症结所在：坚持不住是因为没有找到好方法！对于职业人来说，工作繁忙，压力巨大，因此参加英语补习班，按照固定的时间和地点去上课是个非常大的挑战，此外，课余时间缺乏对课堂内容的巩固也是难题所在。

成功良方：兴趣是最好的老师。其实现在的很多职业人对原版电影和电视剧非常着迷，这恰恰是保持良好学习习惯的最佳良方。根据多年的成功经验，成功英语鼓励在培训课堂之外，充分利用原版电影这个工具，寓教于乐，在轻松欣赏电影的同时学习英语！

Diagnosis: A good method is needed to be able to keep it up! For most professionals, due to busy work schedule and heave work pressure, it poses a big challenge to take classes at a particular location and a particular time.

Successful Tip: Interest is the best teacher. Many professionals today are into English movies and TV plays. This happens to be a good learning habit. Based on years of successful experience, Success English encourages the use of movies as an effective measure to learn English while having fun!

症结所在：大多数人没有意识到，“中国口音”严重阻碍了我们口语和听力的提高！从小到大，学校的教学水平参差不齐，我们没有系统的学习语音语调，对标准发音的模仿严重不足。所以，用带着“中国口音”甚至“地方口音”的英语去交流，让老外听的瞠目结舌也就不足为怪了。此外，由于对英语发音习惯缺乏了解，听力的提高也因此受到制约。标准的英语表达中，存在着大量的连读、缩读与弱读，声音是一团一团发出来的，不同于汉字一个一个的发音。因此，在日常的口语交流中，即使老外使用的英语非常简单，我们还是时常无法理解，造成沟通的障碍与困难。

成功良方：从今天起开始注重语音语调的训练！这关系到口语和听力两个方面的提高。通过接受高水平中国讲师的指导，结合平时对经典歌曲，原版电影的模仿，你一定可以迅速拥有漂亮标准的发音，提升你在职场的优势！（大多数外教对此无能为力，因为他们不熟悉音标，加上英语是他们的母语，他们也没有留意过英语的发音规则。）

Diagnosis: Most people fail to realize that Chinese Accent has severely affected our ability to communicate! Throughout the school system, we were not properly taught on the correct pronunciation. As a result, it is not surprising to confuse foreigners with Chinese Accent or sometimes Local Accent. Poor pronunciation has also led to ineffective listening. English is pronounced in sound groups, unlike in Chinese, where each character has to be pronounced. This has been a problem for communication despite the use of only simple words by foreigners.

Successful Tip: Practice your pronunciation today! This will help with both speaking and listening. Receive instructions from experienced teachers, sing English songs, and learn from English movies, you can have beautiful and appropriate pronunciation, which will give you an advantage for career development!

症结所在：从小到大的应试教育让我们视英语为学问，视语法为一切。语法给我们设置了太多的条条框框。对语法规则的尊重和顾忌为我们的自由表达设置了巨大的障碍。其实，研究语法适合专业的英语研究者，对于大多数人来说，英语不过是交流工具。我们小时候学习汉语的经历应该给我们一些有益的启示，那就是，虽然不懂语法，不识汉字，不懂拼音，但是通过各种生活情景，却能把声音和意思联系在一起，和父母顺利交流。此外，日常口语中经常有不符合语法规则的情况出现，却根本不影响交流。更何况，英语并非我们的母语，口语表达中出现一些小错误在所难免，不必过于紧张。例如，第三人称单数，he和she的区分等。

成功良方：在表达过程中，我们不要刻意追求语法的正确与否，而应该暂时忘记语法规则，鼓励自己尽情表达。试图通过学习语法练习口语是天方夜谭，反之，语法会在不断练习的过程中潜移默化，不断加强。

Diagnosis: We have taken English grammar as everything since childhood. Unfortunately, thinking too much about grammatical rules happens to create barriers for free expression_r_r. For most people, English should be a tool not a profession. Think about our experience of learning Chinese when we were children. Back then, we did not understand grammar, characters or Pinyin, but we were able to make a connection between sound and meaning to talk freely with our parents. English is not our native language, so don’t be too concerned about some minor mistakes in our expression_r_r, e.g. third person singular form, difference between he and she etc.

