英语阅读小技巧上

小敏

你是否一看到纯英语的文章就信心全无、直冒冷汗？我们在刚开始接触英语阅读时，由于词汇量的限制，在碰到英文中夹杂着不认识的词汇时，会立刻感到无从下手，难以继续往下阅读。其实，即使是一些颇有自信的读者，也常会对一些生僻的专业术语束手无策。以下这五个小技巧，可以帮助你进行有效的阅读。

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.

事先准备

不要匆忙地直接阅读，在你开始阅读前，先看一下标题和图片，这将让你对主题有一个很好的认识 ，想想从中你已经得知的信息。下一步，推测一下这篇文章在说些什么，想想你要学些什么，并写下你在阅读中可能会碰到的问题。为阅读做好自身的准备，可以帮助你预测下文的内容。

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.

初次接触

现在你已经对主题有了大概的了解，可以开始你的阅读了，一旦开始阅读就不要停下来。你目前先不要担心细节问题，刚开始的时候，你应该试着抓住文章的主旨，这就是skimming（略读）。当你阅读完全部文章后，想想看你理解并记住了多少。

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.

详细阅读

还记得你前面写下的那些问题吗？现在就是寻找答案的时间了。请再阅读一遍文章，但是这一次，你需要缓慢认真地阅读，寻找跟你的问题有关的任何词汇或句子，这就是scanning（查阅）。如果你看到任何你认为有兴趣或重要的部分，那就用笔标注下来。一旦完成这遍阅读，你对文章应该会有一个更全面的了解。endprint