如何炼成快速阅读

如何炼成快速阅读  How To Speed Read

Use the following tips to read faster.

Control Your Eyes

Leading your eyes with your index finger or pen has been a traditional way to keep your eyes from nipping all over the page. Using a card or a paper to block what you have read before, keep the card above the line that your reading, is also an effective way to control the eyes, it forces you to move forward.

Slow and Steady Isn’t Fast Enough

Our brain has the power to recognize letters in 1/500th of a second, alas¹ we are still spending as much as 1/4th of a second on each word.

Grow Over Kindergarten

When we are first taught to read we are forced to stress on each and every word, however good this conditioning has done for you, it’s time to grow up. If you are still paying attention to each and every word, you would also be saying these words in your head, while the trick is to guzzle² up words in groups.

Practice

Websites like ZapReader splits³ articles in chucks of 1-10 words. These splits are then thrown at you with a speed anywhere between 25 to 1,500 words per minute. The rate is obviously decided⁴ by you.

Take a Test

An average human can consume around 300 words per minute, while guzzling⁵ up over 1,500 words per minute is a geek’s super power. If you are able to break the 500 mark barrier then you can call yourself a Speed-Reader.

1 alas   

int.唉(表示悲伤、忧愁、恐惧等)

参考例句：

• Alas!The window is broken!哎呀！窗子破了！
• Alas,the truth is less romantic.然而，真理很少带有浪漫色彩。

2 guzzle   

v.狂饮，暴食

参考例句：

• Melissa had guzzled gin and tonics like they were lemonade.梅利莎像喝柠檬汽水一样大口地喝着加奎宁水的杜松子酒。
• Pigs guzzle their food.猪总是狼吞虎咽地吃东西。

3 splits   

劈叉； 划分( split的名词复数 )； 分歧； 裂缝； 劈叉

参考例句：

• The river splits into three smaller streams at this point. 这条河在此处分成三条小河。
• Usually only a trained dancer can do the splits. 通常只有训练有素的舞蹈演员才会劈叉。

4 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

5 guzzling   

v.狂吃暴饮，大吃大喝( guzzle的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• The kids seem to be guzzling soft drinks all day. 孩子们似乎整天都在猛喝汽水。
• He's been guzzling beer all evening. 整个晚上他都在狂饮啤酒。 来自《简明英汉词典》