双语之间, 觅知音

你好，我是栗，一个普通读者。英语不是我的母语，也不是我的专业。

我出生的小城，四面是山。十二岁之前，我没听过一个英语单词。但在一个又湿又冷的冬夜，我爱上了英语——那一晚，英语老师教我唱 “You Are My Sunshine”。

我已经四十四岁了。过去的二十年忙于工作和家庭，我几乎把自己弄丢了。现在，我想重拾那份悸动，找回自己。于是我创办了 LeiRead，在这里分享我的笔记和书单。

这里的每一本书，我都亲自读过，乐在其中。它们未必是名著，题材也杂，胜在语言简洁优美。最重要的是，它们好读——即使英语不是你的母语。

人生譬如朝露，去日苦多。但好书一次又一次点亮我，让平凡的日子，也成为完美的日子。如果你也在寻找一份喜悦，这里就是你的书房。

欢迎，请进。

Hello, I’m Leigh, an ordinary reader. English is not my first language. It wasn’t my major, either.

I was born in a small town ringed by mountains. Until I was twelve, I had never heard a single English word. But on a cold, wet winter night, I fell in love with English. That night, my English teacher taught me to sing “You Are My Sunshine.”

I’m forty-four now. For twenty years, I was busy with work and family. I almost lost myself. Now I want to feel that thrill again — and find myself again. So I started LeiRead, where I share my notes and book lists.

Every book here, I have read myself and loved. They aren’t all classics, and their subjects are all over the map, but the language is simple and beautiful. Most of all, they are readable — even if English is not your first language.

Life is like morning dew; the days gone by are painfully many. But good books light me up again and again, turning ordinary days into perfect days. If you, too, want to feel this joy, this is your study.

Welcome. Come in.