這門課可以給大學學生、職業人士，和其他想把英語口語說好的人。

This course can be used by university students, professionals, and others who want to speak English well.

這些課可以幫助你在短時間把英語口語學好。 如果你每天花一、兩個小時做已錄成語音的功課，你應該在六個月內會說簡單的英語。 然而，學習英語需要每天都努力。

These lessons will help you learn to speak English in a short period of time. If you practice one or two hours each day with the lessons on the audio recordings, you should be able to speak simple English within six months. However, learning English will require hard work each day.

這門課可用於初學者和程度高的學生。 其內容對初學者不是太難，對程度高的學生也不會太容易。 沒有老師的學生可以自學。 然而，如果你能每週和英語老師練習兩個小時，你的發音會學得更好。

This course can be used by both beginning and advanced English students. The lessons are neither too difficult for a beginning student nor too easy for an advanced student. They can also be used by students who want to study without an instructor. However, you will learn better pronunciation if you practice for two hours each week with an English teacher.

這門英語課有三個簡單的原則。

There are three simple rules to follow in this English course:

第一、想把英語口語說好，必須大聲說出來。

當用錄製的語音課程練習時，大聲、清楚地說出來是非常重要的。

1. To learn to speak English correctly, you must speak it aloud.

It is important that you speak loudly and clearly when you are practicing with the recorded lessons.

第二、想把英語說得流利，必須用英語思考。

如果你只是把你的答案讀出來，就沒有在用英語「思考」。 當你理解了每個練習之後，能不看打印出的功課就回答，是非常重要的。 動腦筋想答案是學習語言的重要組成部分。

2. To learn to speak English fluently, you must think in English.

You are not "thinking" in English if you are reading your answers. Once you understand each exercise, it is very important that you respond without looking at the printed lesson. Making your mind work in order to think of the answer is an important part of learning a language.

第三、你大聲說正確的英語愈多，就會愈快地說得愈流利。

開始時，每堂課都會難。 然而，隨著你練習，你就會說得正確。 你必須堅持練習，直到不看課文就能流利地重複。 我們經常告訴學生，「當你聽自己正確地說時，會學得最好」。

3. The more you speak correct English aloud, the more quickly you will learn to speak fluently.

Every lesson will be difficult when you start. However, as you practice, you will learn to speak correctly. You must practice until you can repeat the exercises fluently without looking at the printed lesson. We often tell our students, "You will learn best when your ears hear your mouth speaking correct English."

• 第一、要使用這些課程，你的計算機（電腦）上需要  Acrobat Reader  和  Windows Media Player  。 這兩個軟件                    可以去首頁點出  Download PDF Reader  和  Download Media Player  來免費下載。 在下載  PDF Reader  或  Media Player  之前可以先試著下載一門課程，並播放出來。 如果不能打開課程，你就需要  PDF Reader  。 如果沒有聲音，你需要  Media Player  。

  1. To use these lessons, you will need both Acrobat Reader and Windows Media Player on your computer. Both can be downloaded free from the Home page by clicking on Download PDF Reader or Download Media Player. (Try opening a "Download" lesson and playing the sound before you download either the PDF Reader or Media Player. If the "Download" lesson will not open, you need the PDF Reader. If there is no sound, you need the Media Player.)

  
  

• 第二、點出「求助」連接就可得到課程中使用的符號的解釋。  Help

  2. Click on the Help link for an explanation of the icons used in the lessons.

  
  

• 第三、當你開始一堂新課，點出「詞彙」符號   Lesson Vocabulary  打印詞彙頁。 然後學習每一個英語生字，並用中文寫出意義。 把生字和短語寫在可以隨身攜帶的小筆記本上。 並每天頻繁地複習。

  3. When you begin a new lesson, click on the Lesson Vocabulary icon. Print the vocabulary pages. Then study each English vocabulary word and write its meaning in your language. Write new vocabulary words and expressions in a small notebook that you can carry with you. Review vocabulary frequently during the day.

  
  

• 點出「第一課」。  Lesson 1  當「第一課」打開後，點出「媒體」。   Media  錄音課文裏的聲音會請你聽例文（聽例文）。  ("Listen to the example.")  接下來你會聽到學生們用錄音練習英語的做法。      前面兩課中的例子會教你學習時怎麼做。 練習時大聲說出來。

  4. Click on Lesson 1. When Lesson 1 opens, click on the Media icon. The voice on the audio recording will ask you to listen to the example ("Listen to the example"). Next, you will hear an example of students responding in English as they use the recording for their own English practice. The examples in the first two lessons show you how to respond as you study. Always practice the exercises by speaking out loud.

