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In today's episode， what happens on the reading test?
在今天的节目中，我们将一起看看阅读理解是什么样？
What are the 2 strategies you need to answer matching questions quickly?
你需要哪两种策略来快速回答匹配题？
Hi Lindsey, hey Jessica, what's up how are you been?
嗨，林赛，嗨，杰西卡，你好吗？
I've been good and I'm excited to be back here again talking about IELTS.
我很好，我很兴奋能再次回到这里谈论雅思考试。
Yeah, so we get to talk about the reading test today. We haven't done that yet.
是啊，所以我们今天来谈谈阅读测试。我们还没有谈这一部分。
I know， so far， in the past few weeks, you know, we've really been going heavy on the IELTS.
我知道，到目前为止，在过去的几周里，你知道，我们真的在雅思考试上下了很大功夫。
We've talked about listening, we've talked about speaking, and today we're into the reading section right? Finally yes, last, but not least reading.
我们已经谈到了听力，我们谈到了口语，今天我们进入阅读部分，对吗？最后但重要的阅读。
Yeah, so what are the most difficult kind of questions within the reading section? Where do students tend to stumble?
是啊，那么阅读部分最难的问题是什么呢？学生们往往会在哪里出错？
I think the most difficult questions are the matching questions because other questions like sentence completion or multiple choice.
我认为最难的问题是配对问题，因为其他问题如句子补全或选择题。
Those answers are going to be found in order in the reading passage, so it's easier because you know that, you know to expect that, but the matching questions are not in order, so they take longer. They're more difficult.
这些答案将在阅读文章中按顺序就可以找到，所以更容易，因为你知道，但匹配的问题没有顺序，所以需要花更长的时间，更难对付。
Yeah, That sounds kind of scary.
是啊，这听起来有点吓人。
It reminds me a little bit of middle school matching. Ooh oh gosh! Sounds like a test I took in middle school.
这让我想起了中学时期的比赛。哦哦，天哪！听起来像是我在中学参加的一次考试。
Well, we're gonna break it down here for our listeners and we're going to make it simple and easy for them.
好的，我们将在这里为我们的听众细分，将阅读变得变得通俗易懂。
Yeah, so what's a typical like, what are the steps that our listeners should follow when they're taking this part of the exam.
是的，那么典型的情况是什么，我们的听众在参加这部分考试时应该遵循哪些步骤。
Okay, so the reading test is divided into 3 passages.
好的，阅读测试分为3段。
IELTS is very specific about the terminology, so the reading passages and the first step that you should follow every time is as soon as you see the reading passage is to skim, take one minute to skim.
雅思考试对专业术语的要求非常严格，所以阅读理解部分，你每次应该遵循的第一步是，当你阅读段落时，立即略读，用一分钟时间略读。
That means read the title the subtitle if there is one and the beginning of every paragraph that should take about a minute, and like we talked about with the listening, what this does is it opens your brain box.
这意味着阅读标题，副标题，如果有一个副标题的话，以及每一段的开头，大约需要一分钟，就像我们在听力中谈到的那样，这样做的作用是激发你的大脑。
It's a brilliant term. very excited about that.
这是一个辉煌的术语。我对此非常兴奋。
So for example, if you are skimming the passage and you realize that the main idea is about sun flares, that's boring.
例如，如果你在浏览这篇文章，你意识到主要思想是关于太阳耀斑的，那很无聊。
I can't think of another interesting topic or maybe about hiking.
我想不出其他有趣的话题，或者是关于徒步旅行的。
Sure, or a novel review something, then it's gonna open that knowledge in your head, so you're gonna start thinking about the topic. so, that's why we skim.
当然，或者是一篇新奇的评论，然后它会在你的大脑中搜索相应的知识，所以你会开始思考这个话题。所以，这就是我们略读的原因。
So,once again would you recommend kind of, again, building that brain box, picturing that scene, Kind of like we talked about in listening, Or is it a little bit different? Okay.
所以，再一次，你会推荐一种，再一次，激发你的大脑，想象那个场景，就像我们在听力中谈到的那样，或者它有一点不同？是的。
No, it's exactly the same, so what you're doing is you're getting ready to understand what the questions want.
不，这是完全一样的，所以你要做的是准备理解问题的意图是什么。
You're understanding what the passage is telling you so just by spending one minute skimming and then that sets off a brainstorm for yourself about the topic. So, you're ready to understand. Ooh. I like it, I like it .
