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I have to be honest.
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I'm a native English speaker,
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I teach English, and I firmly believe that the English language can be really, really stupid.
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And I know that sounds harsh, but let me explain.
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If you're learning English and you find the English language difficult, you find that sometimes it doesn't make any sense,
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you're confused, you're frustrated, then I want to tell you that there's a good chance the problem is not you.
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Because the English language is difficult.
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It can be really confusing and honestly it can be stupid.
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There are times when things just don't make sense.
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So in today's video I'm going to talk to you about why English can be
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so difficult and I also want to give you some good news.
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So stay till the end of the video
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because I'm going to give you some good news which will hopefully help motivate you and encourage you to learn English.
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Now, one thing that happens when students first start learning English, maybe you can relate to this,
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maybe this is something that happened to you too, but a lot of students find English easy at the beginning.
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They find it simple.
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They find it not as complicated as some other languages. And this is true.
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At the beginning, English is actually quite basic.
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We only have one definite article.
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We don't have any gender.
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We don't have masculine or feminine nouns.
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We have one word.
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We word for everything, the.
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And the simple tenses in English, not the complicated tenses which you learn later,
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but the basic tenses like the present simple, past simple, they're simple.
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I did, you did, he did, we did, they did.
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It's all the same.
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And a lot of languages at the beginning you have to memorize a lot.
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When you get more advanced in English, so maybe you get to the B2 or the C1 level,
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you start to realize that things get a lot more difficult.
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And this is where the challenge begins.
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It seems like every rule you've learned in the past has an exception.
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So you have to relearn things.
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You have to learn them again.
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And this is one of the difficult things about English.
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It's a bit deceiving because at the beginning it seems to be quite easy.
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But the more advanced you get, the more you realize that, oh, there's a lot more to this language than I expected.
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Now, one of the most difficult things about English is spelling and pronunciation.
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And unfortunately, English can be really, really challenging when it comes to these two areas.
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Now whenever you learn a new word, it's not enough just to learn the word.
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Because if you look at a word, it's impossible to know the pronunciation just by looking at the spelling.
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Because there are so many different ways of pronouncing things in English,
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you actually need to learn the pronunciation at the same time you learn the word.
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So whenever you learn a new word, go to Google, go to Bing, go to any of these translation sites,
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type the word in, and then press the play button.
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There's always a play button so you can actually hear how the word is pronounced.
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So you're not only learning the word, you're not only learning the definition, but you're also learning the pronunciation at the same time.
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It's really going to save you a lot of time
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and a lot of effort so you don't have to go back and learn the pronunciation again.
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So whenever you learn something new, you learn a new word, you learn a new phrase,
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always look up the pronunciation and learn the correct pronunciation at the same time.
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Now why is English spelling and pronunciation so complicated and confusing.
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Well, there's actually a historical reason for this.
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So 500 years ago, in the past, we spelt words similarly to the way we do today,
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but we pronounced them completely differently.
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And what happened, and this is completely normal, this is completely natural, is we changed our pronunciation over the years.
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But we changed our pronunciation and not our spelling.
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So our spelling is like this old -fashioned reflection of pronunciation.
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But our pronunciation is now modern, so there's this gap between pronunciation and spelling today.
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And that's why English can be so difficult, because we haven't updated our spelling.
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A lot of languages have, but English has never done this, and it's one of the things that I don't like about the language.
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Now, as I mentioned earlier, it's also true that every rule in English has an exception.
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And this is something that can be very frustrating, because the only way to learn these exceptions is to memorize them,
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to learn them individually and to memorize them.
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So as you get more advanced in English, you will have to spend a lot of time memorizing rules, but also exceptions.
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Memorizing spelling, memorizing pronunciation, memorizing tenses, irregular verbs, all that stuff.
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Now, I mentioned earlier that I did have some good news.
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So yes, it can be very, very confusing.
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It can be frustrating to learn all these rules, to learn all these exceptions.
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But the good news is that, as I said before, basic English is relatively simple.
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You don't need to speak perfectly to express your ideas and to get your thoughts across to the other person.
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Now, if you've watched my other videos, or maybe you're a student of mine,
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you'll know that I often say that the purpose of language is not perfection, it's communication.
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So when you speak, when you learn a language, your priority needs to be communicating, getting your ideas to the other person.
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And you can do this without being perfect.
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It's okay to make mistakes.
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Everybody makes mistakes, even native speakers.
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So don't wait to start speaking.
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Don't wait until some magical moment where suddenly you're going to be perfect
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or suddenly you're going to be able to speak without making any mistakes.
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Because that's never going to happen.
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It's impossible.
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You will make mistakes, but there's nothing wrong with that.
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Now, that's not to say that you shouldn't improve your spelling, that you shouldn't improve your pronunciation,
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your grammar, or that you shouldn't learn these rules and these exceptions.
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Because you absolutely should.
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And honestly, you need to if you want to become truly fluent, if you want to improve your writing,
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if you want to improve your English generally.
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But that shouldn't stop you from communicating right now.
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That shouldn't stop you from expressing yourself and expressing your ideas in English.
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Ideally, you should be communicating in English every day.
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You should be speaking, you should be writing, you should be doing something productive in English and at the same time,
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not instead of speaking, but at the same time, simultaneously, you should also be working to improve your spelling,
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your pronunciation, your grammar, learning the rules, learning the exceptions at the same time.
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Not instead or not replacing speaking.
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It's something that should happen at the same time.
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And that's the important thing.
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That's the thing that I want you to take away from this video.
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Yes, English can be difficult.
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English can be stupid.
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And I think it is stupid sometimes.
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But unfortunately, that's just the way it is.
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There's no getting around that.
