Section 3: At Home in the Evening

Unit 30: Reading

阅读

Reading a Book

opened the book to her bookmark
Pam opened the book to her bookmark.
turned the pages as she read
She turned the pages as she read.
saw a word she didn't know
When she saw a word she didn't know...
looked it up in a dictionary
...she looked it up in a dictionary.
closed the book
When she finished reading, she closed the book.
Some Parts of a Book

Reading a Magazine

picked up the latest magazine
Pam picked up the latest issue of Everyone magazine.
looked at some of the ads
She looked at some of the ads.
flipped through the magazine
Then she flipped through the magazine...
found an interesting article
...until she found an interesting article.
read the article
She read the article...
looked at the pictures
...and looked at the pictures.

For Special Attention

flip through = to turn the pages or parts of something quickly — 快速翻页或快速翻阅。
interesting = something you want to see, hear, read, do, etc. — 你想看、想听、想读、想做的事物。
ad = a short form of "advertisement" — advertisement(广告)的简写。
look up = to find a word in a dictionary and read its meaning — 在词典里查到这个词并读它的意思。
issue = each month there is a new issue of a monthly magazine (e.g. the January issue, February issue, etc.) — 如果杂志每月出一期,每个月就有新的一期——一月号、二月号、三月号等。

Key Vocabulary

Verbs

单词音标中文
close/kloʊz/合上;关闭
find [found]/faɪnd [faʊnd]/找到;发现
finish/ˈfɪnɪʃ/完成;读完
flip through/flɪp θru/翻阅;快速翻
know [knew]/noʊ [nu]/知道;认识
look at/lʊk æt/看;查看
look up/lʊk ʌp/查阅(词典等)
open/ˈoʊpən/打开
pick up/pɪk ʌp/拿起
read [read]/rid [rɛd]/阅读
see [saw]/si [sɔ]/看见;看到
turn/tɜrn/翻(页)

Nouns

单词音标中文
ad/æd/广告
article/ˈɑrtɪkəl/文章
author/ˈɔθɚ/作者
book/bʊk/
bookmark/ˈbʊkmɑrk/书签
caption/ˈkæpʃən/图片说明;标题
chapter/ˈʧæptɚ/章节
cover/ˈkʌvɚ/封面
dictionary/ˈdɪkʃəˌnɛri/词典
index/ˈɪndɛks/索引
issue/ˈɪʃu/(杂志的)期
magazine/ˈmægəˌzin/杂志
number/ˈnʌmbɚ/编号;数字
page/peɪʤ/
part/pɑrt/部分
picture/ˈpɪkʧɚ/图片;照片
table of contents/ˈteɪbəl əv ˈkɑntɛnts/目录
title/ˈtaɪtəl/标题
word/wɜrd/单词;词语

Adjectives

单词音标中文
interesting/ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ/有趣的
latest/ˈleɪtəst/最新的