① skim和scan都可譯為“瀏覽,略讀”,但嚴(yán)格講來是兩種不同的快速閱讀方法。scan是為了獲得某個(gè)具體信息而瀏覽一遍 (find important or interesting information),相當(dāng)于“查閱”,以找到想要找的內(nèi)容,如查字典。skim指快速讀過去,以得到主旨大意(main idea),閱讀過程中對(duì)不重要的部分一掃而過,如看報(bào)紙等,相當(dāng)于“翻閱”(without looking at details)。
He scans the papers for all presidential news. 他瀏覽了報(bào)紙,看看所有關(guān)于總統(tǒng)競(jìng)選的消息。
Astronomers scanned the sky for a sight of the comet. 天文學(xué)家觀察天空尋找彗星的蹤影。
Just skimming the paper,I came across the advertisement. 翻閱報(bào)紙時(shí),我看見了這條廣告。
This book is worth skimming through. 這本書值得泛讀一下/瀏覽一下。
② skip意為“跳讀”。
I'd skip this chapter if I were you. 如果我是你的話,這一章我會(huì)略而不讀。