and in today's lesson we're going  to look at one of the best ways  

而在今天的課程中，我們要看一個最好的方法。

to improve your English vocabulary. And that of course is through reading, alright? 

來提高你的英語詞彙量。而這當然是通過閱讀，好嗎？

So we're going to look at a bunch of different  books that go from intermediate to advanced level  

所以我們要看一堆不同的書，從中級到高級的水準

and cover all sorts of genres. So pretty much anyone who's watching  

並涵蓋各種類型。所以，幾乎任何人誰的手錶

this will be able to find something  that you're really going to love.

這將能夠找到你真正要愛的東西。

Now we won't be looking at any children's  books, because I don't tend to recommend  

現在，我們不會看任何兒童讀物，因為我不傾向於推薦。

these to English learners as they'll have kind  of strange obscure vocabulary which isn't so  

這些對英語學習者來說，他們會有一種奇怪的晦澀的詞彙，這不是那麼的

practical for your actual English use. So we'll get right into the list  

實用於你的實際英語使用。所以我們就直接進入列表

but quickly before we do, I will let  you know that if you are new here,  

但很快在我們做之前，我會讓你知道，如果你是新來的。

every single week we help you to understand  fast speaking natives: without getting lost,  

每週我們都會幫助您理解說快話的本地人：不迷路。

without missing the jokes and without subtitles. Just like our fan Sataar who says that our lessons  

不漏掉笑話，也沒有字幕。就像我們的粉絲Sataar說的那樣，我們的課程。

are the best things that he's found  for improving his English vocabulary. 

是他發現的提高英語詞彙量最好的東西。

So we'll help you to reach your  English learning goals too. 

所以我們也會幫助你達到你的英語學習目標。

It's really simple, join over 3 million  learners from around the world by hitting  

這真的很簡單，只要點擊一下，就可以加入來自世界各地的300多萬名學習者。

that subscribe button and the bell below and  you won't miss a single one of our new lessons. 

訂閱按鈕和下面的鈴聲，你不會錯過任何一個我們的新課程。

Alright, so the first one that we're  going to look at is an American classic. 

好吧，所以我們要看的第一個是美國經典。

I actually had to read it when I was in high  school and I have to tell you it was one of my  

其實，我不得不讀它 當我在高中，我不得不告訴你，這是我的一個

favorite reading assignments during that time. Now this one is more advanced, it's actually  

那段時間最喜歡的閱讀作業。現在這個比較高級，其實就是

satirical like many of Vonnegut's books  and that basically means that it uses  

諷刺，就像馮內古特的許多書一樣，這基本上意味著它使用了

humor in order to criticize. Now, it's about some of the  

幽默，以便責備。現在，它是關於一些

atrocities during World War II and it takes into  account some of Vonnegut's own personal experience  

二戰期間的暴行，並考慮到馮內古特的一些親身經歷。

in that war and it also ties in some aspects  of science fiction like aliens and time travel. 

在那場戰爭中，它還聯繫了科幻小說的一些方面，比如外星人和時間旅行。

And because of the satirical nature of this book,  I actually found myself laughing out loud during  

而因為這本書的諷刺性質，我居然發現自己在閱讀過程中笑出了聲。

certain moments which is kind of a way that he  breaks some of the deeper parts of this book. 

某些時刻，這也算是他打破了這本書的一些深層部分。

Now, it has some more controversial  language in it which actually got  

現在，它有一些更有爭議的語言，實際上得到了......。

it banned in some schools and  libraries when it first came out,  

它在一些學校和圖書館被禁止，當它第一次出來。

but now it's considered an American  classic that many people like me  

但現在它被認為是美國的經典之作，很多人都像我一樣。

will actually read while they're in high school. So I highly recommend that you either check out  

其實會在高中時就讀。所以，我強烈建議你要麼檢查出

Slaughterhouse 5 or any other book  by this legendary American author. 

