Reading Further
1.The more words you know, the more you will be able to understand when listening and reading.
你知道的单词越多,在听和读的时候你就能理解得越多。
the more…, the more 越……,就越……
The harder you work, the greater progress you will make.
你越努力工作,取得的进步就越大。
The longer the war lasts, the more the people there will suffer.
战争持续的时间越长,那里的人们就会受更多的苦。
The sooner, the better. 越快越好。
2.Try to sound the new word. 试着拼读新单词。
【注意】 sound 通常作名词,这里是作动词使用。 英语中名词作为动词使用是词类活用现象。 例如:
The man was sandwiched （put between two other people) between the two policemen.
这个人被两个警察夹在中间。
People eyed （looked at) him curiously. 人们好奇地看着他。
I backed （caused the car to move backwards) the car into the garage. 我把车倒进了车库。
Please hand （pass) me that book. 请把那本书递给我。
People were streaming （flowing or moving like a stream) out of the station.
人流从火车站涌出来。
3.Look for familiar word parts and see if you can tell its meaning by analysing how it is formed.
在单词中寻找熟悉的词的构成部分, 看是否能通过分析其构成来了解其词义。
tell vt. to decide or determine 辨认,确定
It may rain or it may not. It’s hard to tell. 也许会下雨,也许不会,很难判断。
You can tell （that) he’s angry when he starts shouting a lot.
当他大吼大叫的时候,你能判断出他生气了。
Can you tell Tom from his twin brother? 你能分辨汤姆和他的双胞胎兄弟吗?
Can you tell the difference between wine and champagne? 你能区别红酒和香槟吗?
4.Do not interrupt your reading process to look it up, but you may mark it first.
不要在阅读过程中停下来查词典,但可以先把生词标注出来。
mark vt.to write or draw on sth., so that someone will notice what you have written 做记号,评阅（作业)
I’ve marked the pages you need to read. 我标注了你需要看的页码。(https://www.daowen.com)
The school uniform should be clearly marked with the child’s name.
校服上应该清楚地标注孩子的名字。
I’ve got a pile of exam papers to mark （grade) . 我有一堆试卷要批改。
mark n. a dirty area or sign on sth. 污迹；标记；成绩
Who made these dirty marks on my new book? 谁在我的新书上弄了这些污渍?
What’s the meaning of the mark at the bottom of the page? 页末的这个记号是什么意思?
She always gets good marks in the math exams. 数学考试她通常得高分。
5.Read through your vocabulary notes on a regular basis. 定期通读你的词汇笔记。
regular adj. that having equal amount of time between the events 规则的；有规律的
His breathing was slow and regular. 他的呼吸缓慢而均匀。
He’s one of the restaurant’s regular customers. 他是这家餐馆的一位常客。
6. Create sentences, dialogues or stories by using the words you have just learned, especially those for a particular topic. 用你刚学的单词造句、进行对话或编故事,尤其是那些与某个特定话题相关的单词。
【注意】
1)those 作代词,指代前面提及的同类复数名词（这里指words you have just learned)。
His teaching methods are different from those （the methods) of other teachers.
他的教学方法和其他老师的方法都不同。
In my opinion, the finest wines are those （the wines) from France.
在我看来,最好的酒是法国的那些酒。
2)如果需要指代前面出现的同类的单数名词,使用that。
His car was different from that （the car) of his friend.
他的车和他朋友的车是不一样的。
The book is not as interesting as that （the book) I read yesterday.
这本书不像我昨天读的那本这样有趣。
3)如果需要指代前面出现的同类的不可数名词,使用that。
The population of China is larger than that （the population) of America.
中国的人口比美国的人口多。
The weather in Chongqing is quite different from that （the weather) in Beijing.
重庆的天气和北京的天气很不一样。