Hi, I just wanted to let you know that I think it’s really cool
嗨，我只是想讓你知道，我覺得這真的很酷
that you’re learning English. I think learning a language is a very difficult thing to do,
你正在學習英語，我認為學習一門語言是非常困難的事，
and it has a lot of challenges. It’s not easy.
它有很多挑戰。這并不容易。
And I just wanted to make a video today to encourage you, to let you know that I think you can do it.
我今天只是想拍一段視頻來鼓勵你， 讓你知道我認為你能做到。
I think you have what it takes to learn this language. And I wanted to just kind of give you encouragement
我想你有能力學習這種語言。我只想給你一點鼓勵
by showing you some things in nature, and telling you how I think those things represent you.
通過向你展示一些自然的東西， 并告訴你我認為這些東西如何代表你。
Behind me, you can see a river. Lemme step out of the way for a sec.
在我身后，你可以看到一條河。萊姆走出了一段時間。
A river flows every night and every day, a river is strong. A river just keeps doing what it needs to do.
一條河每天夜流，一條河很強。一條河只是不停地做它需要做的事。
And I think that when you are learning English, you know this, I think you are like a river.
我認為，當你在學習英語時，你知道這一點，我認為你就像一條河流。
You know, that it is important to study English every day. You know that it’s important to be strong
你知道，每天學習英語很重要。你知道堅強很重要
and to always do the job, to always find the time to study English each day.
并且要時刻做這項工作，每天要找時間學習英語。
So I know that learning English can be hard, but I know that you are like a river.
所以我知道學英語可能很難，但我知道你就像一條河。
You are like this river, and you know that you need to do this every day.
你就像這條河，你知道你需要每天這樣做。
Grass is an incredible thing. When the wind blows, grass bends in the wind
草是一件不可思議的事情。當風吹來時，草在風中彎曲
and it does not break. And I know that you are like the grass
而且它不會壞掉。我知道你就像草
when you are studying English. I know that some days you study English for a long time,
當你在學習英語的時候我知道有時候你學英語很久了，
but I know when the winds of life make it difficult to find time to study, you still study,
但我知道當生活之風使很難找到時間學習，你仍然學習，
but maybe just for a little bit less than you normally would.
但也許只是比平時少一點。
So I know that you are like the grass. And I know that as you continue to study English,
所以我知道你就像草。我知道，當你繼續學習英語，
there will be some days where you study for a long time, and there will be some days when you need to bend
有時候你會學習很長時間，有時候你需要彎腰
and you need to be flexible and maybe just study for a little bit.
你需要靈活一點， 也許只是學習一點點。
If you look behind me, you will see that there is a vine growing up
如果你看看我身后，你會發現有一個藤蔓長大
the side of my silo. So I want to encourage you to be like the vine.
我的筒倉的一側。所以我想鼓勵你像藤蔓一樣。
If you think about it, when the vine started growing, it didn’t look at the very top of the silo
如果你想想它，當藤蔓開始生長時，它并沒有看到筒倉的頂部
and decide if it could get there. When the vine started growing, it just decided to grow.
并決定是否可以到達那里。當葡萄開始生長時，它決定生長。
And I think your English learning should be the same. I think when you are learning English,
我認為你的英語學習應該是一樣的。我想當你在學英語的時候，
you shouldn’t look too far down the road. You shouldn’t want to have a perfect accent,
你不應該往下看太遠。你不應該想要完美的口音，
and you shouldn’t want to learn to speak English fluently really quickly.
你不應該想很快學會流利地說英語。
Instead, you should be like the vine. You should just look at what is the next step?
相反，你應該像藤蔓。你應該看看下一步是什么？
Where do I need to grow? In what direction do I need to grow so that eventually,
我需要在哪里成長？在什么方向，我需要成長，以便最終，
I can get to the top. But if you simply look at the top,
我可以到達頂峰。但是，如果你只是看看頂部，
you might get discouraged. So I’m going to encourage you once again, be like the vine,
你可能會灰心喪氣。所以我要再次鼓勵你，像藤蔓一樣，
grow slowly and deliberately and just go one step at a time. Flowers are incredibly beautiful.
