Right now, you are reading English or Chinese. That means that you are using your brain in a very active way. Reading is a very active process. It is true that the writer does a lot of work, but the reader also has to work hard. When you read a text, you have to do some or all of these: 现在你正在阅读英文或中文。这意味着你正在以一种非常活跃的方式使用你的大脑。阅读是一个非常活跃的过程。作家确实做了很多工作，但读者也必须努力工作。当你阅读一篇文章时，你必须做一些或所有这些：
imagine a scene in your head
想象一下你脑海中的一幕
understand clearly what the writer is trying to say
清楚地了解作者想说什么
agree or disagree with the writer
同意或不同意作者
Advantages of Reading 阅读的优点
When you learn a language, listening, speaking and writing are important, but reading can also be very helpful. There are many advantages associated with reading, including: 当你学习一种语言时，听，说，写都很重要，但阅读也很有帮助。阅读有很多优点，包括：
Learning Vocabulary in Context在语境中学习词汇
You will usually encounter new words when you read. If there are too many new words for you, then the level is too high and you should read something simpler. But if there are, say, a maximum of five new words per page, you will learn this vocabulary easily. You may not even need to use a dictionary because you can guess the meaning from the rest of the text (from the context). Not only do you learn new words, but you see them being used naturally. 阅读时通常会遇到新词。如果你的新词太多，那么水平太高，你应该阅读更简单的东西。但是，如果每页最多有5个新单词，您将很容易学习这个词汇。你甚至可能甚至不需要使用字典，因为你可以从文本的其余部分（从上下文）猜测意思。你不仅学习新单词，而且你看到它们被自然地使用。
A Model for Writing 写作模式
When you read, it gives you a good example for writing. Texts that you read show you structure and expressions that you can use when you write. 当你阅读时，它给你一个写作的好例子。您阅读的文本向您展示了您在写作时可以使用的结构和表达式。
Seeing “Correctly Structured” English and Chinese “正确结构” 的英汉
When people write, they usually use “correct” English or Chinese with a proper grammatical structure. This is not always true when people speak. So, by reading you see and learn grammatical English or Chinese naturally. 当人们写作时，他们通常使用“正确的”英文或中文，并有适当的语法结构。人们说话时并不总是这样。所以，通过阅读你自然而然地看到和学习英语或汉语的语法。
Working at Your Own Speed 以你自己的速度去做
You can read as fast or as slowly as you like. You can read ten pages in 30 minutes or take one hour to explore just one page. It doesn’t matter. The choice is yours. You cannot easily do this when speaking or listening. This is one of the big advantages of reading because different people work at different speeds. 您可以按照自己的喜好快速阅读或慢速阅读。您可以在30分钟内阅读10页，或花一小时浏览一页，没关系。这是你的选择。在说或听时你不能轻易做到这一点。这是阅读的一大优势，因为不同的人以不同的速度工作。
Personal Interest个人爱好
If you choose something to read that you like, it can actually be interesting and enjoyable. For example, if you like to read about football in your own language, why not read about football in English? You will get information about football and improve your English at the same time. 如果你选择一些你喜欢的东西来阅读，它实际上可以是有趣和愉快的。例如，如果您喜欢用自己的语言阅读足球，为什么不用英语阅读足球？您将获得关于足球的信息并同时提高您的英语水平。
Five Tips for Reading 阅读五大秘诀
Tip #1 提示＃1
Try to read at the right level. Read something that you can (more or less) understand. If you need to stop every three words to look in a dictionary, it is not interesting for you and you will soon be discouraged. 尝试阅读正确的水平。阅读你可以（或多或少）理解的东西。如果你需要停止每三个词在字典中查找，这对你来说并不有趣，你很快就会感到灰心。
Tip #2 提示＃2
