害怕说英语？

你害怕说英语吗？

Are you scared of speaking English?

你不是一个人。

You're not alone.

我是哈南。

I am Hanan.

我是乔治。

And I'm Georgie.

我们的新系列《克服演讲焦虑》将帮助你战胜说英语的恐惧。

And our new series, Beating Speaking Anxiety, helps you fight your fears of speaking English.

听听学习者和专家的分享，获取提升口语技能的实用建议。

Hear from learners and experts and get practical advice about how to improve your speaking skills.

请访问我们的网站 bbclearningenglish.com，查找《克服演讲焦虑》。

Find beating speaking anxiety on our website bbclearningenglish.com.

六分钟英语。

Six Minute English.

来自 bbclearningenglish.com。

From bbclearningenglish.com.

大家好，欢迎收听BBC学习英语的《六分钟英语》。

Hello and welcome to Six Minute English from BBC Learning English.

我是皮帕。

I'm Pippa.

我是贝丝。

And I'm Beth.

你有没有过说英语时感到害怕的时候？

Have you ever been scared of speaking in English?

在本期节目中，我们将探讨为什么用外语说话会让人如此紧张。

In this episode, we're talking about why speaking in a foreign language can be so stressful.

所以，皮帕，你有没有在说另一种语言时感到紧张过？

So Pippa, do you ever get nervous speaking in a different language?

有。

Yes.

我年轻时学过法语，我觉得自己其实还挺擅长的。

I learned French when I was younger and I was actually quite good at it, I think.

但当我用法语说话时，真的非常紧张。

But I was really nervous when I was speaking French.

你呢？

How about you?

是的。

Yeah.

我一直对西班牙语有这种感觉。

I've always felt like that with Spanish.

我害怕开口说话，因为我不想犯错，尽管我知道犯错是正常的。

I am scared to speak because I I don't want to make mistakes even though I know it's okay to make mistakes.

在本期《六分钟英语》中，我们将了解如何在说英语时减少紧张感。

Well, in this episode of six Minute English, we'll be hearing about how to feel less nervous when you speak English.

和往常一样，我们还会学习一些有用的生词和短语。

And as usual, we'll be learning some useful new words and phrases.

你可以在我们的网站 bbclearningenglish.com 上通过测验和练习册来练习这些内容。

You can practise these with the quiz and worksheets on our website bbclearningenglish.com.

但首先，我有个问题要问你，皮帕。

But first, I have a question for you, Pippa.

英语大约有100万个单词。

So English has around 1,000,000 words.

但平均而言，一个典型的英语使用者在日常对话中会使用多少个单词呢？

But on average, how many words does a typical English speaker use in daily conversation?

是 a：2000到3000个，b：20030个，还是 c：200300个？

Is it a between 2,003, b between 20,030, or c between 200,300.

我觉得是 a：2000到3000个。

I'm gonna say a 2,000 to 3,000.

好的。

Okay.

我们稍后在节目中会揭晓答案。

Well, we will find out later in the program.

现在，佩佩，你说过尽管你的法语相当不错，但用法语说话却让你感到压力很大。

Now, Pepe, you said you found it stressful speaking in French even though you are quite good at it.

现在，另一位有类似经历的人是汉南·雷泽克。

Now someone else who has had this experience is Hanan Razek.

汉南是BBC阿拉伯语频道的记者，同时也是播客《战胜演讲焦虑》的主持人。

Hanan is a journalist at BBC Arabic and also host of the podcast Beating Speaking Anxiety.

她在这里向BBC学习英语节目的主持人乔治亚讲述自己说英语的经历。

Here she is telling BBC Learning English presenter Georgie about speaking English.

我的英语其实相当不错。

My English was actually pretty good.

但和别人交谈时，我发现非常困难。

But having conversations with people, I found it really difficult.

所以当我刚加入BBC时，学习英语团队对我进行了英语水平评估，这是他们为所有新员工做的，以判断是否需要帮助或课程。

So when I first joined the BBC, the Learning English team made an assessment of my English level, which they used to do for all new joiners to see if they need any help or courses.

我的成绩很不错，而且很流利。

My results were pretty good and I was fluent.

但就在同一天，离开大楼去买咖啡时，我根本听不懂咖啡师在说什么。

But on that very same day, leaving the building and going to get some coffee, I couldn't really understand what the barista was saying.

我点咖啡时感到非常紧张，努力斟酌每一个词，希望自己的语法正确、发音准确。

And I felt pretty nervous to order coffee and was trying to stress every single word, hoping that my grammar is correct and I'm pronouncing the words right.

是的，我相信很多人都能理解这种情形。

Yeah, I'm sure that's a situation lots of people can relate to.

汉南的英语水平测试结果很不错，但她仍然对用英语说话感到非常紧张。

Hanan's results on her English assessment were pretty good, but she was still pretty nervous to speak in English.

例如，用英语点咖啡时。

For example, when ordering a coffee in English.

副词‘pretty’的意思是‘相当’或‘有一点’。

The modifier pretty means quite or a bit.

乔治娅说，汉南的经历是很多人都能感同身受的。

Georgie says that Hanan's experience is something that lots of people can relate to.

如果你能与某种情境产生共鸣，说明你了解那种感受，通常是因为你也经历过类似的事情。

If you relate to a situation, you know what it feels like, usually because a similar thing has happened to you.