Successful Tip: When we speak, instead of being too concerned about being grammatically correct, we should temporarily forget about those rules, and feel confident to speak up. Learning grammar alone will not help with spoken English. Grammar will come along through practice.

症结所在：10年前，原版电影一片难求，英语资料寥若星辰，你说这句话，也许还有些理由。21世纪的今天，这句话就仅仅是个借口了。网上海量的原版电影电视剧，街头随处可见的盗版DVD，无数英语电视及广播频道，各类英语报纸及杂志，外国留学生和职场里的外国同事，这些都是良好英语环境的组成部分！

成功良方：充分利用身边的英语环境，一定会有不一样的发现与突破！此外，从原版电影入手是利用环境，创造环境的首选！要知道，看懂原版电影是检验英语水平的唯一标准！

Diagnosis: 10 years ago, it was almost impossible to find an English movie. Today, numerous English movies and TV plays on the internet, DVDs everywhere, tons of English TV and radio channels, all kinds of English newspaper and magazines, foreign students and foreign colleagues at the workplace, all make up a great English environment!

Successful Tip: Take advantage of the English environment around you and you will have amazing discoveries and breakthroughs! Besides, it is a top priority to start from English movies. After all, the ability to understand English movies is the ultimate criterion for English proficiency!

症结所在：你是否经常碰到这种情况？看到一句英语，每个单词都认识，拼在一起却不认识！难道是词汇量不够大？错！从小到大，老师和家长一直让我们“背单词”，特别是各种名词，但是有几个人因为背单词而出口成章的？寥寥无几。要知道，太多的GRE高分获得者仍然是“哑巴英语”的光荣拥有者。对于接受过大学教育的职业人来说，通过四级一般有4,000词汇量，通过六级一般有6,000词汇量，而英语日常口语词汇量只有区区3,000左右，这种现象让人深思！其实，职业人真正的问题不在词汇量太小，而在于万能动词（例如，get，make，do等）的灵活运用！这是那些有过国外生活经历的人士共同的感受！

成功良方：从现在起，停止对词汇量的追求！停止对“大词”的崇拜！重视无所不在的万能动词的学习！挖掘你自身宝藏丰富的金矿！

Diagnosis: Have you ever come across this? Every single word in a sentence looks familiar, but when you put them together, you can’t seem to figure out what they mean! Vocabulary is not big enough? Wrong! Actually, the real problem with most professionals is not in their vocabulary or “big words”, but in the use of very simple universal verbs (such as get, make, do etc.)! Ask those who have lived overseas and they will tell you exactly the same!

Successful Tip: From now on, stop meaningless pursuit for large vocabulary! Stop worshiping “big words”! Focus on the powerful universal verbs! Discover the gold mine already in you!

症结所在：应试教育制度下成长起来的职业人，学习英语十数载，试卷做了无数张，真正张开口的日子却屈指可数。缺乏平日的练习，到了职场张口结舌，也就不难想象。其次，担心犯错误，丢面子也为职业人使用英语设置了人为的屏障。

成功良方：语言就是一个习惯，说的多了，自然就能张开口。最好的方法就是从跟读原版录音录像，跟唱英文经典歌曲做起，让你的声音活跃起来，迈出成功的第一步！

Diagnosis: Most of the professionals grew up becoming masters in taking exams. Over the years, they have taken numerous English exams but hardly opened their mouths to speak English. Lack of practice and fear of making mistakes are both barriers for many professionals in their English communication.

Successful Tip: Language is nothing but a habit. The more you practice, the easier it is to open your mouth. It is best to start by listening to English programs and learn to sing English songs. Activate that beautiful voice of yours and make that successful first step!

