AEE 33: When Is the Best Time to Start Studying English?

这是《All Ears English》播客第33期。

This is an All Ears English Podcast episode 33.

什么时候开始学英语最合适？

When is the best time to start studying English?

欢迎收听《All Ears English》播客，在这里你将真正听到母语者的自然对话，提升商务和生活中的英语流利度。

Welcome to the All Ears English Podcast where you'll finally get real native English conversation and fluency for business and life.

我们相信，学英语的关键在于交流，而不是完美。

We believe in connection, not perfection when it comes to learning English.

接下来是你们的主持人——英语冒险家林赛·麦马洪，和纽约电台女孩米歇尔·卡普兰，她们分别从波士顿和纽约市为您带来节目。

Now here are your host, Lindsey McMahon, the English adventurer, and Michelle Kaplan, the New York radio girl coming to you from Boston and New York City, USA.

说到学英语和设定明年的目标，持续的动力最重要。

When it comes to learning English and setting your goal for next year, momentum matters.

学会尽早设定目标，这样才能确保成功。

Learn how to set goals and start early to make sure you have success.

嘿，林赛。

Hey, Lindsey.

我特别期待今天要分享的这个建议。

I'm excited about this tip we're sharing today.

我知道。

I know.

能在这里我很开心。

I'm happy to be here.

今天这期节目我们聊什么，奥布里？

What are we talking about in today's episode, Aubrey?

这真的非常关键。

So this is really vital.

我们今天要讨论的是，什么时候开始学英语最合适。

We're talking about when is the best time to start studying English.

对。

Mhmm.

关键是这样。

And here's the thing.

今天我们来分享一句话，因为呢。

We're going to share a quote today because okay.

Lindsey，你来念一下。

Lindsey, share it for us.

好的。

Alright.

咱们直接进入这句话吧。

Let's just dive right into the quote.

就是这句：

Here it is.

别等了。

Don't wait.

时机永远不会刚刚好。

The time will never be just right.

至于这句话是谁说的，我们也不清楚。

And that is we don't know who said that.

有人说过这句话。

Someone said it.

但确实如此。

But yeah.

我的意思是，这句话今天简直一针见血，对吧，奥布里？

I mean, that quote just gets right to the heart of the matter today, doesn't it, Aubrey?

没错。

Right?

说的就是这个道理。

That's really it.

学语言从来不会有完美的时机，总会有别的事情冒出来。

The time is never perfect for learning a language because other things are going to come up.

优先级、需求，总会有各种事情等着你。

Priorities, needs, there are going to be things.

能拦住你的事情多着呢。

There's lots of issues that can get in the way.

所以如果你总想着等有充足的时间、没有任何干扰的时候再开始，那这种时候永远不会到来。

So if you're putting it off until it's the perfect time to have the, know, amount of time and nothing else in the way, that's never going to happen.

永远不会。

Never.

没错。

Exactly.

我很高兴我们现在聊到这个，因为这期节目将在十二月底发布，这意味着我们每个人都有了一个新的机会。

And I'm glad we're talking about this now because this episode is coming out at the end of December, which means we all have an opportunity.

对吧？

Right?

我喜欢在圣诞节和新年之前的那一周，坐下来写下新一年的目标。

I love sitting down in the week before Christmas and New Year's and writing out my goals for the new year.

你也会这么做吗，奥布里？

Do you do that, Aubrey?

你不会只定决心，而是会给自己定一个全年的愿景吗？当然会。

Do you and not so much resolutions, but do you have a vision for your year Definitely.

而且

And

这非常贴切，因为他们几乎都会定一个学习语言的目标。

this is very appropriate because they do almost always include a goal for learning language.

因为我的问题是，我会开始。

Because my problem is I'll start.

我会想，好吧。

I'm like, okay.

我没有拖延，我真的会开始。

I'm not delaying and I'll start.

但往往只坚持几天，之后就忙起来了。

But then it'll last a few days and then I'll get busy.

我就不再把它放在优先位置了。

I won't keep prioritizing it.

