眾所周知,SAT填空是SAT1考試中對詞彙量要求最高的一個部分,很多同學在準備詞彙過程中容易誤入狂背單詞,疏於整理的'困境,這樣不僅耗費大量時間,而且效果甚微。在筆者看來, 其實考生應在背過一遍SAT詞彙之後,開始整理歸納意羣的工作,進一步把相關概念放在一起,才能達到融會貫通的境界。
例如,填空詞彙裏與財富有關的詞彙有:
吝嗇:stingy, penurious, niggardly, miserly, parsimonious, petty
慷慨:generous, openhanded, freehanded, magnanimous, philanthropic, benevolent, charitable, bountiful, munificent, liberal
節儉:economical, frugal, provident, thrifty, sparing, austere
奢侈:luxurious, lavish, extravagant, improvident, spendthrift, dissipated, profligate, prodigal, unstinting
富裕:affluent, opulent
貧窮:indigent, impoverished, destitute, penniless, impecunious, /poverty