READING MATERIAL

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★three ways of methods to improve my reading ability

★new words I learn from the reading material

★new phrases I learn from the reading material

★seven structures of English words

★sentences that I have strong feeling with

★conclusion

three ways of methods to improve my reading ability

★ InferenceInference When I read articles ,I could find the m

eaning which is not actually stated by making inference. Although I can not make out all the details in the reading material, I still can decide how the details related to another.

three ways of methods to improve my reading ability

★ logical guesslogical guess

Even if I come across an unfamiliar word in articles, I would try to guess its meaning by reading through the sentences or the paragraphs that come before or after the new word ,even without looking it up in the dictionary.

three ways of methods to improve my reading ability

★ ★ words with several meaningswords with several meanings Usually there is not only a meaning for each word. Actually, a single

word may have a variety of meanings, which can be found listed in a big heavy dictionary. But, how could I determine which meaning is chosen?

First, to look carefully at the word that is used in a sentence or paragrap

h. And try to guess the word’s meaning.

Second, sometimes I may see a word I’ve already known is in the new word. So, I can use the word inside, called the base word, to help me guess.

Third, another way to use word parts as clues is to look at word beginnings or endings. For instance, the part re means again or back. So, reunite means “join together again.”

new wordsasylum n. 避難所 cardboard n. 硬紙版 a. 不真實的 . 扁而硬aero car n. 航車 caisson n. 潛水箱aviator n. 飛行員 cripple n. 殘廢的人amusement park

n. 遊樂園 condensed a. 濃縮的

airwaves n. 電視廣播 drip v. 滴下 n. 水滴 . 點滴 < 醫 >

altitude n. 高度 . 海拔 deposit v. 沉澱 . 儲錢 n. 沉澱物 . 存款apricot n. 杏樹 drizzle v. 下毛毛雨 . 淋上 n. 毛毛雨bolt n. 閃電計量單位 editorial n. 社論 a. 編者的 . 主管的Blackout n. 停電 . 停止 editor n. 編輯 . 編者buffalo n. 水牛 v. 恐嚇 entertainer n. 表演者 . 款待者beam n 樑住 v 眉開眼笑 encounter v. 遭遇敵人 n. 遭遇 . 衝突 . 碰見broadcast n.v.a. 廣播 flop v. 拍動 . 失敗 ad. 恰巧地baffle v. 使困惑 . 受挫 fatal a. 命運的 . 致命的bewildered a. 困惑的 frankly adv. 直率地 . 坦白地cramp n. 夾鉗 . 約束物 v.

夾緊 a. 受約束的foam v. 起泡沫 n. 泡沫

clothespin n. 衣夾 foam rubber n. 泡沫橡膠

P.S Because of the pages, I can not list all the words and phrases.

foster v. 養育 a. 領養的 marine a. 海生的foothill n. 山麓小丘 mammal n. 哺乳類fury n. 狂暴 . 狂怒 margarine 瑪琪琳 n.

giant a. 巨大的 outrageously a. 令人吃驚的gooey a. 黏的 n. 膠黏物 offspring n. 後代 . 幼獸geometric a. 幾何學的 pickle n. 醃菜handbill n. 傳單 peak n. 山峰 v. 達到頂峰

hatch v. 孵出 revolutionary a. 革命的harsh a. 粗糙的 . 刺耳的 reminder n. 暗示hurricane n. 暴風 reeve v. 徘徊 . 流浪hinge n. 鉸鍊 . 樞紐 roam v. 漫步inference v. 推論 rooster n. 雄鷄investigate v. 調查 . 研究 recognize v. 認定 . 辨識Induct v. 收 .. 為會員 retract v. 縮回 . 取消instinctive a. 本能的 strand v. 擱淺 . 處於困境intrigue n.. 陰謀 . 情節 slum n. 貧民窟limb n. 肢臂 v. 肢解 . 開始 strike v. 打 . 擊 . 觸礁launch n. 發行 . 開放市場 sculpture n. 雕塑品lair n. 獸窩 . 圍牆 source n. 源頭 . 原始資料

new phrasesahead of one’s time 在 sb. 的時

代make a contribution to 貢獻於

go long 進行 . 合作 make out of 由 ~ 做成as far back as 回溯到… . make out 辨別出 . 理解dead-end 盡頭 . 困盡 out of 用 ~ 做成 . 賣

光carry out 實現 rest on 依靠fill with 充滿 get stranded 擱淺的go to great lengths to 盡力去做 shut the teasers up 阻止嘲弄者sth. get sb. down 令 sb.沮喪 turn into 使變成go out 外出 .息滅 turn out 結果是 .證明

是go off 響起 .變質 take over 接管in the care of 受到照顧 come up with 想出 .準備好jot down 草草記下 self-conscious

↔self confidence

害羞的leave no stone unturned 千方百計 自信的lift sb.up 舉起 .激勵 by no means 決不lead off 開始 make fun of 取笑

number mile-per-hour (mph.)

時速 puff up 吹噓 .驕傲自大

Seven Structures of English Words 字首（ prefix ） 字根（ root ） 字幹（ stem ） 字尾（ suffix ）

(1)字 首 字 幹 字 尾 pre- dict (tell, say) -able

(2)字首 + 字首 + 字幹 + 字尾 + 字尾 = 單字 un pre dict able ly unpredictably

(3)字首 + 字根 + 字尾 = 單字 un imagine ative unimaginative

(4)字 根 + 字 尾 = 單 字  digest ive digestive / honor ary honorary

(5) 字首 + 字幹 bigamy (twice / wedding) / centipede (hundred / foot)

(6) 字幹 + 字尾 portable (carry) / mental (mind)

(7) 字幹 + 字幹 patricide (father) / manuscript (hand)

sentences that I have strong feeling with

When you are standing in crowd and you can not see over the other people, just smile and tell yourself you’ll be the last person to get wet when it rains.<Being Short>

At the scene, EMT’s give the necessary care. In minor cases, a victim might need only a

bandage.<EMT>

Nellie Bly left no stone unturned in her search for justice and truth. She dared to do What others wouldn’t. <Leave no stone unturned>

conclusion After reading this pile of reading material, I certainly l

earned a lot of what I need and many skills that could help me when I read.

Needless to say, it increased not only my vocabulary and phrases but also the sensation of sentences.

With the variety of knowledge, news, histories est. m

entioned in the articles, I really got some ideas and thoughts. This really helped me a lot!!