昨天上网下载一些视频资料，作为英语培训课程的内容，无意中发现了“苏珊大妈”的视频。前一阵子英国选秀节目中，“苏珊大妈”成为绝对黑马，用她天籁般的声音征服了英国及世界。带着期待，我看完了她参加比赛的视频。怎么现在才看，我拍着大腿感觉超级遗憾！！！仅仅两天时间，我看这段视频不下50遍，欲罢不能！

苏珊(Susan Doyle)大妈47岁，没有结婚，没有子女，没有工作，只有小猫相伴。视频中，能够看到，所有观众包括评委都没有把她放在眼里，甚至冷嘲热讽。她的淳朴，自信，能量，热情，通过她的歌声完美的展示在世人面前。她也许并不是歌唱技巧最好的，但我相信她一定最执着，最热情，最坚韧，最动情。从她打开歌喉的那一刻，我被震撼了。我不能自己的热血沸腾，拼命鼓掌，振臂欢呼，甚至热泪盈眶，完全沉浸在苏珊大妈铸造的音乐和精神世界里。我的心弦，和她在同一个频率上剧烈的振动！多么难得！只有一个在精神上，意志上，达到相当高度的人才可能具有这样的魔力。不可思议！

观众被折服了，评委被折服了，世界被折服了，我也没有例外。我也终于明白，一个能有超凡热情与自信的人，无论做什么，一定会成功。成功只是非凡内心世界所呈现在外部世界的一个表现而已。苏珊大妈，感谢你给我的灵感！感谢你带给我的力量！你的热情与自信，我已经感同身受！I will follow your footsteps!

最近刚刚为企业做的英语培训。培训，我最热衷的培训。成就感非凡！和大家分享！

Tiger,

So your putts didn't fall today,

So you didn't win the PGA Championship,

So Y.E. Yang played extremely well today,

So your 15th major title will come at a later date,

So your 14-14 record when leading after 54 holes in majors failed to stay perfect,

So your heart will ache for a little while,

So ......

SO WHAT!

We know you will come back a even stronger man! Way to go, Tiger! Keep fighting! FedEx Cup is still left for you to claim! Even more importantly, 2010 is all yours to win! Gear up, here comes Tiger!

今天，一个有趣的乘车经历让我看到了北京的哥可爱的一面。

下午，我打车去建外SOHO。我属于比较爱聊的那种，随口问了句。

“师傅，今天活怎么样？”。

“一般般。而且又换了俩轮胎，460又没了。”

“你们公司不管这个？”

“公司？公司除了管收钱，其他都不管。”

“怎么会这样？”我替他不平。

“没事，其实我还挺感激公司的。”

“感激？为什么？”

“好歹让我有个营生。”他说的很轻松，丝毫没有很多的哥那种冲天的怨气。

“我真是很欣赏您的心态！”我由衷的说。

“自己觉得开心就好。”停了一下，他又说：“你看我，虽然就是一个开出租的，什么都不耽误。英语也学了不少。”

“是吗？”我立刻来了好奇心。

'Traffic lights, turn right.'

'Welcome to Beijing.'

'Please take your receipt.'

'Take care.'

'See you next time.'

这位可爱的师傅立刻给我表演上了。虽然带着中国口音，那种熟练程度、自如状态让我这个学英语的都不禁佩服。

“既然咱干这行，就干好了。学点英语，是个本事，乘客开心，我也快乐。”

”态度决定一切。”我的脑海里想起了Earl Nightingale在Lead the Field中提及的成功要素之一。同样的一件事情，有人痛苦和抱怨，也有人喜欢与享受，不一样的态度，不一样的现实。

'Good luck!'下了车，我也用英语表达了我的美好祝愿。

'Thank you!'的哥微笑着。

一个普通的的哥，有着超越普通的心态与热忱，对我来说又是一堂生动的励志课程。这位不知姓名的的哥，感谢你带给我的启发与灵感！祝你一切顺利！