外语教学的“听说领先”原则，是建立在“幼儿学语”理论基础之上的。但成人在习得一种新的语言习惯时，不可能把头脑中的语言空间还原到幼儿时的原始状态。成人应运用其特有的“自觉地学习语言的能力”，充分发挥理性思维作用，通过掌握语言规则，培育一种生成和运用语言规则的创造性思维活动，习得一种新的语言习惯。仅靠单纯地听说，是不能掌握一门外语的，所以应正确理解“听说领先”的原则。 The principle of “listening to and speaking ahead” in foreign language teaching is based on the theory of “preschool language”. However, when acquiring a new language habit, it is impossible for an adult to restore the linguistic space in his head to the original state of his childhood. Adults should use their unique ability of consciously learning the language, give full play to the role of rational thinking, and learn a new language habit by mastering the rules of language and cultivating a creative thinking activity that generates and uses language rules. It is impossible to master a foreign language simply by listening to it. Therefore, we should correctly understand the principle of “leading and listening to”.