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My first tip is to read more!
我的第一个技巧就是多读！
Alright that one might seem completely obvious but I had to say it!
好的，这一点可能非常明显，但我还是得说！
You're not going to improve your reading without reading, right?
不阅读的话，你没法提升自己的阅读能力，是吧？
That's the same for so many things in life, right?
生活中的很多事情也是这样的，对吧？
The more you do it, the easier it gets.
你做的越多，这件事情就会变得越简单。
Now this might take you a little effort at first, right?
刚开始的时候可能需要付出一些努力，是吧？
To get to that point, you might need to say to yourself:
为了达到目标，你可能需要对自己说：
Alright every day, at six o'clock in the evening, I'm going to spend fifteen minutes reading.
好的，每天晚上六点钟，我要花十五分钟阅读。
So you do it every night.
你每天晚上都这么做。
You know what they say?
你知道有一种说法吗？
It takes twenty-one days to make something a habit, right?
养成一个习惯需要二十一天。
So if you do it consistently for twenty-one days you'll have a good chance of bringing daily reading practice into your life.
所以如果你坚持做二十一天的话，你就有很大的机会将每日阅读纳入到自己的生活当中。
And it can help you know, to create a little ritual around the activity, so do it on the train on the way to work or go and lie in the sunshine.
如果创造一种仪式感的话是非常有用的，所以可以在去上班的车上，或者是在阳光下躺着读书。
That's what I do!
我就是那么做的！
I've got a couple of Spanish readers and I always go down to the beach and practise there and it is so relaxing, it's one of my favourite times of day.
我有一些西班牙读本，我总是会去沙滩，在那边练习，这让我非常放松，也是我一天中最喜欢的时光。
Now there's a good chance that you're thinking: hmmm ... but what should I read?
你很有可能在想：那我到底应该读什么呢？
Well choose what you read carefully.
要认真挑选阅读的文本。
The easy part of this decision is just choosing topic or a genre that you like, right?
最简单的决定方式就是选择一个你喜欢的主题或者是体裁。
If you love reading soppy, romantic novels—do it!
如果你喜欢读多情善感的言情小说的话——那就读这个题材的！
Quit thinking that something has to be educational for you to learn, right?
别以为你要学的东西必须是有教育意义的，好吗？
It's just not true.
并不是这样的。
If you love reading comics, that's fine too!
如果你喜欢看漫画的话，那也没问题！
Well, try and choose a comic that's got a little more text in it, right?
就试着选一本文字多一点的漫画书，好吗？
A little more reading.
尽量多读一点。
Or choose one of those really awesome illustrated books for teenagers, I've made some recommendations in the comments below.
或者是选择专门为青少年量身定制的插画书，我在评论处给了大家一些推荐。
But the story lines in those books, in those types of books, are often fun and entertaining and there's images that help you to kind of engage in the story as well.
但是那些书里面的故事线都挺有趣的，很具有娱乐性，还配有插图可以帮助你们更加融入到故事中。
It's going to make your reading practice much less of a chore, right?
这会让你的阅读练习不那么像是例行公事，对吧？
Nobody wants to drag themselves through a book or a novel—a massive novel.
没有人希望拖拖拉拉地去读一本书或者是一本长篇小说。
Especially one that they don't like. Or that's boring, right?
尤其是他们不喜欢的。或者是很无聊的，是吧？
There's just so much material out there for you to read that there is absolutely no reason to be reading something that you're not into, right?
有那么多材料可以选择阅读，为什么要选择自己不喜欢的呢，是吧？
Pick something that interests you, whether it's the sports section of the newspaper or a mystery novel or a nonfiction book about plants, it doesn't matter at all.
选择你喜欢的，不管是报纸的体育板块，还是悬疑小说，或者是关于植物的纪实文学，没什么关系的。
But what does matter is that you enjoy what you're reading so that it encourages you to do it more, right?
但是重要的是你很享受你阅读的东西，这样会鼓励你读的更多，对吧？
One really common problem that I see among my students is that they're too ambitious with their reading material, right?
我的学生面对的很常见的一个问题就是他们在阅读材料的选择上过于雄心勃勃了。
A pre-intermediate student reading Jane Austen novels, I mean, I think that's really a form of torture.Right?