屠宰場5》或這位美國傳奇作家的任何其他書籍。

So the first one we looked at was an  American classic and this one that  

所以我們看的第一個是美國的經典作品，而這個是

you've probably heard of is a British classic. Now this is really great for intermediate learners  

你可能聽說過是英國的經典之作。現在，這對於中級學習者來說，真的是很不錯的選擇。

because it includes novels and short stories. And short stories because they're shorter,  

因為它包括小說和短篇小說。而短篇小說是因為它們比較短。

if you're actually trying to kind of like study it  and learn from it then you'll find this much more  

如果你真的想種喜歡研究它，並從它學習，那麼你會發現這更多

accessible than something that's really long. And what's great about a mystery like this  

比起長篇大論的東西，更容易理解。而這樣的謎題有什麼好的呢？

one is that it'll keep you curious  to find out what is the solution  

一個是它會讓你保持好奇心，想知道解決方案是什麼。

to the mystery that they're trying to solve. So you'll be wanting to keep reading  

到他們要解開的謎團。所以你會想繼續讀下去。

even late into the night. Now, a really great way that you could learn  

甚至到深夜。現在，一個真正的偉大的方式，你可以學習。

with this would even be combining it by watching  the incredible series from the BBC starring  

與此相結合，甚至會通過觀看由BBC主演的不可思議的系列。

Benedict Cumberbatch and you can watch that at  the same time or maybe after you finish the books. 

本尼迪克特-康伯巴奇，你可以同時看，也可以在你看完書之後看。

So I highly recommend that you check this out. Sorry. Which was it Afghanistan or Irak? 

所以我強烈建議你去看看這個。對不起了哪個是阿富汗還是伊拉克？

All right! So our next one is  another more advanced book. 

好吧！所以我們下一本是另一本更高級的書。那麼我們下一本是另一本更高級的書。

Now this one is a fictional story  that takes place in Afghanistan,  

現在這個是一個發生在阿富汗的虛構故事。

and when I read it the USA was actually at war  in Afghanistan and I found it really interesting  

當我讀到它的時候，美國實際上是在阿富汗的戰爭，我發現它真的很有趣。

to learn some aspects of that culture. Especially because it was in contrast  

來學習該文化的一些方面。特別是因為它是在對比

to what was being said in the media a lot. Now this is a book about friendship, betrayal  

到什麼是在媒體上說了很多。現在，這是一本關於友誼，背叛的書。

and redemption, and it includes some  really graphic and powerful scenes,  

和救贖，它包括一些非常生動和強大的場景。

so it's definitely not for the faint of heart. But if you're looking for a book that will  

所以這本書絕對不是給膽小的人看的。但如果你正在尋找一本書，將

have a big impact on you then I highly  recommend that you give this one a read. 

對你有很大的影響，那麼我強烈建議你讀一讀這本書。

All right! If you're like me, maybe you don't  have a lot of time to sit down and read,  

好吧！如果你像我一樣如果你像我一樣，也許你沒有太多的時間坐下來讀書。

so a really great solution for this  is actually listening to audiobooks. 

所以一個非常好的解決方法，其實就是聽有聲書。

I love doing this every morning while I'm  making my breakfast and kind of getting ready  

我喜歡每天早上在做早餐的時候做這個，也算是做好了準備。

for the day and it's a really convenient  way to kill two birds with one stone.  

一天的時間，這真是一個一石二鳥的方便方法。

Especially for you as an English learner, you  can actually listen to the audiobook and read  

特別是對於作為英語學習者的你來說，其實可以邊聽有聲書邊讀。

at the same time and this would be a way that  you can not only improve your vocabulary in  

同時，這將是一種方式，你不僅可以提高你的詞彙量在。

your reading, but also improve your  listening and your pronunciation. 

你的閱讀，但也提高你的聽力和你的發音。

And another exercise I highly recommend to  my students is actually recording yourself  

而另一個我極力推薦給學生的練習，就是真正的把自己錄下來

reading and then listening back to  it and comparing it to the original. 