  
  

• 當你開始一堂新課，你可以跟著錄音把書本上的練習重覆讀出來。 然而，等你理解了課文後，做說的練習時就不要再看課文。 把每一個練習，練習到不看課文都可以跟著錄音說得一模一樣。

  5. When you begin a new lesson, you may read the written lesson as you repeat the exercises with the audio recording. However, after you understand the lesson, do the speaking exercises without looking at the written exercises. Practice each exercise until you can say it exactly as you hear it on the recording without looking at the written lesson.

  
  

• 你如果可以做到，就每個星期花五天時間，每天花一至兩個小時用錄音練習。 （點出「更多」）。  See More  會給你每個星期10個小時的英語口語學習。 你的目標不應限於只知道單詞和理解句子的意思。 你的目標應該是能流利地說英語，以至任何講英語的人能輕易理解你說的。

  6. If you are able to do so, practice the exercises using the audio recordings for one to two hours a day for five days each week. (Click on See More.) This will give you 10 hours of spoken English language study each week. Your purpose is much more than merely knowing the vocabulary words and understanding the meaning of the sentences. Your purpose is to be able speak each sentence so fluently that any English-speaking person can easily understand what you are saying.

  
  

• 每個星期複習一次前面的課文。

  7. Review exercises from previous lessons once each week.

  
  

• 你可以在計算機（電腦）旁邊放一個錄音機，錄製錄音帶以供私人使用。 錄音和打印的話，就用每課的「  AB  」部份或者「下載」部份。  Download   （如果你的計算機記憶體不夠同時打開兩個文件，你可以用「低計算機內存」的連接來分別錄音或打印每個文件）。  Lesson Downloads  你可以用60分鐘的錄音帶，一面錄「A」部份，另一面錄「B」部份。 「A」部份總是比「B」部分長，所以你可以在「A」部份錄完之後，馬上把錄音帶翻到另一面。 你也可以用「低計算機內存」的連接來製作MP3光碟。

  8. You can place an audio tape recorder next to your computer speakers in order to make a tape cassette copy for your personal use. For recording and printing, use the AB part of each lesson from the Home page or the "Download"   section from a lesson page. (If your computer does not have enough memory to open both documents at once, use the Lesson Downloads link on the Home page and record or print each document separately.) You can record the A half on one side of a 60-minute cassette recording tape, and the B half on the other side. The A half is always longer than the B half so that you can turn the tape over immediately after the A part is finished. You can also make MP3 compact discs (CDs) from the Lesson Downloads link on the Home page.

這門課的目的是教你說流利的英語。 課程用正常的英語句子，無論初學或進修都適合。 對於初學者，學說英語最好的方法，是用日常說話的常用句子。 對進修者，把英語說流利的最好方法，是用這些常用句子直到句子和發音都正確。 初學學生和進修學習不同之處不在於使用的課程，而在於每門課所花的時間。 這就是這些課，對於繼續進修的人為什麼會很有價值。 你每次複習這些課，都會增加英語口語的流利性。

The purpose of this course is to teach you to speak fluent English. This course uses normal English sentences and is suitable for both beginning and advanced students. For a beginning student, the best way to learn spoken English is to use normal sentences that are used every day in conversation. For an advanced student, the best way to become fluent in English is to use these same normal sentences until they can be said correctly with good pronunciation. The difference between a beginning student and an advanced student is not in which lesson they use, but is in how much time they must spend on each lesson. This is why these lessons are so valuable for continued study. Each time you review the lessons, you will gain greater English speaking fluency.

這些課比那些用寫和語法來教英語口語的課，會花幾乎少一半的時間來幫助你說流利的英語。 不論你是剛開始學習英語，或者已經學習英語很多年了。 多數學生最困難的，是學會正確使用英語動詞。 用這些課你將學會正確使用英語動詞。

These lessons will help you speak fluent English in almost half the time as courses that teach spoken English with writing and grammar. This is true whether you are just beginning or if you have studied English for many years. Most students have the greatest difficulty learning to use the English verb correctly. You will learn how to use the English verb accurately in these lessons.

最重要的是持續複習這些課，直到你可以流利地重複每個句子。 即使你認識單詞及理解練習，你還沒有完成功課。 只有當你能流利地用每個句子進行英語口語交談時，才算真正完成了功課。

Most of all, continue reviewing the lessons until you can repeat each sentence fluently. You have not yet finished the course even if you know the vocabulary and understand the exercises. You have not truly finished the course until you can use each sentence in fluent English conversation.

不論你在世界哪個地方，我們預祝你英語學習獲得成就。

Wherever you are in the world, we wish you the best of success as you study English.