托福考试:托福听力中的口语1
托福的听力很大一部分是对话,都是一些日常用语,如果口语不好就听不懂。所以,托福听力材料也是最好的口语学习材料。要想提高听力,光死听死没有用的,还要注意分析听力原文。学习口语表达方法,多阅读,多方面结合才能有正在的提高。 1. I picked up the receiver, dropped the coins in the slot, and dialed the number I wanted. 这个句子是关于打投币公共电话的。Slot -缝隙。这里是指投币口。Receiver就是电话的听筒。 2. Virginia's going to take all her required courses this year. Required courses -必修课 举一反三:选修课是elective I have 9 required courses and 3 electives this semester. 我这个学期有9门必修课,3门选修课。 Not only…but also.不仅。。。。而且。。。 4. My pen's out of ink. -我的笔没有墨水了。 Be out of something =用完了一样东西 举一反三:run out of something. We are running out of money/water/time.我们的钱/水/时间就快用完了。 5. The students completely filled the classroom. Fill是"装满"的意思,这里是指学生挤满了课室。 Copyright 2003-2005 www.sohozu.com All Rights Reserved 6. Peter blames himself for what happened. Blame oneself for something -因为某事责怪自己。 举一反三:Who's to blame?-这要怪谁? He's to blame.这要怪他。 7. The controller made a mistake and overcharged Amy for her tuition. Charge是"收费"的意思,overcharge是"收多了钱"。 举一反三: I got short-changed.是指别人找钱找少给我了。 8. Have the driver let you off at the intersection. 叫司机在交叉口处让你下车。 Let you off意思是"让你下车",中国学生很容易按照中文来翻译,"let you get off the bus"语法上是没有错误的,但是现实中常常不这么罗嗦。学习英文应该多注意英文的表达方法,而不是想如何把中文翻译成英文。 举一反三:这个例句还有一个托福经常考的结构:Have somebody do something:让某人做某事。 类似的常考结构:get somebody to do something.不过这个结构的侧重点是自己不干,叫别人去干。 9. I've almost finished typing my homework paper. Finish doing something=做完一件事情。在口语中也说be done with sth./doing something. I am done with typing my homework paper. 问有没有干完手头的活也说,"Are you done?" 10.Has my unabridged dictionary arrived yet? Abridge-删节,削减,精简unabridged是指未经过删节的,原版的。 举一反三:Abridged novels就是简写版小说 |