之所以会发生这种情况是因为你投入了比你需要的多得多的能量。

When we are using sounds that we don't have in our first language，sometimes we use a lot more muscles to produce those sounds.

当我们使用母语中没有的声音时，我们往往会使用更多的肌肉来发出这些声音。

And that creates a lot of effort，and you don't need to invest all that effort.

这需要付出很多努力，你不需要投入所有的努力。

When you learn pronunciation，you learn what muscles you actually need to use to produce each sound and what muscles to let go of.

当你学习发音时，你会知道你实际上需要使用哪些肌肉来发出每个声音，哪些肌肉应该放松。

And you&39;ll feel more effortless and more at ease when communicating.

你会发现，当你开始理解并有效地练习发音时，你在说话上投入的精力会少得多，交流时你会感到更轻松、更自在。

Another sign is that you simply don't have enough speaking practice.

另一个迹象是你根本没有足够的口语练习。

Now，speaking is essential to improve your fluency，communication，and flow，and of course confidence.

口语对于提高你的流利度、沟通和流畅度，当然还有自信都是至关重要的。

But sometimes，especially if you don't live in an English-speaking country，you may not have a lot of speaking practice.

但是有时候，特别是如果你不是生活在说英语的国家，你可能没有很多的口语练习。

So while you have to increase the time of you communicating with others，pronunciation work can help you bridge that gap between the English that you know and the English that you use.

所以当你必须增加与他人交流的时间时，发音练习可以帮助你弥合你所知道的英语和你实际使用的英语之间的差距。

Because when you practice pronunciation，you use your voice，you produce the language.

What do you feel about me?

因为当你练习发音时，你使用你的声音，你产生语言。

Unlike working on grammar or learning vocabulary that when a lot of times it's just in your head，pronunciation has to be vocal.

不像学习语法或学习词汇那样，很多时候它只是在你的脑海里，发音必须是声音。

You use your voice actively，you practice speaking，even if it's on your own.

所以在你一个人的时候，也要积极地使用你的声音、练习说话。

And that helps you bridge that gap between what you know and how you use it.

这可以帮助你从知道怎么做到会怎么做的这一过程。

So even if you don&39;s not real speaking.

所以，即使你没有很多说话的机会，发音练习也肯定能帮助你。

And another sign，and that&39;re just drawn to it.

另一个迹象也是我最喜欢的一个，你就是被它吸引了。

You love listening to the differences between the sounds in your first language and in English.

你喜欢听你的母语和英语发音之间的差异。

You enjoy understanding the different nuances in someone else's speech.

你喜欢理解别人讲话中不同的细微差别。

如果你喜欢这样，你就没有理由不把它融入到你的英语练习和工作中去。

You don't have to wait until you are at a certain level to practice pronunciation.

你不必等到达到一定的水平才练习发音。

You can start learning pronunciation from day one.

你可以从学习英语的第一天开始学习发音。

Because it is a part of learning a language and using a language.

因为这是学习语言和使用语言的一部分。

And especially if you enjoy it，I mean，learning English is meant to be fun，it's definitely a sign that you need to work on your pronunciation.

如果你觉得学习英语是有趣的，这绝对是一个迹象，你需要提高你的发音。

All right，so these are the signs for you to know if it's time for you to work on your pronunciation.

好了，这些是让你知道是否到了练习发音的时候的信号。

So if any of the things that I talked about resonated with you，then it might be a good time for you to immerse yourself into pronunciation work，if you haven't yet.

所以，如果我谈到的任何事情引起了你的共鸣，那么现在可能是你沉浸在发音学习中的好时机。

And now，this is the best part where I tell you how you can do that with me for free.

现在，这是我告诉你如何免费和我一起做的最好的部分。

因为在 3 月 6 日我们将开始为期 7 天的发音挑战。

Do you still have feeling for me? 这句话经常出现

我将教你如何有效的练习发音，以及在你说话时如何使用正确的发音。

We're gonna teach you all these different techniques.

我们会教你这些不同的技巧。

You're gonna practice with me and my coaches，and all of that is absolutely free.

你还可以和我一起做这些免费的练习。

So that is happening March 6th，and you can sign up today to start working on your pronunciation.

这歌课程将在 3 月 6 日开始，你可以在今天注册，开始练习发音。

So now you know if you need to work on your pronunciation，and you also know how to do it with us inside of the Pronunciation Challenge.

所以现在你知道你是否需要提高你的发音了，你也知道如何在发音挑战中与我们一起去做。

do you have feeling for me?

All right，that's it.

好了，这就是今天的内容了。

If you like this video，make sure to like it and subscribe.

如果你喜欢本期视频，记得点赞和订阅。

You can also follow me at @hadar. accentsway on Instagram and my other social media accounts.

你也可以在 Instagram 和我的其他社交媒体账户上关注我@hadar. accentsway。

And you can also check out my website at hadarshemesh. com for more free stuff.

还可以访问网站 hadarshemesh. com 寻找更多免费内容。

If you're gonna join us，let me know in the comments below.

如果你想加入我们，请在下面的评论中告诉我。

I really hope to see you there.

非常期待你们的评论。

In the meantime，have a great day，and I'll see you next week in the next video.

同时，祝大家今天愉快，我们下周下个视频见。

Bye.