讀完後再回聽，並與原著進行比較。

It's gonna be a really great way to  get some speaking practice in as well. 

這將是一個真正偉大的方式 得到一些演講練習中以及。

So you can try any of these books on today's list  as audiobooks absolutely free with Audible by  

是以，你可以嘗試任何這些書在今天的名單上作為有聲讀物絕對免費與Audible的。

clicking the link down in the description below. You'll actually be able to get a free  

點擊下面描述中的鏈接。你實際上能夠得到一個免費的

30-day trial and two audiobooks for free. So I highly recommend that you try that out  

30天的試用期和兩本有聲讀物的免費贈送。所以我強烈推薦你去試試

because this could be a super convenient way to  improve your English, listening and your reading! 

因為這可能是一個超級方便的方法來提高你的英語，聽力和你的閱讀!

Alright, so our next one is definitely advanced  and I was split whether or not to actually include  

好吧，所以我們下一個肯定是高級的，我在猶豫是否真的要加入

something from this author. But the reason that I did  

這個作者的東西。但我這樣做的原因是

is because Shakespeare had such a huge  impact on English as it's spoken today. 

是因為莎士比亞對今天的英語產生了如此巨大的影響。

In fact, he invented over 1700 words  that are still used in modern English. 

事實上，他發明的1700多個單詞至今仍在現代英語中使用。

Now, as I said this is very difficult to read even  for natives but it's really for any of you who  

現在，正如我所說，即使對本地人來說也很難讀懂，但它確實是為你們中的任何一個人準備的。

love literature and you really want to  see English at its highest expression of  

愛文學，你真的想看到英語的最高表達方式

use. Now, of course this won't be so practical  vocabulary for your everyday English speaking,  

用。現在，當然這對你的日常英語口語來說不會是那麼實用的詞彙。

but of course a lot of the other books in  this list will be more along those lines. 

但當然這個書單中的其他很多書會更多的沿用這些路線。

Now, the reason that I chose Romeo and Juliet for  this list is because you probably already know the  

我選擇《羅密歐與朱麗葉》作為這份名單的原因，是因為你可能已經知道了《羅密歐與朱麗葉》。

story and that's going to help you a lot in your  understanding of it. Now, a hack that you could  

故事，這將對你的理解有很大的幫助。現在，一個黑客，你可以

do, sort of a little trick that even natives  will do when they're studying this in school,  

做，有點小把戲，連本地人在學校學習這個的時候都會做。

is to buy the No Fear version. Now, basically what this is it's  

是買無畏版。現在，基本上這是它的

the original play but on one page it'll have the  original text and then on the next page it will  

但在這一頁上會有原文，然後在下一頁上會有

have kind of a translation to more modern English. So this can be a really great way that you can  

有一種翻譯成更現代的英語。是以，這可以是一個非常偉大的方式，你可以

kind of see this beautiful use of the  language and then directly understand  

樣，看到這種漂亮的語言運用，然後直接理解為

it through a more clear explanation in  modern English that you're learning. 

它通過現代英語更清晰的解釋，你在學習。

Or another thing that you could do, if you really  want to just challenge yourself with that original  

或者另一件事，你可以做的，如果你真的想只是挑戰自己的原創性

text, is just buy the Cliff Notes which kind  of give you the academic explanations of what  

文本，就是買Cliff Notes，那種給你的學術解釋，什麼

different things mean, so that you can read and  then you can kind of take those to really see if  

不同的東西的意思，所以，你可以閱讀，然後你可以種採取這些真正的看到，如果。

you're understanding everything that you read. Finally, after you finished reading you could  

你在理解你所讀的一切。最後，在你讀完之後，你可以

go ahead and watch the famous  film starring Leonardo DiCaprio

去看萊昂納多-迪卡普里奧主演的著名電影吧。

All right! Let's take a look at another advanced  one, that's going to give you another view  

