I figured I'd revisit this topic of reading just to get out why I think I read this blurb so quickly. After running through it a few times I wanted to write a few comments within just to describe where I get the speed from I guess.
中国で高速鉄道車両の製造を独占する国有メーカー「中国中車」が、科学技術省の委託を受けて研究・開発に乗り出す。リニア車両を20年までに開発、21年にはリ ニアの交通システムを備えることを目指す。研究開発費は約32・2億元(約490億円)。うち政府財政からは約4・3億元が支援されると報じられた 。
中国で高速鉄道車両の製造を独占する国有メーカー
- up to this point I feel like this is all just insanely easy kanji/words and I fly through it.
「中国中車」が、
- this is a name title so while I read it, I don't exactly pay much attention, essentially as if it was something like "Acme"
科学技術省の委託を受けて研究・開発に乗り出す。
- again like JLPT 3-4 level kanji/words here
リニア車両を20年までに開発、21年にはリ ニアの交通システムを備えることを目指す。
- I'd assume katakana slows people down here. Daily practice would speed up reading, otherwise again words like kaihatsu or mezasu.. low level words.
研究開発費は約32・2億元(約490億円)。うち政府財政からは約4・3億元が支援される
- this is probably the most difficult portion but as I know from the context I'm about see amounts, I just fly by them. Like if I see a number like 1 oku or 10 oku 32 oku I just know what it is instantly from experience so I don't really spend time "reading" the numbers here. Again, will come with extensive practice.
と報じられた 。
- once I see the と報 I already know what's coming so I've basically just stopped reading at this point. Again, decade plus of daily newspaper reading gets you to these type of shortcuts.
So I guess that's how I processed that blurb if anyone was interested. I agree that I shouldn't expect anything under 10 for someone who is basically just studying this stuff for the first time like the original poster this was targeted at lol.
I'm assuming he didn't do so well on the test if he even did take it haha.