Make a note of new vocabulary. If there are four or five new words on a page, write them in your vocabulary book. But you don’t have to write them while you read. Instead, try to guess their meaning as you read; mark them with a pen; then come back when you have finished reading to check in a dictionary and add them to your vocabulary book. 记下新词汇。如果网页上有四个或五个新单词，请将它们写入词汇表。但是当你阅读时，你不必写下它们。相反，当你阅读时，试着猜测它们的含义;用笔标记出来;然后在完成阅读后回来检查字典并将它们添加到您的词汇表中。
Tip #3 提示＃3
Try to read regularly. For example, read for a short time once a day. Fifteen minutes every day is better than two hours every Sunday. Fix a time to read and keep to it. For example, you could read for fifteen minutes when you go to bed, or when you get up, or at lunchtime. 尝试定期阅读。例如，每天阅读一小段时间。每天15分钟比每个星期天两个小时好。确定一段时间阅读并遵守它。例如，当你上床睡觉，或者你起床时，或者在午餐时间，你可以阅读十五分钟。
Tip #4 提示＃4
Be organized. Have everything ready: 有组织。准备好一切：
something to read
需要阅读的东西
a marker to highlight difficult words
突出显示疑难词汇的标记
a dictionary
一本字典
your vocabulary books
你的词汇书
a pen to write down the new words
用笔写下新单词
Tip #5 提示＃5
Read what interests YOU. Choose a magazine or book about a subject that you like. 阅读你感兴趣的内容。选择一本关于您喜欢的主题的杂志或书籍。
Things to Read: 需要阅读的内容：
Books 图书
Books are divided mainly into: 书籍主要分为：
Non-fiction (history, biography, travel, cooking etc.)
非小说类（历史，传记，旅行，烹饪等）
Fiction (stories and novels)
小说（故事和小说
Some books are easier to read than others. It often depends on the author. Agatha Christie, for example, wrote in an easier style and with simpler vocabulary than Stephen King. You can buy books in specialized English or Chinese language bookshops in large cities around the world or hopefully in the future from my discounted website here at LEAF but for now we will only give you free books. You may also be able to find some English or Chinese-language books in libraries. 有些书比其他书更容易阅读。它通常取决于作者。例如，阿加莎克里斯蒂以比斯蒂芬金更简单的风格和更简单的词汇来写作。您可以在世界各大城市的专门英语或中文书店购买书籍，或者希望在未来从我们的折扣网站LEAF购买书籍，但现在我们只会为您提供免费书籍。你也可以在图书馆找到一些英文或中文书籍。
Short Stories 短篇小说
Short stories can be a good choice when learning a language because they are…short. It’s like reading a whole book in a few pages. You have all the excitement of a story in a book, but you only have to read 5,000 or 10,000 words. So, you can quite quickly finish the story and feel that you have achieved something. Short stories are published in magazines, in books of short stories, and on the Internet or here on my LEAF website. 学习一门语言时，短篇故事可能是一个不错的选择，因为它们很短。这就像在几页中阅读整本书。你在书中拥有所有故事的兴奋点，但你只需要阅读5,000或10,000个单词。所以你可以很快完成故事，并感觉你已经取得了一些成就。短篇小说发表在杂志，短篇小说，互联网或我的LEAF网站上。
Readers 读者
Readers are books that are specially published to be easy to read. They are short and with simple vocabulary. They are usually available at different levels, so you should be able to find the right level for you. Many readers are stories by famous authors in simple form. This is an excellent way for you to start practicing reading. 读者是专门出版的易于阅读的书籍。他们短小而且词汇简单。他们通常在不同的级别可用，所以你应该能够为你找到合适的级别。许多读者都是着名作家简单形式的故事。这是您开始练习阅读的绝佳方式。
Good luck with your reading. It will help you make a lot of Progress and please pass on my free website link to anyone who wants to learn with my absolutely free English and Chinese books, Thanks Ryan from LEAF 祝你阅读愉快。它将帮助你取得很大的进步，请将我的免费网站链接传递给任何想用我的免费英文和中文书籍进行学习的人，谢谢。Ryan来自LEAF
