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《美国老师教你说出好英文》内容简介：You are holding in your hand a book that will most likely change the way you think about learning and speaking English.The fact that you bought this book is proof you really want to improve your spoken English.You have studied English under many different teachers,probably all very skilled.You have taken English exams.You've studied with lots of English textbooks,but you are not satisfied with your present ability to communicate in English.Nowyou have chosen to read a book that will take you beyond classroom and textbook study,intothe real world of freely speaking English.
Although I've taught Oral English classes for more than twelve years,I prefer to call them byanother name.I like to refer to those classes,and the topic of this book,as EnglishCommunication.Why do we study a foreign language? For that matter,why do we even learnour own mother language? ls it not for the purpose of communicating with other people? Whatabout English?
People all over the world are learning English so they can communicate with people fromEnglish speaking countries.They also study Engtish to talk with non-native English speakers fromother nations who have learned to speak English.The purpose of language is communication.Therefore,in this book sometimes the words Oral English or Spoken English are replaced withEnglish Communication.That's why we learn language to communicate with people.
Lots of people in China study English.Far less people can actually communicate well in thislanguage.Some are satisfied with high exam scores.Others just want to pass their Englishclasses so they can move on to other courses.Many people are only interested in being able toread English,especially if they have to read English instructions for their jobs or understandEnglish on the computer.These are all good reasons to study English,but the contents of thisbook are designed for people like you: People who are not satisfied with just passing examsand reading,people who are eager to go out and really commuhicate with this language.
You are reading this book,instead of just studying another textbook: This shows that you arenow ready to take the next step toward successful English commuhication.Fluentcommunication takes more than just studying.It takes action.It requires taking the actions youare preparing to read about in the following chapters.
The methods for improving your English communication skills in this book are notcomplicated.They are not meant to be complicated because the best ways to improve oralEnglish are not complicated.In fact,most of this book is written in very simple English.There's no need to make your training any more complex than it needs to be.I often tell mystudents,Spoken English is not complicated,but it isn't easy either.It's simple,but hardwork.It does require self-discipline but it doesn't have to be so complex that nobody canfigure out what it means.
In my experience teaching English in China,I have found that some of the worst Englishspeakers were also the most complex ones.I've tried to make them understand that simple isbetter,but they are not willing to listen.They have believed for years that complicated is morescholarly.Sadly,those students will never be good English communicators.They are theones who will just read a few chapters of this book,then throw it aside and proudly say,This book is too simple.They will go back to their complicated scholarly books andcontinue becoming worse and worse at speaking natural English.