所以很多人即使英语很好，说外语时还是会感到紧张，就像我一样。

So lots of people feel nervous speaking another language, even if they're good at it, like an an.

我们可以称之为语言表达焦虑。

We can call this speaking anxiety.

焦虑是指对正在发生或未来可能发生的事情感到不适或担忧。

Anxiety means an uncomfortable feeling or worry about something that is happening or could happen in the future.

那么，为什么这么多人会对说外语感到焦虑呢？

So why do so many people have anxiety about speaking a foreign language?

专家认为，这与我们对自己的信念有关。

Experts think it's connected to the beliefs we have about ourselves.

美国拉斐特学院的汉语教授罗涵向BBC学习英语节目主持人乔治娅进一步解释了这一点。

Han Luo, professor of Chinese at Lafayette College in The United States explains more to BBC Learning English presenter Georgie.

你知道，通常导致焦虑，尤其是严重焦虑的信念，我们称之为非理性信念。

You know, usually the beliefs that cause anxiety, especially severe anxiety are, we call it irrational beliefs.

还有一些低自我认知、对负面评价的恐惧，这些都是学习者内在的因素。

And also like some low self perceptions, fear of negative evaluation, all those learner internal, you know, factors.

韩说，学习者担心犯错，因为他们害怕被负面评价。

And Han says that learners worry about mistakes because they're scared of negative evaluation.

换句话说，人们会因为他们的错误而评判他们，对他们产生不良看法。

In other words, that people will judge them for their mistakes and think badly of them.

韩认为，非理性的信念会让我们感到焦虑。

Han argues that irrational beliefs can make us anxious.

非理性的信念是指那些没有事实依据的信念。

Irrational beliefs are beliefs that aren't based on things that are true.

它们不合逻辑。

They're not logical.

韩说，一些有口语焦虑的人有低自我认知。

Han says some people who have speaking anxiety have low self perceptions.

你的自我认知就是你对自己的看法。

Your self perception is what you think about yourself.

自我认知和非理性信念都是内在因素。

Self perception and irrational beliefs are both internal factors.

这些想法来自你的内心，而不是来自你周围的人。

They come from inside your head, not from the people around you.

所以，例如，当你讲母语时，你可能会感到自信和聪明。

So for example, when you speak your first language, you might feel confident and intelligent.

但当你用一种新语言说话时，你会犯错并感到不那么自信。

But when you speak in a new language, you make mistakes and feel less confident.

你无法向别人展示真实的自己，这让人感到沮丧。

You can't show people what you're really like and this is frustrating.

但正如我们在BBC英语学习频道经常告诉人们的那样，犯错是正常的。

But as we tell people all the time at BBC Learning English, mistakes are normal.

即使你会犯错，也必须尝试开口说。

You have to try to speak even though you make mistakes.

而且犯错可能是好事。

And mistakes can be a good thing.

它们能帮助我们学习。

They can help us learn.

如果你想获取更多提升口语的建议，请收听《克服口语焦虑》播客。

And if you want more tips to improve your speaking, listen to the Beating Speaking Anxiety podcast.

在本集下方的简介中有一个链接。

There's a link in the notes below this episode.

但是贝丝，我认为是时候公布你的测验问题答案了。

But Beth, I think it's time for the answer to your quiz question.

是的。

Yes.

我问过你们，一个普通英语使用者每天交流会使用多少个单词？

I asked you how many words does the average English speaker use in daily communication?

答案是两万到三万个。

The answer is 20 to 30,000.

这相当多了。

That's quite a lot.

对，非常多。

Yeah, that's loads.

好的。

Okay.

让我们回顾一下我们学过的词汇。

Let's recap the vocabulary we've learnt.

Pretty 可以用作修饰语，表示相当或有一点。

Pretty can be used as a modifier to mean quite or a bit.

如果你能与某人或某种情况产生共鸣，意味着你理解他们，通常是因为你经历过类似的事情。

If you relate to a person or situation, you understand them, usually because you've experienced something similar.

焦虑是指对正在发生或可能在未来发生的事情感到不安或担忧。

Anxiety is feeling uncomfortable or worried about something that is happening or could happen in the future.

非理性信念是指关于某事物的不真实的想法。

Irrational beliefs are beliefs about something that is not true.

它们不合逻辑。

They're not logical.

自我认知是你看待自己的方式。

Self perception is the way you see yourself.

而‘内部’指的是身体或心理内部。

And internal means inside the body or mind.

再次提醒，我们的六分钟时间到了。

Once again, our six minutes are up.

但如果你想了解更多关于演讲焦虑的信息，请访问我们的网站 bbclearningenglish.com，观看我们的《克服演讲焦虑》系列节目。

But if you'd like to find out more about speaking anxiety, then head over to our website bbclearningenglish.com to find our Beating Speaking Anxiety series.

那里有播客，讲解我们在说外语时感到害怕的事情，还有视频提供技巧，帮助你更自信地开口说话。

There are podcasts about the things we find scary when speaking a different language and videos with tips to help you feel more confident with speaking.

感谢您的收听，再见。

Thanks for joining us and goodbye.

再见。

Goodbye.

六分钟英语。

Six Minute English.

来自 bbclearningenglish.com。

From bbclearningenglish.com.