英語閱讀小技巧上

小敏

你是否一看到純英語的文章就信心全無、直冒冷汗？我們在剛開始接觸英語閱讀時，由于詞匯量的限制，在碰到英文中夾雜著不認識的詞匯時，會立刻感到無從下手，難以繼續往下閱讀。其實，即使是一些頗有自信的讀者，也常會對一些生僻的專業術語束手無策。以下這五個小技巧，可以幫助你進行有效的閱讀。

Be prepared

Never rush straight into reading. Before you begin， look at the title and any pictures. This will give you a good idea of the topic. Think about what you already know. Next， predict what the reading will be about. Think about what you want to learn and write down any questions you may have. Preparing yourself for the reading in this way will get you started before the first page is even turned.

事先準備

不要匆忙地直接閱讀，在你開始閱讀前，先看一下標題和圖片，這將讓你對主題有一個很好的認識 ，想想從中你已經得知的信息。下一步，推測一下這篇文章在說些什么，想想你要學些什么，并寫下你在閱讀中可能會碰到的問題。為閱讀做好自身的準備，可以幫助你預測下文的內容。

At first sight

Now that youve got a general idea of the topic， you can begin. Read the entire text over once without stopping. Dont worry about the details just yet. In the beginning， all you should be trying to do is get a feeling for the main idea. This is called skimming. When youre done， think about how much youve understood and remembered.

初次接觸

現在你已經對主題有了大概的了解，可以開始你的閱讀了，一旦開始閱讀就不要停下來。你目前先不要擔心細節問題，剛開始的時候，你應該試著抓住文章的主旨，這就是skimming（略讀）。當你閱讀完全部文章后，想想看你理解并記住了多少。

Its all in the details

Remember those questions you wrote down before？ Now its time to find the answers. Read the text again， but this time， read it slowly and carefully. Look for any words or phrases that relate to your questions. This is called scanning. If you come across anything else thats interesting and important， underline that too. Once youre finished， you should have a fuller understanding of the text.

詳細閱讀

還記得你前面寫下的那些問題嗎？現在就是尋找答案的時間了。請再閱讀一遍文章，但是這一次，你需要緩慢認真地閱讀，尋找跟你的問題有關的任何詞匯或句子，這就是scanning（查閱）。如果你看到任何你認為有興趣或重要的部分，那就用筆標注下來。一旦完成這遍閱讀，你對文章應該會有一個更全面的了解。endprint