對(duì)各位準(zhǔn)備參加托?荚嚨目忌鷣碚f,TPO是絕佳的備考資料,絕大多數(shù)考生都視之為“刷題工具”——純粹使之淪為了檢測(cè)自己的練習(xí)手段,而非用來提高自己的學(xué)習(xí)手段。根據(jù)筆者學(xué)習(xí)英語的體會(huì)以及長(zhǎng)期教授托福聽力的教學(xué)經(jīng)驗(yàn),影響考生聽力信息攝取的障礙之一,恰恰是那些看似很懂、沒什么生詞、聽起來馬馬虎虎,感覺又似懂非懂的聽力短語。本文意在擷取TPO聽力文段中容易引起考生誤解或錯(cuò)解的20個(gè)詞組,對(duì)其語境含義加以詮釋,希望起到拋磚引玉的作用。
序號(hào) | 詞組出處 | 聽力原句 | 核心詞組 | 語境釋義 | 備注 | 難度指數(shù) |
1 | TPO4
Conversation1 |
Librarian:
Oh, well I guess you might think that. But when I saw it back then it was anything but boring。 |
anything but | 并不;一點(diǎn)也不 | 近似詞組nothing but意為“只不過是”,例如:It's nothing but a joke。 | ★☆☆☆☆ |
2 | TPO5
Conversation1 |
Student:
Hi, thanks for seeing me in such short notice。 |
in such short notice | 如此倉促 | ★☆☆☆☆ | |
3 | TPO16
Conversation1 |
Manager:
Right, the choir. It’s nice to finally meet you in person。 So, you are having problems with.。。 |
in person | 親自,當(dāng)面 | ★☆☆☆☆ | |
4 | TPO8
Conversation2 |
Pro:
Ok, basically they have to offer things that most people can find anywhere else, you know quality, that means better exercise equipment,high-end stuff, and classes-exercise classes may be aerobics。 |
high-end | 高端的 | ★☆☆☆☆ | |
5 | TPO4
Lecture2 |
Therefore, it’s best to be a non-conformist – to do your own thing, not worrying about what other people think. That’s an important point. He really drives this argument home throughout the essay。 | drive…home | 把(論點(diǎn)、問題等)講得透徹、明白 | 筆者在某知名培訓(xùn)機(jī)構(gòu)與浙江某出版社合作出版的托福詞組精選這樣的書里,看到該詞組也被收錄,但被注釋為“開車回家”,可謂滑天下之大稽,希望廣大考生不要被誤導(dǎo)。 | ★★☆☆☆ |
6 | TPO4
Conversation2 |
Student:
I went off to the stack and found some really good material for my part, but when I got back to our table, they were just goofing off and talking. So I went and got materials for their sections as well。 |
goof off | 游手好閑,混日子 | ★★☆☆☆ | |
7 | TPO4
Conversation2 |
Student:
I know, but I didn’t want to risk the project going down the drain。 |
go down the drain | 前功盡棄,付諸東流 | ★★☆☆☆ | |
8 | TPO4
Conversation2 |
Student:
But we’ve got all the sources and it’s due next week. We don’t have time to start from scratch。 |
start from scratch | 從頭開始 | ★★☆☆☆ | |
9 | TPO16
Lecture3 |
It’s been shaped by constraints over vast stretches of time, all of which comes down to the fact that the best foraging strategy for beavers isn’t the one that yields the most food or wood。 | come down to | 歸結(jié)為 | ★★☆☆☆ | |
10 | TPO17
Conversation2 |
I am afraid we don’t have any openings at lunch time. A lot of students want to work then, so it is really rare for us to have an open spot at that time of day。 | open spot | 職位空缺 | Opening和vacancy與該詞組同義 | ★★☆☆☆ |
11 | TPO13
Lecture1 |
Well, design doesn't necessarily include things like sculptures or decorative walkways or… or even eye catching window displays, you know art。 | not necessarily | 不一定,未必 | TPO4 Lecture1中也有出現(xiàn),原句是Professor:
That’s another possible reason although it doesn’t necessarily explain other behaviors such as eating, drinking or sleeping。” TPO6 Lecture2中同樣出現(xiàn)了該詞組: It’s not necessarily a species in retreat。 |
★★★☆☆ |
12 | TPO4
Lecture2 |
They try to fit in with the rest of the world even though it’s at odds with their beliefs and their identities。 | be at odds with | 與…相違背、相沖突 | 該詞組在文章朗讀時(shí)有較強(qiáng)較快的語音連讀,即s&a以及t&o這兩處。建議考生多聽多揣摩。 | ★★★☆☆ |
13 | TPO10
Conversion2 |
Employee:
You are lucky to have professor who includes the lesser-known writer like her on the syllabus, you know, not the usual authors we’ve all read。 |
lesser-known | 不知名的 | ★★★☆☆ | |
14 | TPO16
Lecture3 |
I mean no one really thinks that, say a bee goes through weighing the pros and cons of pollinating this flower or that flower。 | pros and cons | 權(quán)衡利弊,仔細(xì)斟酌 | 該詞組在寫作中也較常用,建議考生掌握其基本用法。 | ★★★☆☆ |
15 | TPO17
Conversation2 |
Student:
I mean... Being a waiter, I get to see a lot of the professors, like in a different light, we joke around a little you know. In the classroom, they always have to be pretty formal, but … |
in a different light | 從不同的角度,從另外一面 | TPO21 Lecuture2有另一近似詞組come to light,該詞組意為“曝光、顯現(xiàn)、暴露”。 | ★★★☆☆ |
16 | TPO7
Conversation1 |
Pro:
Oh, that's very thoughtful of you, Eric, but it will be low key, nothing flashy. That's not her style。 |
low key | 低調(diào)的,不張揚(yáng)的 | ★★★★☆ | |
17 | TPO13
Lecture1 |
There are variations on this model of course, but the common denominators are always an idea of creating a shopping space that will get people to shop in the city without needing their cars。 | common denominator | 共同點(diǎn),共性 | denominator本意為“分母” | ★★★★☆ |
18 | TPO12
Lecture1 |
But if you took away all the DNA that codes for genes, you still have maybe 70% of the DNA left over. That’s the so-called JUNK DNA. Though the word junk is used sort of tongue in cheek。 | tongue in cheek | 半開玩笑地 | ★★★★★ | |
19 | TPO6
Lecture3 |
To begin, how do we create fictional characters? We don’t just pull them from thin air, do we? I mean we don’t create them out of nothing。 | pull them from thin air | 憑空捏造 | ★★★★★ | |
20 | TPO14
Conversation2 |
Advisor:
Hi, Steven I schedule this appointment, cause it has been a while since we touched base。 |
touch base | 聯(lián)系,進(jìn)行接觸 | ★★★★★ |
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