What should we do with the mistakes we make when speaking English?
我们该如何对待说英语时所犯的错误?
You should differentiate between an oral drill where accuracy is absolutely necessary and‘speaking for communication’where being understood is absolutely necessary. When speaking for communication, ignore most of your mistakes. The important thing is to communicate with confidence (which isn’t easy!). If you are really communicating, it doesn’t matter if you make mistakes, so long as these mistakes don’t interfere with communication. Try to correct only those mistakes which prevent other people from understanding what you say or write.
你应该区别讲求准确性的口头训练与讲求“被理解”的口头交流之间的区别。如果你为交流而说英语，那么你犯的错误大都可以忽视。重要的是信心十足地去交流(那可不是容易的!)。如果你确实是在交流，那么即使你犯错误也没有关系，只要这些错误不干扰你的交流。你只要纠正在你口头表达或写作时会妨碍别人理解你的错误就可以了。
文：路易亚历山大 新概念英语作者