二、標(biāo)點符號在快速閱讀中的運用
可以運用標(biāo)點符號(破折號、小括號、冒號)了解不認(rèn)識的詞匯或句子的含義。因為這些標(biāo)點符號的出現(xiàn)就是為了更進(jìn)一步地其前的信息。但同時,由于快速閱讀用詞相對比較簡單,很容易理解和把握標(biāo)點前的被解釋信息,所以,可以將這些標(biāo)點符號后面的信息刪除,從而更加快速地把握文章的主旨。
n Dump—an open hole in the ground where trash is buried and that is full of various animals (rats, mice, birds). (This is most people’s idea of a landfill!)
n Landfill—carefully designed structure built into or on top of the ground in which trash is isolated from the surrounding environment (groundwater, air, rain). This isolation is accomplished with a bottom liner and daily covering of soil.
• Sanitary landfill—land fill that uses a clay liner to isolate the trash from the environment
• Municipal solid waste (MSW) landfill—landfill that uses a synthetic (plastic) liner to isolate the trash from the environment
注意到在“Dump”、“ Landfill”之后分別有一個破折號,如果我們已經(jīng)明白該標(biāo)點的意義就在于后面的信息對前者進(jìn)一步進(jìn)行解釋,那么就可以在明白這些單詞基本含義的基礎(chǔ)上,放棄其后信息的閱讀,因為,閱讀理解,我們更強(qiáng)調(diào)的是對文章主旨信息的把握,而不是具體的細(xì)節(jié)信息。