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Hey guys! With the Chinese New Year coming up I’m sure a lot of you are getting ready to start making New Year’s Resolutions and therefore gonna want to start learning English (again! Hahaha). Of course, talking to real people is always the best way to practice English, but for many reasons that’s not always possible. Online websites and mobile apps, are, in general, much more available and easy to use.
Hey,
guys! Chris here! 再过两个星期就到狗年了!这就是制定新年愿望的第二次机会!就像我老跟大家说的,跟人聊天是最好的练口语的办法,只不过每天有各种各样的原因会让这样的练习不太现实。一般来说,一些网站和手机app用起来更方便,也更容易。
But which ones are best? In today’s online world, there are so many English learning apps and websites that claim to have the best speaking/TOEFL/Reading app or whatever. It’s impossible to know which ones are good and worth your time/money and which ones
are scams!
但是哪些app是最好的呢?我感觉几乎每天都会有各种新的英语学习 app出现在应用商店中,还有各种新出现的网站宣称要解决一切口语、托福、阅读等等问题。很难知道哪些好、哪些根本就是在浪费时间。
I’ve been teaching English for a LONNNGGG time. The following websites/apps are the ones that I ALWAYS recommend to my students when they first start learning. I’ve used all of them myself (and still do!) and can vouch for their effectiveness. And most importantly, they’re all free!
不过不要慌!我教英文这么久了,也一直在关注有哪些资源可以加快或便利大家的学习。下面提到的大部分我都自己试过
,而且有些是我每天学外语必不可少的资源!关键是,大多数都是免费的!
那到底怎么让你的英语学习更好地进入2018年呢?一起来看看这九大资源!
Anki生词卡片APP
(苹果商店150元、安卓免费)%20
When%20someone%20asks%20me%20how%20best%20to%20improve%20their%20English,%20my%20number%201%20answer%20is%20always%20‘Anki’%20which%20is%20why%20it’s%20at%20the%20top%20of%20the%20list!%20Sorry%20iPhone%20users,%20this%20app%20is%20really%20expensive,%20but%20Android%20users%20rejoice!%20It’s%20completely%20free!%20This%20app%20is%20the%20premiere%20SRS/Flashcard%20app%20on%20the%20market.%20Nothing%20else%20really%20comes%20close.%20Anki%20has%20an%20entire%20database%20of%20user-created%20flashcard%20decks%20that%20are%20chock%20full%20of%20great%20example%20sentences%20and%20vocabulary%20for%20you%20to%20practice%20your%20speaking.%20
当有人问我如何扩大词汇量时,我必须推荐Anki这个词卡app。用iPhone的同学比较惨、要交150块钱——但我觉得真的非常值得!我第一次想买的时候有点犹豫,但最后决定下下来试试,至今一直都没后悔过!用安卓的同学就太幸福了,完全免费!这个app用一个间隔重复系统给你显示该学习或复习的词卡,这样能确保你根本不会浪费时间复习不用复习的东西。我觉得目前还没有任何app可以跟Anki比。虽然界面很简单,但是从算法来看,我觉得是最高效的词卡软件。另外,Anki的网站有很多免费的用户做的生词包,包含了各种例句和该学习的词汇!
2.%20伴鱼
(苹果、安卓都可免费下载)
(Warning!%20Shameless%20self-plug!)%20This%20app%20is%20something%20I%20use%20a%20lot%20to%20give%20free%20English%20streams%20on.%20There%20are%20a%20few%20paid%20features%20(optional),%20like%20getting%20a%20private%20teacher/paid%20lecture%20and%20such,%20but%20there%20are%20a%20lot%20of%20free%20things%20such%20as%20articles%20and%20videos%20created%20by%20English%20teachers%20that%20are%20great%20for%20practicing%20your%20English.%20For%20those%20wanting%20some%20cheap%20authentic%20speaking%20practice,%20this%20is%20a%20great%20app.
我经常用这个app来做与英语学习相关的直播!用户也可以付费在这上面找一些私人老师(一个小时70-120元),还能免费学习老师们分享的原创教学内容。想练习更多英语口语的同学我强烈推荐这个app!下载了以后可以关注一下我的账户(Chris的英语之道),及时收到直播信息!
