On Sat, 16 Dec 2006 23:16:19 +0800, Clandy
<wuxincan@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> When I listen to English, I can almost understand most of what's said.
But
> as to speaking, I always feel difficult to find the right expression to
tell
> what I want to say. How should I do?
Join the club! I'm a native English speaker, and I often can't find the
right words to say what I mean (or to convey what I mean -- the words
may mean to me what I want to say, but often the listener interprets
them differently). I often find it easier when writing because then I
can take my time to find or remember the words I need, if I pause for
that long in speaking then people think that I've stopped.
The only thing I've found which works is to just say something close to
what I mean and then ask for response to see if the other person has
understood what I meant, and if not I can rephrase it and get closer.
This, in my experience, works in 'foreign' languages as well (for me
those are German and French), as long as the listener is also trying to
help.
Chris C
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