一位中低级水平的学生阅读简.奥斯汀的小说，我觉得那是一种折磨。
'Pride and Prejudice' has extremely advanced vocabulary and sarcasm and complex sentence structures.
《傲慢与偏见》里面有很多高级词汇，还有一些反讽和复杂句子结构。
It could be really hard work to try and get to the end of a book like that.
要看完整本书的话确实挺难的。
So you need to be looking at texts that are the right level for you, that help you to get through them.
所以你需要寻找符合你的水平的阅读文本，这能够帮助你顺利读完。
And if you're a Jane Austen fan, well, I've got some recommendations in the description
如果你是简.奥斯汀的粉丝的话，我在描述区为你们提了一些建议，
because her novels are so popular that they've been adapted for teenage readers and intermediate level students as well, so this could be perfect for you.
因为她的小说太出名了，所以有青少年和中等水平读者改编版本，那就很适合你们。
I'm going to add the link in the description.
我会在描述区放上链接。
And to be completely honest, the vocabulary in books written for teenagers and younger people is usually extremely useful for everyday English use, right?
说实话，针对青少年和年轻读者的书里面的的单词对于日常英文而言非常有用，对吧？
So don't let your ego get in the way between you and a fantastic read, right?
所以不要让你的自尊心成为阻挡你进行阅读的阻碍，好吧？
Now I also want to mention to be true to yourself here.
我还想提一下要对自己忠诚。
If you just can't stand reading pages and pages of text in a novel, that's cool!
如果你不能一页页地读完一部小说，那也没事的！
Read a daily blog post instead or a magazine article.
那就读每日播客或者是杂志的文章。
It really doesn't matter what you read, as long as you're enjoying it.
你读什么其实并不重要，只要你享受阅读过程。
Now if you like to read but you don't want to lug around a notebook or a dictionary with you, then an e-reader is a really good option, right?
如果你想要阅读，但是不想一直随身携带笔记本或者是词典的话，那电子阅读器是一个很好的选择，对吧？
I just have Kindle downloaded on my phone so all of my books come with me everywhere that I go.
我手机上下了kindle的软件，所以无论我去哪里，我的书都一直跟着我。
And this makes your practice really easy, right?
这会让你的练习非常简单，是吧？
You've got books with you all the time.
你一直带着你的书。
And the cool thing is that e-readers help you to translate words or things really simply, just by touching the word on the screen.
电子阅读器有个很棒的功能，它能够很简单地帮助你翻译单词或者是文本，点击一下屏幕上的单词就可以。
So that could be a good option and make it a little easier to get into a reading practice.
电子阅读器会是一个很好的选择，而且会让进行阅读练习变得非常简单。
As I've mentioned, I've got a list of book recommendations in the description below
正如我之前提到的，我在评论区有一些书籍推荐，
and if you still don't know what to read, then here's another one of my favourite tips.
如果大家还是不知道要读什么的话，那我还有一个小技巧。
Read a book that you've already read in your own language. Right?
读一本你已经用自己的母语读过的书。好吗？
Reading a book that you've already read once or even a few times in your own language can eliminate a lot of the hard work, painful work, when you're reading a book in English, right?
读一本你已经用自己的母语读过一次甚至是很多次的书，能够减少很多当你用英语阅读的时候繁重痛苦的工作，对吧？
Firstly, you already know that you'll like the book, right?
首先，你已经知道你会喜欢这本书的，是吧？
And secondly, you don't have to worry about misunderstanding something or words that you're unsure of,
其次，你不需要担心误解了你不确定的什么内容或者是单词，
it doesn't mean that you have to stop reading and look them up so that you understand the story, right?
这就意味着你并不需要停止阅读，然后进行查阅才能理解这个故事，对吧？
You'll be able to fill in the gaps in your understanding from your previous knowledge.
你能够运用先前的知识来填补理解的空缺。
You already know the story, you won't get stuck on the details, right?
既然你已经知道这个故事了，你就不会被细节所困住，对吧？
You'll be able to focus on learning new words and expressions without having to look up all of the in-between words which is really great for morale.
你可以专注于学习心得单词和表达，不需要查阅中途遇见的词汇，这会让你的士气大振。
And generally just makes the experience a bit more enjoyable which is what we're all about!
总的来说，这会让整个体验更加的令人享受，而那就是我们所追求的！
