【原】8月和我一起读Bill Bryson，学美语历史

8 月英文原版书阅读主题是历史，我选了这本 Bill Bryson 的 Made in America：

为什么选这本书？

1. 了解语言发展历史，顺便学英语

学习一门语言一定要学它的文化。Made in America 从美语演变出发讲历史背景，如果你对语言和历史感兴趣，这本书是不错的选择，有历史也有小故事，比我们当年在英专课上学的东西有趣多了。

2. 学英语，读读 Bill Bryson

作者 Bill Bryson 极其高产。他出版过多本游记和语言科普书籍，也出过英语写作指南。他擅长讲故事，用词精准幽默有趣但读起来并不费力，颇有《经济学人》的味道。随便摘几句感受一下：

- It is dearly unlikely that the phrase went into a linguistic coma for four centuries.

- It would be difficult to imagine a group of people more ill-suited to a life in the wilderness. They packed as if they had misunderstood the purpose of the trip. 

- Few issues in America have soaked up more ink and excited more passion in recent years than the debate over education standards.