GRE考試背完了紅寶書3000還是看不懂生詞?這3個(gè)應(yīng)急方法來(lái)幫忙,我們一起來(lái)看看吧,下面小編就和大家分享,來(lái)欣賞一下吧。
GRE考試背完了紅寶書3000還是看不懂生詞?這3個(gè)應(yīng)急方法來(lái)幫忙
以是否影響閱讀理解來(lái)決定應(yīng)對(duì)方法
大家可能都知道,中文里哪怕一篇文章中出現(xiàn)一些生僻詞匯,大家也可以在不理解它們的前提下大致搞懂文章其余部分的意思。這一點(diǎn)在英語(yǔ)中也是一樣的,根據(jù)語(yǔ)言學(xué)家研究發(fā)現(xiàn),一篇英語(yǔ)文章中不認(rèn)識(shí)的單詞占全文詞匯總量的比例只要控制在8%以內(nèi),是絕對(duì)不會(huì)影響到我們對(duì)全文任何觀點(diǎn)的理解的。有鑒于此,考生大可不必因?yàn)樵诳荚囍杏龅搅藥讉€(gè)之前沒(méi)見過(guò)的單詞而感到頭痛和掙扎。對(duì)于少量出現(xiàn)且不影響考生對(duì)題目文章整體理解的生詞,大家可以選擇將其放在一邊的處理方式。
學(xué)會(huì)辨識(shí)和處理學(xué)術(shù)類專有名詞
在GRE考試出現(xiàn)的生詞中,也有不少詞匯是涉及到冷僻內(nèi)容的學(xué)術(shù)性名詞,也就是所謂的專有名詞。那么對(duì)于這些涉及全文主題的專有名詞,我們也必須一一認(rèn)識(shí)嗎?答案當(dāng)然是否定的。一方面這些生詞基本不會(huì)出現(xiàn)在考生背單詞所使用的詞匯教科書中,另一方面這些詞匯大家平時(shí)閱讀中也基本沒(méi)機(jī)會(huì)見到。對(duì)于這些生詞,小編的建議有兩點(diǎn)。首先,如果這些詞并不涉及到解題需要的關(guān)鍵性內(nèi)容,也不影響大家理解全文意思,那么考生大可不必理會(huì),直接跳過(guò)就可以了。其次,如果有些題目或者文章就是圍繞著這個(gè)生詞代表含義而展開,那么大家不妨看一下詞匯所處環(huán)境,上下文中一般都會(huì)有補(bǔ)充解釋,不會(huì)真的讓考生完全沒(méi)有參考地直面一個(gè)平時(shí)沒(méi)機(jī)會(huì)遇到的生詞。因此,大家如果遭遇一些構(gòu)思明顯比較古怪,所處文章環(huán)境又是專業(yè)性較強(qiáng)的內(nèi)容時(shí),可以參照這一條技巧進(jìn)行應(yīng)對(duì)處理,相信也不會(huì)給大家?guī)?lái)太大困擾。
結(jié)合文章自帶解釋合理猜詞
而假如考生一定要搞清楚一些生詞的意思,那么就不妨根據(jù)文章中給出的線索進(jìn)行合理猜測(cè)了。就如同上文所言,大家不妨通過(guò)聯(lián)系上下文的方法來(lái)猜測(cè)其真實(shí)含義。特別是在本身文本量豐富的閱讀題中,許多生詞都會(huì)有專門的解釋,哪怕只是一句話,也可以幫助大家大致理解其含義從而順利解題。有時(shí)候ETS甚至?xí)梢越o出線索來(lái)進(jìn)行提示,大家只要多加留意,就不會(huì)被這些生詞給困住腳步。
比起生詞更重要的是考點(diǎn)
實(shí)際上,許多時(shí)候考生費(fèi)大力氣搞懂一兩個(gè)生詞,對(duì)于考試本身也并沒(méi)有太大幫助,大家最需要做的是認(rèn)清生詞背后真實(shí)的考點(diǎn)。假設(shè)原文有這樣一句話:Sedge root, a woody fiber that can be easily separated into strands, is essential to basketry production. 請(qǐng)問(wèn)sedge root的中文翻譯“莎草的根” 能夠幫助我們解決閱讀理解題目嗎?看來(lái)應(yīng)該是比較困難的。真正能夠幫助我們解決閱讀理解題目的應(yīng)該是這樣的文字a woody fiber (木制纖維)和定語(yǔ)從句中的文字部分can be easily separated into strands (能夠輕易地被分割成線)。通過(guò)以上的分析,想必大家已經(jīng)非常清楚地認(rèn)識(shí)到,刻意去背誦專有名詞的中文釋義其實(shí)并沒(méi)有太大意義。因?yàn)檎嬲脑~匯理解需要建立在對(duì)其特征的認(rèn)識(shí)之上,大家沒(méi)有必要在所謂的專用名詞上浪費(fèi)太多精力。
綜上所述,GRE考試中的生詞問(wèn)題是大家都難以避免的,雖然擴(kuò)充詞匯量打好詞匯基礎(chǔ)可以很大程度上幫助大家緩解此類問(wèn)題,但小編還是希望考生能做好在GRE考試中遭遇和應(yīng)對(duì)生詞的心理準(zhǔn)備和應(yīng)對(duì)技巧,本文內(nèi)容應(yīng)該會(huì)在這個(gè)方面給大家提供一些幫助。
GRE紅寶書缺失詞匯
lucrative adj. 賺錢的,有利可圖的(profitable;remunerative)
[記](méi)詞根記憶:lucr(看作lucre錢財(cái))+ative→賺錢的
[例]Burdened by debt, Lydgate abandons his dreams of reforming medicine to take a conventional but lucrative practice in London.
