Whether it’s heading off to study abroad, taking private lessons with a language tutor, or planning to live in another country, there are several ways to learn a new language.

　　不论你是要去国外留学，还是参加了英语老师的辅导课，又或是计划去另一个国家定居，(在日常生活中)我们还有好多方法可以学习英语。

　　Luckily, we live in an era where it is possible to learn a language in the comfort of our own home as well as not having to spend any money to do it! Some are not always adaptable or manageable for everyone.

　　幸运的是，我们生活在一个可以足不出户，就能舒服地学习英语的时代里。但这些方法也需要我们自己去适应并加以掌握。

　　Our Tips on How to Learn a Language for Free

　　下面，英大为大家介绍5个免费学习英语的方法：

　　How to Get Started…

　　怎样开始

　　Before anything else, it is important to get used to the new language you’re learning. Start by listening to natives speaking the language and pay attention to the sounds and words. As you would listen to your own language, the same concept carries over to any new foreign language.

　　首先，尽快适应英语(学习)是非常重要。从聆听当地人的说话开始，并注意他们说话的语气和用词。刚开始，在英国人(或美国人)说话时，你要仔细聆听并注意他们的语气和措辞。学英语的方法就和你(小时候)学中文的方法一样，仔细听(多练习)。

　　There happens to be many free resources at your disposal on the internet.

　　网上有很多免费的学习资料，供你使用。

　　There are numerous videos in pretty much every language. Videos allow you to quickly get used to the language to real native speakers. YouTube doesn’t just stop there as you can easily find and subscribe to channels especially created for language learning. Once you subscribe, you can easily go back to these channels for new videos, updates, or playlists.

　　在网上每种语言都有着数不清的教学视频。这些教学视频可以让你尽快适应外国人的发音和措辞。不仅如此，在像YouTube这样的视频网站上，可以很容易的找到并订阅相关的频道，特别是为学习英语所创建的频道。一旦你订阅了节目，你可以很容易找到这些频道更新的视频、内容、播放列表等。

　　The advantage? Depending on which channel you choose, they can be great to help you to improve oral comprehension, pronunciation, conjugation, and grammar.

　　这样学习的优势在哪里?根据你选择的(英语学习)频道而定。很多频道的视频可以极大的提升你对英语口语的理解能力，发音能力，动词的变化形式和语法水平等。

　　听力技巧，可以增强理解能力

　　Apart from listening to a language to get familiar with its intonation, you can also listen to improve you comprehension. You can’t travel for free, but you can reproduce a linguistic immersion at home without having to go anywhere. How? Three helpful tools online are TV, films,and radio.

　　听力除了可以帮你熟悉英语的语调，也可以提升你对英语的理解能力。虽然没钱去旅游，但可以在家重现一个“真实”的英语环境。怎么做?你可以使用电视、电影以及收音机这3种有用的线上工具(来创造英语环境)。

　　Writing Skills写作技巧

　　Learning how to write correctly takes time and effort, especially to properly understand a foreign language’s grammar and syntax. Written language also helps you learn conjugation as well as building your vocabulary.

　　学习如何规范的写作需要你花费不少的时间，付出不小的努力。特别是在如何精准地理解英语的语法和句法规范(这方面)。写作也可以帮你学习(并掌握)词形的变化，同时可以增加你的词汇量。

　　While some websites are dedicated to foreign TV and others to radio, there are some websites that offer free access to newspapers from around the world.

　　有一些网站收录了很多国外的电视剧和广播。还有些网站免费提供全世界的新闻报纸内容。

　　Exercises坚持练习

　　The power of the internet doesn’t end here!

　　互联网的“洪荒之力”可不仅止于此!

　　There are no secrets, to master a language, you have to speak and practice. Don’t be afraid of going for it, practice makes perfect!

　　学好英语没什么秘诀，你需要做的就是不停地开口说英语和不断地练习。不用担心学不好，(坚信)熟能生巧!

　　Traveling is a great way to exercise a foreign language, but a trip doesn’t qualify as a free learning method. If you are unable to find foreigners to communicate with, you can meet them online for free thanks to language exchange sites.

　　旅行是一种学习英语的好方法。但(如果想要)免费学英语的方法，旅行并不是最好的。假如你(在现实生活中)找不到外国友人来练习口语，你可以去语言交流网去找，(在聊天结束后)只要和他们说一声谢谢就行，你将不会有多余的付出。

（编辑：何莹莹）