下面以新概念英语第二册第一课来讲解图忆方法。 这篇文章的原文是:Last week I went to the theatre. I had a very good seat. The play was very interesting.I did not enjoy it. A young man and a young woman were sitting behind me. They were talking loudly. I got very angry. I could not hear the actors. I turned round. I looked at the man and the woman angrily. They did not pay any attention. In the end, I could not bear it. I turned round again. ‘I can't hear a word!’I said angrily. ‘It's none of your business,’the young man said rudely. ‘This is a private conversation!’ 汉语翻译是:上周我去戏院。我的座位很好。戏很有趣。我却没能好好欣赏。一个年轻男人和一个年轻女人坐在我后面,他俩大声交谈。我很气愤。我无法听到演员的台词。我转过脸去。我愤怒地看着他们。他俩毫不理睬。最后,我再也忍不住了。我又转过脸去。“我一句也听不见!”我愤怒地说。“这您管不着,”年轻男人粗鲁地说。“这是私人交谈”。 图标释义:一个椭圆加上下面的两只腿表示人。人头中的字母I表示“我”,M和W上下相对表示课文中的那对男女,时钟图符表示与时间有关的单词,叉表示“否定”,耳朵表示“听”,嘴巴表示“说、吵”,两口相对表示“谈话”。
首先从图中左上角的实心圆点开始念。曲线从实心圆点出发后,遇到了时钟图符,表示这里有一个与时间有关的单词。对照图形下面的课文,得知这个单词是“last week”。然后,曲线又遇到人形图符,表示这里有一个与人有关的单词。对照课文,这个单词是“I”。继续沿曲线走,就会发现“go to”和“theatre”。于是,上述的这几个单词就组成了课文的第一个句子:Last week I went to the theatre。