所以问题就在这儿。

So that's the thing.

别等着了。

Like, don't wait.

但一旦开始了，就要坚持下去。

But also, like, once you dive in, keep it up.

该怎么做就怎么做。

Do what it takes.

设个闹钟。

Set alarms.

把学习时间安排进日程，固定下来，这样才能坚持，养成习惯。

You know, put in your calendar specific times to study so that you can keep it up and get in that habit.

没错。

Exactly.

而且我们发现，只要开始行动，信心就会慢慢建立起来。

And there are certain ways that we can we understand that as we take action, we get confidence.

信心和动力是相辅相成的。

There's confidence and momentum.

动力太重要了。

Momentum is huge.

奥布里，咱们该再做一期关于动力的节目。

Aubrey, we should do another episode on momentum.

对。

Yes.

因为当你持续采取小行动朝着目标前进时，动力就会自然产生。

Because when we have momentum, it results from just taking small actions towards a goal.

然后你会对自己正在努力的事情充满热情。

We then feel excited about what we're working for.

比如一月一号早上醒来，你对自己说：今年我要把西班牙语学流利。

So if I'm like January 1, I wake up and I say, I'm gonna become fluent in Spanish this year.

目标太大了，很容易拖延。

That's a big goal, and we might procrastinate.

那我们能怎么做呢？

But what could we do?

我们能不能把目标拆解一下？比如一月初先做点小事，先建立起势头？

Could we break down that goal where the first week of January, we could do something would build momentum?

对啊。

Right?

得是能马上行动的。

It needs to be actionable.

比如说，我报名一个在线课程。

Like, I am going to sign up for a class online.

甚至都不用非得是学西班牙语的课。

And it doesn't even have to be like a Spanish learning class.

你可以选一门用西班牙语授课的烹饪课，只要是自己感兴趣的，就能保持动力。

It could be like a class for learning cooking that you're going to take in Spanish, something that you're interested in to keep yourself engaged and motivated.

一旦你付了钱，就自然会去上，毕竟钱都花了。

And once you've invested the money to pay for that, you're gonna go because you've paid for it.

你会优先安排它。

You're going to prioritize it.

上烹饪课真的特别有意思。

It's so fun taking cooking classes.

我们在秘鲁的时候，你知道利马的食物文化特别丰富。

And when we were in Peru, you know, that Lima has a big food culture.

对吧？

Right?

那边的食物真的特别棒。

Really good food down there.

我们在利马上过一堂用西班牙语教的烹饪课，特别开心。

And we took a cooking class in Spanish in Lima, and it was so much fun.

真的特别开心。

It was so much fun.

没错。

Yeah.

就是这样。

So Exactly.

但归根结底，关键还是在于积累势头，而这就是方法。

But, I mean, it comes back to that momentum building, and this is the how.

对吧？

Right?

为什么得现在做，是因为拖着就永远没机会了，但怎么做呢？就是把它拆开。

The why is, you know, gotta do it now because you'll never get to it if you don't, but the how is to break it down.

所以，就像我们之前说的，假设你今年想学西班牙语。

So, again, like we said, let's say you wanna learn Spanish this year.

那你年初的第一步行动，可能就是去italki这类平台注册个账号，找个老师。

Your one action for the first day of the year could be just to create an account on italki or something, some platform where you can find a tutor.

注册个账号。

Create an account.

第二天你再回来，去搜一下老师。

The next day you come back, you search for teachers.

再下一天，你给五个老师发消息，问问报价。

The next day you send five messages to get rates from them.

对吧？

Right?

这就是我们采取行动、为自己所做的事情注入热情的方式。

So this is how we take action and we build excitement for what we're doing.

是的。

Yeah.

我喜欢这些步骤都很短，每一步都花不了五分钟。

I love that each of those steps would be very quick, would take less than five minutes.

我们知道你们都很忙。

So if you we know that you are busy people.

你们很多人都是从事英语工作的商务人士。

A lot of you are working in English business professionals.

