最近看书比较多，总结到:很多优秀的人都是善于做笔记和及时输出。几乎每个作者都提到要想练习写作或者学好一门技能比如英语。输入和输出是必不可少的。听说语言大师钱钟书老先生在阅读的时候最喜欢做笔记。一代语言大师尚且都需要边读书边记录下自己阅读时的感受和摘抄下优美的句子。像我们这样的人，那更应该仿效学习。今天就做了一次尝试，试着用英语把自己想表达的东西写出了，尽管很艰难，也会有很多错误。我相信坚持下去应该会有意想不到的收获。
There are so many years since I learn english in my Middle school .It is shame to say my english is not good .I have longed to speak english fluently .so reading a english book is my first step to impove my view.
I read one page of this book.It cost me more than one hour.The first step is always the hardest .The more you read the better you are .
Here is my notes when I read this book :This page tell me that Lincoln's grandma is a ingenious (聪明绝顶）woman .She brought the first hogs and ducks and the first spinning-wheel into Kentucky .and the first woman ever to make butter .
she found a way of spinning thread and making cloth from two materials(substances)-nettle lint and buffalo wool.
I write down some beautiful sentences from the book that I read .
1. The old histories record that ...(据史书记载）
2. Her real claim to fame rests upon the fact that .....(她的出名却源于。。。。）
3. in the mysterious Indian country (在那个古老而神秘的印第安）
4. Frequently the conversation degenerated(堕落的）into gossip (很快就转变成了东家长西家短的闲话）
5. clearing-house (公认的） bastardy-私生子 fornication-通奸、乱伦 ingenious-巧妙的，设计独特的，聪明绝顶的 timbe-wolves 豺狼 slaughter-屠夫 宰杀
