5. Trust your gut[內(nèi)心的感覺] 跟著感覺走

　　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.

　　人類的大腦是一臺不可思議的機(jī)器。

　　這起先也許會讓人有些慌亂，因為你不知道自己使用的說法和詞匯是怎么學(xué)會的，也無法確定它們正確與否。不確定是你想自然地使用這門語言所要付出的代價。當(dāng)你甚至不知道自己認(rèn)識的詞匯不斷地冒出來時，你只要跟著自己的感覺走，相信自己的大腦就行了。

　　6. Proofread 校對

　　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.

　　寫完作文了，你覺得它看起來很完美，下一步便是檢查有沒有打錯字、有沒語法錯誤以及一些看起來就是怪怪的句子。

　　檢查打字問題最簡單的方式是使用拼寫檢查程序，但檢查語法錯誤就繁雜得多。我通常先在Microsoft Word里檢查語法或讀出來用耳朵聽，這取決于你對自己的英語語言技能有多大的自信。

　　當(dāng)然，如果你想更放心，你也可以叫一個以英語為母語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)交肯糾錯的外國朋友

　　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母語者打交道。仔細(xì)觀察他們的說話方式，你可以學(xué)到他們使用的說法、俚語，甚至是包括他們對你說的笑話。所有這些都是重要的幫助，讓你的英語聽起來更自然、更像日常對話，而不是從書本里學(xué)到的東西。

　　使用即時通信和電子郵件——如果可以的話，和他們面對面地交談吧，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)拼寫和語法

　　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.