Therefore, Correct InterpretationCorrect Answer; while

Wrong InterpretationWrong Answer

b) One Meaning Principle
It is the lexicographer’s task to give meanings to words. In order to find out what a word or
phrase means, we would of course look for its meaning in a dictionary. A word in a
dictionary almost always has many meanings given. However, only one of the meanings to
a word or phrase in the dictionary would fit the CONTEXT (one of the 3Cs to guide
interpretation discussed below), and that is the meaning which we want to find to interpret
the word correctly. In order to find the one meaning of a word or phrase, we must start with
using the correct methods to interpret.
c) Methods to use in Interpreting
We should use only the following 2 methods, and combine them to interpret a passage.
i) Literal method
The literal meaning of a word or expression is its basic or original meaning (Longman
Dictionary of Contemporary English, 4th edition). Using the Literal method of interpretation
means that we take the author at his/her word; the author means what he/she says and
Communicator
Writes something to Receiver
(reader)
Interprets and answers
questions