I don’t get many chances to speak English in Malaysia.
I don’t get to speak English much in Malaysia.
I usually speak Mandarin with other Chinese Malaysians and Malay with Malay Malaysians.
I only use English with Indian Malaysians or foreigners.
I only speak English when I’m talking to Indian Malaysians or foreigners.
I don’t really like speaking English with other Malaysians or Singaporeans because I’m not a fan of their accents, and I’m worried their pronunciation might rub off on me.
I don’t really like speaking English with other Malaysians or Singaporeans because I don’t like their accents, and I’m afraid I might pick up their pronunciation habits.
Also, the way they phrase things can be pretty different from mainstream English, and I’m worried I might unconsciously pick up expressions that don’t really sound natural in standard American English.
Also, they often phrase things pretty differently from native speakers, and I’m afraid I might pick up expressions that don’t sound like standard American English without even realizing it.
The way they express themselves in English can be pretty different from mainstream English, and I’m worried I might unconsciously pick up expressions that don’t really sound natural to native speakers.
The way they express themselves in English can be pretty different from standard English, and I’m worried I might unconsciously pick up expressions that don’t sound natural to native speakers.
Besides, Malaysia is a multilingual and multicultural country, so I also need to practice other languages.
Plus, Malaysia is such a multilingual country, so I need to keep practicing other languages too.
So I also need to keep practicing other languages besides English.
So I also need to keep practicing languages other than English.
我开始时主要教授英语语法，后来发现许多英语学习者面临“哑巴英语”的问题，迫切需要提升英语表达和交流的能力。然而，市场上专门针对口语教学的课程不多，且现有课程的效果往往不理想。这让我看到了商机，于是决定向口语教学方向发展。 一对一的口语课程非常适合在线进行，不仅学生来源更广，而且不受地域限制，时间安排也较为灵活，这与我理想的教学方式十分契合。
When I first started teaching, I mainly focused on English grammar. Over time, though, I realized that a lot of learners were struggling with what’s often called “mute English” — they knew the rules and vocabulary, but couldn’t express themselves naturally or communicate confidently in real conversations.
mute /myut/; vocabulary /voʊˈkæbyəˌlɛri/ , /vəˈkæbyəˌlɛri/; communicate /kəˈmyunəˌkeɪt/;
I also noticed that there weren’t many courses on the market that truly focused on spoken English, and even among the existing ones, a lot of them didn’t produce very good results. That’s when I saw a real opportunity and decided to shift my focus toward spoken English training.
course /kɔrs/; focus /ˈfoʊkəs/; produce /prəˈdus/; toward /tɔrd/ , /twɔrd/ , /ˈtoʊərd/;
One-on-one speaking classes are especially well suited for online teaching. They make it possible to work with students from a much wider range of places, without being limited by location, and the scheduling is far more flexible as well. That setup fits very well with the kind of teaching approach I want to build.
原文：Over time, though, I realized that a lot of learners were struggling with what’s often called “mute English”…
美式口语化：Over time, I realized many learners struggled with what’s often called “mute English”… （去掉 though 和 a lot of，更简洁自然）
原文：there weren’t many courses on the market that truly focused on spoken English, and even among the existing ones, a lot of them didn’t produce very good results.
改写：I noticed there weren’t many courses that really focused on speaking, and the ones that did often didn’t deliver great results. （produce very good results → deliver great results 更美式）
原文：That setup fits very well with the kind of teaching approach I want to build.
改写：That setup works perfectly with the teaching style I want to create. （works perfectly 比 fits very well 更常见于美式表达）
I’d recommend spending more time working on your pronunciation. Listen to native speakers as much as possible and keep practicing consistently. If you can, find a good teacher who can help you build a solid foundation in pronunciation and phonetics. In the long run, it’ll make a huge difference in your spoken English.
pronunciation /prəˌnʌnsiˈeɪʃn/; solid /ˈsɑləd/