it、they、this、that 這些代名詞指誰?回到前一句找先行詞,用代入法讀通不通來驗證。
何時用:題目問「文中某個代名詞指什麼」時必用;平時讀到 it、they 卡住,也用同一招,才不會把句子讀反。
定錨句:指代往前找、代回去讀:讀得通又合理,才是它指的那個。
Last week, a postcard arrived from Uncle Joe. He is traveling in Japan, and he sent it from a small town near the sea.
On the front of the postcard, there is a photo of a red bridge over blue water. On the back, Uncle Joe wrote: "The town is quiet, the fish is fresh, and the people are kind. I bought a small bell for you at a shop near the station. It makes a clear, soft sound. I will bring it home next month."
I put the postcard on my desk. Every time I look at it, I can almost hear that little bell ringing, far away across the sea.
爺爺的書房牆上掛著一幅老地圖,紙已經泛黃,邊角還有蟲蛀的小洞。那是爺爺年輕時跑船用的,他指著圖上一個小點說:「這是澎湖,我在那裡遇過一次大風浪,船在海上搖了三天三夜。」我問他,既然地圖都舊了,為什麼不換一幅新的?爺爺笑著把地圖取下來,小心翼翼地攤在桌上,說:「新地圖畫得比它清楚,可是它陪我走過的地方,新地圖沒去過。」說著,他的手指沿著圖上的航線慢慢移動,像又回到了那片海上。
策略是跨科的:英文閱讀學到的招,國文閱讀一樣用得上;反過來也一樣。