外刊翻译学案15- 高考阅读能力提升.docx

看书，就要大声读出来导读：阅读是个需要保持的良好习惯，如今，人们无论在图书馆还是独处，都习惯默读。而在约4000年前的古伊拉克和叙利亚，用于表示“读”的单词字面意思却是“大叫”或“聆听”。阅读时，朗读与默读有何区别？朗读与人们的记忆又有何关系？一起来听今天的讲解。英文原文Why you should read this out loud By Sophie HardachFor much of history, reading was a fairly noisy activity. On clay tablets written in ancient Iraq and Syria some 4,000 years ago, the commonly used words for “to read” literally meant “to cry out” or “to listen”. Today, silent reading is the norm. The majority of us bottle the words in our heads as if sitting in the hushed confines of a library. Reading out loud is largely reserved for bedtime stories and performances. But a growing body of research suggests that we may be missing out by reading only with the voices inside our minds. The ancient art of reading aloud has a number of benefits for adults, from helping improve our memories and understand complex texts, to strengthening emotional bonds between people. Colin MacLeod, a psychologist at the University of Waterloo in Canada, has extensively researched the impact of reading aloud on memory. He and his collaborators have shown that people consistently remember words and texts better if they read them aloud than if they read them silently. In another study, adults aged 67 to 88 were given the same task reading words either silently or aloud before then writing down all those they could remember. They were able to recall 27% of the words they had read aloud, but only 10% of those theyd read silently. 生词好句1.literallyadv. to translate a word in a text, one by one, or to translate a word individually拓展:The famous Italian cake "Tiramisu" literally translates as "pick-me-up" in English.著名的意大利蛋糕"提拉米苏"直译成英语的字面意思是"唤醒我"。The word "planet" literally means "wandering body"."planet"一词的字面意思是"移动的物体"。The Chinese word for "Panda" literally translates as "Bear Cat".中文"熊猫"的字面意思是"长得像猫的熊"。2.the norma situation or a type of behavior we think is typical, which is an accepted standard or a way of behaving or doing things that most people agree with拓展:Short term work contracts are now the norm in some big companies.短期工作合同现在已成为一些大公司的常态。Non-smoking is now the norm in most workplaces.现在大多数工作场所都禁止吸烟。 3.hushed confinesthe walls of a place to emphasize that something only happens within that quiet space拓展:hushed adj. 安静的（quiet）confine n. 范围，边界（常用复数， the borders or the boundaries of a place）He explained his very awkward situation in the hushed confines of the lawyer's office.他在安静私密的律师办公室里解释了自己的尴尬处境。The CEO announced new plans in the hushed confines of the company corporate boardroom.CEO仅在公司董事会上宣布了新计划。The professor finally found the ancient map locked away in the hushed confines of the old library.教授终于找到了藏在旧图书馆安静角落里的古地图。4.largelyadv. almost completely, mostly拓展:The south of the country is largely dry hot desert.这个国家的南部大部分是干燥炎热的沙漠。The island's economy is largely dependent upon tourism.这座岛的经济主要依靠旅游业。His success was largely due to his hard work.他的成功主要依靠他的勤奋。5.a growing body of research suggests thata situation where, over a period of time, more and more research is showing a similar result拓展:A growing body of research suggests that the medicine will be very effective for young children.越来越多的研究表明，这种药对幼儿非常有效。A growing body of research suggests that most people prefer online shopping now.越来越多的研究表明，现在大多数人更喜欢网购。 6.miss out (+on)If you miss out, you fail to use a good chance to do something, you lose an opportunity to enjoy or get an advantage from something.拓展:Don't miss out on the fantastic bargains in our summer sale.不要错过我们夏季大甩卖的超值打折商品。Of course, I'm coming to the party. I don't want to miss out on all the fun.我当然会来参加聚会。我不想错过所有的乐趣。 7.the ancient art of somethingto emphasize how old some kind of handicraft is拓展:the ancient art of paper cutting 古老的剪纸技艺the ancient art of ceramics 古老的制陶技艺the ancient art of calligraphy 古老的书法艺术8.extensively英 extensivelyadv. If you do something extensively, you do it in a way that covers a large area in a wide range in lots of detail over a period of time.拓展:The new space rocket has been extensively tested in lots of detail.新的太空火箭的许多细节已被广泛测试。He travelled extensively in China covering a wide area.他游览了中国广阔的疆土。