AEE 第16集：如何更快看到英语进步

这是《All Ears English》播客第16期，教你如何更快看到英语进步。

This is an All Ears English podcast episode 16, how to see English improvement faster.

欢迎收听《All Ears English》播客，全球下载量已超过两亿次。

Welcome to the All Ears English podcast downloaded more than 200,000,000 times.

你是不是觉得自己的英语进步停滞了？

Are you feeling stuck with your English?

我们会教你，别总追求完美，只要注重真实交流，就能变得自信又流利。

We'll show you how to become fearless and fluent by focusing on connection, not perfection.

本期节目由两位美国主持人带来：麦卡洪——热爱英语冒险的达人，和米歇尔·卡普兰——纽约电台女孩，他们从科罗拉多和纽约为你直播。

With your American hosts, McMahon, the English adventurer, and Michelle Kaplan, the New York radio girl, coming to you from Colorado and New York City, USA.

如果你想用英语和别人深入交流，那你必须全身心投入。

If you want to connect with someone in a conversation in English, then you must be present.

今天，林赛和米歇尔聊的是，怎么逼自己保持专注，从而在英语对话中建立更真实的关系。

Today, Lindsay and Michelle talk about how to force yourself to stay present to build better relationships in English.

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In less than fifteen minutes a day, you'll go beyond the headlines and learn about the big ideas shaping your future.

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Coming up, how AI will change the way we communicate, how to be a better leader, and more.

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嗨，米歇尔。

Hey, Michelle.

我有个

I have a

问题想问你。

question for you.

哦，我好期待听听看。

Oh, I'm excited to hear it.

什么问题？

What is it?

好的。

Okay.

就是这个。

Here it is.

你觉得你擅长活在当下吗？

Do you feel like you are good at staying in the present?

我觉得我特别不擅长。

I feel like I am awful at it.

哦，不会吧。

Oh, no.

哦，真糟糕。

Oh, no.

跟我们说说怎么回事。

Tell us what's going on.

说说为什么这么好笑。

Tell us why it's so funny.

我老是会想很多关于未来的事。

I tend to, like, you know, think about all the things for the future.

有时候我根本活在好几年以后，琢磨着可能发生或不可能发生的事，真的挺糟糕的。

Like, sometimes I'm living, like, you know, years into the future and considering what may or may not happen, and it's so bad.

我和朋友聊过这个，就是不想错过当下正在经历的每一刻，尤其是现在我当妈妈了。

And I've talked with friends about this of, like, just being like, I don't wanna not enjoy the moments that I'm living with, especially now I'm a mom.

我有个小宝宝。

Like, I have a little one.

我不想错过这些珍贵的时光。

I don't wanna, like, miss out on these precious moments.

天哪。

Oh my gosh.

所以我得学会好好活在当下，专心体会现在的每一刻。

So I need to get better at just, like, staying present, staying in the moment.

我也说不好。

I don't know.

那你呢，林赛？

What about you, Lindsay?

你有什么建议吗？

Or do you have any advice?

嗯，我的意思是，你有没有

Well, I I mean, have

试过什么方法来让自己更专注当下吗？

you tried anything to get present?

试过冥想吗？

Have you tried any kind of meditation?

有什么方法是有效的吗？

Is there anything yeah.

你一般试什么？

What what do try?

稍微试过一点。

A little bit.

我也试过在当下提醒自己，嗯，这感觉真不错。

I've tried also, like, in the moment being like, oh, I wanna recognize that this is, a nice Yeah.

我住的这个地方。

Place that I'm living in.

你懂的。

You know?

对。

Uh-huh.

当然了。

For sure.

是的。

Yeah.

我的意思是，突然醒过来。

I mean, just snapping out of it.

真希望我能像弹橡皮筋一样，啪一下弹在手腕上，然后立刻回到当下。

I wish I could, like, snap a rubber band on my on my wrist and be like, be present.

活在当下。

Be present.

不过呢。

But yeah.

不是的。

No.

我觉得自己不太擅长，但这些年我一直试着去学习怎么做。

I don't think I'm very good at it, but I've tried to learn how to do it over the years.

我觉得自己大概算中等水平。

I think I'm probably average.

我不是最差的，但肯定也不是最好的。

I'm not the worst, but I'm definitely not the best.

我认识一些人，他们比我更懂得活在当下。

I know people that are a lot more present than me.

这真让我想不通。

And it just baffles me.

顺便说一下，这个词对我们的听众来说是个不错的词汇。

By the way, good vocab word for our listeners.

这让我想不通。

It baffles me.

这是什么意思？

What does that mean?

它基本上就是

It's basically like it

它让我感到困惑。

my it confuses me.

就是说，我不知道答案。

Like, I don't know the answer.

对，就是这样。

Like Yeah.

当我看到那些人如此专注时，我就想，他们难道不担心接下来会发生什么吗？

When I see people that are just that present, I think, well, are they not worried about what's happening next?

他们的大脑到底是怎么运作的呢？

Are they not like, how does their brain work?

没错。

Right.

没错。

Right.

没错。

Right.

但我们为什么要在播客里聊这个？对听众来说，这有什么学习意义？

But how does this why are we talking about this for our on this podcast, for our listeners, for learning as well?

这其实对学习也很重要，因为当你在学习的时候，我觉得很容易只盯着目标，但你确实应该始终记住目标。

This is important for learning as well because when you learn I mean, sometimes it's I I think it's very easy to, like, keep the goals in mind, and you should always keep the goals in mind.

对。

Mhmm.

你到底为什么要学习，背后的原因是什么？

Like, why are you learning and everything?

