Hey there I"m Emma from mmmEnglish! We gotta talk.
大家好，我是Emma，欢迎来到Emma的美味英语！我们需要说话。
Too many of you have been telling me that you"re worried about joining English conversations.
You"re worried about getting stuck, forgetting your words, feeling embarrassed about making mistakes.
你们其中好多人一直在和我说你们很担心加入英语对话。你们担心说话卡壳，担心忘记要说什么，担心会因为犯错感到尴尬。
Does that sound like you? Do you want to get unstuck with me today?
I"m sharing twenty-seven really useful expressions to help you get yourself out of trouble when you need to and help you to feel more confident about joining English conversations in the first place.
那听起来是不是很像你？你今天想和我一起摆脱困境吗？我会分享二十七个非常有用的表达，帮助大家在需要的时候摆脱困境，帮助大家对于刚开始加入英文对话感到更加自信。
. . . . . . Before we get stuck in, I"ve got some fantastic news from our friends at Lingoda who are offering us an exclusive discount available only to mmmEnglish students.
在我们被困住之前，我有来自我们的朋友Lingoda的好消息，他们提供给英语学生独家的折扣。我猜大家已经知道Lingoda语言冲刺了，是吧？
I"m assuming that you already know about the Lingoda Language Sprint, right? It"s basically the same as the Lingoda marathon, they"ve just changed the name.
它和Lingoda马拉松基本上一样，只是换了名字而已。所以呢，冲刺赛挑战大家通过在九十天的时间内参加一定数量的课程来加速英语口语技能、自信心和流利度。
So The Sprint challenges you to accelerate your English speaking skills, your confidence and your fluency by attending a certain number of classes within ninety days.
Now, if you attend all of your classes, Lingoda will give you up to a hundred percent of your money back which is very, very cool!
如果你们参加了所有的课程的话，Lingoda就会全部返还你们交的费用，这点真的非常非常好！大家有两种参与的方式。
Now, there"s two ways that you can participate. The Sprint, which is fifteen classes a month for three months.
冲刺跑是三个月每月参加十五节课程。如果完成所有的课程的话，就可以得到一半的费用返还。
If you complete all of these classes, you"ll get a fifty percent refund. Or The Super Sprint which is thirty classes a month for three months.
或者是超级冲刺，是连续三个月每月参加三十节课程。如果你完成了的话，就可以拿到全部的费用返还！
If you complete that, you"ll get a one hundred percent refund! Now you can do The Sprint in English, business English, German, French or Spanish.
大家可以参加英语、商务英语、德语、法语或者是西班牙语的冲刺跑。我今年早些时候参加的是西班牙语课程，真的挺难得，但是却是我为了提升西班牙口语技能做过的最好的事情之一了！
I did the Spanish version earlier in the year and man it was tough but it was easily one of the best things that I ever did for my Spanish speaking skills!
They have small group classes, native teachers and twenty-four seven flexibility.
他们有小班课，母语老师和全天候的灵活性。下一个冲刺跑是1月29号开始，想要占到座位的话，你需要在1月27号之前登记付款。
The next Sprint starts on January the 29th and to secure your place, you need to register and pay by January the 27th. Use the link in the description below and add this code to get a cool ten euro discount at the checkout.
使用下方描述区的链接，添加这个邀请码，可以在付款的时候有十欧元的折扣。但是Lingoda给我们美味英语特殊折扣了哦。
But Lingoda are giving us an exclusive discount here at mmmEnglish. If you register early, as in before the end of the year, you"ll get thirty euros off your class fees.
如果你们抢先注册的话，比如说在今年年末之前，你们可以得到三十欧元课程费用的减免。就像我说过的，这是只提供给美味英语的特殊优惠哦，截止到今年年底。
Like I said, this is a special offer that"s only available to mmmEnglish students and only until the end of this year.
So if you want to give your speaking skills a huge boost in 2020, then check out the link in the description box below for all the details.
