Reading childern's literature is an excellent way for the beginning English speaker to improve.
对于刚刚开始学说英语的人,阅读儿童文学读物是个不错的方法。
I always carry matches with me at such times and I tore out the pages of the first chapter of the book I was reading to get the fire going.
在这样的时候我身上总是带着火柴的,为了让火堆燃下去,我从我正在看的那本书的第一章撕下几页。