How to learn English.No.2

How to Learn English

◇It's not necessary to look up every word that you don't know.

・come across:〜と出くわす、偶然見つける

(When you come across a word that you don't know)

・even if:たとえ〜でも

(Even if you do decided that you would like to look the word up in a dictionary to be sure about its meaning)

・curious:好奇心をそそる、興味深い

(you probably don't need to stop and look up the word unless you are very curious about its meaning.)

◇When you do look up a word that you don't know

・rather:〜を選ぶ、〜を好む

・figure out:計算して合計（答え）を出す。算定する。見つけ出す。

(Rather, you should try to figure out which of these meanings fits the context in which you found the word. )