卓越的英语口语是怎样炼成的?

The Key To Excellent Speaking
实现卓越口语的关键
What is the most important English skill? What skill must you have to communicate well?
最重要的英语技能是什么？达到有效沟通所必须的技能是什么？

Obviously, number 1 is Fluency. What is fluency? Fluency is the ability to speak (and understand) English quickly and easily... WITHOUT translation. Fluency means you can talk easily with native speakers-- they easily understand you, and you easily understand them. In fact, you speak and understand instantly.
显而易见，关键是要流畅表达。那么什么是流畅表达呢？流畅表达是不需要考虑就能快速和轻松说（理解）英语的能力，表示你能够容易地与当地人进行交谈，交谈双方能轻松地相互理解。也就是说，你能够立即表达和理解。

Fluency is your most important English goal.
流畅表达是学习英语最重要的目标。

The research is clear-- there is only ONE way to get fluency. You do not get fluency by reading textbooks. You do not get fluency by going to English schools. You do not get fluency by studying grammar rules.
研究表明，只有唯一一个途径能实现流畅表达。你既不能通过阅读课本、也不可能通过上英语学校或者通过学习语法来达到。

Listening Is The Key
听是关键

To get English fluency, you must have a lot of understandable repetitive listening. That is the ONLY way. To be a FANTASTIC English speaker, you must learn English with your ears, not with your eyes. In other words, you must listen. Your ears are the key to excellent speaking.
想要说一口流利的英语，你必须要进行大量能理解的重复性听力训练，这是达成目标的唯一方法。要成为了不起的英语表达者，你必须通过耳朵来学英语而不是眼睛。也就是说，你一定得听，你的耳朵才是实现卓越口语的关键。

What kind of listening is best? Well, it must be understandable and must be repetitive. Both of those words are important-- Understandable and Repetitive.
怎样的听力训练才是最好的呢？那就是：听力材料必须是你能理解的，而且要反复听。这两点都很重要——理解和反复。

If you don't understand, you learn nothing. You will not improve. That's why listening to English TV does not help you. You don't understand most of it. It is too difficult. It is too fast.