你们没多少空闲时间。

You don't have a lot of free time.

每个人每天都能挤出五分钟，做一件小事。

Everyone has five minutes they can devote to do one small thing each day.

如果能挤出更多时间更好，但一定要循序渐进，每天都能完成一件事。

Carve out a little more time if you can, but make it a step by step process so that every day you accomplish something.

对。

Yeah.

我觉得这样下去，迟早会形成习惯。

And I think that's how we get to the point where we'll eventually hit the point where this is now a habit.

说实话，我不确定。

So I don't know.

我好像听过一些说法。

I think I've heard quotes.

我不懂科学依据，但据说养成一个习惯要两到三周。

I don't know the science, but it takes two to three weeks to form a habit.

是这样吧，奥布里？差不多是这个时间？

Right, Aubrey, more or less?

是的。

Yes.

没错。

Exactly.

真的太对了。

And it's so true.

我自己的生活里也注意到了这一点。

I've noticed that in my life.

就连学语言也是，如果我每天用APP坚持三周左右，就再也不需要闹钟或提醒了。

And even when it comes to language learning, if I'm using an app, if I do it for about three weeks every day, then I no longer need that alarm or that reminder.

我的大脑已经形成了习惯，不用别人催也会主动去做。

My brain, it has that habit, and I'll do it without a prompt.

是的。

Yeah.

它就变成了你的一部分。

It just becomes part of who you are.

所以今天的核心建议就是，别等着去学习了。

So I mean, today's takeaway, guys, is don't wait to study.

如果你今年的目标是让英语说得流利、自然又自信，那就在一月份就迈出第一步吧。

If you have a goal to become fluent and natural and confident in English this year, take your first steps in the first week of the year.

对吧，Aubrey？

Right, Aubrey?

你怎么看？

What do you think?

对。

Yeah.

这建议真的特别好。

That's a really, really that's really good advice.

大家一定要记住

You guys take

这个建议。

that advice.

另外，Aubrey，All Ears English 这边还有什么新动态吗？

And, Aubrey, what else are you up to at All Ears English?

你们也会做一些与雅思相关的内容吗？

Do you do some stuff on the IELTS side of things?

会的。

Yes.

如果你们还没听《IELTS Energy》这个节目，那可就错过了，尤其是正在准备雅思考试的朋友。

If you guys aren't listening to IELTS energy, you're missing out, especially if you're preparing for the IELTS exam.

但就算你不考雅思，我们教的很多词汇和地道表达，日常交流或工作中也完全用得上。

But even if you're not, we teach so much great vocabulary, idioms that you can use in day to day conversations or at work.

赶紧去听听《IELTS Energy》吧，无论你用哪个平台听播客都能找到。

So come check it out, the IELTS energy podcast wherever you find your podcast.

太棒了。

Awesome.

现在就赶紧关注All Ears English的账号。

And make sure you guys hit follow on All Ears English right now.

点一下关注按钮。

Hit that button.

记得关注我们的节目。

Follow our show.

我们每周都会推出四期新内容。

We come out with four new episodes a week.

这里有大量精彩内容等着你，我们看重的是真实连接，而不是完美无缺。

There's so much great stuff for you guys, and we believe in connection, not perfection.

这正是我们和其他节目不一样的地方。

That's how we're different from everyone else out there.

太棒了。

So good.

下一集里，奥布里，我们继续聊聊新年这个主题。

In the next episode, Aubrey, we're gonna talk a little bit about we're still on this track of the new year.

明白吗？

Okay?

真的很让人期待。

So very exciting.

我们会教你们怎么制定一个‘反向新年决心’。

We're gonna show you guys how to put together a reverse resolution, a New Year's reverse resolution.

这到底是什么意思？

What does that even mean?

一会儿我们就来揭晓。

We're gonna find out.

太棒了。

Awesome.

到时候见。

I will see you there.

好的。

Alright.

到时候见。

See you there.

再见。

Bye.

再见。

Bye.

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Thanks for listening to All Ears English.

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See you next time.