[同]advantageous, gainful, profitable, remunerative
ludicrous adj. 荒.唐可笑的(so foolish as to cause disrespectful laughter)
[記](méi)詞根記憶:lud(玩)+icrous→鬧著玩的→可笑的
[例]Although his attempts to appear psychotic were so clumsy as to be almost ludicrous , there is evidence that Ezra Pound was able to avoid standing trial for treason merely by faking symptoms of mental illness.
[同]laughable, comic, comical, droll, farcical
lugubrious adj. 悲哀的(mournful);憂郁的(dismal)
[例]Much of the clown’s success may be attributed to the contrast between the lugubrious manner he adopts and the general hilarity that characterizes the circus.
[同]melancholy, dolesome, dolorous, lamentable, plaintive
luminous adj. 發(fā)光的(emitting or reflecting usually steady, suffused, or glowing light);發(fā)亮的(of or relating to light or to luminous flux);光線亮的(bathed in or exposed to steady light);明白易懂的(clear, enlightening);有光澤的(shining, illustrious)
[記](méi)詞根記憶:lumin(光)+ous→發(fā)光的
[例]Although supernovas are among the most luminous of cosmic events, these stellar explosions are often hard to detect, either because they are enormously far away or because they are dimmed by intervening dust and gas clouds.
macabre adj. 駭人的,可怕的(grim and horrible;gruesome)
[記](méi)來(lái)自法語(yǔ),原指“骷髏舞蹈”
magisterial adj. 有權(quán)威的(authoritative;official);威風(fēng)的
[記](méi)詞根記憶:magister(=master主人)+ial→主人的→有權(quán)威的
[例]Something in Christopher responded to the older man’s air of authority; he looked magisterial, used to command.
magnanimous adj. 寬宏大量的,慷慨的(noble in mind;high souled)
magniloquence n. 夸夸其談,虛夸(the quality or state of being magniloquent)
malicious adj. 惡意的,怨毒的(spiteful;intentionally mischievous or harmful)
[記](méi)來(lái)自malice(n. 惡意)+ious→惡意的
[例]No computer system is immune to a virus, a particularly malicious program that is designed to infect and electronically damage the disks on which data are stored.
malign v. 誹謗,中傷(to defame;slander;traduce);adj. 邪惡的(evil;baleful;sinister)
[記](méi)詞根記憶:mal(壞)+ign→壞的,邪惡的
[同]malicious, despiteful, malevolent, rancorous, spiteful
malignant adj. 惡毒的,充滿恨意的(very malevolent or malicious)
[例]The surgeons were worried about the possibility of finding a malignant growth in the patient.
[同]despiteful, hateful, malign, rancorous
malleable adj. 可塑的,易改變的(capable of being changed;adaptable)
[記](méi)詞根記憶:malle(=mallet錘子)+able→可錘打的,易變的
[例]When clay dries out, it loses its plasticity and becomes less malleable.
[同]plastic, ductile, moldable, pliable, supple
mandatory adj. 命令的,強(qiáng)制的(authoritatively commanded;obligatory)
GRE紅寶書缺失詞匯
maneuver vt./n. (軍隊(duì))調(diào)遣(a planned and controlled movement of troops);策略,操縱(stratagem;artifice;scheme)
[記](méi)詞根記憶:man(手)+euvre(工作)→用手來(lái)做→操縱,調(diào)動(dòng)
maniacal adj. 發(fā)狂的,癲狂的(affected with or suggestive of madness)
manipulation n. (熟練的)操作;操縱;控制;(對(duì)賬目等的)偽造,篡改
martinet n. 嚴(yán)格遵守紀(jì)律的人(a strict disciplinarian)
[例]Like a martinet, Norman constrained his subordinates to adhere rigidly to the rules.
marvelous adj. 不可思議的(causing wonder);了不起的(miraculous)
[記](méi)發(fā)音記憶:“馬虎了事”→馬虎作事就沒(méi)有了不起的成就
[例]Winsor McCay, the cartoonist, could draw with incredible virtuosity: his comic strip about Little Nemo was characterized by marvelous draftsmanship and sequencing.
