The “Good Reads” Program 「好書推薦」計劃
One of the biggest “challenges” (difficulties) for adults who want to improve their reading in another language is finding books at a low level, but that are still interesting.
對於想要提高另一種語言閱讀能力的成年人來說，最大的「挑戰」（困難）之一是找到適合的低水平但仍然有趣的書籍。Reading children and teen books that are at the right level, but that are about animals, school, or teenage problems, might not “hold their interest” (keep their attention).
閱讀適合水平的兒童和青少年書籍，但這些書籍的內容是關於動物、學校或青少年的問題，可能無法「引起他們的興趣」（保持他們的注意力）。
There is now a “relatively” (fairly) new effort to provide adults with the right reading material.
現在有一個「相對」（相當）新的努力，為成年人提供合適的閱讀材料。
The program is called Good Reads and it is a program by a Canadian “non-profit” (not intended to make money) organization called ABC Life Literacy Canada.
這個計劃叫做「好書推薦」，它是由一個加拿大的「非營利」（非以盈利為目的）組織ABC Life Literacy Canada發起的計劃。
The purpose of the program is to help adults become more “literate” (able to read and write).
這個計劃的目的是幫助成年人提高「讀寫能力」（能夠閱讀和書寫）。
It’s not “targeting” (made especially for) people learning English, but the books are at lower levels and are written about adult “themes” (subjects; topics) – exactly what English learners need.
這個計劃並不是「專為」（特別為）學習英語的人設計的，但這些書籍的水平較低，並且內容涉及成人「主題」（主題；話題）——正是英語學習者所需要的。
In this program, Canadian authors who write popular adult novels are asked to write short stories or short novels at a lower language level.
在這個計劃中，寫作受歡迎成人小說的加拿大作家被邀請寫低語言水平的短篇故事或短篇小說。
According to their website, all of the stories/novels meet these “criteria” (requirements):
根據他們的網站，所有的故事/小說都符合這些「標準」（要求）：
- Short: Less than 100 pages. 短：少於100頁。
- Enjoyable: Stories you can’t “put down” (leave). 有趣：讓你「愛不釋手」（放不下）的故事。
- Easy reading: Written in clear language. 易讀：用清晰的語言寫成。
- For adult learners: For people improving their reading skills. 為成人學習者：為提高閱讀技能的人群而設。
- Canadian: By Canada’s best authors. 加拿大：由加拿大最好的作家創作。
If you’d like to learn more about the books available through this program, search on the Internet for “Good Reads.”
如果你想了解更多關於這個計劃中提供的書籍，請在互聯網上搜索「好書推薦」。
重要單字及解釋
- Challenge [ˈtʃælɪndʒ] - 挑戰，困難
- Hold their interest [hoʊld ðɛr ˈɪntrəst] - 引起他們的興趣
- Relatively [ˈrɛlətɪvli] - 相對地
- Non-profit [nɑn-ˈprɑfɪt] - 非營利的
- Literate [ˈlɪtərɪt] - 有讀寫能力的
- Targeting [ˈtɑrɡɪtɪŋ] - 專為
- Themes [θimz] - 主題
- Criteria [kraɪˈtɪəriə] - 標準
- Put down [pʊt daʊn] - 放下
- Forgo [fɔrˈɡoʊ] - 放棄
- Vice versa [ˈvaɪs ˈvɜrsə] - 反之亦然
- Truth be told [truθ bi toʊld] - 坦白說
