1、Reading 3Introduction to reading Reading abilities: To get the gist or main ideas To get important details To guess the meaning of unknown words To infer(推測）推測）the implications(含義）含義）implied meaning of the writer. When you can not understand a sentence, analyse its grammatical structure: what is the

2、 subject(主語），主語），the predicate or main verb(謂語），謂語）， object(賓語），賓語）， the rest of the sentence just modify the subject, verb and object.Two tips 1 Do not forget you are language learners. So learn new words and expressions from reading materials or you will learn nothing nor will you get a sense of a

3、chievement (by the way, reading is the main input to learning a language. 2 Be patient with your slow progress as reading is just a skill like swimming, driving which can not be improved overnight.Unit 1 Word preset: Plod:邁著沉重的腳步行走邁著沉重的腳步行走 Plod along: 緩慢地進行緩慢地進行 Eyestrain: 眼睛疲勞眼睛疲勞 Cling to: stick

4、to 堅持堅持 Savour: 品嘗品嘗 欣賞欣賞 Clinic：講習班：講習班 培訓班培訓班Text 1 Not see the wood for the trees(BrE)Not see the forest for the trees(AE)Not see the main point of something because of paying too much attention to small details. A train of something: sequence of unconnected things : 一系列的一系列的 The train of thought

5、: 思緒思緒 Doze off: 打瞌睡打瞌睡 打盹兒打盹兒 old wivess tales: old foolish ideas or beliefs: 陳腐且愚蠢的想法。陳腐且愚蠢的想法。 Their minds wander: they are absent-minded 走神走神 Mental “set”: TV set: device or machine:心里機器或裝置心里機器或裝置 Rapid, medium(中等）中等）, slow Strain: fatigue: 疲勞疲勞 Triple：increase by three times(增加三增加三倍）倍）at will:

6、任意，任意， 隨意隨意 Be stuck in something: be or become fixed at one place and can not move: 卡在某處； 陷在某處 Portion： 部分 “Cosmopolitan”: name of a magazine for women, 柯夢波丹.Vocabulary building Practised: 熟練的， 有經(jīng)驗的 Worthwhile：值得的 Absorption: 并入 Absorbent: 能吸收的Section B Regress: 后退（回讀） Cloud: hamper: 妨礙 Cloud ones

7、enjoyment Cloud ones understanding Assigned readings: 布置的閱讀任務 Panic：驚慌Passage 2 Fancy words: 華麗的辭藻華麗的辭藻 Synonymous: 同義詞的同義詞的 Trait： 特征，特點，特征，特點， 特性特性 Verbal ability: 詞匯能力詞匯能力 Verbal test：vocabulary test 詞匯測試詞匯測試 Achievement test: 成績考試成績考試 （proficiency test: 水平考試水平考試 Scale: 等級 Apply oneself to doing

8、something: 致力于， 專注于 Moderate：適度的， 中等的 IQ: intelligence quotient Passage 3 Defect: a fault in sth,demerit, drawback, shortcomingdefective: 有缺點的，有缺點的， 有毛病的有毛病的 Overlook: ignore 忽視忽視 In the light of: 根據(jù)根據(jù) Instruction：說明，：說明， 指令指令 Obstacle: 障礙障礙 Wordy: verbose:話多的，冗長的，啰嗦 Wordy and repetitive: 繁復冗長的 See

9、through: 看穿 Underlie: 在.下面，背后的， Inference：猜測 推測 infer passage4 Critical: 關鍵性的 Be free of Distraction: 分散注意力的事情 Boundary: 界限， 邊界 Out of ones boundary of interest: 興趣范圍之外 Intrigue: 激起某人的興趣，吸引 Tune out: 不注意，思想開小差 Imperative：重要的，緊急的 Tone up: 增強 使.更有活力 Loosen up 放松 松弛 Highlighting: 增強亮度 使 醒目Passage 5 Ass

10、imilate: 吸收 同化 Set out: 制定 Simulate 模擬 模仿 Bulb: 燈泡 On “ a dictionary run” :to look up in a dictionary On a beer run: to go to buy beer.Text 2 Fiction: 小說 Chart：圖表 示意圖 Parallel：與 平行 Inhibit：阻止， 抑制 Span；跨度 持續(xù)的時間 Life span：壽命 eye span perceptual span 感知（持續(xù)）時間 Vocalization：發(fā)出聲音， 說出聲音 Retention：保持，記住，記憶 Suppress：抑制，壓制， 壓迫 Acceleration:加快 Forced acceleration: 強迫加快 Sound out：發(fā)出聲音 Snail：蝸牛 at a snails pace 蝸牛速度 Snail mail: 普通郵寄 Elaborate: 詳盡解釋， 闡述 Indiscriminate：不加區(qū)別的 Digest：咀嚼 In conformity with：與 一致 Layman 外行人， 外行 Entai