How to Improve Your English Reading Skills - 4 Steps to Improve Now!

怎样提高您的英语阅读技能 — 四步提高！

Hi, I’m Stephanie.

嗨，我是Stephanie。

Welcome to Oxford Online English!

欢迎来到Oxford Online English！

In this lesson, you can learn how to improve your reading skills in English.

在本节课中，您可以学到怎样提高您的 英语阅读技能。

We’ll show you the number one mistake English learners make when they try to practice their

我们会告诉您英语学习者在试着去 练习他们的英语阅读时所犯的

reading in English, and how to avoid it.

头号错误，以及怎样去防止它。

You’ll see a step-by-step plan that you can use to improve your English reading skills,

您会看到一个您可以用来提高英语阅读 技能的步步为营的计划，

and we’ll give you several suggestions to improve your English reading level more quickly

以及我们会给您几个建议来更快、 更有效地提高您的

and efficiently.

英语阅读等级。

You heard just now that there’s one big mistake that many English learners make when

您刚听到很多英语学习者 在试着去练习阅读时

trying to practice reading.

犯有一个大错误。

So, what is it, and how can you avoid it?

那么，那是什么，您可以怎样避免它？

Here’s a situation.

这是一个情况。

Think about whether you’ve been here before.

考虑之前您是否这样。

You start reading something in English.

您开始阅读某些英语的东西。

You can’t understand a lot of it, and there are many unknown words.

您不理解其中的很多东西， 有很多不知道的单词。

You start looking up every word you don’t know in a dictionary.

您开始在一本字典里寻找您 不知道的每一个单词。

Thirty minutes later, you’re either asleep, or you’ve read about two paragraphs.

30分钟之后，您要么睡着了， 或者您读了两个段落。

Of course, this makes you feel bad, and you start feeling that you can’t read in English,

当然，这会让您感觉糟糕，您开始觉得 您不能读英语的东西，

that it’s too difficult, and so on.

那太难了，诸如此类的。

But, this isn’t true!

但是，这不是事实！

You can read in English and you can improve, whatever your English level now.

您可以读英语，您可以提高，无论 现在您的英语是怎样。

What’s the key?

钥匙是什么？

You need to select materials at the right level.

您需要选择正确等级的 阅读资料。

Often, people try to read the same things they would read in their native language.

通常，人们试着阅读与他们在母语里 必须读的相同的东西。

But, if your English level is intermediate, like many of the learners we meet, then you

但是，如果您的英语等级是中级， 像是我们遇到的很多学习者，

need to accept that you can’t read all the same things in English that you would read

那么，您要接受您不能阅读所有 与您在母语里

in your own language.

必须读的相同的东西。

If you try, you’ll probably feel frustrated, and maybe give up.

如果您试了，您可能会感到沮丧， 也许放弃。

So, it’s essential to select reading materials that are the right level for your English

所以，选择您的英语能力对应 等级的阅读资料是

abilities now.

必不可少的。

But, how can you do that?

但是，您能怎样做那个呢？

Here are some tests you can use:

这有一些您可以做的测试：

One: can you understand the general meaning of the text without using a dictionary?

一：您不使用一本字典就能理解 文字的一般意思吗？

Two: can you understand the general meaning of most sentences without using a dictionary?

二：您不使用一本字典就能理解大部分 句子的一般意思吗？

Three: can you read the text at a reasonable speed?

三：您可以用一个合理的速度 阅读文字内容吗？

This is subjective, but it shouldn’t take an hour to read a few paragraphs.

这是主观的，但是不必花一个小时 来阅读几个段落。

If you can’t answer ‘yes’ to these questions, then the text is probably too hard.

在这些问题上，如果您不能回答“是”，那么 内容有可能是太难了。

Of course, you don’t want it to be too easy, either!

当然，您也不想它是太简单的！

If you can understand everything first time, it’s probably too easy.

如果您能在首次就理解每一件事， 那有可能是太容易了。

There should be some words and ideas which aren’t easy to understand.

必须有一些不是很容易去理解的 单词和想法。

You’re probably thinking: so where can I find suitable reading materials?

您有可能在想：那么哪里我可以找到 合适的阅读资料？

That’s a hard question to answer, because this depends on your level, your study goals,

那是一个很难回答的问题，因为 这取决于您的等级、您的学习目标、

and your personal tastes.

以及您的个人品味。

Here’s one suggestion: look for Graded readers.

这有一个建议：找Graded readers。

Graded readers are books adapted specially for English learners.

Graded readers是特别适合英语学习者的。

They take famous stories, or even things like Shakespeare plays, and adapt them for different

他们采用著名的故事，甚至像是莎士 比亚戏剧之类的东西，并将其

levels.

