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许多同学常常反映,虽然每个单词都认识,但连在一起后却读不懂。这种现象并不罕见,原因主要有两方面:首先,是因为不了解单词的引申义和熟词僻义,无法结合语境对文本进行更深入的理解;其次,可能是缺乏相关的背景知识。如果对特定话题或语境缺乏必要的前置了解,整体语义关联就难以建构,导致理解困难。 今天,我们通过《经济学人》关于“英伟达拆股”的报道,了解背景知识在阅读理解中的重要性。 01 原文 On june 7th each share in Nvidia is due to become many . In one sense such stock splits ought not to matter much: they merely lower the share price, usually returning it to somewhere near $100 , in order to make small trades easier . Yet for the company and its longtime backers this administrative exercise is cause to pop the champagne . For a split to be necessary in the first place, the share price must have multip
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