六項全方位的閱讀技巧訓練，有效聚焦閱讀
《焦點英語閱讀》系列依程度深淺分為三冊，第三冊文章長度每篇約330至360字， 共100篇精采引人的閱讀文章，文章內容囊括各類主題與體裁，範圍涵蓋「旅遊、動物、人物、藝術與文學、商業、娛樂、科技、文化、健康」等多元內容，選題掌握時代脈動，帶領讀者走在知識尖端，如：臉書創辦人、印度五彩節、塗鴉藝術家、北京的沙漠化、體熱能源的運用等，讓讀者在學習英文的同時，也能以英語涉獵各領域的知識。
全書特色在於每篇文章皆設計有6題閱讀測驗，包含了六項全方位的閱讀技巧訓練：
1. 中心思想（Main Idea）
2. 主題（Subject Matter）
3. 細節（Supporting Details）
4. 推論（Inference）
5. 字彙／片語（Vocabulary/Phrases）
6. 釐清技巧（Clarifying Devices）
經由這六個面向的問題來切入層層剖析文章，激發思考，並有效理解及掌握文章的要義，確實抓住文章重點。
精心設定16週讀完100篇文章的學習進度，一天一篇，分量適中，讀者只要跟隨讀書計畫按部就班扎實地學習，就能在短時間內閱讀完大量的文章，不只養成閱讀的好習慣，更能讓閱讀能力更上一層樓。
作者簡介：
Zachary Fillingham
多倫多約克大學（York University）國際關係學士、倫敦大學亞非洲學院中國研究碩士。學習的熱情是引導他生命的原則，這項特質讓他來到臺灣，在臺灣，他不僅從事英語教學，也為以英語為第二語言的學生編輯課本教材。除了豐富的自由作家、譯者經驗以外，薩查利也是政治議題網站的執行編輯，並且是世界頂尖金融公司的顧問。
Owain Mckimm
畢業於劍橋大學(University of Cambridge)，在2009年時來到臺灣，期間從事英語教學工作，學生涵括不同年齡及程度。他同時也是自由作家，作品散見於旅遊及文化雜誌、英語教學雜誌、書籍，以及網站雜誌。
譯者簡介：
林育珊
教學碩士。喜歡讀英文，說英文，看英文。平日以教英文為樂，著有《初級英檢閱讀模擬練習解析》；除了分享自己教學英文的心得，現亦從事翻譯工作，希望與國內讀者共讀國外好書。
黃詩韻
二十郎當時，雄心壯志，遠赴西班牙遊學、外派英國當OL，順便到UEA念碩士。三十而立後，拐個德國佬回來完成人生大事，才到台大啃外文、修教程、取得教師證。人生隨興所至，現只想當譯者、當別人記憶中的高中英文老師。
邱佳皇
東吳大學英語學系畢業，曾任英語教學編輯，從事編譯工作十餘年。熱愛英文與閱讀，喜好大自然。目前為專職翻譯。
作者序
前言
Target Reading 3 is the third volume of a series of books concentrating on training reading skills. Each article is designed with six essential questions to help the readers understand the article. These questions are within the framework of the following categories:
Main Idea
The readers will have to ask themselves, “What point is the writer trying to make?” By asking this question, they will be aware of looking for an answer during the reading process.
Subject Matter
The subject matter question can help readers focus on the articles they are reading. After reading the first few lines of the article, the readers should ask themselves, “What is the subject matter of this article?” They will be concentrating instantly.
Supporting Details
The article is made up of details that support the main idea. Supporting details come in various forms, such as examples, explanations, descriptions, definitions, comparisons, contrasts, and metaphors.
Inference
Inference questions ask the readers to find the inferences and assumptions made in the article. The main goal of the question is to train readers to think critically and logically.
Vocabulary/Phrases
Vocabulary and phrases are important in understanding an article. Imposing inaccurate meanings of some key words or phrases can lead to a gross misunderstanding of the author’s message.
Clarifying Devices
The author might use similes and metaphors to capture the readers’ attention and spark their imaginations. The most widely used clarifying devices are signal words (first, second, next, last, finally, etc.), and transitional words (in brief, in conclusion, above all, therefore, since, because). Organizational patterns are also clarifying devices. One such pattern is the chronological pattern, in which events unfold in the order of time.
前言
Target Reading 3 is the third volume of a series of books concentrating on training reading skills. Each article is designed with six essential questions to help the readers understand the article. These questions are within the framework of the following categories:
Main Idea
The readers will have to ask themselves, “What point is the writer trying to make?” By asking this question, they will be aware of looking for an answer during the reading process.
Subject Matter
The subje...