改编成不同的等级。

Naturally, there are many other sources of English reading materials: news websites,

当然，还有许多其他的英语阅读 资料来源：新闻网站、

magazines, blogs, forums, books, journals, and so on.

杂志、博客、论坛、 书籍、传记，等等。

However, whatever you read, it should pass these tests.

然而，无论您读什么，都要 通过这些测试。

You should be able to read and understand most of the general ideas without using a

您必须不使用字典就能读和理解 大部分的一般内容

dictionary or spending hours reading a short text.

或不会花几个小时读一段简短的文字。

If you can get this right, then you’ve done the most important work.

如果您可以正确做到，那么 您做了最重要的工作。

Remember that you don’t have to finish reading everything you start.

记住您不必读完任何 您开始读的内容。

For this lesson, we’re talking about reading in order to improve your English level.

在本节课中，我们为了提高您的 英语等级来谈阅读。

To do this, you need to find the right materials at the right level.

为此，您需要找正确等级的正确资料。

Don’t waste your time trying to read things which are much too difficult.

不要浪费您的时间去试着读 太难的东西。

So, what’s the next step?

那么，下一步是什么？

Let’s get one thing clear: improving your reading skills in English is going to take

让我们弄清一件事：提高您的英语 阅读技能要花

a lot of time.

大量的时间。

It’s not something you can do in days or weeks.

那不是您能在几天或 几周内做到的事情。

There aren’t any tricks which can help you to improve faster.

没有任何捷径能帮您去快速提高。

So, the best thing you can do is very simple: read as much as possible.

所以，您能做的最好的事情是非常 简单的：尽可能地读更多。

Spend as much time reading in English as you can.

尽可能花更多的时间 在英语阅读上。

Also, variety is important in your reading practice.

同样，在阅读练习中的多样性 是重要的。

If you read the same kind of texts again and again, you’ll get good at reading that kind

如果您一次又一次地重复读相同类型 的内容，您会在阅读那种类型

of text.

的内容上更好。

For example, if you only ever read news articles about economics, you’ll get very good at

例如，如果您只读关于经济的新闻文章， 您会在阅读关于经济的

reading news articles about economics, but you might find it difficult to read other

新闻文章方面很好，但是也许 您在阅读其他主题

styles of text on other topics.

的其他内容上有困难。

If you’ve seen our video about how to improve your listening, then you might recognise these

如果您看过我们的关于怎样提高您的听力 的视频，那么您也许会赞同

ideas.

这些看法。

That’s because improving your reading and improving your listening need a similar approach.

那是因为提高您的阅读和提高您的 听力需要用相似的方式。

Let’s make an example reading study plan together, but first, we want you to think

让我们一起制定一个阅读学习计划的例子， 但是首先，我们想要您去想

about something: how many different things could you read in English?

某些事：您可以阅读多少不同的英语内容？

Pause the video, and try to think of five different things you could read.

暂停视屏，来想一下您能阅读 的不同内容。

Make them as different as possible.

让他们尽可能地不同。

Ready?

准备好了吗？

Let’s make a reading study plan together.

让我们一起制定一个阅读学习计划。

There are two rules:

这有两个规则：

1.

1.

Do something every day.

每天做某些事。

If you’re very busy, try to do five minutes a day.

如果您非常忙， 试着每天做五分钟。

Five minutes is better than nothing.

五分钟比什么都不做要好。

If you can do ten minutes a day, do ten minutes.

如果您每天可以做十分钟，就做十分钟。

If you can do more, do more.

如果您可以做更多，就做多一点。

But, do something, even if it’s just a little bit!

但是，要做，即使是只有一点点！

2.

2.

Do something different every day.

每天做不同的事情。

If you read part of a novel one day, read something different the next day.

如果您一天读一小段小说，第二天 就读不一样的东西。

Also, try to find things you’re interested in, and that you really want to read.

同样，试着找您感兴趣的事情， 和您真的想读的东西。

That way, it won’t feel so much like studying, which will make it easier to do regularly.

那样，那就不太会像学习一样， 会让有规律地做变得更容易。

Anyway, here’s a possible plan for one week:

无论如何，这有一个可能的一周计划：

Monday: read 1-2 pages of a short story Tuesday: read a blog post

周一：读1-2页短故事 周二：读一个博客贴文

Wednesday: read a BBC news article Thursday: do a reading exercise from an English

周三：读一个BBC新闻文章 周四：做一个英语教科书上的

textbook Friday: read a film review online

阅读练习 周五：读一个线上影评

Saturday: read the comments on an online news article

周六：读一篇网上新闻 文章的评论

Sunday: read the lyrics to a song

周日：读一首歌的歌词

Of course, you should make your own plan to suit your own interests and level.

