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Hey! I'm Jacky, coming from China.I live in Chengdu,and I go to college in Chengdu.I've been learning English for almost 10 years,but not enough.Because I usually find myself stuck in reading English novels.lacking of vocabulary I think.So I am expanding my vocabulary bank recently,and I have captured more than 3000 words,which really helps! yet still not enough ,cause I can't manage them very well.Vocabulary is one thing,but article is another.In order to figure this ,I'm trying to read more novels and get more words,not only words but paragraphs even the whole article.It's really a tough job,but I feel better after a couple of weeks. As for oral English,I turn to English movies and online courses.I can still remeber the excitiment on the day when I clicked a Harvard online course named JUSTICE(lectured by prof Michael J. Sandel ).I really admire the professor's accent which is truly graceful and mild.After that ,I bought the book JUSTICE,but a Chinese edition.I am planning to buy an English edition after improving my English to the degree that I can handle the whole book.Looking for your help!
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Self Introduction
Hey! I'm Jacky, coming from China. I live and go to college in Chengdu,and I go to college in Chengdu.I've been learning English for almost 10 years,but it's not enough.,because I usually find myself stuck in have difficulties reading English novels. I think it's because of a lacking of vocabulary I think.So I am expanding my vocabulary bank recently,and I have captured learned more than 3000 words,which is really helps helping me! Yet It's still not enough though, because I can't manage them very well. Vocabulary is one thing, but reading articles is another.In order to figure this ,I'm trying to read more novels and get more words,not only words but and paragraphs and even the whole article.It's really a tough job,but I will feel better improve after a couple of weeks. As for oral English,I turn to watch English movies and attend online courses.I can still remeber the excitiment on the day when I clicked on a Harvard online course named JUSTICE(lectured by prof Michael J. Sandel ).I really admire the professor's accent which is truly graceful and mild.After that ,I bought the book JUSTICE,but a the Chinese edition of it.I am planning to buy an English edition after improving I improved my English to the degree that allows me to I can handle the whole book.Looking for your help!
Find myself stuck means being blocked, but in this case I believe it's better that you use that you have troubles/difficulties reading, it makes people understand better what you want to say :)
If you need some other help, don't hesitate to contact me!
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thanks!
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Great article, Jacky.
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WOW~ very usful suggestions！I used to read HAMLET, but I failed,and now I am reading Daniel Quinn's ISHMEAL,which is much simpler than Shakespeare's masterpiece.
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Reading novels in a foreign language seems very difficult. I congratulate you on your effort.
As a native speaker, I can tell you that reading books can present far more vocabulary than you find in speaking. It is harder for me to read books written in English that are from another country or another time period. Jane Austin, author of Pride and Prejudice, or Shakespeare can present lots of vocabulary I haven't seen. Even a novel written by an Australian might use words and idioms I do not know.
It is also true that if I read a novel about a subject I do not know, lots of new vocabulary words come up. For example, I am learning new words by reading about Linguistics.
A native speaker is immersed in the language and keeps learning new words all the time.
So don't be hard on yourself for struggling with reading. Just pick a subject you are interested in. Pick up words along the way.
Befriend a native speaker to ask questions about the words or idioms you don't know. It can make for lively discussions! The English speaker will probably enjoy discussing English language with you.
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