How to Improve Vocabulary Fast
Your vocabulary refers to the words in a language you are familiar with .We should learn some ways to expand it .
Read every day ._36 choose reading material that is sightly above your level and keep a dictionary with you to look up words you do not know .
_37 If you do not meet with an unfamiliar word in your daily reading ,use your dictionary to search for one .
Learn the correct definition（定义）and pronunciation for each new word .Pronunciation is as important as definition because in order to add a word to your active vocabulary ,you must be able to use it in speech .
Elaborate (详尽阐述）on the meaning of the word .If you have just learned that the word “stubborn” , think about the neighbor who will not lend you his car . __38
Use your new word in speech and in writing .E-mail your sister about how your cat is stubborn about sleeping on your pillow . _39 But the more you use it , the more fluent you will become in its use . Soon it will be a regular part of your active vocabulary .
Tell everyone you are trying to increase your vocabulary . Encourage them to ask you what your latest word is ._40 The more you explain the meaning of a word to someone ,the more likely you are to remember it .
A. Find a new word every day .
B. The vocabulary can be increased .
C. Your vocabulary contains the words you understand .
D. The more often you read ,the faster your vocabulary can grow .
E. Or let them ask for the definition of a new word you have used .
F. Imagine him shaking his head ,and think of him as “stubborn in his refusal ”。
G. The first time you use a new word in speech it may seem strange .