Let's take a look at a few different techniques to help you read more but spend less time doing it.

來看看一些能幫助你花更少的時間卻能閱讀更多內容的各種技巧。

[1. Read as often as possible]

[1. 盡可能多閱讀]

You don't always have to read articles or books to improve your reading skills.

不用為了增進閱讀技巧，而總是閱讀文章或書。

It can be as simple as reading the menu, billboards, street signs or just reading anything you see in English every day.

可以閱讀一些簡單的菜單、廣告看板、路標或閱讀每天都看得到且以英文所寫的任何東西。

If you do enjoy reading, set aside a few minutes a day to read a book.

如果你很享受閱讀，在一天中挪出幾分鐘閱讀一本書。

Like anything in life, practice will make you a better reader.

就如同生活中的任何事物，多練習會增進你的閱讀能力。

[2. Read things you're interested in]

[2. 閱讀你感興趣的文章]

Just because you're reading in English, it doesn't mean you have to read things you have no interest in.

閱讀以英文撰寫的文章，不代表必須讀自己沒有興趣的內容。

In fact, reading about something you're interested in can speed up your reading and understanding of the text, especially as you may already know a lot about it.

事實上，閱讀自己有興趣的東西可以加快閱讀和理解文章的速度，特別是你可能對它已經有許多了解。

Think about what you like reading in your own language.

想想看你喜歡以你的母語讀哪些東西。

For example, do you support a football club?

舉例來說，你有支持的足球俱樂部？

You could read their latest match report.

你可以閱讀它們最新的比賽報導。

Do you like to know what the Kardashians are up to?

你想知道卡戴珊家族正在做什麼嗎？

You could read about the latest episode.

你可以閱讀最新一集的節目報導。

Whatever it is you read, thinking a little about it or having knowledge of the content can help you greatly.

不管你閱讀了哪些素材，稍作思考或對內容有所認知，這會對你大有幫助。

[3. Practise scanning for specific information]

[3. 練習瀏覽特定資訊]

Sometimes you might not have time to read everything but you may need to find specific information from the text you're reading.

有時你可能沒有時間閱讀所有資訊，你可能只需要搜尋文本中特定的資訊。

For example, let's say you're thinking of going on holiday to Sydney and you want to find out about the weather several months ahead.

舉例來說，如果你要去雪梨度假，而你想要在幾個月前就先得知天氣狀況。

Using your favourite search engine to look for a travel page, scan for the keyword, and here it will be "climate" or "weather."

用你最愛的搜尋引擎搜尋旅遊頁面，瀏覽出現「氣候」或「天氣」的關鍵字。

Get to the right section and find the information you need.

點進正確的頁面，搜尋你需要的資訊。

Make a mental note, or if you're reading a paper, highlight the area for later.

把資訊記在心中，如果你是讀文章的話，可以將資訊標出，稍後再看。

[Remember]

[記住]

[1. Read as often as possible]

[1. 盡可能多閱讀]

[2. Read things you're interested in]

[2. 閱讀你感興趣的文章]

[3. Practise scanning for specific information]

[3. 練習瀏覽特定資訊]