3.%20复读机
(iPhone推荐用Speater%20Lite;安卓随便下复读机app即可)
There%20are%20lots%20of%20apps%20that%20‘loop’%20video%20or%20audio,%20but%20I%20think%20Speater%20is%20the%20most%20user%20friendly%20one.%20There%20are%20versions.%20Speater%20and%20Speater%20Lite.%20You%20only%20need%20the%20functions%20from%20Speater%20Lite%20which%20is%20free!%20First,%20find%20a%20clip%20from%20a%20video%20or%20piece%20of%20audio%20that%20you%20like/want%20to%20emulate%20and%20upload%20it%20to%20the%20app.%20Then%20you%20can%20use%20the%20app’s%20features%20to%20repeat,%20rewind,%20slow%20down,%20or%20speed%20up%20the%20clip%20and%20listen%20to%20it%20as%20many%20times%20as%20you%20want!%20This%20is%20an%20AMAZING%20way%20to%20get%20the%20feel%20for%20how%20English%20sounds%20and%20to%20practice%20speaking%20with%20a%20native%20accent.
我经常强调跟读、模仿的重要性,而且做这种训练的时候,有很多复读机app可以让这一切更方便。其实任何“复读机”app都可以用,但我觉得Speater是其中最好的app%20之一(只有iPhone版)。Speater有付费版和Speater%20Lite免费版,个人感觉免费版就可以!
复读机该怎么用呢?首先你可以选择任何视频或音频上传到app上;然后你可以选择文件里的任何片段进行重复、放慢、加快等等,不断地听和练习。分析你自己说的跟音频有什么区别,可以让你迅速提高口语和听力!
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An%20enormous%20database%20of%20example%20sentences%20created%20by%20native%20speakers%20of%20your%20target%20language.%20Put%20in%20a%20word%20that%20you%20want%20an%20example%20sentence%20for,%20search,%20and%20then%20the%20site%20spits%20out%20a%20bunch%20of%20example%20sentences%20with%20translations!%20Perfect%20for%20when%20you%20need%20to%20know%20how%20a%20word%20is%20used%20or%20need%20to%20make%20flashcards%20or%20something.%20A%20lot%20of%20the%20sentences%20even%20come%20up%20with%20native%20pronunciation%20examples!
这个网站就是个大数据库,可惜还没有app,但是能在这个网站上看到很多母语者造的句子。输入你想学习的单词,就会弹出很多很好的例句。很适合在想了解一个词怎么用、需要做卡片例句的时候用。而且很多句子都配有母语者的语音示范!
6.%20Forvo
(苹果、安卓都有app)%20
Like%20the%20above%20site,%20but%20Forvo%20is%20focused%20on%20individual%20words%20instead%20of%20complete%20sentences.%20Great%20to%20check%20the%20pronunciation%20of%20certain%20words%20when%20you’re%20a%20little%20unsure%20of%20what%20they%20sound%20like.%20Most%20of%20the%20words%20have%20pronunciations%20from%20both%20male%20and%20female%20users%20in%20several%20different%20accents%20so%20don’t%20worry%20about%20only%20getting%20American%20pronunciation%20if%20you%20want%20to%20study%20British%20English,%20or%20vice%20versa.%20They%20have%20more%20than%20just%20English%20too!
跟tatoeba有点像,%20Forvo可以查任何一个词,然后就能听到不同母语者读该词的语音示范。大部分的单词至少有美国和英国男女的朗读示范,这样不管你学美式英语还是英式英语,都可以听到不同母语者的示范、熟悉不同的口音。
6.%20HelloTalk
(iPhone、安卓都有app;)
This%20is%20a%20chat%20app%20that%20you%20can%20use%20to%20do%20kind%20of%20a%20language%20exchange%20with%20foreigners.%20Users%20input%20their%20native%20language%20and%20then%20select%20the%20languages%20they%20are%20trying%20to%20learn.%20After%20that,%20you%20can%20search%20for%20other%20users%20with%20interests%20that%20are%20opposite%20yours.%20For%20example,%20if%20you’re%20Chinese%20and%20wanting%20to%20learn%20English,%20you’d%20search%20for%20someone%20who%20speaks%20English%20and%20wants%20to%20learn%20Chinese.%20You%20can%20then%20start%20a%20conversation%20with%20this%20person%20and%20have%20a%20chat%20with%20them%20in%20your%20target%20language.%20It%20even%20has%20a%20translate%20function!%20The%20app%20works%20similar%20to%20WeChat%20in%20that%20there%20are%20options%20for%20both%20text%20and%20audio%20so%20you%20can%20practice%20both%20writing%20and%20speaking!%20The%20benefit%20of%20this%20app%20over%20WeChat%20is%20that%20it%20gives%20you%20access%20to%20a%20whole%20pool%20of%20potential%20language%20learning%20partners.%20Once%20you%20find%20one%20you%20trust%20you%20can%20then%20add%20their%20WeChat%20or%20Skype%20to%20continue%20the%20conversation%20in%20a%20more%20convenient%20app.
