并列逻辑:
One population, which spends the summer in the mountainous Grand Teton National Park of the western USA, follows a narrow route from its summer range in the mountains, across a river, and down onto the plains. (11-3-2)
我们看一下这个句子中的plains,它的原形是plain,很多同学可能知道它作为形容词的意思:简单的;朴素的,但在此句中显然是个名词,位于the 之后,所以不能理解为朴素的,简单的。那么利用并列连词and,就会发现and前面有mountain,river,这两个词大家都应知道,所以推测出plains应该也是个地理名词,方向猜测正确,即使不能说出具体意思也没大关系,毕竟不是笔译考试。
plain:n.平原。
转折逻辑:
The noise was quite disruptive at first, but after about four minutes the subjects were doing just as well on their tasks as control subjects who were not exposed to noise.(7-4-3)
很多同学不认识disruptive,巧用转折逻辑词后面的内容可以轻松得知disruptive 的意思方向,大家一般都知道as well...as 的意思 (和...一样好),按照转折but前后相对或相反逻辑,可以猜出disruptive是不好的方向,那么当这个词作为考点词的时候,就不会觉得“我太难了”。 disruptive:adj.破坏的。
让步逻辑:
Despite substantial funding, results have been disappointing. (5-3-1)
再来看一下这个句子中的substantial,funding在阅读中非常见,是资金,属于钱的范畴,对于修饰它的词多数围绕“多少”的含义,后面的disappointing我们认识,是失望的-不好的方向,让步逻辑词despite的出现意味前后表达为对立或相反,我们做一科学推测,尽管投入很多钱,但是结果大失所望,符合逻辑。那么就猜出来substantial:adj.大量的。
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例证逻辑:
However, if the 'click' of an opening door is part of an ominous action such as a burglary, the sound mixer may call attention to the 'click' with an increase in volume;
这个句子中的 ominous,大部分同学都不清楚这个词义,但是可以利用such as后面的burglary来猜测它,burglary是盗窃,such as前后是举例关系,那么我们自然知道ominous action也是不好动作的方向词,情感色彩可以拿捏住。
ominous:adj.不吉利的。(11-4-2)