好吧！讓我們來看看另一個高級的，這將給你另一個觀點。讓我們來看看另一個高級的， 這將給你另一個觀點。

of English used in a really beautiful way. You know, probably the highest expression  

的英語，用一個非常美麗的方式。你知道，可能是最高的表達

of any language can really be through poetry. And a really great thing about it is  

的任何語言可以真正通過詩歌。而一個真正偉大的事情是

that poems can be really short. They can be even just a few phrases  

詩可以很短。他們甚至可以只是幾個短語

but you can spend hours reflecting on them. So one thing I might recommend to you if you  

但你可以花幾個小時來反思它們。所以，有一件事我可以推薦給你，如果你...

like poetry is just try reading  one poem in English per day. 

喜歡詩歌就是嘗試每天讀一首英文詩。

Now the reason I chose this one is  because Maya Angelou is revered as  

我之所以選擇這個是因為瑪雅-安吉露被尊為

one of the best American poets. Actually her poem “I know why the  

是美國最好的詩人之一。其實她的詩《我知道為什麼

caged bird sings” made a huge impact on  me when I had to study it in high school. 

籠中鳥的歌聲》在高中要學習的時候，對我影響很大。

A free bird leaps on the back of the wind,  and floats downstream till the currents end,  

一隻自由的鳥兒躍在風背上，順流而下，直到水流結束。

and dips his wings in the orange  sun rays and dare to claim the sky. 

並在橙色的太陽光中蘸上翅膀，敢於向天空索取。

But a bird that stalks down his narrow cage  can seldom see through his bars of rage  

但是，鳥兒在狹小的籠子裡漫步，很少能看穿他的憤怒的欄杆。

his wings are clipped and his feet are  tied so he opens his throat to sing. 

他的翅膀被剪掉了，腳被綁住了，所以他張開喉嚨唱歌。

The free bird thinks of another breeze and  the trade winds soft through the sighing trees  

自由的鳥兒想著又是三分鐘熱度，貿易的風柔軟的穿過嘆息的樹。

and the fat worms waiting on the dawn  bright lawn and he names the sky his own. 

和胖蟲子在黎明明亮的草坪上等待，他把天空命名為自己的名字。

But a caged bird stands on the grave  of dreams and his shadow shouts  

但一隻籠中鳥站在夢的墳墓上，他的影子在叫喊

on a nightmare scream his wings are clipped and  his feet are tied so he opens his throat to sing. 

在噩夢般的尖叫聲中，他的翅膀被剪斷了，他的腳被綁住了，所以他張開喉嚨唱歌。

The caged bird sings with a fearful trill  of things unknown but longed for still  

籠中的鳥兒用恐懼的顫音歌唱著未知的事物，但仍然渴望著。

and his tune is heard on the distant hill  for the caged bird things of freedom. 

他的曲子在遠處的山頭上被聽到，為籠中鳥的自由之物。

Now the history of African Americans in  the country is really truly fascinating,  

現在國內的非裔美國人的歷史真的是真的很吸引人。

but it's something that not many learners  are actually in touch with or even aware of. 

但這一點，其實並不是很多學習者都能接觸到，甚至意識到的。

Kind of a darker part of American history. 

算是美國曆史上比較黑暗的一部分。

So Maya Angelou's writing is a really great  way to kind of get some insight into this. 

所以瑪雅-安吉露的寫作是一種非常好的方式，可以讓你對這個問題有一些瞭解。

All right! So let's move over to  something a little bit lighter. 

好吧！所以，讓我們移動到的東西 有點輕。

Now this intermediate book, I actually  just read this year and it's absolutely  

現在這本中級書，其實我是今年才看的，絕對是

hilarious. So it mixes aspects of humor  and self-development in a fictional story. 

