2013年7月5日 星期五

How to Improve Your Vocabulary‏

Why? Because every language is made up of—what else?—words. When you meet an unfamiliar word, what do you do? Reach for the dictionary? Not so fast. Pick up a pencil or pen instead. If you’re reading, underline the new words in your text, but don’t look them up yet.
為什麼?因為每一種語言都是由——還會是什麼呢?——當然是字彙所組成。
當你遇到一個不熟悉的單字,你會怎麼做?找字典?先別急著這麼做。倒是可以先拿起
一隻鉛筆或筆。如果你正在閱讀,在內文中的生字下劃線,不過先不要查它的意思。
Here’s how to improve your guessing strategies:
1. Learn word forms. For example, since the Latin root dict means
“to say” and the prefix pre- means “before,” what does predict mean?
Add the suffix -ion, and the verb predict becomes a noun, prediction.
And are you able to guess what predictable means? Or is it too unpredictable?
以下是幫助你猜字的幾個策略:
1. 學習字形。舉例來說,拉丁文的字根dict 是「說」的意思,字首 pre 則是「之前」的
意思,所以,predict 是什麼意思呢?若再加上字尾 ion,動詞 predict 就成了名詞 prediction。
那麼你能不能猜出 predictable 的意思呢?還是那實在是太 unpredictable (難以預測)?
2. Trust your feelings. Sometimes the context will give you a sense of whether a
word is positive or negative, or offer a hint about other aspects of the word. But remember:
It’s not enough to improve your passive vocabulary — to know what words mean.
2. 相信你的直覺。有時候,前後文會給你一種感覺,讓你知道某個字是正面或負面的
意思,或是提供關於這個字的其他方面的暗示。不過請記得:單單增進被動的字彙能
力——知道字的意思——是不夠
You’ll also want to develop a greater active vocabulary— to be able to use them. Here’s how:
1. Study word groups. Words related to the same topic—like music, sports or
weather—are much easier to learn together than in isolation.
你還得要建立主動的字彙能力─能夠使用他們。這裡有幾個方法:
a. 研究字群。把屬於相同主題——音樂、運動和天氣——的單字放在一起學,比分開來
學容易得多。
2. Learn words in context. Don’t just memorize word lists.
3. Carry a notepad. Make a note of any new words you come across. Words are good
friends to have. And who doesn’t need a few more good friends?
b. 從文章中學單字。不要只是死背生字表。
c. 隨身攜帶筆記本。記下你所遇到的每個生字。
單字是值得擁有的好朋友。誰不需要多幾個好朋友呢?



⊙Word Bank

underline (v) 於...之下畫線
text (n) 正文;本文
text (n) 正文;本文
strategy (n) 策略
root (n) 字根
prefix (n) 字首
suffix (n) 字尾
passive (adj) 消極的



@The Day's Phrase
What should you do when you want to lose weight?
節食的起起伏伏
如果想減重,應該做什麼?
When our family goes camping, we always pack out any garbage we bring in.
我們家去露營的時候,都會把帶來的垃圾打包帶走。
We don't need to buy take-out. I packed homemade lunches for us already.
我們不用買外帶食物。我已經為我們帶了自製午餐了。
How one scientist changed the way the world saw blood
– and won a Nobel Prize
血型:救命的發現
來看看一位科學家如何改變這個世界看待血液的方式,而且還贏得了諾貝爾獎
This Micronesian state is an adventure – on land and under water!
丘克:南太平洋的歷史寶藏
這個密克羅尼西亞聯邦的一州,陸上水中皆可冒險!
Not only is public transportation cheap, but it also helps reduce air pollution.
大眾運輸系統不但費用低廉,而且有助於降低空氣污染。
Start this month with some hot July facts
炎熱的七月!
用熱呼呼的七月事實來開啟這個月份吧
The solar panels on John's roof supply most of his energy needs during the sunny summer months.
約翰家屋頂上的太陽能板在陽光豐富的夏季,為他提供了大部分所需的能源。

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