We all know studying English is hard, and it takes years, if not decades, to master it. Wouldnt it be wonderful if there were some way to fool people into thinking your English was perfect, without going through all that hard work? Id like to share with my Chinese friends some tricks that Ive developed over the course of the past few years for the purpose of fooling Chinese people into thinking my Chinese is perfect. Though these techniques were developed for Chinese, I find that they also work well for Chinese people trying to learn English. Just master these few simple tricks, and your English will improve overnight!
1. First, learn to speak English.废话, you say. Yes, Im joking, of course. But seriously, these tricks will work only if you have at least the basics of English. And a good accent is the first requirement, since it will get you 90% of the way. If your pronunciation -- especially of vowels -- is accurate, English speakers will be willing to ignore little mistakes in grammar and the strange vocabulary you might use.
2. Adopt a relaxed, unhurried speaking style, so that people will assume your reaction time is naturally slow. You dont have to appear stupid , but it helps to have people assume youre the type of person who thinks about each sentence carefully before speaking. This gives you time to think. Its better for others to assume youre a bit slow, rather than to realize how wretched your English is.
3. Let the other person supply the word you need. The way you accomplish this is simply to hesitate before uttering some crucial word -- a word that you may not be sure of -- but which should be obvious to any native speaker based on the context. The listener, perfectly aware of what you want to say and impatient for you to get on with the conversation, will prompt you or provide you with a usable word. Try to time it so that you repeat the word a second after they say it, so that it seems as if you too were about to say that exact word. This will make them feel good, because it will make them feel they are smarter than you are. The resulting dialogue will sound something like this:
You: And that guy didnt even know where China is on the map. The guy is such a...
Other person: Idiot.
You: ...idiot, right. I was thinking to myself, Wow, if I were that guy, I would really feel... feel...
Other person: Humiliated.
You: ...humiliated, exactly. What an idiot!
4. Memorize a lot of hesitation and qualifying phrases. These are phrases like, Oh, how can I put it?..., Perhaps I can put it this way..., and Oh, what should I say?... This will give you time to think of responses and to recall rusty vocabulary items. The listener doesnt know whats going on inside your head, and he or she will think you really are searching through your vast vocabulary, looking for that perfect word that will accurately express the complex subtlety of your brilliant thought
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