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And as I said, the good news is that you can still use the language,
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you can still speak, you can still communicate even if you don't speak perfectly, even if you don't have perfect spelling,
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even if you don't have perfect pronunciation.
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Eventually, the more you practice, the more you speak, the more you study the rules, the more you study these exceptions,
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the better your English will become, the more confident you will feel.
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But it's a journey.
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It's a process.
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It's not something that happens overnight.
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So start speaking English today, not next week, not next month, but today.
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Learn the rules.
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Yes, learn the exceptions, but don't focus on them.
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Focus on speaking.
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Anyways, that's it for today's video.
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If you made it this far and you found the lesson useful,
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make sure to leave a like and let me know in the comments what you find most difficult about English.
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And so you don't miss any future lessons from me, don't forget to subscribe to English at the Ready here on YouTube.
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And you can also check out the link in the description
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below to learn more about how I can help you improve your English.
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Hope you have a wonderful day and I'll see you in the next lesson.
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本课的词汇与口语要点
这节口语课以视频“Why learning English is so difficult”为素材。 视频中反复出现的词有：English, learn, pronunciation, word, spelling。 这段视频共有 122 个句子、1446 个单词可供跟读。 讲话部分时长为 10:22。 说话人语速平稳，每分钟约 140 个词，很适合跟读。 88% 的单词属于英语最常用的 3,000 词，词汇容易理解。
视频中的重点词汇
视频中 15 个值得学习的单词，附发音和释义：
| 单词 | 发音 | 释义 |
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| pronunciation 名词 | /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/ | 發音 /发音 |
| spelling 名词 | /ˈspɛl.ɪŋ/ | 寫法 /写法, 拼字 |
| exception 名词 | /əkˈsɛpʃən/ | 排除 |
| tense 名词 | /tɛns/ | 時態 /时态, 時制 /时制 |
| complicated 形容词 | /ˈkɑm.plɪˌkeɪ.tɪd/ | 複雜 /复杂 |
| lesson 名词 | /ˈlɛs.ən/ | 課業 /课业, -課 /-课 |
| confuse 动词 | /kənˈfjuːz/ | 讓……困惑 /让……困惑 |
| pronounce 动词 | /pɹəˈnaʊns/ | 宣稱 /宣称, 宣告 |
| grammar 名词 | /ˈɡɹæm.ə(ɹ)/ | 語法 /语法, 文法 |
| confused 形容词 | /kənˈfjuːzd/ | 困惑 |
| encourage 动词 | /ɪnˈkʌɹ.ɪd͡ʒ/ | 鼓勵 /鼓励, 激勵 /激励 |
| priority 名词 | /pɹaɪˈɒɹɪti/ | 優先權 /优先权, 更重要的事 |
| translation 名词 | /tɹænzˈleɪʃən/ | 翻譯 /翻译 |
| spell 名词 | /spɛl/ | 咒語 /咒语, 咒文 |
| phrase 名词 | /ˈfɹeɪ̯z/ | 短語 /短语, 片語 /片语 |
视频中出现的短语动词
| 单词 | 发音 | 释义 |
|---|---|---|
| check out 动词 | 退房 | |
| go back 动词 | 回去, 返回 | |
| look up 动词 | /ˌlʊk ˈʌp/ | 仰, 上看 |
需要注意的发音
说话人用了 38 次缩略和弱读形式，例如 don't, you're, shouldn't。请按听到的简短形式来说。
- “sh” 和 “zh” 音: pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, exception /əkˈsɛpʃən/, translation /tɹænzˈleɪʃən/, reflection /ɹɪˈflɛkʃən/, harsh /ˈhɑɹʃ/
- 长单词——注意重音位置: pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, communicate /kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt/, complicated /ˈkɑm.plɪˌkeɪ.tɪd/, priority /pɹaɪˈɒɹɪti/, similarly /ˈsɪm.ə.lə.li/
中文母语者容易读错的音：
- /v/ — 不要读成 /w/，上齿轻触下唇: productive /pɹəˈdʌk.tɪv/, overnight /əʊvə(ɹ)ˈnaɪt/, individually /ˌɪndɪˈvɪd͡ʒ(u)əli/, verb /vɝb/, motivate /ˈmoʊ.tɪ.veɪt/
- 词尾辅音 — 要读清楚，后面不要加元音: communicate /kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt/, tense /tɛns/, complicated /ˈkɑm.plɪˌkeɪ.tɪd/, confuse /kənˈfjuːz/, pronounce /pɹəˈnaʊns/
- /r/ 和 /l/ 的区别: translation /tɹænzˈleɪʃən/, relate /ɹɪˈleɪt/, differently /ˈdɪf.ə.ɹənt.li/, reflection /ɹɪˈflɛkʃən/, irregular /ɪˈɹɛɡ.jə.lɚ/
如何用这段视频练习
- 先完整听一遍视频，不要开口，记下不认识的单词。
- 用正常速度逐句跟读，每句重复到你的节奏与说话人一致为止。
- 录下自己的声音并与原声对比，特别注意 pronunciation, spelling, exception 这类单词。
什么是跟读法？
跟读法 (Shadowing) 是一种有科学依据的语言学习技巧，最初开发用于专业口译员的培训，并由多语言者Alexander Arguelles博士普及。这个方法简单而强大：您在听英语母语原声的同时立即大声重复——就像是一个延迟1-2秒紧跟说话者的影子。与被动听力或语法练习不同，跟读法强迫您的大脑和口腔肌肉同时处理并模仿真实的讲话模式。研究表明它能显着提高发音准确性，语调，节奏，连读，听力理解和口语流利度——使其成为雅思口语备考和真实英语交流最有效的方法之一。