在阅读的过程中碰到生词,充分利用上下文给出的线索,有些生词的意思是可以猜测出来的。下面拟就科普文章的例子,介绍一些基本方法: 1.利用定义的线索在生词出现的上文或下文中,有时能找到对它所下的定义或解释。由此可以判断其词义。例如:The explorers decided that this was a fossil of an extinct animal.An extinct animal is one that once lived but does not exist now.(探险 In the process of reading, you encounter new words and make full use of the clues given in the context. The meaning of some new words can be guessed. Here are some basic methods to be introduced in the case of popular science articles: 1. Use the defined clues. In the above or in the following sections of the new words, you can sometimes find definitions or explanations about them. From this we can judge its meaning. For example: The explorers decided that this was a fossil of an extinct animal.An extinct animal is one that once lived but does not exist now.