令人捧腹大笑。所以，它把幽默和自我發展等方面融合在一個虛構的故事中。

So it's a story about a poor young boy who grows  up to become a rich and successful businessman  

所以這是一個關於一個貧窮的小男孩長大後成為一個成功的富商的故事。

in rising Asia, which basically just  means that it's some city in Asia within  

在崛起的亞洲，基本上只是意味著它是亞洲的某個城市，在崛起的亞洲，在崛起的亞洲。

an economy that is quickly developing. Now I actually was laughing out loud  

一個正在迅速發展的經濟體。現在我居然笑了出來

at times reading this one, guys. So I really think that you'll enjoy  

在讀這個的時候，各位。所以我真的覺得你們會喜歡

it. It's a quick read and it's really great if  you enjoy reading books about self-development  

它。這是一本快速閱讀的書，如果你喜歡閱讀關於自我發展的書籍，它真的很不錯。

but want something that's a bit lighter  that you could even read before bed.  

但又想看一些比較輕鬆的書，甚至可以在睡前看。

And if you do enjoy self-development books,  then I highly recommend that you check out  

如果你確實喜歡自我發展的書籍，那麼我強烈推薦你看看以下內容

this lesson I recently made giving you six books  that will change your English and your life. 

這節課我最近給你做了六本書，會改變你的英語和你的生活。

So you can find that by clicking up  here or down the description below. 

所以你可以通過點擊這裡或下面的描述找到。

Alright! So next on our list, we  have another intermediate read. 

好吧！那麼接下來，我們的名單上， 我們有另一箇中間閱讀。

I actually listened to the audiobook of  this, which is really wonderfully narrated,  

其實我聽過這本有聲書，它的敘述真的很精彩。

on a trip to Brazil and it made it fly by. Now this is a young adult book technically,  

在巴西的一次旅行中，它讓它飛速發展。現在這是一本嚴格意義上的青少年讀物。

but I highly recommended it to all  of my students because Neil Gaiman  

但我強烈推薦給我所有的學生，因為尼爾-蓋曼。

is just such a beautiful writer. So I think that any adult really  

就是這樣一個美麗的作家。所以我覺得任何一個成年人真的

could enjoy this captivating story. Now, it's about a boy whose family is  

可以享受這個迷人的故事。現在，它是關於一個男孩，他的家庭是。

murdered and he somehow ends up in a graveyard  where the ghosts who live there raise him. 

謀殺，他不知何故最終在一個墓地，住在那裡的鬼魂養育他。

So we kind of see his adventures  growing up in this graveyard. 

所以我們看到了他在這個墓地裡成長的經歷。

So it's light, it's enjoyable and you'll  learn some really great vocabulary. 

所以它很輕鬆，很愉快，你會學到一些非常棒的詞彙。

So if you love books about adventure and I highly  recommend that you give this one a read or listen. 

所以如果你喜歡關於冒險的書，我強烈推薦你讀一讀或聽一聽這本書。

And another way that you can really take  your English vocabulary to the next level,  

而另一種方式，可以讓你的英語詞彙量真正上一個臺階。

which is obviously going to also help  you to read some of your favorite books,  

這顯然也會幫助你閱讀一些你喜歡的書籍。

is with our free three-part masterclass! So I highly recommend that you check that  

是與我們的免費三部曲大師班!所以，我強烈建議你檢查

out! You're going to have a ton of fun. You can learn more and sign up by clicking  

出來！你會有一噸的樂趣。你可以瞭解更多，並通過點擊

up here or down in the description below.  All right, so this is another advanced one  

這裡或下面的描述中。 好的，所以這是另一個高級的

and it's actually the only book on this  that is not actually a native English book  

而這其實是唯一一本關於這一點的書，其實不是英語母語的書。

but it has a really great translation. Now it's from Brazilian author Paulo Coelho  

但它有一個非常偉大的翻譯。現在是巴西作家保羅-科埃略的作品。

and it's on this list because it  could really make a huge impact on you  

它在這個名單上，因為它可以真正使一個巨大的影響你

and also I recommend it because it was the  first ever book that I read in Portuguese. 

