5. Trust your gut[內(nèi)心的感覺(jué)] 跟著感覺(jué)走

　　The human brain is an amazing machine.

　　This can be a bit scary at first as you don't know how you have learned the sayings and word plays you are using, and can't be sure if they are correct or not. Uncertainty is the price you have to pay for trying to learn to use the language in a natural way. You just have to go with your gut and trust your brain when words keep popping up that you didn't know you even knew.

　　人類(lèi)的大腦是一臺(tái)不可思議的機(jī)器。

　　這起先也許會(huì)讓人有些慌亂，因?yàn)槟悴恢雷约菏褂玫恼f(shuō)法和詞匯是怎么學(xué)會(huì)的，也無(wú)法確定它們正確與否。不確定是你想自然地使用這門(mén)語(yǔ)言所要付出的代價(jià)。當(dāng)你甚至不知道自己認(rèn)識(shí)的詞匯不斷地冒出來(lái)時(shí)，你只要跟著自己的感覺(jué)走，相信自己的大腦就行了。

　　6. Proofread 校對(duì)

　　When you have finished writing your article and it seems nearly perfect to you, the next thing to do is to check it for typos, grammar mistakes, and just some plain weird sounding sentences.

　　The easiest way for checking for typos is to use a spellchecker, but checking for

　　grammar mistakes is a lot trickier. What I do is that I usually check the grammar first in Microsoft Word or just play it by the ear, depending on how much you trust your own English language skills.

　　And of course, if you want to play it safe, you can always ask one of your English speaking friends to double check your article.

　　寫(xiě)完作文了，你覺(jué)得它看起來(lái)很完美，下一步便是檢查有沒(méi)有打錯(cuò)字、有沒(méi)語(yǔ)法錯(cuò)誤以及一些看起來(lái)就是怪怪的句子。

　　檢查打字問(wèn)題最簡(jiǎn)單的方式是使用拼寫(xiě)檢查程序，但檢查語(yǔ)法錯(cuò)誤就繁雜得多。我通常先在Microsoft Word里檢查語(yǔ)法或讀出來(lái)用耳朵聽(tīng)，這取決于你對(duì)自己的英語(yǔ)語(yǔ)言技能有多大的自信。

　　當(dāng)然，如果你想更放心，你也可以叫一個(gè)以英語(yǔ)為母語(yǔ)的朋友再幫你檢查一次。

　　7. Have English-speaking friends who are not afraid to correct your mistakes 結(jié)交肯糾錯(cuò)的外國(guó)朋友

　　The best way to learn to sound like a native is to hang out with them as much as you can. By paying close attention to how they speak, you will learn the sayings they use, the slang, and even the jokes that they throw at you. All of this is important in making your English sound more natural and conversational rather than something learned from a book.

　　Instant messaging, e-mailing, or even chatting with them face to face, if possible, are all good ways to learn from friends. And the best part in all of this? You can do it while having a great time getting to know new, interesting people.

　　學(xué)習(xí)地道英文的最佳途徑是多和英語(yǔ)母語(yǔ)者打交道。仔細(xì)觀察他們的說(shuō)話方式，你可以學(xué)到他們使用的說(shuō)法、俚語(yǔ)，甚至是包括他們對(duì)你說(shuō)的笑話。所有這些都是重要的幫助，讓你的英語(yǔ)聽(tīng)起來(lái)更自然、更像日常對(duì)話，而不是從書(shū)本里學(xué)到的東西。

　　使用即時(shí)通信和電子郵件——如果可以的話，和他們面對(duì)面地交談吧，這些都是向朋友學(xué)習(xí)的好方法。最大的好處?你可以一邊學(xué)習(xí)，一邊了解有趣的新朋友，這非常有意思。

　　8. Study spelling and grammar 學(xué)習(xí)拼寫(xiě)和語(yǔ)法

　　Yeah. I admit it, this doesn't sound like a lot of fun at all. But to achieve greatness, you have to put in some effort. And in the end, the reward of learning and becoming more confident with your writing is really worth it. Go find the books you were using on your English courses back in school, or if you can't find them, check if there are any good course books at the local library.

　　If you still want to go one step further, you can enroll to a language course. Just make sure to pick one that is mostly about creative writing because that will get you moving faster towards your goal.