I remember the problems I had in understanding spoken German when I first went to Germany. In the beginning, when I didn't understand a word, I insisted on translating it in my mind. This approach usually resulted in confusion. Then, after the first six months, I discovered two extremely important facts; Firstly, translating creates a barrier between the listener and the speaker. Secondly, most people repeat themselves constantly. By remaining calm, I noticed that - even if I spaced out I could usually understand what the speaker had said. I had discovered some of the most important things about listening comprehension:

我记得我第一次去德国的时候，在听人说话上遇到了很多麻烦。一开始，在我连几个词还听不懂的时候，我却坚持在脑子里翻译。这样通常只会让你更糊涂。接下来，6个月之后，我发现了两天特别重要的规律：一，翻译会在听话人和说话人之间造成一种障碍。二，大多数人都会不断重复。心平气和的时候，我发觉，即使我不认真听，通常我也能了解对方说的是什么。我发现了听力中一些最重要的东西：

Translating creates a barrier between yourself and the person who is speaking

翻译会给对话双方间造成理解障碍

While you are listening to another person speaking a foreign language, the temptation is to immediately translate into your native language. This temptation becomes much stronger when you hear a word you don't understand. This is only natural as we want to understand everything that is said. However, when you translate into your native language, you are taking the focus of your attention away from the speaker and concentrating on the translation process taking place in your brain. This would be fine if you could put the speaker on hold. In real life however, the person continues talking while you translate. This situation obviously leads to less -not more- understanding. I have discovered that translation leads to a kind of block in my brain which sometimes doesn't allow me to understand anything at all!

当与一个说外语的人对话时，我们总是想立刻把听到的翻译成自己说的语言，尤其是当我们听到不懂得词汇时。这是很自然的，因为我们想理解所有对方所讲的话。然而，当你在脑子翻译的时候，你的注意力就会从说话人那里被转移走了。如果你能让说话人给你时间考虑，那情况还好些。但是在实际生活中，对方是不会给你间隙的。显然，这就会让你听懂的更少，而不会是更多。我发现，在脑子翻译会阻塞大脑，使我到头来什么都没听懂！

大多数人都有重复的习惯

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