5. Trust your gut[内心的感觉] 跟着感觉走

　　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.

　　人类的大脑是一台不可思议的机器。

　　这起先也许会让人有些慌乱，因为你不知道自己使用的说法和词汇是怎么学会的，也无法确定它们正确与否。不确定是你想自然地使用这门语言所要付出的代价。当你甚至不知道自己认识的词汇不断地冒出来时，你只要跟着自己的感觉走，相信自己的大脑就行了。

　　6. Proofread 校对

　　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.

　　写完作文了，你觉得它看起来很完美，下一步便是检查有没有打错字、有没语法错误以及一些看起来就是怪怪的句子。

　　检查打字问题最简单的方式是使用拼写检查程序，但检查语法错误就繁杂得多。我通常先在Microsoft Word里检查语法或读出来用耳朵听，这取决于你对自己的英语语言技能有多大的自信。

　　当然，如果你想更放心，你也可以叫一个以英语为母语的朋友再帮你检查一次。

　　7. Have English-speaking friends who are not afraid to correct your mistakes 结交肯纠错的外国朋友

　　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.

　　学习地道英文的最佳途径是多和英语母语者打交道。仔细观察他们的说话方式，你可以学到他们使用的说法、俚语，甚至是包括他们对你说的笑话。所有这些都是重要的帮助，让你的英语听起来更自然、更像日常对话，而不是从书本里学到的东西。

　　使用即时通信和电子邮件——如果可以的话，和他们面对面地交谈吧，这些都是向朋友学习的好方法。最大的好处?你可以一边学习，一边了解有趣的新朋友，这非常有意思。

　　8. Study spelling and grammar 学习拼写和语法

　　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.