54 Word Meanings
If you are to understand the message which a sentence has for you, you must know the meaning of every word. You may be able to pronounce all the words correctly and still not understand what the sentence is telling because you are puzzled about the
meaning of just one word．
“The moon is on the wane．”Can you pronounce the last word？Do you know what the sentence means Why not
When you are reading and come to a word which you can pronounce but whose meaning you do not know，what should you do？There are several things you may do．The easiest way to decide upon the meaning of a word is from the way the word is used in the sentence．
If a word has several meanings，how are we to know which meaning it has in a certain sentence？The best way to decide is to use context clues．
The context clues may be in the sentence which come before the word．You may find them in the sentences which follow the word．But a reader who keeps his mind on what he is reading will find the clues．
When context clues do not work，what is the next thing to do？The next step is to discover whether or not the book you are reading has a glossary．Use the glossary in the book．
词义
如果你想要抓住一个句子给你的信息，就必须要知道句子中每一个单词的意思。也许你会准确无误地读出句子中的所有单词，但你仍搞不懂这个句子的意思，因为你对于其中某个单词还不理解。
“The moon is on the wane.”你能读出最后一个单词吗？你知道这个句子的意思吗？为什么不知道呢？
当你在阅读时，遇到一个你会读，但却不知其意思的单词时该怎么办呢？你可以做以下几件事。最简单的方法是你可以凭这个单词在句中的用法来判断它的意思。
如果一个单词有好几个意思，在一个特定的句子中我们该如何判断它的准确意思呢？判断的最好方法就是利用上下文的线索。
上下文的线索也许就在这个单词之前的那个句子中。你也许会在这个单词之后的句子中找到它们。只要读者用心留意他所阅读的文章，就会发现这个线索。
如果上下文的线索也不能判断一个词汇的意思，接下来该做什么呢？接下来就是找一找你所阅读的这本书中是否有词汇表，利用书中的词汇表就可以了。
参考译文
词汇：
Pronounce 发…音 puzzled 迷惑的
Wane （月）亏，缺 Context 上下文
Clue 情节，线索 Glossary 词汇表
I．听全文录音，选择正确答案
1 ．If one is able to pronounce all the words in a sentence correctly， .
A .he will surely know what the sentence means
B .he can learn the sentence by heart
C .he must know each word’ s meaning
D .he may still not understand what the sentence is telling
2. The context clues .
A .are often in the first paragraph
B .are often in the end
C .can be found if the reader reads carefully
D .are in the sentence following the word
3 ．If context clues do not work, ．
A .one can skip over it
B .one can use the glossary in the book
C .one can guess its meaning
D .one can read the sentence again and again
II．听录音，补全下列段落
The context clues may be in the 1 which come 2 the word．You may find them in the sentences which 3 the word． But a 4 who keeps his 5 on what he is 6 will find the clues．
When context clues do not 7 ，what is the 8 thing to do？The next step is to 9 whether or not the book you arc reading has a glossary． 10 the glossary in the book．
答案:
I．1 ．D 2．C 3．B
II．I．sentence 2. before 3. follow 4. reader 5．mind
6.reading 7．Work 8. next 9．discover 10. Use
