聽說小夥伴學了很久英語，卻發現自己還是聽不懂其他人在說什麼?別擔心，因為往往進步都是潛移默化、難以察覺的。在今天的學習中，讓我們來看看一些提高聽力技巧的方法吧。
Don’t be afraid
不要害怕!
When you are having a conversation with someone in English and there is something that you haven’t understood, don’t be afraid to ask them to repeat.
當你和其他人用英語交談的時候，如果沒有聽懂，不要害怕讓對方再說一遍。
This is very important because it gives you the chance to hear the words again to try to hear them another time at their standard speed.
這對你來說非常重要，因為你獲得了以標準速度再聽一遍的機會。
If you still don’t understand- ask for it to be repeated at a slower pace or until you understand the message.
如果你還是不明白，讓對方放慢語速再說一遍直到你聽懂為止。
What happens if you still don’t understand?
如果你還是不懂，怎麼辦?
If someone has said something to you in English that you cannot understand after many times of asking them to repeat, try asking them to change the structure and words of their sentence so that the meaning is the same but the structure different.
接上文，如果對方重複了幾遍，你還是不懂，嘗試讓他們換一些更簡單但意義相同的結構和表達。
By doing this, you are still giving yourself the challenge of understanding in English without having to use any kind of translation tool or device.
這樣做了以後，你仍然是靠你自己去理解他說的話，而不是藉助翻譯工具和設施。
Don’t get stressed and panic
不要驚恐不安!
In a situation when you are talking to someone and you feel like you don’t understand what has been said to you, don’t panic or get stressed as this will cause you to lose any concentration that you may have had.
如果你和他人說話的時候，你感覺你並不能理解他的話，不要惶恐不安，因為這會是你分散你的注意力。
Always stay calm and focused on the conversation at hand, maintaining confidence in your own ability to understand.
要時刻保持鎮定，從容不迫的面對正在進行的談話。記住!相信自己能夠聽懂(，這一點也很重要)。
What can be done in your own time to improve?
怎麼用閒暇之餘提高聽力?
If you find that you are exposed on a daily basis to a specific type of English like British or American for example, it is important to familiarise yourself even more with that style of the language.
如果你發現自己處於一個相對特定的英語型別，比如英式英語或者美式英語時，重要的是讓自己熟悉這種語言型別。
If you are surrounded by British English speakers on a regular basis, it would be recommended to watch British television shows and communicate more with the British speakers around you.
如果你周圍的.人說英式英語，那英大推薦你去看英國的電視節目，同時與更多的說英式英語的人交流。
Doing this will improve your understanding of the accent as well as increase your knowledge of the slang vocabulary associated with the precise style of the English language.
這樣做可以提高你對於英語口音的理解水平;同時可以增強你在這種英語環境下對俚語單詞的掌握。
What’s the most important thing to remember?
記住以下幾點，很重要：
Always remember to stay calm and don’t get stressed- losing any confidence in your ability will make a situation worse.
第一，時刻記住保持鎮定，不要慌張!不自信只會使情況更糟糕。
Make sure that you are never afraid to ask someone to repeat what they said.
第二，敢於讓別人重複他們的話語，永遠不要感到不好意思。