你只需花一分钟的时间浏览一下，你就能理解这篇文章告诉你的内容，然后你就会围绕这个主题引发一场头脑风暴。所以，那时候，你已经准备好理解了。哦，哦。我喜欢这样，我喜欢。
What's step 2? and then you look at the questions. So as with listening there's going to be 2 or 3 groups of questions.
第二步是什么？然后你看这些问题。因此，就像听力一样，将会有2到3组问题。
so, look at the first group of questions. If it's a matching question, it will be a couple of different options. One is matching headings to paragraphs.
那么，看看第一组问题。如果这是一个匹配的问题，就会有几个不同的选择。一种是将标题与段落相匹配。
That's also something that I have a really good system for.
在这部分，我也有一套好的方法。
We don't have time to talk about it today, but I'll talk about it on another episode. Yeah, we'll get into it. Don't worry.
今天我们没有时间谈这件事，但我会在下一集谈论它。好的，我们会的。别担心。
Today, I'm going to talk about matching names to statements, so a common example would be matching a person to an opinion.
今天，我将讨论如何将名字与语句进行匹配，因此一个常见的例子就是将一个人与一个观点进行匹配。
If it's an article that has a lot of expert opinions in it, then you're going to have quotes like in a newspaper article.
如果这是一篇有很多专家意见的文章，那么你就会有像报纸文章中那样的引语。
So, for example, Professor Jackson said blah blah blah, or according to CEO Smith, blah blah blah.
例如，杰克逊教授说这样，这样，这样，或者根据首席执行官史密斯的说，这样，这样，这样。
So,as soon as you see that's the question type, go back to the passage and quickly scan and circle all the proper nouns.
所以，一旦你看到这种问题类型，回到文章中，快速扫描并圈出所有的专有名词。
Every name you see you circle and that... so, this is going back to the idea of the active test taking right? always having a pen in your hand.
将你看到的每一个名字都圈起来。所以，这是回到了主动测试，对吗？你手中总是拿着一支笔。
I thought that was interesting what you mentioned in a previous episode.
我觉得你在上一集提到的内容很有趣。
You're always going to want to be interacting with the test physically.
你总是想要与积极地去做。
Exactly, so for listening and reading, these are passive skills, but if you're not active you're not going to find the answers quickly.
没错，所以对于听力和阅读来说，这些都是被动技能，但如果你不积极，你就不能很快找到答案。
So yeah, so, we scan and we circle all the names for people.
所以，是的，所以，我们扫读并圈出所有人的名字。
For example in this type of question and then you go back to the questions and you read the statements, the possible answer choices and you circle keywords, and then you just go name by name.
例如，在这种类型的问题中，然后你回到问题，阅读陈述，可能的答案和你圈出的关键字，然后你只需要一个名字一个名字地去看。
So maybe it says question 11 and then it has the name Smith and then you have to match that name to an opinion.
所以也许它说的是问题11，然后它的名字是史密斯，然后你必须将这个名字与一个观点相匹配。
So you find all the Smiths that you circled in the article and you just read the sentence around Smith and then you go back to the question and you match it to a statement.
所以你找到了你在文章中圈出的所有史密斯，你只需阅读史密斯周围的句子，然后你回到问题上，你把它与一个陈述相匹配。
Wow, I mean the way you say it,it sounds so easy, but it also seems kind of in depth. I don't know, this is, this is interesting.
哇，我是说你说话的方式，听起来很简单，但似乎也很深入。我不知道，这，这很有趣。
Yeah, as soon as I finished my explanation, I was afraid it sounded complicated. I'm glad you said, I'm glad you said it was easy.
是的，我一解释完，我就担心这听起来很复杂。我很高兴你说，我很高兴你说这很容易。
Well, we'll break down each step, I'm sure in a future episode easily. Yeah, right. Yeah, so let's let's keep going today. We're just talking in pretty general terms.
好的，我们分析一下每一步，我相信在未来的一集中很容易。是啊，没错。是啊，所以让我们今天继续讨论。我们只是泛泛而谈。
We're just getting a taste here of you know What's actually possible on the Ielts and the right way to do it. So don't worry,guys.
我们只是在这里浅浅分析一下，在考雅思时候的可能情况，以及正确的做法。所以别担心，伙计们。
We're gonna come back to all of this down the road, but just kind of stay tuned.
