One of non-native speakers’ biggest problems is being too shy to speak. This can be the biggest hurdle for a lot of people. Be aware though that most people speak more than one language and know how difficult it is to learn a new one. Also, most people really don’t even notice if you say something wrong or if you are too shy; most of the time we have false perceptions of what others may think when really nothing could be further from the truth.

 

非母语口语者最大的问题是因为害羞而不敢开口。这是大多数人所面临的最大的障碍。你要意识到大多数人不止说一种语言、而且学一门外语真的很难。还有，在你说错话或者很害羞的时候、大部分人都不会注意到的；很多时候我们会误认为别人对我们有看法，然而事实并非如此。

 

 

You are learning another language for a reason so go ahead, have fun, make mistakes and even invent new words! It’s all part of the process.

 

你肯学一门外语那肯定是有原因的，所以别多想只管好好学吧！尽情享受、尽情犯错，甚至尽情去创造新词！因为这些都是学外语的必经过程。

 

 

It’s a great idea to learn some set phrases or answers for certain questions in English. For example, if you don’t understand what someone says to you, say things like “I’m sorry, could you repeat that?” or “I’m sorry, I didn’t understand what you said”, phrases you have already memorised. This is a great way of being honest with yourself and also learning how to react to situations or questions which may take you by surprise.

 

学习一些英语固定词组、或者某个问题的特定回答方式，这很好。比如，如果你不懂别人在对你说什么，你说一些背下来的句子：“抱歉，你可以重复一遍吗？”或者“抱歉，我没有理解你刚才说的内容。”这是一种实事求是的态度，而且通过这种方式你也可以学到怎么面对一些你意想不到的情况或者问题。