Hello. My name is Emma, and in today's lesson, I am going to teach you some very good tips on how to succeed on the reading module of the IELTS.
大家好，我是Emma，在今天的课上，我要教你们在雅思考试的阅读部分取胜的一些非常好的技巧。
So this video is for anyone who is taking the IELTS, this video will really help you learn about some of the question types and how to do well on them.
所以这个视频是为所有参加雅思考试的人量身定做的，这个视频会帮助你们了解一些类型的题目，并且帮助你们取得好成绩。
So let's get started.
那我们就开始吧。
My very first tip is very important.
我的第一个建议非常重要。
When you're practicing doing the IELTS, when you're preparing for the IELTS, one way to prepare is to start learning synonyms.
当你们练习做雅思试题，当你们为雅思做准备时，其中一个准备方法就是开始学习"synonym" （同义词）。
Now, what's a "synonym"?
那么“synonym”是什么呢？
A "synonym" is a copy of another word where the meanings are the same, but the words are different.
"synonym"就是另一个单词的复本，也就是它们的意思是一样的，但单词不同。
So an example: "intelligent" and "smart", these are synonyms, they have the same meaning, but they're different words.
给你们举个例子："intelligent"和"smart"，这两个单词是同义词，它们的意思相同，但是是不同的单词。
Now, why should you learn different synonyms for the IELTS?
为什么准备雅思考试的时候要学习各种同义词呢？
Well, one very good reason is oftentimes, on the IELTS you will have a text or a reading passage,
一个很好的原因是，通常在雅思考试中会有文章或者阅读材料，
and then, after that you will have a bunch of questions.
然后在那之后会有一堆题目。
Now, sometimes, in the questions, you need to look for certain information in the reading passage.
有时候，要回答问题，你们需要在阅读材料中找到特定信息。
So you read a question, and you need to find the answer in the reading passage.
你们看完题目，然后需要在阅读材料中找到答案。
Now, one way to do this is looking at keywords, you might see a keyword in the question.
找到答案的一个方法是看关键词，你们在题干中可能会看见一个关键词。
And you're looking for that same word in the reading passage,
你们在阅读材料中要找的是同样的单词，
but they often don't use the same words in the question and the reading passage.
但是通常题干和阅读材料不会使用一模一样的单词。
Oftentimes, they will use synonyms, so for example, maybe in the question the keyword is "intelligent".
通常，他们会使用同义词，比如，也许题干中的关键词是"intelligent"。
In the reading passage, the word that you'll actually need to find is "smart".
而在阅读材料中，你们真正要找的那个单词是"smart"。
So by knowing synonyms, you'll be able to do the questions a lot faster, and you'll be able to find information faster.
所以认识了同义词，你们的做题速度就会快得多，就能更快地找到信息。
And on the IELTS, time is very important, so you want to be able to do things very quickly.
在雅思考试中，时间非常宝贵，所以你们的动作要非常快。