我推薦它，因為它是我讀過的第一本葡萄牙語的書。

Now it's about a man who goes on a  journey searching for a treasure,  

現在，它講述的是一個男人去尋找寶藏的旅程。

but really the real treasure are the  lessons that he learns along the way. 

但真正的寶藏是他一路走來所學到的經驗。

Now another book that I almost added to this  list, but I didn't include because it's quite  

現在，另一本書，我幾乎添加到這個列表，但我沒有包括，因為它是相當。

similar to this, is called Siddhartha. So it's another really great read  

類似的，是叫《釋迦牟尼佛》。所以這又是一本非常好的書

because it includes a lot of great lessons for  your life. So I highly recommend that you pick  

因為它包含了很多對你人生的重要啟示。所以我強烈建議你選擇

up and read either of these if you want something  that you're not only going to highly enjoy reading  

如果你想要的東西，你不僅要高度享受閱讀，閱讀其中任何一個

but they can also help you to change your life. Alright, we are down to the last two  

但他們也可以幫助你改變你的生活。好了，我們只剩下最後兩個

which may or may not surprise you. So the second to last one is Harry Potter. 

這可能會或可能不會讓你感到驚訝。所以倒數第二位的是哈利波特。

Now many of you, I know will have already  read this, but it could be really great  

我知道你們中的許多人已經讀過了，但它可能真的很棒

for you to reread it again in English. Now depending on which book you pick up, these  

供你用英語再重讀一遍。現在，根據你拿起哪本書，這些。

could be from intermediate to advanced, and as I  said, they're really great for language learners. 

可以從中級到高級，就像我說的，他們真的很適合語言學習者。

This was actually the first book  that I read in Spanish and German. 

這其實是我讀的第一本西班牙語和德語的書。

I've heard that you learned, basically, how to  speak English from Harry Potter, is that correct?  

我聽說你的英語口語基本都是從《哈利波特》中學來的，是這樣嗎？

Yes. My uncle taught me to read and to speak  at the same time with the Harry Potter books. 

是的，我的叔叔教我讀書，同時也教我說哈利波特的書。我叔叔教我讀書，同時用《哈利波特》這本書教我說話。

So is that mean that maybe some of your first  English that you could speak was spell-based? 

所以，這意味著，也許你能說的第一句英語是基於拼寫的？

Yes. I was such an annoying child, I like… god  bless my parents… it means that I was either  

是的，我是個討厭的孩子，我喜歡... 上帝保佑我的父母...

casting spells continuously or using  very annoying words. Like I was such a  

連續施法，或者用很煩人的話。像我這樣的

precocious annoying little kid, it's like  “Mummy, I clean the dishes meticulously” 

早熟煩人的小屁孩，就像 "媽媽，我洗碗洗得很仔細"

Now young adult book series like this are really  fantastic because the author tends to develop them  

現在像這樣的青年書系真的很奇妙，因為作者傾向於發展它們。

as the audience does, which means that kind of  as you go on reading the first couple books you  

正如觀眾所做的，這意味著那種 當你繼續閱讀的前幾本書，你

might find really easy but then as you go  on, they become more and more difficult. 

可能會覺得很容易，但隨著你的繼續，它們變得越來越難。

So if you're right now at an intermediate level  and you start with the first book, kind of as  

所以，如果你現在是中級水準，你從第一本書開始，有點像...。

you're going by reading more and more books your  English will be progressing as you get further in  

你要通過閱讀更多的書，你的英語會隨著你的進步而進步

the story and they become more difficult. And something really great you could do  

的故事，他們變得更加困難。而一些真正偉大的事情，你可以做

is actually combine reading the  books with watching the movies. 

其實就是把看書和看電影結合起來。

So a great place for you to start is actually  with this recent lesson that Andrea made,