PRESENTER: Thanks Jenny. That all sounds really interesting.

主持人：谢谢珍妮。听起来很有意思。

I'm just wondering if you have a favourite book you could recommend for our readers?

我想知道你有没有最喜欢的一本书可以推荐给我们的读者？

JENNY: It's hard to choose, but Alive and Kicking is definitely worth mentioning.

珍妮：很难选择，但《活蹦乱跳》绝对值得一提。

You won't have heard of the writer as it's her first book – which is really impressive.

你可能没听说过这位作家，因为这是她的第一本书——这确实令人印象深刻。

It's basically the teenage diary of a boy from Somalia who comes to live in the UK.

这本书主要讲述了一个从索马里来到英国生活的男孩的青少年日记。

It deals with the serious issue of immigration and all the challenges the boy has to face at school and with the language barrier, etc.

这本书讲述了很多移民问题，以及男孩在学校和语言障碍等方面必须面对的所有挑战。

Usually, books like this are quite sad, but this one actually made me cry with laughter.

一般来说，这样的书都比较悲伤，但这本书却让我笑中带泪。

On each page, there are simple but hilarious black and white stick drawings of the boy with his friends and teachers.

在每一页上，都有简单和搞笑的黑白条画，画的是这个男孩与他的朋友和老师。

At the end of each diary entry, there are new English words the boy learns each day, which may help develop some children's vocabulary.

在每篇日记的末尾，都有小男孩每天学习的新英语单词，这可能有助于扩展一些孩子的词汇量。

PRESENTER: I think my kids would enjoy that.

主持人：我想我的孩子们会喜欢的。

What about any advice for parents on how to encourage their children to read more?

对于父母如何鼓励孩子多读书，有什么建议吗？

JENNY: Well, this is something I get asked about a lot.

珍妮：我经常被问到这个问题。

There are so many distractions for kids these days that it can be hard to find time for reading.

如今，现在有太多让孩子分心的东西，他们很难抽出时间来阅读。

One thing I'd say is to make time to sit down with your child and share books with them.

我想说的一件事是，抽出时间和孩子坐在一起，与他们分享书籍。

A lot of parents give up reading aloud to their children as soon as they learn to read independently, but this is a mistake.

很多家长在孩子学会独立阅读后就放弃了朗读，其实这是不合适的。

It's good to read more advanced books to them as it helps to develop their vocabulary.

为他们朗读更进阶的书籍很有好处，因为这有助于扩展他们的词汇量。

If you don't have time for this, then let them listen to audio books.

如果您没有时间，那就让他们听有声读物吧。

Often, they'll want to read books they've listened to for themselves.

通常，他们会想读一些自己听过的书。

I think it's a good idea to make a mental note of the type of books your child is reading – often they just read the same genre all the time, which can get a bit boring.

我认为，最好在脑中记下您孩子正在阅读的书籍类型--他们往往总是阅读同一类型的书籍，这可能会让他们感到有些乏味。

You can introduce new authors and genres to them. Librarians should be able to help you with this.

您可以向他们介绍新的作者和类型。图书管理员应该可以在这方面帮到你。

PRESENTER: Well Jenny, I think that's really useful. . . .

主讲人：珍妮，我觉得这很有用……