Reading stories is a good way to improve one’s English. Could you recommend some good modern books which are suitable for intermediate level students?
读小说是提高英语的好办法。您能否推荐一些适合中级英语程度的学生的现代读物?
You are quite right! Reading is one of the best ways you can help yourself to improve your English, so read as much as you can! To do this effectively, you have to find reading materials which are at the same level as your present command of English. If, for example, you try to read ordinary novels or newspapers in English, it is likely that you will find the vocabulary too difficult and you will soon be discouraged. I wouldn’t like to recommend particular titles because I don’t know what appeals to you. What I think you should do is obtain the English Language Teaching catalogues put out by different publishing houses (Cambridge, Heinemann, Longman, Oxford, Prentice Hall, etc.). Look up the sections in each catalogue that list readers, then make a list of suitable titles which are aimed at intermediate students. In this way, you’ll be able to choose stories which you think will really appeal to you.
你说的很对!阅读是提高自己英语水平的最佳方式之一，所以要尽可能地多读!为了行之有效地阅读，你需要找一些与你目前英语水平相适应的阅读材料。比如，如果你阅读我们平时所见的英语小说或英语报纸，你很可能会撞见一些难度大的词汇，你很快就会泄气。英国的一些专门出版学生学习英语用书的大出版社，都有许多分级读物，也就是出版简写本。例如，朗文系统读本就是根据许多语言课程所用的大纲而设计的教材。你可以先找一份朗文目录，然后查读物单，可以选购适合你的水平的读物。
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