含義具體的詞看單詞本身就會有比較明確的“意象”，也容易組詞，遇到抽象的詞不容易組詞，學習者可以反複讀書中已給出的例句。比如exact表示“精確的”，書中可以找到這些例句：
We don’t know her exact age. 我們不知道她的準確年齡。
We don’t know the exact nature of the problem. 我們不知道問題的確切本質。
Reading makes a full man, conference a ready man, and writing an exact man. 閱讀使人充實，討論使人敏銳，寫作使人精確。
三個步驟順序不重要，先用哪個都行，但重要的是邊讀邊想，利用三種感官反複強化。直接記住詞彙，不需要中文做介質。以下例句，請讀者重複讀幾遍，看能否形成關鍵詞的感覺。
1. He made a tedious 45-minute speech.
tedious adj.單調乏味的
2. All our efforts proved futile.
futile adj.無用的
3. Rational people think at the margin.
rational adj.理性的
4. The abandoned town had gone to ruin.
ruin n.廢墟v.毀壞
5. Many houses were wrecked by the hurricane.
wreck n.殘骸v.毀壞
6. The movie features two world-renowned actors.
feature n.特征vt.由……主演
7. He has a delicate stomach and often gets sick when traveling.
delicate adj.精美的；脆弱的
8. Women have more barriers on their way to academic success.
barrier n.障礙
9. After four years and 32 interviews, her persistence paid off.
persistence n.堅持不懈