Too fast or too slow

asahan2013

Nov. 6, 2025

If you are learning English, do you ever feel that English sounds too fast, like a rushing stream of words?
You try to catch every single one, but the harder you chase, the more confused you get.
In fact, the problem isn't the speed, it's how you listen.
First, we often focus on single words instead of thought groups.
The boy with the black shoes is going to the zoo.
It has two thought groups, not eleven words.
When you listen to chunks of meaning, your brain relaxes, and English actually feels slower.
English is a stress-timed language.
Important words are clear, while non-important ones are blurred.
That makes people think they're missing words, but once you master core sentence patterns, you can predict what's coming next.
A native English speaker is full of linking and reductions.
Listen to different accents to improve your adaptability.
The key to listening is your brain, learn to segment meaning, catch the rhythm and anticipate ideas.
The faster your mind reacts, the slower English will sound.

如果你正在学习英语，你是否觉得英语太快，就像词汇汇成的急流。
你试图抓住每个词，但越追越乱。
其实问题不在速度，而在听的方式。
首先，我们常常只听单个单词而不是意群。
穿黑鞋的男孩正往动物园去。
两个意群，而不是11个词。
按照意群去听，你的大脑更轻松，英语反而变慢。
英语是重音计时语言，重要的单词清晰，而不重要的模糊。
这让人误以为漏听，但只要掌握核心句型，你就能预判内容。
英语母语者会连读，省音。听更多不同的口音去提升适应力。
听力训练的关键在于大脑，学会分段理解，把握节奏，预测想法。
你的大脑反应越快，英语听起来就越慢。

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Too fast or too slow

If you are learning English, do you ever feel that English sounds too fast, like a rushing stream of words?

You try to catch every single one, but the harder you chase, the more confused you get.

In fact, the problem isn't the speed, it's how you listen.

First, we often focus on single words instead of thought groups.

The boy with the black shoes is going to the zoo.

It has two thought groups, not eleven words.

When you listen to chunks of meaning, your brain relaxes, and English actually feels slower.

English is a stress-timed language.

Important words are clear, while non-important ones are blurred.

That makes people think they're missing words, but once you master core sentence patterns, you can predict what's coming next.

A native English speaker is full of linking and reductions.

Listen to different accents to improve your adaptability.

The key to listening is your brain~~, l~~. Learn to segment meaning, catch the rhythm and anticipate ideas.

This just flows much better! The first sentence is your statement, that the key to listening is your brain. Then you are backing that up with more information, that the reader has to "learn to segment meaning, catch the rhythm and anticipate ideas." That's the best way I can explain it atleast, but read my overall feedback section and I'll cover your entire text a little clearer!

The faster your mind reacts, the slower English will sound.

Feedback

I've marked your submission as correct because *technically* it is, when I read it as individual sentences. The only things really missing are just some connecting words and improving the flow across the whole text. Currently to me, this reads more like bulletpoints rather than a paragraph. For example, I'll take your last two:

"The key to listening is your brain. Learn to segment meaning, catch the rhythm and anticipate ideas."
"The faster your mind reacts, the slower English will sound. "

Writing these simply like "The key to listening is your brain. Learn to segment meaning, catch the rhythm and anticipate ideas because the faster your mind reacts then the slower English will sound."

This has turned from two bullet points into a flowing sentence by adding just a couple of words. It seems simple, but it's important for readability and as I said, the flow of your writing! I won't do that for your entire text, unless you want me to! Your writing also has a poetic edge to it, which might be deliberate? As I said, technically there's nothing wrong with what you wrote, if you said that to me in-person I would smile, nod and be able to understand you. But if you're going for academic level of writing, then it's not quite there. But think about what I said above to begin with!

Too fast or too slow