閱讀是學習英語重要的一部分，但許多學生都覺得閱讀很難。本次整理的一些建議可以是你通過使用在母語中用到的技巧來幫助你提高閱讀。
Tip 1: Read for Gist
建議一：讀主旨
Gist = the main ideas
Gist=主旨，要點
Read the text a first time. Don't stop. Read to understand the main ideas, and don't look up new words. You'll be surprised that you can usually understand the general idea of the story.
首先通讀全文。不要中途停下，在閱讀的過程中理解主旨，不要查新詞。你會驚訝地發現，你總是能夠理解故事的大意。
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Tip 2: Use Context
建議二：讀上下文
Context refers words and situations that are around a word you don't understand. Look at the example sentence:
上下文指的是圍繞一個你不理解地詞語地一些片語和語境。請看例句：
I went to the shlumping to buy some chitla for 's 'schlumping'? - it must be a store because you bought something there.
Shlumping是什麼意思?——它肯定指的是一個商店，因為你是在那兒買東西。
What's 'chitia'? - It must be food because you are going to eat it for dinner.
Chitia是什麼意思?它肯定是一種食物，因為你晚餐得吃它。
Tip 3: Use Your Own Language
建議三：使用自己的母語
One of the best tips on improving reading is to think about how you read in your own language. Start by thinking about how you read different documents. How do you read the newspaper? How do you read novels? How do you read train schedules? and so on. Taking time to think about this will help give you clues on how to read in English - even if you don't understand every single word.
提高閱讀最好的方法之一就是，想想自己閱讀母語材料的方式是怎樣的。先思考你是怎樣閱讀不同型別的文字。你是怎麼讀報紙的?你是怎麼讀小說的?你是怎麼讀火車時刻表的?等等。花些時間來思考，這會為你進行英語閱讀提供一些線索——即使你並不是每個詞都認識。
Ask yourself this question: Do I read every word in your own language when I am reading a schedule, summary, or other outlining document?
問你自己一個問題：當我在讀母語的日程表、總結或其他大綱檔案時，是逐詞閱讀嗎?
The answer is most definitely: No!
答案肯定是：不!
Reading in English is like reading in your native language. This means that it is not always necessary to read and understand each and every word in English. Remember that reading skills in your native language and English are basically the same.
英語閱讀就像你的母語閱讀一樣。這意味著我們不總是需要閱讀並理解英語中的每一個詞語。記住，你的母語閱讀技巧在英語閱讀中也同樣適用。
Tip 4: Understand Different Reading Skills
建議四：瞭解不同的閱讀技巧
Here is a quick overview of the four types of reading skills used in every language:
下面是對四種閱讀技巧的.快速一覽，這些技巧適用於任何語言。
Skimming - used to understand the "gist" or main idea
略讀——用來理解“主旨”或“大意”。
Scanning - used to find a particular piece of information
翻閱——用來找尋特定的資訊
Extensive reading - used for pleasure and general understanding
泛讀——用於娛樂性地或大致地瞭解
Intensive reading - accurate reading for detailed understanding
精讀——為了理解細節而進行的精確閱讀