所以如果你们想要在2020年口语技能突飞猛进的话，那就看一下描述区的链接，了解更多详情吧。我的学生经常忘记一件事情，那就是每个自信的说英语的人，不管他们是母语者还是非母语者，都会使用我今天要分享的这些策略帮助他们进行沟通。
There"s something that my students often forget, that every confident English speaker, whether they"re native or non-native, uses the strategies that I"m sharing today to help them communicate.
That"s right, native English speakers use these techniques all the time. It"s a natural part of communicating.
是这样的，英语母语者一直都会使用这些技巧。这是交流非常自然的一部分。我们并不总是知道我们想要说什么，也并不总是会完美地脱口而出。
We don"t always know what we want to say and it doesn"t always come out perfectly either.
What confident English speakers know how to do is quickly get themselves out of trouble if they need to.
自信的说英语的人知道如果需要的话，到底该怎么做来迅速带自己摆脱困境。如果他们被困在对话之中的话，他们知道如何解决问题。
If they get stuck in the conversation they know how to fix it. And there are plenty of English phrases and expressions that will help you in these situations.
有很多英语短语和表达可以在这些情况之下帮助你们。所以当你陷入了僵局，或者是找不到合适的词汇，或者是忘记你想要说什么，感觉到自己的信心慢慢地消失，或者是脖子越来越热的时候，可能感觉要呆若木鸡了。这种情况有没有发生在你的身上？
So when you get stuck or when you can"t find the right words or you forget what you wanted to say and you start feeling your confidence slipping away or the heat rising up in your neck, maybe you freeze.
Has this ever happened to you? The thing is and I"m sorry to be the one to say this, the thing is this experience is never going to end.
事情是这样的，我很抱歉这么说，事实就是这种经历是永远没有尽头的。所以你需要学习和它共存，对吧？
So it"s something that you need to learn to live with, right? And just become more comfortable with.
要对这种情况的存在感到更加舒适。当那种情况发生的时候，其实你可以迅速地、自动地让自己摆脱困境。
And when that happens, you"ll be able to get yourself out of trouble quickly and automatically.
So let"s focus on the expressions that you need to get unstuck in English conversations so that you can move past the problem and keep talking.
让我们来聚焦于你需要摆脱英语对话困境的表达吧，这样你们就可以迅速地绕过问题，继续说话。好的，想象一下你刚遇到一个认识的人，也许是一个同事，或者是学校里面的教授，而你刚刚开始用英语交谈。
Okay imagine that you"ve just run into someone that you know, perhaps a colleague or a professor at your university and you"ve started chatting in English.
Things are going pretty well, you know, but suddenly you don"t really understand what they"re saying.
对话进行的很顺利，但是突然之间你不理解他们在说什么了。这可能是因为他们说的词汇你并不认识。
Now this could be because they"re using words that you don"t recognise. Maybe because you don"t know a lot about this topic, perhaps it could be because their accent is a little different to what you"re used to so it"s a bit tricky.
也许是因为你不太了解这个话题，也许是因为他们的口音和你比较习惯的口音不太一样，所以就有点点难度。所以在这些情况中，你可以说：
So in these situations, you could say: "I"m sorry, I didn"t catch that."
“不好意思，我没听懂。”“你能再说一遍吗？”
"Could you repeat what you said?" "I"m sorry. I"m not following you."
“不好意思，我没听懂。”所以当我们不理解某人是什么意思的时候，当有点点不清楚，或者是有点困惑的时候，就要用这个表达。
So we use this expression when we don"t understand what someone means, when it"s a little unclear or you"re a little confused. I don"t think I understood your question.
我觉得我不理解你的问题。你能再说一遍吗？
Can you repeat that??What about when you are talking with someone but suddenly you forget your own words or you forget what you"ve been talking about after you"ve already started talking, right?