matrilineal adj. 母系的(relating to, based on, or tracing descent through the maternal line)
[例]The Apache are a matrilineal society, where husbands typically move into wives’ dwellings and women take the leadership role in family affairs.
maudlin adj. 感情脆弱的,愛(ài)哭的(foolishly or weakly sentimental)
[記](méi)來(lái)自人名Maudalene,常被描繪成哭泣的典型形象
maverick adj. 特立獨(dú)行的(characteristic of, suggestive of, or inclined to be a maverick);n. 特立獨(dú)行的人(one that refuses to abide by the dictates of or resists adherence to a group)
[記](méi)來(lái)自人名Maverick,19世紀(jì)德克薩斯州大牧場(chǎng)主,其牲畜皆不打烙印而顯得與眾不同
meager adj. 貧乏的(of small amount;inadequate);削瘦的(lean;emaciated)
[記](méi)分拆聯(lián)想:m+eager(熱心的)→光靠熱心解決不了貧乏
[例]The powers and satisfactions of primeval people, though few and meager, were commensurate with their few and simple desires.
mediocre adj. 平庸的,平凡的(ordinary;average)
[記](méi)詞根記憶:medio(中間)+cre→中間狀態(tài)→平庸的
maneuver vt./n. (軍隊(duì))調(diào)遣(a planned and controlled movement of troops);策略,操縱(stratagem;artifice;scheme)
[記](méi)詞根記憶:man(手)+euvre(工作)→用手來(lái)做→操縱,調(diào)動(dòng)
maniacal adj. 發(fā)狂的,癲狂的(affected with or suggestive of madness)
manipulation n. (熟練的)操作;操縱;控制;(對(duì)賬目等的)偽造,篡改
martinet n. 嚴(yán)格遵守紀(jì)律的人(a strict disciplinarian)
[例]Like a martinet, Norman constrained his subordinates to adhere rigidly to the rules.
marvelous adj. 不可思議的(causing wonder);了不起的(miraculous)
[記](méi)發(fā)音記憶:“馬虎了事”→馬虎作事就沒(méi)有了不起的成就
[例]Winsor McCay, the cartoonist, could draw with incredible virtuosity: his comic strip about Little Nemo was characterized by marvelous draftsmanship and sequencing.
matrilineal adj. 母系的(relating to, based on, or tracing descent through the maternal line)
[例]The Apache are a matrilineal society, where husbands typically move into wives’ dwellings and women take the leadership role in family affairs.
maudlin adj. 感情脆弱的,愛(ài)哭的(foolishly or weakly sentimental)
[記](méi)來(lái)自人名Maudalene,常被描繪成哭泣的典型形象
maverick adj. 特立獨(dú)行的(characteristic of, suggestive of, or inclined to be a maverick);n. 特立獨(dú)行的人(one that refuses to abide by the dictates of or resists adherence to a group)
[記](méi)來(lái)自人名Maverick,19世紀(jì)德克薩斯州大牧場(chǎng)主,其牲畜皆不打烙印而顯得與眾不同
meager adj. 貧乏的(of small amount;inadequate);削瘦的(lean;emaciated)
[記](méi)分拆聯(lián)想:m+eager(熱心的)→光靠熱心解決不了貧乏
[例]The powers and satisfactions of primeval people, though few and meager, were commensurate with their few and simple desires.
mediocre adj. 平庸的,平凡的(ordinary;average)
[記](méi)詞根記憶:medio(中間)+cre→中間狀態(tài)→平庸的
GRE紅寶書缺失詞匯
metaphysical adj. 形而上學(xué)的,玄學(xué)的(of metaphysics)
[記](méi)詞根記憶:meta(變化,超過(guò))+physic(看作是physics物理)+al→在物理之上的→形而上學(xué)的,玄學(xué)的
meteoric adj. 流星的(relating to a meteor);曇花一現(xiàn)的(transient;swift)
[記](méi)來(lái)自meteor(流星,隕石)+ic
methodical adj. 細(xì)心的,有條不紊的(habitually proceeding according to method)
meticulous adj. 細(xì)心的,一絲不茍的(taking extreme care about minute details;precise)
[記](méi)詞根記憶:metic(害怕的)+ulous(多…的)→經(jīng)常害怕的→細(xì)心的
[例]MacDougall’s former editors remember him as a cantankerous man whose meticulous and exhaustive reporting was worth the trouble.
[同]conscientious, fussy, heedful, punctilious, scrupulous
mettlesome adj. 精神抖擻的(spirited;courageous)
[記](méi)mettle(勇氣,斗志)+some→有斗志
milieu n. 周圍,環(huán)境,背景(the physical or social setting in which something occurs or develops)
[例]The late James Beard was generous with his time and knowledge-a rare trait in the narrow world of food writing, a milieu notorious for its pettiness and infighting.
mimic v. 模仿,戲弄(to imitate or copy playfully or derisively)
[記](méi)分拆聯(lián)想:mimi(音似:秘密)+c→偷偷摸摸地模仿