但我不会总想着未来或者过去。

But I wouldn't always think about just, like, the future or the past.

对吧？

Right?

比如你犯过的错，或者那段不愉快的经历。

Like, a mistake you made, a bad experience that you had.

试着活在当下。

Like, try and live in this moment.

过去的事已经过去了，未来的事还没来。

Whatever happened is in the past, and whatever is in the future is in the future.

试着给自己留点时间。

And try and try and take some time.

我明白，尤其是想到未来的时候，比如‘我为什么要学习’这个问题。

I can understand, like, with the with the future, especially thinking about, like, oh, like, why am I learning?

心里有这个念头没错，但别让它影响你当下的体验。

Keeping that in mind, but don't let it take away from what's happening in this moment.

所以我们想分享这句话。

So we wanted to share this quote.

对吧，林赛？

Right, Lindsay?

是的。

Yeah.

那我来念一下这句话，之后我们再深入聊聊。

So I'm gonna read the quote here, and then we'll talk a little bit more about it.

好了，各位。

So here we go, guys.

你的未来是由你今天做的事决定的，而不是明天。

Your future is created by what you do today and not tomorrow.

我的意思是，这句话很直白。

I mean, that's very straightforward.

我也会从一次对话的微观角度来思考这个问题。

I would also think about this in the microcosm of just one conversation.

你的大脑根本没空同时应付对话、保持投入、提问、表现得有趣，还得提前想好万一别人问了个你听不懂的问题怎么办，或者万一发生别的状况，这场对话最后会怎么收场。

Your brain literally does not have enough space to have a conversation, be engaging, ask questions, be interesting, and think three steps ahead to what happens if someone asks me a question that I don't understand, or what happens if this or that, or how's the conversation gonna end?

对。

Yeah.

真的做不到，别硬撑了。

You can't do it, guys, so don't try.

是的。

Yeah.

没错。

Yeah.

说得太对了。

Exactly.

我觉得只要记住这句话，学英语就会变得更有趣、更开心。

I just think that keeping this quote in mind can make learning English more fun, more joyful.

对吧？

Right?

是的。

Yeah.

就像活在当下，享受与人互动的时刻，感受你正在做的事情和当时学到的东西。

Just like staying in that moment, enjoying the connections, and what you're doing with people in that current moment and what you're learning at that time.

对。

Mhmm.

就保持这种专注的状态，别太心浮气躁或想太多。

And just, like, kinda stay in your head that way and not get too, like, flighty or out there.

没错。

Exactly.

别太心神不宁。

Don't get too flighty.

所以，要活在当下，朋友们。

So be present, guys.

这就是我们今天想传达的信息。

That is our message for today.

要扎根于自己。

Be rooted in yourself.

你要相信，你完全有实力跟英语母语者建立连接。

Know that you are strong enough to make that connection with English speakers.

他们真的想跟你聊天，别老想着下一步该怎么说。

They wanna talk to you, and don't three don't think three steps ahead.

如果你下棋厉害，那很好，但这可不是下棋。

If you're a chess player, that's great, but this is not chess.

对吧？

Right?

咱们这儿不是在下棋。

We're not playing chess here.

没错。

Right.

咱们是在交流，是在建立联系。

We're communicating and we're connecting.

我们有几个网站推荐，可以帮听众们更好地融入这种生活方式，对吧，米歇尔？

There's a couple of website suggestions that we have, right, Michelle, for our listeners to get tuned into this way of living?

对的。

Mhmm.

没错。

Yeah.

有一个叫 TinyBuddha 的网站。

There's one, tinybuddha.

对。

Mhmm.

网址是 tinybuddha.com。

Tinybuddha.com.

没错。

Yep.

还有一个叫 Zen Habits 的博客，是利奥·巴伯塔写的，挺受欢迎的正念类内容。

There's also Zen Habits, which is a common mindfulness blog by Leo Baubauta.

后来我读了这本书，它让我在2009年左右真正开始接触冥想。

And then I read the book this this book got me really into meditation back in, like, 2009.

《当下的力量》，作者是埃克哈特·托利。

The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle.

我相信我们的听众应该都听说过这本书。

And I'm sure our listeners know about this.

它已经被翻译成世界上多种语言。

It's been translated all over the world.

如果你还不了解，那我推荐你从这本书入手，它是进入冥想和正念的绝佳起点。

But if you don't know about it, guys, it's a good gateway into meditation and mindfulness.

对。

Mhmm.

原来如此。

Oh, alright.

听起来不错。

Sounds good.

我得去看看这本书。

I'll have to check it out.

对。

Mhmm.

很有价值。

Good stuff.

是啊。

So Yeah.

我们说到这儿了。

We're through

我的意思是，今天最重要的就是：扎根于你自己。

I mean, in the end, the takeaway, guys, today is stay rooted in you.

你有很多东西可以分享，去连接吧。

You have a lot to offer, so connect.

别像下棋那样，总想着往前推四五步。

Don't think four or five steps ahead like a chess player.

好了吧？

Alright?

好了。

Alright.

非常好。

Very good.

各位，记得在你们听播客的任何平台关注All Ears English。

Guys, remember to follow All Ears English wherever you listen to podcasts.

别错过我们。

Don't miss us.

我们每周更新四次，就是为了帮你们提升职场英语和生活英语的能力。

We're on four days a week, and we're here to help you get you empowered for your career English and for your life.

太棒了。

Awesome.

我喜欢。

I love it.

Lindsay，这真有意思。

Lindsay, this was fun.

好的。

Alright.

保重。

Take care.

再见。

Bye.

再见。

Bye.

谢谢收听All Ears English。

Thanks for listening to All Ears English.

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See you next time.