当然，您必须制定自己的计划来 适合您自己的兴趣和等级。

When you’ve made your plan, write it down and stick it on a wall, or on your bathroom

当您制定了自己的计划，写下并贴在 墙上，或者您的浴室的

mirror, or somewhere where you’ll see it every day.

镜子上，或某个您每天 会看到的地方。

When you finish each thing, cross it off your plan.

当您完成每一件 事，划掉您的计划。

That way, you can track what you’ve done, and feel good about finishing your plan.

那样，您可以追踪您做了什么， 对完成您的计划感到很好。

On the one hand, it’s good to challenge yourself, so give yourself one or two harder

在一方面，可以很好地自我挑战，所以 给自己安排较辛苦的

days, where you’re reading more, or reading something more difficult.

一天或两天，您读更多或读些更难的。

On the other hand, be realistic and don’t try to do too much.

在另一方面，现实点，不要试着做太多。

It’s more important to make reading in English a long-term habit, so make a plan which you

养成一个阅读英语的长期习惯更重要， 所以制定一个您能坚持的

can stick to regularly!

有规律的计划！

Next, keep doing this, every day, every week, every month.

接下来，继续做这个， 每天、每周、每月。

You might not feel that you’re getting better, but over time, you will improve.

您也许感觉不到您会变得更好，但是 随着时间流逝，您会提高。

Now, you’ve seen the most important ideas you need to improve your English reading.

现在，您看到了您需要提高您的英语 阅读的最重要的意见。

There are a couple more points to think about.

有更多的意见要考虑的。

Let’s look.

我们来看看。

Here’s a situation: you’re taking an English exam, maybe an IELTS exam.

这是一个情况：您在英语测验中， 也许是一个雅思测验。

You have a reading text which is difficult for you.

您有一个对您来说 很难的阅读内容。

There are many words you haven’t seen before, and many sentences which you don’t understand

有很多单词您之前没有看到过， 很多您无法清楚

clearly.

理解的句子。

The clock is ticking.

时钟在滴答走着。

What can you do?

您能做什么？

Are there any tricks to make it easier to understand the text in this situation?

在这个情形下，有任何捷径来让 理解内容更容易吗？

Surely there must be some special techniques which make it easier, right?

当然，必须有一些特别的 技巧让它更容易，对吗？

Not really.

并不是这样的！

If you’re reading a text and you don’t know many of the words, that’s a bad situation.

如果您在读一段文字，您不知道有 多少字，那是一个糟糕的情形。

If your grammar knowledge isn’t enough to understand complex sentence structures, then

如果您的语法知识不够去理解 复杂的句子结构，那么

that’s a bad situation.

那是一个糟糕的情形。

At that moment, when you’re in your exam and you’re faced with this difficult text,

在那时，当您在测验中， 您面对这段难的文字，

there’s really no good solution.

真的没有好的解决办法。

There are many videos and lessons giving you ‘reading tips and tricks’, including some

有很多课程和视频给您“阅读 的技巧和捷径”，包括一些

of our own!

我们自己的。

However, these are only necessary if your reading level isn’t high enough for a specific

然而，如果您的阅读能力等级对于一个 特定的任务不够高，例如一个

task, like an IELTS reading exam.

雅思阅读测验，这些才是必要的。

These tips and tricks are ways to deal with having a lower reading level than you need.

这些诀窍和捷径是应对拥有低于 您所需的阅读水平的方法。

Like everything in this lesson, there’s no quick fix here.

像本课程中的所有东西一样， 这没有快速解决办法。

To improve your English reading level, you also need to improve your vocabulary and grammar

要提高您的英语阅读等级， 您也需要提高您的词汇和语法

knowledge, and that’s a long, slow process.

知识，那是一个漫长、缓慢的过程。

But, it’s necessary.

但是，那是必要的。

Remember in part one, we said that you should choose reading materials which you could understand

还记得在第一部分，我们说您必须 选择不需要字典您就能

most of without a dictionary?

理解大部分的阅读资料吗？

Now, we need to look at this from the other side.

现在，我们需要从另一方面 看一下这个。

Often in life, you can’t choose the things you need to read.

通常在生活中，您不能选择 您要读的东西。

If you’re at work, or taking an English exam, you’ll be given a text.

如果您在工作，或在谈一个英语 测验，您会被给到一段文字。

You can’t choose to read something easier.

您不能选择读更简单的某些东西。

In that situation, you need to know most of the words in the text already.