我们稍后会继续讨论这一切。
Yeah, I think if you're gonna take anything away from today's episode about the reading test is that timing and strategies are very important.
是的，我想如果你想从今天这一集的阅读测试中学到什么的话，那就是时机和策略非常重要。
You have to be able to skim quickly and access your information on a topic, and that's a skill that you have to practice.
你必须能够快速浏览并获取关于某个主题的信息，这是一项你必须练习的技能。
You can practice it on your own with anything with magazine articles, with newspapers online, but you do have to practice it and also scanning, scanning for names, scanning for keywords.
你可以用任何杂志文章、在线报纸来练习它，但你必须练习它，还要学会扫读、扫读名字、扫读关键词。
You have to be able to do those 2 skills in order to pass the test.
你必须具备这两项技能才能通过考试。
Yeah, and it seems like the fact that time pressure is an issue and I think it's also an issue on the TOEFL, basically on any test right?
是的，时间压力似乎是一个问题，我认为这也是托福考试的一个问题，基本上在任何考试中都是如此，对吗？
And the fact that as we mentioned before, I like your idea about always doing practice tests on a regular basis.
事实上，正如我们之前提到的，我喜欢你关于经常做练习测试的想法。
So you're not just doing exercises casually,you're actually doing the practice test on a regular basis.
所以你不只是随意地做练习，你实际上是在定期进行练习测试。
You're putting yourself under that time pressure, on an almost daily basis.
你几乎每天都在给自己施加时间压力。
For example, if you have the exam in a week, for sure. Yeah.
例如，如果你一周后有考试，那是肯定的。嗯。
With anything, you know, If you want to get a 7, I mean if you're shooting for a 5, then maybe you're not gonna be as hardcore about your practice, but if you're shooting for 7 or higher, then you really have to plan your time and you really have to focus on the test practice.
你知道，如果你想得到7分，我的意思是，如果你的得分是5分，那么你可能不会这样坚持练习，但如果你的目标是7分或更高，那么你真的必须安排好你的时间，你真的必须专注于测试练习。
I like that. I like that .
我喜欢那样。我喜欢这一点。
Well, this has been great, this has been great so, let me see if I can just recap the steps real quick.
这真是太棒了，太棒了，让我看看我能不能快速回顾一下这些步骤。
So, first you said we want to,well, actually maybe you should do that, Jessica.
所以，首先你说我们想，嗯，实际上也许你应该给我们回顾，杰西卡。
Yeah, I guess, I guess it was more complicated than I thought.
是的，我想，我想事情比我想象的要复杂得多。
Okay, so in general, how to approach almost any question is, first, you take one minute to skim and that will give you the general idea, the main idea or the gist of the article, and you have to do that first in order to understand the questions and the answers more quickly.
好的，一般来说，如何处理几乎所有的问题，首先，你花一分钟浏览一下文章，这会让你了解文章的大意，大意或要旨，你必须首先这样做，以便更快地理解问题和答案。
So, first you skim and then you look at the questions, you underline keywords and then you go back to the passage and scan and that's how you find the answers. Whoo, very nice, very nice and I'm out of breath.
所以，首先你浏览，然后你看问题，你在关键字下划线，然后你回到段落并扫读，这就是你找到答案的方法。哇，非常好，非常好，我都上气不接下气了。
That's a lot of information which... super valuable.
这有大量的信息..超级重要的信息。
We're gonna break all this down in other episodes, but this is those 2 things I think are good to take away today.
我们将在其他几集中详细分析这两点，但我认为这两点是今天最好学会的。
Absolutely already I can tell this has been a huge help for our listeners who are getting ready to take the Ielts. Thank you so much, Jessica. I'm so pumped.
当然，我可以说，这对准备参加考试的听众来说是一个巨大的帮助。非常感谢你，杰西卡。我太激动了。
I'm so excited about the IELTS and we're gonna help our listeners get those sevens, sevens everywhere. I'm seeing sevens.
我对雅思感到非常兴奋，我们将帮助我们的听众在任何地方都能得到7，7。我看到了7分。
I am surrounded by sevens, as will as our listeners. Alright. Have a great day, Jessica. Take care. Thanks, Lindsey, you too. Bye bye.
我被七分包围，我们的听众也一样。好的。祝你今天过得愉快，杰西卡。保重。谢谢你，林赛，你也是。拜拜。