On the other hand,there are wise people,like you,who will see the simplicity of this bookand honestly say,Maybe this foreigner really does know what he is talking about.I'll give ita try.These people may or may not already be good at speaking English,but they have abright future of fluently and freely communicating in English.They don't care if proud peoplelook down on them for their simple approach.They are not worried about higher exam scoresof their classmates.They are willing to try the methods in this book,and,while the others arejust becoming more complicated,they will become the best English communicators in China.- or,where ever in the world they want to go.
As you read this handy guide,I hope you will feel my heart.I hope you will realize.th:at Ilove China and Chinese people.I really want you to succeed.The whole world is speakingEnglish today,and I want you,my Chinese friend,to be one of the best of those English.speakers.I want you to go out and communicate freely with the rest of the world.I wantYOU to be able to effectively use English in your job.Whether you go abroad or make friendswith intemational visitors in China,I want YOUR English conversations to be fluent andnatural.As you read this book and try these methods,I invite YOU to join me in the great adventure of the real world of English communication!
作者简介
美国密歇根州人，毕业于维京国际大学，取得了国际关系硕士学位。l995年初次到中国，随后在呼和浩特执教，1998年移居北京，目前-5妻子G raceIynn和一双儿女居住在此。时任中国人民大学的专职外教，及北京《环球时报》英语版的viewpoint栏目专栏作家。独著《有朋自远方来》。与人合著《视听说教程》多年来一直专注于帮助中国的学生提高英语交际能力。拥有在中国执教12年的丰富经验，教过多门英语课程。所教学生涵盖中学生至博士生、企业中高层主管及大学教授等。他和妻子还曾在中国西部城市兰州办有一个专教孤残儿童的小型英语学校。喜欢高能最运动，包括冲浪、滑雪、爬山、野营、打橄榄球、游泳、骑车等。也很喜欢感受不同的文化氛围和旅行。目前已经游历过墨西哥、加拿大、意大利、巴布亚新几内亚、巴基斯坦、日本、韩国、中国等国家。
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这套书简直是我的英语学习“救星”！说实话，我之前试过各种方法，从传统的语法书到那些号称能让你“一分钟开口”的APP，感觉都像是隔着一层毛玻璃在看英语世界。学习的过程总是充满挫败感，尤其是在实际交流中，总是那个在角落里默默听别人聊天的“隐形人”。直到我偶然间接触到这套书（假设我在书店里随便翻到的），它的编排方式真的让我眼前一亮。它不像那种冷冰冰的教科书，更像是一位经验丰富、超级耐心的外教老师，手把手带着你走进地道的英语表达。书中的场景设计极其贴近生活，什么在咖啡馆点单、和同事闲聊、甚至是如何得体地拒绝别人的请求，都讲得清清楚楚。最让我惊喜的是，它并没有过度纠结于那些复杂的时态变化或者晦涩的虚拟语气，而是把重点放在了“能不能用”以及“怎么用才自然”上。我记得有一次，我试着用书里学到的一个句式和外教交流，对方竟然非常自然地接住了我的话茬，那种“被听懂了”的成就感，比任何高分成绩单都来得实在。这套书的价值，绝不仅仅是教你单词和语法，它是在教你如何真正“像个当地人一样思考和表达”。我感觉自己终于找到了那个可以把“哑巴英语”彻底扔掉的钥匙，现在我更期待下一次的英语对话了，不再是紧张和逃避，而是一种跃跃欲试的兴奋感。
评分我得说，这本书真正触动我的是它背后所蕴含的“文化洞察力”。很多英语学习者都面临一个共同的困境：语言是文化的载体，只学语言技巧，不了解文化背景，就如同学会了弹奏乐器却不懂乐谱上的情感标记。这套教材在这方面做得极为出色。它不是简单地告诉你“这个词怎么说”，而是巧妙地融入了英美文化中一些“潜规则”——比如，在美式文化中，什么时候要学会“推销”自己，什么时候要表现出谦逊；在英式交流中，那种特有的“委婉”和“双关”该如何识别和应对。这些内容不是大段的文化理论灌输，而是通过生动的对话场景自然而然地流露出来。我记得有一段讲解如何进行“Small Talk”的部分，详细分析了哪些话题是安全的雷区，哪些是开启友谊的敲门砖。这对于我这种过去总是在社交场合“冷场”的人来说，提供了实实在在的社交工具。它让我明白了，说一口流利的英语，不仅仅是发音标准，更重要的是理解说话者的意图和背后的文化逻辑。这本书让我感觉自己正在跨越的，不只是语言的鸿沟，更是文化的隔阂。
评分坦白讲，我在购买任何学习资料前都会做大量的功课，对比各种口碑和内容结构。当初选择这套书，很大程度上是因为它强调的“实用性驱动学习”的理念。市面上的很多教材，学完之后总有一种“纸上谈兵”的感觉，知识点似乎都掌握了，但一到实战就全部卡壳。这本书则完全反其道而行之，它从一个最实用的需求（比如，如何清晰地陈述你的观点）出发，然后回溯到支撑这个表达所需要的最小化语法和词汇量。这种“结果导向”的学习方式极大地提高了我的学习动力，因为每学完一课，我都能立刻在脑海中构建出一个可以投入使用的“小工具包”。它对于那些希望在短时间内提升职场沟通效率的人群，无疑是极具吸引力的。而且，书里所选取的例子，都非常贴近当代职场和社交的脉络，没有那些过时的、已经被淘汰的陈旧表达。它提供的是一套“活的”语言系统，能够让你自信地融入当下的交流环境。我不再觉得英语学习是一项枯燥的任务，而更像是在升级我人生的一个重要操作系统，让我能够更顺畅、更自信地与世界互动。
评分自从开始使用这套资料，我最大的改变在于对“犯错”的态度。以前学英语，我总害怕说错，生怕被嘲笑发音不准或者用词不当，所以干脆选择沉默。这本书的处理方式非常高明，它把“错误”包装成了“改进点”，而且是以一种非常温和、鼓励性的方式呈现。它里面设计的一些“纠错练习”，不是那种冷酷的“对或错”判断，而是提供了多种“更好”的替代方案，并且解释了为什么这些替代方案更地道。比如，它会讲解为什么老外更倾向于用动词短语而不是一个复杂的高级名词来表达同一个意思，这其实是地道思维的关键所在。这种细腻的讲解，让我从关注语法规则的束缚中解放出来，转而关注交流的本质——有效传达信息。而且，书中的排版设计也十分人性化，字号适中，关键点会用醒目的颜色或粗体标出，即便是长时间阅读也不会感到视觉疲劳。我常常在通勤路上翻看，那种感觉就像是随身携带了一位超级耐心的私人教练，随时准备给我提供即时反馈。这种学习体验，是那种批量印刷、内容僵硬的教材完全无法比拟的。
评分我必须承认，我对市面上那些主打“快速突破”的英语学习资料一直抱有深深的怀疑，毕竟语言学习是一个漫长的积累过程，急功近利往往适得其反。然而，这本教材的结构逻辑性，简直是为我这种“半途而废型”学习者量身定做的。它不是一股脑地把知识点堆砌在一起，而是采用了螺旋上升的学习路径。初看时觉得内容很基础，但随着章节的深入，你会发现那些看似简单的表达，其实已经为你后续学习更复杂的语境埋下了伏笔。我特别欣赏它对“语境”的强调，很多时候，我们知道一个单词的意思，却不知道在什么场合使用。这本书用大量的对话实例，精准地标注了这些表达的“使用温度”——是正式的？随意的？略带幽默的？还是必须避免的“中式英语”陷阱？这对于我这种经常在商务邮件和日常口语间切换的人来说，简直是福音。说实话，在读这本书之前，我总觉得自己的口语像是装了某种“自动翻译”的延迟，总是慢半拍。现在，我能更迅速地在大脑中构建出符合当地人习惯的句子结构，减少了那种“组织语言”的过程。如果非要用一个比喻，那就是它让我的英语思维从一条蜿蜒曲折的小路，变成了一条笔直宽敞的高速公路，极大地提升了我的语言处理速度和流畅性。
评分学英语口语确实很管用 实践最重要啊
评分中英文版的 但英文部分很简单 道理也比较深入 有收获
评分中英文版的 但英文部分很简单 道理也比较深入 有收获
评分学英语口语确实很管用 实践最重要啊
评分中英文版的 但英文部分很简单 道理也比较深入 有收获
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