在那个情形之下，您需要已经 知道文字中的大部分单词。

If you don’t, it will take you a long time and a lot of work to read and understand the

如果您不知道，那会花您很长时间和 大量的工作来读和理解文字，

text, and there’s a high chance that you’ll misunderstand parts of it.

您很有可能会理解错文字 的部分意思。

So, what should you do?

那么，您必须做什么？

Firstly, your reading practice needs to be supported by regular grammar and vocabulary

首先，您的阅读练习需要以有规律的 语法和词汇

work.

工作来支持。

We won’t go into details about this here, because it’s too big as a topic, but if

在这，我们不想细节化这方面， 因为那是一个太大的主题，但是如果

you need advice, there are many free materials and videos on our channel and our website

您需要建议，在我们的网站里有很多 免费的资料和视频来

to help you learn vocabulary and grammar effectively.

帮您有效率地学习词汇和语法。

Secondly, when you read something in English, don’t just read it once.

其次，但您阅读某些英语的东西， 不要只读一次。

Read it two, three, four or more times, especially if it’s difficult to understand the first

要读两次、三次、四次或更多次， 特别是如果首次很难

time.

理解时。

Vocabulary learning depends on repetition, so by reading a text many times, you give

词汇学习取决于重复，所以通过阅读 一段文字很多次，您给

yourself more chances to see new words and phrases in context, which makes it easier

您自己更多机会去在语境中 看新的单词和词组，

to remember them.

那会更容易记住它们。

Thirdly, as you practice and as your reading level improves, increase the difficulty of

再次，当您练习以及您的阅读等级 提高了，增加您的阅读

your reading materials.

资料的难度。

This way, you’ll continuously see new words, new phrases, new sentence structures, and

这样，您会不断看到新单词、新 词组、新的句子结构，以及

so on.

诸如此类的东西。

Okay, let’s look at one more useful point you can use to practice your English reading.

好，让我们再看一个有用的、您可以用来 练习您的英语阅读的建议。

Okay, you’re probably bored of hearing that improving your English

好，您有可能对听到提高您的英语阅读 是一个漫长、缓慢的

reading is a long, slow, pro…

过程而感到烦恼。

Okay, okay, you get it.

好，很好，您懂了。

We’ve told you many times.

我们告诉您很多次了。

The problem with long, slow processes is that they’re often boring.

有漫长、缓慢过程的问题他们 通常是烦人的。

And, when something’s boring, it can be hard to motivate yourself to do it.

并且，当某事是烦人的时候，就很难 激励您自己去做那件事。

So, how can you deal with this?

那么，您可以怎样应付这种情况？

The most important point is something you’ve already heard: read things you’re interested

最重要的建议是那些您已经 听到的事情：读那些您

in.

感兴趣的东西。

However, there are a few other things you can do.

然而，有几件您可以做的其他事情。

One idea is to set yourself challenges.

一个建议是设定自我挑战。

For example, use a timer when reading something and set yourself a time limit.

例如，在您阅读某些东西时使用一个 定时器，自我设定一个时间限制。

Try to read the whole text within that time.

试着在那个时间内阅读整篇内容。

Or, get a speed reading app.

或者，下载一个阅读速度应用程序。

There are many available in the Apple Store or Play Store, including many free apps.

在Apple商店或Play Store有很多可以提供的， 包括很多免费的应用程序。

These apps display text at a specific speed, so you have to read at the same speed.

这些应用程序在一个特定速度内显示 内容，所以您必须用相同的速度来读。

As you get better, you can challenge yourself by increasing the speed.

当您变得更好时，您可以通过 加速来自我挑战。

Another good challenge is to read texts without a dictionary or any help.

另一个好的挑战是不用一本字典 或任何帮助来读文字内容。

You shouldn’t do this all the time, because it’s useful to learn new vocabulary when

您不必一直都做这个，因为那对您 学习读到的新单词是

you read, and you need a dictionary for this.

有用的，为此，您需要一本字典。

However, sometimes it’s good to practice without any help.

然而，有时没有任何帮助来 练习是好的。

It’s also useful because this is often closer to real-life situations, where you might be

那也是很有用的，因为这通常更 接近于现实生活中的情况，在这种

under pressure and unable to look up every word you don’t know.

情况下，您可能会承受压力并且无法 查找每个您不认识的单词。

Follow these tips and your English reading level will improve.

遵循这些提示，您的英语阅读 等级会提高。

Remember that you need to be patient!

记住，您需要有耐心。

Do you have any good tips to help others improve their English reading level?

您有任何好的提示来帮其他人 提高他们的英语阅读等级吗？

Please share your ideas in the comments!

请在评论里分享您的建议。

Thanks for watching!

感谢观看！

See you next time!

下次见！