慢慢地，故意地成長，只是一步一步地走?；ㄊ橇钊穗y以置信的美麗。
And I like to think that English conversations are a lot like flowers.
我喜歡認為英語對話很像花。
When you start to learn English, it’s like you are planting a seed,
當你開始學習英語時，就好像你正在種下種子，
and that seed grows into a plant, and eventually it forms buds.
種子長成植物，最終形成芽。
And eventually there will be beautiful flowers. The same is very much true when you are learning a language.
最終會有美麗的花朵。當你學習一門語言時，情況也是如此。
Having a conversation in that language is like a beautiful flower.
用那種語言交談就像一朵美麗的花。
So I would say this to you, be like the flowers, make sure that you have as many English conversations
所以，我會對你說，像花一樣，確保你有盡可能多的英語對話
as you can. Even if your first blooms,
盡可能。即使你第一次開花，
even if your first flowers are small, they still have beauty.
即使你的第一朵花很小，它們仍然很美。
So even if your first English conversations are short, they are still incredibly important,
所以，即使你的第一次英語對話很短，他們仍然令人難以置信的重要，
they are incredibly beautiful, and I think that once you start having them more often,
他們是令人難以置信的美麗，我認為，一旦你開始有他們更頻繁，
you will just get really, really excited every time you know that you can have an English conversation.
每次你知道你可以和英語交談時， 你都會非常非常興奮。
This tree behind me has many leaves. Large trees usually have a lot of leaves.
我身后的這棵樹有很多葉子。大樹通常有很多葉子。
Small trees have less leaves. And I think you should be like a tree
小樹的葉子少了。我認為你應該像一棵樹
when you are learning English. If you think about each leaf on a tree,
當你在學習英語的時候如果你想想樹上的每一片葉子，
as an English vocabulary word or an English phrase, you’ll see what I’m getting at.
作為一個英語詞匯或英語短語， 你會看到我在說什么。
When you are starting out, when you are just beginning to learn English,
當你剛開始學習英語的時候，
you are a small tree. So don’t try to have more leaves
你是一棵小樹。所以不要試圖有更多的葉子
than you can comfortably hold on your branches. Don’t try to learn too many vocabulary words
比你能舒適地抓住你的樹枝。不要試圖學習太多的詞匯
or too many phrases each day, try to focus on learning just enough phrases
或每天太多的短語， 盡量專注于學習足夠的短語
and vocabulary each day, so that it is manageable. That number is going to be different for everybody,
和詞匯每天，所以它是可控的。這個數字對每個人都會有所不同，
but I strongly recommend that as you learn English, that you try to be like a tree.
但我強烈建議，當你學習英語，你試圖像一棵樹。
Make sure you form a good amount of leaves so that you can be healthy,
確保你形成大量的葉子，這樣你就可以健康，
and so that your learning of English just continues to go well.
讓你的英語學習繼續順利進行。
Well, hey, thank you for watching this English lesson, which was a little bit different
嗯，嘿，謝謝你看了這堂英語課，有點不同
than my normal English lessons, but I think it’s important
比我正常的英語課， 但我認為這很重要
that I give you some words of encouragement every once in a while.
我每隔一段時間給你一些鼓勵的話。
I know that it is sometimes difficult to learn a new language,
我知道有時很難學到一門新語言，
and I just wish you all the best in the days, and weeks, and months ahead as you continue to learn English.
我只是祝你在繼續學習英語的日子里，幾周，幾個月里一切順利。
I’m Bob, the Canadian here, you’re learning English with me here on YouTube.
我是鮑勃， 這里的加拿大人， 你在 Youtube 上和我一起學習英語。
Thank you so much for watching, and again, I just wish you all the best
非常感謝您的觀看，我再次祝您一切順利
as you continue to study this crazy and weird language that we call English.
當你繼續學習這種瘋狂和怪異的語言， 我們稱之為英語。
