暑假开启两周，有些学子已从外省夏令营归来、有些学子才要开始壮阔旅行，也有些学子正在家中享受难得的闲暇时光……那么，喜爱独处的你，或许并不介意来上几本好书相伴？

It has been two weeks since summer vacation started, some students have returned from summer camps in other provinces, some students are just about to start their magnificent trip, and some students are enjoying their rare leisure time at home. For those who love to spend time alone, perhaps you guys do not mind the company of a few more good books.

还记得寒假来临前，FLIS征集了学部老师、主管建议，为大家准备了一份超有诚意的假日书单，广受好评。你知道吗？在欧美，暑期对于阅读而言也是个十分特别的时段，各大报刊杂志会推出自己的「夏日阅读（Summer Reading）书单」，比如卫报、泰晤士报文学增刊等等；不仅如此，从19世纪末起，美国不少公共图书馆也会推出专为孩童设计的「夏日阅读」活动，与学校、商家合作书单、阅读挑战活动等等并给予奖励——但请注意，这绝不是枯燥的劝学活动，一切都建立在孩子对书籍感兴趣、自发参与的基础之上！

Remember before winter break, FLIS collected Reading Recommendations from faculty to publish a holiday book list that was well received. Did you know that summer is also a special time for reading in Europe and the United States? Major newspapers and magazines will launch their "Summer Reading List", such as the Guardian, Times Literary Supplement, and many others. Not only that, since the late 19th century, many public libraries in the U.S. have launched "Summer Reading" activities designed for children, collaborating with schools and businesses on book lists, reading challenges, and more, and offering prizes - but please note that this is not a boring reading program, for those activities are based purely on children's interest in books and eager participation!

「阅读挑战（Reading Challenge）」是近年在国外大受欢迎的活动，若你常关注欧美阅读油管频道或播客节目，就会发现一年之初/夏季伊始之际，博主们常常开出一张阅读清单，并不写具体书目，但会列出一些有趣的小目标、与时下自己想要探索的领域息息相关，比如：

Activities like Reading Challenges also have a long history. If you follow some reader YouTube channel or podcasts in Europe and the US, you'll notice that at the beginning of the year/summer, YouTubers/bloggers/podcasters often make a reading list, not of specific books, but of interesting goals that are relevant to what they're trying to explore, for example:

1.读一本与动物有关的书

read a book about animals

2.读一本超过300页的书

read a book with more than 300 pages

3.读一本背景设定在国外的书

read a book set in a foreign country

4.读一本系列小说的第一卷

read the first book of a new series

5.读一本让你开怀大笑的书

read a book that makes you laugh

6.读一本你从没读过的作者的书

read a book by an author you've never read before

7.读一本你想读了很久但还没有翻开的书

read a book you've wanted to read for a long time but haven't opened yet

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这一次，我们将选择留给孩子们。不如就从一张清单开始，创造属于你自己的「夏日阅读挑战」吧？别忘了给自己设置一些小小的奖励，也许你会更有动力踏上这趟阅读之旅！

This time, we're leaving the choice up to the students. Why not start with a list and create your own Summer Reading Challenge? Don't forget to set yourself some small rewards and maybe you'll be more motivated to embark on this reading journey!

此外，FLIS校图书馆也为喜爱游戏的学子带来了阅读APP推荐！

In addition, the FLIS school library brings reading APP recommendations for game-loving students!

Scholastic美国学乐出版集团于1920年在美国纽约成立，是全球领先童书及多媒体教育产品出版及发行商，迄今已出版发行了诸多畅销世界且屡获殊荣的儿童书籍，例如《哈利•波特》《饥饿游戏》《大红狗克里夫德》《神奇校车》《鸡皮疙瘩》《视觉大发现》《内裤超人》《神探狗狗》和《大卫，不可以》系列等。

Scholastic Corporation, founded in 1920 in New York City, USA, is the world's largest publisher and distributor of children's books and print and digital educational materials for pre-K to grade 12. In addition to Harry Potter and The Hunger Games, Scholastic is known for its school book clubs and book fairs, classroom magazines such as Scholastic News and Science World, and popular book series: Clifford the Big Red Dog, Goosebumps, Horrible Histories, Captain Underpants, Animorphs, Dog Man, The Baby-Sitters Club, and I Spy.

由Scholastic学乐开发的Home Base APP（免费）是一款集角色扮演、故事阅读、地图游戏等功能于一体的儿童数字社区。喜爱学乐旗下作品的学子可以通过APP访问喜爱的系列作品岛屿、与故事中的角色交谈，并与爱好者交流，实现边玩边读，于无形中提升英文阅读能力！

Home Base is a fun and safe digital community for kids where they can explore Scholastic stories by visiting zones and islands dedicated to their favorite series and talking with their favorite characters, play map games together with other players, connect with other readers via moderated chat, so that they can read while playing and improve their English reading skills in an engaged way!

夏季还很漫长，愿每位读者都能在快乐的假期里读到心爱的书籍；

Summer is still a long way off. We wish every reader a happy vacation of beloved books.

那么，待开学时，或许，我们都有好故事可以讲。

Then, when school starts, perhaps, we will all have good stories to tell.