Comment on Lei Jun's Are You OK English: What do you think if I don't go on stage after being killed?

I don't think it matters. Although Lei Jun's spoken English is not good, so many people dare to speak at the press conference. I think this is a very good spirit. Many of us are afraid to speak English because they are afraid of being laughed at.

Actually, it's completely unnecessary. I think it's good as long as you dare to speak, and it's better than those who say you have an accent, because maybe they dare not speak spoken English and only laugh at you. I despise this kind of people the most, because they have no ink in their stomachs and prevent people from pursuing their dreams.

For ordinary English learners, it is enough to be able to express clearly, and there is no need to force their accent to be 100% close to that of British and American people. If the accent is not exaggerated, it is generally not a big problem. At this time, you should practice speaking fluent English. If your accent is not standard and your fluency is not enough, communication will be a big problem.

If you are an English major, your accent is relatively important because you are an English major. Maybe the British and Americans won't judge your accent, but most of the time, the people you communicate with are all from China, and they will have some ideas about your accent. After all, you are an English major in a regular school.

No matter English majors or ordinary English learners, a good accent is always helpful, which is like your first impression of speaking English. Many people will think your English is good because of your beautiful accent, but it is not necessarily so.

Moreover, accents vary greatly across the United States. For example, in Texas near Mexico, his accent sounds strange. There are also great differences in accents in different parts of Britain. There are so-called Cambridge accents, Oxford accents and Irish accents.

As for the English accents around the world, there are even more. For example, Indian accent and Japanese accent are typical. Indian accent, can hear curry. Japanese accent, full of jokes.

Personally, China people should have an idea when speaking English: the function of language is communication, and accent is not so important if it does not hinder understanding, especially when communicating with foreigners.

Just like foreigners speak Chinese with crooked intonation, no matter how ugly it is, it can still be praised as good. It is normal for people from non-English speaking countries to speak English with an accent. After all, English-speaking countries also have their own accents, such as American accent, British accent and Australian accent.