看新聞學單字

在看一篇文章時一定會有看不懂的單字

很多學生會習慣性的 “邊看邊查字典”

這在閱讀中其實是一個相當不好的習慣

因為不僅僅幫助不了你了解整個句子的意思

更會減緩你閱讀的速度

所以在閱讀時給自己設定一個合理的目標

預期在一篇文章中只學10個重要單字

這樣你自己才不會因為新字太多而忘記

或是連一些只出現過一次而不重要的單字也花時間去查

另外,在學習新字時最好把所有的part of speech (動詞,形容詞,名詞,副詞)

都查出來並且自己練習造句

盡量用所學新字的不同詞性去練習造句來加深印象以及練習用法

這樣不僅可以幫助閱讀也可以增加寫作技巧

以下是一篇中級程度的文章,我拿來當作範例給大家參考

灰色部分是我在閱讀後覺得很重要的10個新單字(自己選擇最重要的)

所以閱讀後我會利用英英字典去查每個單字的意思以及用法並且自己練習造新句

(同學們~不要再用中文字典啦, 學英文一定要用英英字典才能幫助到你. 我用過的英英字典裡面比較推薦Longman Advanced English Dictionary )

New Zealand is recovering from a powerful earthquake that cut
power and caused significant
damage to infrastructure,
but no deaths.



Officials say the 7.1 magnitude
quake shook the city of Christchurch on New Zealand's South Island just before
dawn Saturday.  The city's second largest earthquake on record threw people out of bed and sent
frightened residents running into the streets.  



The quake and its aftershocks
ruptured
underground lines for natural gas, water and sewage.  Powerful tremors also damaged
bridges and disrupted
power supplies and phone networks.



But only two serious injuries were reported - one man hit by a falling chimney
and another hurt by flying glass.



Authorities declared a state of emergency in Christchurch with an overnight
curfew in the rubble-littered city center.



Prime Minister John Key flew to Christchurch to inspect the damage.  He
said it was an absolute miracle that no one died.  But he said it could
take months to repair the damage, which is initially estimated at about $1.5
billion.



New Zealand is situated on the boundaries of the Pacific and Australian
tectonic plates and experiences around 14,000 earthquakes a year, most of them
relatively minor.



In 1931, the country's deadliest earthquake devastated the cities of Napier and
Hastings.  At least 256 people died in the magnitude 7.8 earthquake and
thousands more required medical treatment.

Government seismologists put the magnitude of Saturday's quake at 7.1, while
the U.S. Geological Survey gave a lower figure of 7.0.

Some information for this report provided
by AP, AFP and Reuters.

Source from VOA News.com   http://www.voanews.com/english/news/New-Zealand-Quake-Causes-Significant-Damage-102209684.html