目錄
1. The Sweetest Poison 最甜美的毒藥
2. The Era of the Superrich: The Robber Barons 超級富豪的時代：強盜大亨
3. Chasing Cheese 追起司比賽
4. Zara
5. Dining in the Dark 暗黑用餐
6. Banksy: The Illegal Artist Banksy：違法的藝術家
7. Zombie Ants 殭屍蟻
8. Fyodor Dostoevsky: Struggle and Genius 杜斯妥也夫斯基：掙扎與天才
9. Food Fight! La Tomatina 食物大戰！西班牙蕃茄節
10. Mark Zuckerberg: from Fencing to Facebook 馬克．祖柏克：從劍術到臉書
11. Virtual Dressing Room 虛擬試衣間
12. The City of Music 音樂之都
13. The Golden Raspberry Awards金酸莓獎
14. Catatumbo Lightning 卡塔通博閃電
15. The Soft Glow of the Natural World大自然柔和的光輝
16. 3-D Printing 3D印刷
17. The Search for Atlantis 尋找亞特蘭提斯
18. Holi: The Festival of Colors荷利節／灑江節：五彩節
19. Gates of Hell 地獄之門
20. The Most Venomous Creatures in the World 世界上最毒的生物
21. The Collapse of a Wall Street Dynasty華爾街王朝的瓦解
22. The Adventures of Tintin丁丁歷險記
23. The Salar de Uyuni 烏尤尼鹽沼
24. The French Paradox 法式矛盾
25. Parallel Universes 平行宇宙
26. Permanent Tongue Twisters永遠的繞口令
27. Christopher Reeve 克里斯多福‧李維
28. Face Transplants 變臉
29. Dark Matter暗物質
30. Dead Animal Art: Damien Hirst 死亡動物的藝術：達米恩•赫斯特
31. The Immortal Jellyfish不死的水母
32. The Korean Wave 韓流
33. Bangkok: The Next Atlantis? 曼谷會是下一個「亞特蘭提斯」嗎？
34. Japan’s Rising Literary Star – Haruki Murakami日本崛起的文學之星－村上春樹
35. Rare Earth Elements 稀土元素
36. The Incredible Sled Dog 不可思議的雪橇犬
37. The Asian Plastic Surgery Boom 亞洲整形熱潮
38. Installation Art: Becoming the Sculpture裝置藝術：成為雕塑的一部分
39. Copycat Economics 抄襲經濟體
40. Interactive Books互動式書本
41. Green Highways綠色公路
42. A Method in the Madness: Salvador Dalí 瘋狂有道：薩爾瓦多•達利
43. From Seljalandsfoss with Love 遙寄自Seljalandsfoss的愛
44. Lolita Fashion in Japan 日本的羅莉塔時尚
45. For-Benefit Enterprise大眾利益企業
46. Sitcoms情境喜劇
47. Sustainable Construction: The Next Green Wave永續建築：下一波綠色革命
48. Belly Dancing: From Mesopotamia to Mainstream肚皮舞：從美索不達米亞到主流
49. Apricot Kernels: The Cancer Buster? 杏核：未來的癌症剋星？
50. Yangshuo: China’s Natural Wonder 陽朔：中國的自然奇觀
51. The New Age Movement新時代運動
52. The Life of a Gold Prospector淘金客的一生
53. LulzSec LulzSec駭客集團
54. Hidden Risks in Everyday Foods隱藏在日常食物中的危機
55. Global Dimming: Global Warming’s Evil Twin全球暗化：全球暖化的邪惡雙生子
56. Second Life第二人生
57. English: the Great Absorber英文：廣納百家的語言
58. Oceans of Garbage海洋垃圾
59. The App Store (iOS) 應用程式商店
60. Traditional Chinese Medicine傳統中藥
61. Socotra索克拉島
62. Paranormal Activity超自然活動
63. Smartphones Detect Danger in a Heartbeat智慧型手機偵測心跳危險因子
64. The Siege of Beijing北京之圍
65. Salmonella: The Food Poisoning沙門氏菌：食物中毒
66. Golf高爾夫球
67. The Modern Era:A Language Graveyard 摩登年代：語言的墳場
68. Dlight Saving Time 日光節約時間（夏令時間）
69. Chupacabra吸血怪獸
70. Wangari Maathai: An African Hero 旺加里．瑪塔伊：一位非洲英雄
71. Hollywood Box-Office Bombs 好萊塢票房毒藥
72. Martha Graham現代舞大師：瑪莎‧葛蘭姆
73. Body Heat Energy體熱：綠色新境界
74. The World’s Most Complex Languages世界上最複雜的語言
75. The Skull and Bones Society骷髏會
76. Amphibian Collapse 兩棲動物的毀滅
77. Edogawa Rampo 江戶川亂步
78. Arabian Sea Tropical Cyclones Intensified by Emissions排放物加劇阿拉伯海熱帶氣旋
79. Cheerleading: Or, the Artful Imparting of Enthusiasm啦啦隊，或是說，以熟練的技巧傳達熱情
80. Schizophrenia: A Challenging Diagnosis精神分裂症：充滿挑戰的診斷
81. Endocrine Disruptors in our Environment環境荷爾蒙
82. The Prophecies of Nostradamus 諾斯特拉達姆士的預言
83. Confessions of an OCD Sufferer強迫症患者的告白
84. Health Anxiety對健康的焦慮
85. Doctors Without Borders無國界醫生
86. Fencing擊劍
87. Séances—Talking to the Dead降靈會—和死者對話
88. Social Interactions社會互動
89. Pencils of Promise鉛筆的承諾
90. Tae Kwon Do: The Making of a Korean Martial Art跆拳道：韓國武術的形成
91. A Tale of Two Chimps兩隻黑猩猩的故事
92. Claustrophobia幽閉恐懼症
93. Journey to the Center of the Earth到地心旅行
94. The Origin of Language 語言的起源
95. An Aquatic Crisis of Global Proportions全球性水生態平衡危機
96. Herd Behavior從眾行為
97. The Hobbit哈比人
98. On Human Kindness人類的良善
99. Archery射箭
100. The Evolution of Forensic Science司法科學的演進
1. The Sweetest Poison 最甜美的毒藥
2. The Era of the Superrich: The Robber Barons 超級富豪的時代：強盜大亨
3. Chasing Cheese 追起司比賽
4. Zara
5. Dining in the Dark 暗黑用餐
6. Banksy: The Illegal Artist Banksy：違法的藝術家
7. Zombie Ants 殭屍蟻
8. Fyodor Dostoevsky: Struggle and Genius 杜斯妥也夫斯基：掙扎與天才
9. Food Fight! La Tomatina 食物大戰！西班牙蕃茄節
10. Mark Zuckerberg: from Fencing to Facebook 馬克．祖柏克：從劍術到臉書
11. Virtual Dressing Room 虛擬試衣間
12. The C...
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