为什么单词都认识，但读不懂句子？

相信你在听力和阅读中一定遇到过这样的问题：一个句子明明所有单词都认识，但就是读不懂。仔细分析之后我们会发现，造成这一问题的重要原因是单词的熟词生义没有掌握好，导致熟词变成了生词，从而影响了阅读的速度和质量。举个例子，下面这篇《卫报》文章里面有这样一句话：He is survived by his stepchildren, Penny, Tom and Charlie, and his Slovak partner of 30 years, Alexandra Bolla, who was, in Mike’s words, the finest outcome of his passion for her country.Survive这个词相信你一定认识，但是这句话你读懂了吗？在这里survive是熟词僻意，它的意思是“比某人活得久，比某人长寿（通常指亲人）”，因此He is survived by his stepchildren, Penny, Tom and Charlie含义应该是“他去世后留下了继子汤姆和查理， ………………………………