那当你和别人交谈，但是突然之间忘记自己要说什么，或者是在开始交谈之后忘记自己该说什么了的话，那该怎么办呢？这种情况是最差的情况，因为其他的人正在看着你。
It"s the worst because the other person is looking at you. They"re waiting for you to continue.
他们等着你继续说话。他们的注意力全部在你的身上，但是你却忘记自己要说什么了。
Their full focus is on you and you"ve lost your words. It"s just awkward silence.
突然陷入了尴尬的沉默。这种情况会发生在每个人身上。
This does happen to everyone. Sometimes things are just so bad, the best thing to do is just hit the reset button.
有时候情况就是这么糟糕，能做的最好的事情就是按一下重启键。我很快就会介绍该怎么说，但是首先想问一下大家，如果忘记该说什么的话，能怎么说呢？
Now I"m gonna talk about that in a minute but firstly what can you say when you forget your words? Listen to what I say but also watch how I say it.
听一下我说了什么，也要注意我是怎么说的。这非常重要。
It"s really important. What"s that word again?
那个词是什么来着？就在我嘴边。
It"s on the tip of my tongue. We use this idiom to describe that really familiar feeling, you know, when we"ve lost a word but it"s so, so close in our minds, it"s like right there.
我们会使用这个习语来描述非常相似的感觉，你懂得，当我们不知道说什么，但是就在我们的脑海中，就在那里。我们就是想不出来，你在非常努力地记起来到底是什么词。
We just can"t get to it, you know, you"re trying to remember that word. I"m sorry, I"ve had a mental blank.
不好意思，我的大脑突然一片空白。我不记得那个单词用英语怎么说了。
I can"t remember the word in English. Now at this point, the person that you"re talking to will probably try and help you to remember or remind you of the word.
在这时呢，和你对话的那个人可能会试着帮助你记起来，或者是提醒你那个单词。你甚至可以说“我不知道那用英语应该怎么说！或者你可以帮助我一下，我来解释一下我想要说什么。”
You could even say "I have no idea how to say this in English! Maybe you can help me if I explain what I"m trying to say." But even if you can"t find the word, don"t let it stop you.
但是即使你想不到那个单词，也不要因此停止脚步。就说一句“太烦了，没关系的......”就行了。
Simply say something like "That"s so annoying. Nevermind. . ." And then change the topic.
然后改变话题。你可以说：
You could say: "Let"s move on."
“让我们继续吧。”这能够帮助你改变话题，在对话中继续交流。
This will help you to change the topic and keep moving forward in your conversation. Now sometimes it"s not just a word that you"ve forgotten but you"ve completely forgotten what you were talking about at all and I really hate that feeling.
有时候不仅是忘记一个单词，你可能彻底忘记了自己在说什么，我真的很讨厌那种感觉。你开始感到恐慌，因为你不知道你不知道对话进行到哪里了是吧？你完全迷失了。
You start panicking because you don"t know where you"re going in the conversation right? You"re lost. Maybe you"ve been completely tongue-tied so you need to restart. You need to hit that reset button.
可能你舌头完全打结了，所以你需要重新开始。你需要按下重启键。你只需要解释发生了什么，可能笑一笑，你在这么说的时候可以面带笑容，因为要记住，这种事情会发生在所有人身上。
You just need to explain what"s happened and probably have a laugh as well, you know, you should always say these ones with a smile on your face because remember this happens to everyone. Hang on. Let me start over!
等一下。让我们重新开始吧！让我再试一次啊。
Let me try that again. Oh man! I completely lost my train of thought there. . .
天哪！我的大脑完全一片空白了......不好意思，我完全忘记自己在说什么了。
I"m so sorry, I"ve completely forgotten what I was talking about. Hopefully, it"ll come back to me in a few moments.
希望几分钟之内我就可以想起来。这是一个非常好的信号或者是对话线索，可以告诉别人在你努力回想自己想要说什么的时候，他们应该接过话茬。
Now this is a great signal or a great conversation cue to tell the other person that they should try and take over the conversation while you"re trying to think of what you wanted to say. Hopefully, it"ll come back to me in a moment.