HelloTalk这个app是个聊天软件,你可以通过它跟外国人做语伴。用户需要输入自己的母语,然后选择目标语言,之后就可以搜索与你匹配的其他用户。比如,你是想学英语的中国人,你就要搜索想学汉语的英语母语者。找到后你就可以跟ta通过你的目标语言发起对话。这个平台甚至还有翻译功能!跟微信有点类似,你可以在这上面发文字或语音,所以既能锻炼写作,又能练习口语!跟微信比,这个app的优势在于给了你众多潜在语言学习伙伴的选择。一旦你找到可以信任的语伴,就可以在更方便的微信或Skype上添加ta们,继续你们的对话。
7.%20英语趣配音
(iPhone、安卓都有app)
This%20app%20is%20another%20one%20that’s%20great%20for%20pronunciation.%20The%20app%20takes%20clips%20from%20foreign%20movies%20and%20TV%20shows%20and%20challenges%20the%20users%20to%20‘dub’%20over%20the%20original%20audio.%20At%20the%20end,%20the%20app%20gives%20you%20a%20score%20based%20on%20how%20good%20your%20pronunciation%20was.%20You%20can%20even%20share%20your%20score%20on%20your%20moments%20and%20challenge%20your%20friends%20to%20dub%20over%20the%20same%20clip!
Dubbing也是提高发音的app,在这上面有从外国电影和电视节目中截取的片段,供用户给。结束后app会根据你的发音情况给你打分。你还可以把分数分享到朋友圈,让你的朋友挑战相同的片段!
8.%20HiNative
(iPhone、安卓都有app;)
Previously%20known%20as%20lang-8,%20HiNative,%20is%20a%20platform%20where%20you%20can%20ask%20questions%20about%20any%20language%20you%20want%20and%20get%20answers%20from%20real%20native%20speakers%20from%20around%20the%20world.%20You%20can%20ask%20questions%20like,%20"How%20do%20you%20say%20this%20in%20Spanish?"%20"What's%20the%20difference%20between%20these%20two%20words?"%20"Is%20my%20pronunciation%20correct?"%20You%20can%20also%20teach%20other%20users%20about%20your%20own%20native%20language.%20It’s%20a%20great%20community%20to%20be%20a%20part%20of%20and%20a%20must%20for%20students%20that%20don’t%20have%20a%20teacher%20or%20foreign%20friend%20to%20give%20corrections.
HiNative以前叫lang-8,是一个你可以问有关任何语言的问题的平台,同时你也能从来自全球各地的母语者处获得答案。你可以问这样的问题“在西班牙语中这个怎么说?”“这两个词之间有什么区别?”“我的发音对吗?”你可以在这个平台上教自己的母语。社区很好值得参与,特别适合没有外教或外国朋友纠错的学习者。
9.%20Chris的英语之道
Another%20self-plug!%20But%20really.%20My%20number%20one%20goal%20in%20life%20is%20to%20help%20you%20guys%20learn%20English.%20As%20you%20know%20I%20like%20to%20write%20articles%20and%20record%20videos%20to%20give%20advice%20and%20teach%20a%20bit%20of%20stuff,%20but%20I’m%20always%20looking%20to%20improve!%20I’d%20love%20for%20you%20guys%20to%20leave%20me%20some%20comments%20down%20below%20to%20help%20me%20make%20this%20blog%20better!%20I’d%20say%20that%20counts%20as%20a%20pretty%20good%20free%20English%20resource,%20right?%20One%20that%20writes%20about%20what%20you%20guys%20want?%20Hahaha!%20But%20seriously!%20Leave%20comments%20down%20below%20about%20what%20you’d%20like%20to%20hear%20about%20next%20and%20I’ll%20write%20an%20article/record%20a%20video%20about%20the%20most%20upvoted%20comment!
王婆卖瓜!但我是认真的。我生活中的第一目标就是帮助你们学好英语。你们也知道,我经常写文章、录视频,都是想提供一些建议或教大家一些东西,但这些当然还远远不够!现在就请大家在评论区留下你的想法,帮我一起把这个公众号变得更好——毕竟它也是一个不错的免费资源,对吧?这里都是你想要的对吗J%20讲真,留言说说下一篇你想知道什么,我会就点赞最多的评论写篇文章或录个视频!
Thanks,%20
and see you guys tomorrow!