三、根據(jù)舉例猜測詞義
　　恰當(dāng)?shù)呐e例能夠提供猜測生詞的重要線索，例如The consequences of epochal events such as wars and great scientific discoveries are not confined to a small geographical area as they were in the past. 句中“戰(zhàn)爭”和“重大科學(xué)發(fā)現(xiàn)”是生詞的實(shí)例，通過它們我們可以猜出epochal的 大致詞義“重要的”。
　　四、根據(jù)上下文的語境關(guān)聯(lián)猜測詞義
　　例如Computers have been used for most kinds of crime, including fraud theft, larceny, embezzlement, burglary, sabotage, murder and forgery, since the first cases were reported in 1985. 這句話中有許多生詞出現(xiàn)，但通過上文的crime和murder一詞，我們可以知道這些下劃線詞都是與犯罪有關(guān)的詞。在考試中，就不必費(fèi)心去考慮它們的具體意思，知道大概類別即可。再如Goran Ivanisevic fears only one service in tennis -- Michael Stichs. His toss is always the same: the straight one or the topspin. Sampras has a good serve and Becker too, but Stichs is the toughest to read.在此例中，大多數(shù)詞用于網(wǎng)球運(yùn)動中的一些專門詞匯，我們可以不必理會，而主要關(guān)注認(rèn)識的那些詞。這樣能夠大概理解此句講的是網(wǎng)球選手Goran害怕某種service, 通過上下文大致可得知這是指網(wǎng)球運(yùn)動中的一個動作(比如發(fā)球、扣球等)。其實(shí)，service就是“發(fā)球”的意思。從形容詞straight可知Stichs發(fā)球的特點(diǎn)，而且他是最難預(yù)測的一個。這樣一來就可以很好地把握文章內(nèi)容了。

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