希望我很快就可以想起来。如果你暗示你在思考或者是需要额外的时间的话，另外一个人就应该在这里插话。
Now if you suggest that you"re thinking or you need that extra time, the other person should interject. Honesty is really important in conversations.
诚实在交流的时候非常重要。当你解释发生了什么的时候，所有人都可以理解，是吧？
When you explain what"s happened then everyone else understands, right?
If someone is listening to you speak and then you somehow get stuck, well all of the expressions that we just went through are going to help explain what happened and then give clues to the person who"s listening to you so that they can help you out.
如果有人在听你说话，然后你不知道怎么回事就突然卡壳了的话，那我们刚才学习的表达都可以帮助解释发生了什么，然后会给另外一个听你说话的人发送信号，这样他们就可以帮你摆脱困境了。一个很小很小的提示，对话并不是一次测试。
A teeny, tiny, little reminder, a conversation is not a test. The other person is not there to challenge you or to make you mess up or to make fun of you.
另外一个人并不想挑战你或者是让你难堪，或者是取笑你。他们会帮助你继续对话，如果你给予他们正确的线索的话。
They"re going to help you to keep going in your conversation if you give them the right clues. If you help them to understand what"s happening then they can help you to find the right word or to change the topic.
如果你帮助他们理解发生了什么，然后他们就可以帮助你找出正确的词汇或者是改变话题。这是英文对话中非常正常的一部分，说老实话，这在你英语流利之旅中发生很多次，就算你说的流利了，也会发生这种情况，所以你们看到这节课已经很好了，你们可以获得就算搞砸了，也可以继续进行成功对话所需的工具。
This is a completely normal part of English conversation and let"s be honest, it"s going to happen to you a lot on your journey towards English fluency and it"s gonna happen to you once you"re fluent too so it"s a really good thing that you"re here and you"re getting the tools that you need to have successful conversations even if you mess up. There are plenty of times when you just don"t know what to say, right?
有很多时候你会不知道自己要说什么，对吧？因为你并没有准备好，或者是之前没有想过这个话题或者是这个问题。
Because you"re not prepared or you"ve never thought about this topic or question before. You just have no idea what to say, right?
你根本不知道要说什么，对吧？所以你需要一点时间。
So you need to buy some time. You need a little bit of extra time to think about your answer and there are tons of different expressions that we use in English when this happens.
你需要一点额外的时间来思考你的答案，当这种情况发生的时候，有很多不同的表达我们可以使用。让我们思考一下下。
Let me think about that for a minute. That"s an interesting question, let me think. . .
这个问题很有趣，让我想一下......这有点点难......我之前从来没有被问过这个问题。
That"s tricky. . . I"ve never been asked that before. I"m not sure! Give me a second to think about it.
我也不知道！给我点时间让我想一下吧。给我点时间想一下如何用英语解释吧！
Give me a moment to think about how to explain that in English! All of these sentences will give you some extra time just a few seconds so that you can take a deep breath. You can get your thoughts in order and you can think about what you need to say next.
这些句子会给你额外的时间，就几秒钟的时间，这样你就可以做个深呼吸。你可以重新整理一下自己的思路，你可以想一下接下来要说什么。如果你在一个小组里面的话，你甚至可以把问题转向另外一个人。
If you"re in a group, you could even direct the question towards someone else. I need some time to think about that.
我需要一点时间来思考一下。其他人有答案了吗？
Does anyone else have an answer ready? You"re sending the question on to someone else.
这样的话你就把问题抛给别人了。另外一个非常常见的情况，尤其是当你在工作当中，有人问你让你分享一下自己关于某件事情的意见或者是想法，但是让你非常措手不及。
Another really common situation especially when you"re at work is when someone asks you to share an opinion or an idea about something but may catch you off guard. You don"t have anything ready to share with them about this topic, right? You don"t know what to say so you freeze. You start searching for words but in that moment it feels like every English word has escaped from your brain and gone somewhere else.
你根本没什么准备好关于这个话题要和他们分享什么，对吧？你不知道说什么，所以就目瞪口呆了。你开始搜寻词汇，但是在那个瞬间感觉每个英语单词都从你的脑海中溜走，去了其他的地方。所以在这种情况下，你可以试着把问题抛回给他们。
So in this situation, you can try to return the question to them. I"ve never thought about that before. What about you?
我之前从来没有考虑过。那你呢？那有点难啊......
That"s tricky. . . I"ve never been asked a question like that before.
我之前从来没被问过这个问题。你觉得呢？
What do you think? Or even more casually, you could say:
或者甚至是更加随意一点，你可以说：“那你是怎么想的呢？”
"What"s your take?" Or "What are your thoughts?" Now this does two things.
这样做有两个作用。另外一个人可能会开始说话，对吧？
The other person is going to start talking, right? So you"ll have some time to think about your answer while they do that but if you don"t already have an opinion about this topic or some ideas that you want to share, you can get some ideas from what they"re saying.
所以在他们说话的时候，你就会有点时间考虑你的答案，但是如果你关于这个话题并没有什么意见或者是想法想要分享的话，你可以从他们说的话里面得到一些想法。他们会启发你思考某件事情，可能你会同意或者是不同意他们说了什么。
They"ll inspire you to think about something, you know, maybe you"ll agree or disagree with what they"ve said. Lastly, you might find yourself in a situation where you"re talking but you notice the face of the other person changing.
最后，你可能发现自己在说话的时候，别人的脸色变了。他们看起来并不理解你。
They don"t seem to be understanding you. That"s okay!
没关系的！可能是你的错，但是也有可能是他们的错。
It might be your fault but it could also be them. So if you feel like this is happening, you could say a few different things.
所以如果这种事情发生了的话，你可以有不同的说法。我说的话讲得通吗？
Am I making sense? This is a great question to ask if you want to check and allow them to ask a question to you, you know, have a break to check with you.
如果你想要确认一下，还能让他们问你一个问题的话，这是一个很好的问题，这样的话他们就可以有机会和你确认一下。我不知道我说得清楚不清楚，我说得清楚吗？
I don"t think I"m being very clear, am I? Let"s try that again.
让我们再说一遍吧。不好意思，我觉得我可能把你给说糊涂了。
Sorry I think I"m confusing you. What I"m trying to say is. . .
我想说的是......这个表达可以让你以不同的方式复述一下自己的观点，帮助其他的人理解你。
Now this expression allows you to rephrase your ideas in a different way to help the other person to understand you. It"s really, really useful. Try and remember it.
这真的非常非常有用。试着记住吧。好的，大家现在知道了二十七个当你们被英语对话困住的时候能够帮助你们表达了。
So there you have it, twenty-seven practical expressions to help you when you get stuck in English conversations. I hope that they give you the confidence to join more English conversations and they help you to keep your conversations going for longer.
我希望它们能够给你信心加入更多的英语对话，能够帮助你的对话持续进行。如果你喜欢这节课程的话，记得一定要点赞，分享给朋友们哦。
If you enjoyed the lesson, make sure you give it a like and share with your friends. And also don"t forget to check out The Lingoda Sprint.
不要忘记看一下Lingoda冲刺赛。这是个很好的有规律地练习和母语老师和其他人练习对话技能的机会。使用描述区的链接看一下吧。
It"s an awesome opportunity to regularly practise your conversation skills with native teachers and others. Use the link in the description below to check it out. If you have any questions about this lesson or you have any special lesson requests then add them to the comments below and if you want to keep practising with me you know where to find me. I"ll see you in there!
如果你对于这节课程有什么问题，或者是对于课程有什么特殊要求的话，那就在评论区告诉我吧。如果想和我继续练习的话，你们知道该去哪里找我。再见啦！
