B.對話部分的應試技巧
聽力測試的對話內容主要是日常生活中的一般交際內容,涉及到衣、食、住、行、工作和學習等。對話的題材主要談工作情況、職業(yè)特點、家庭計劃、行為動機、事件背景、人物動態(tài)、行動意圖等。根據近年,尤其是2003年6月四級聽力測試的試題來看,聽力材料中的句子結構漸趨復雜,主從復合句明顯增加,隱含否定題型,言外之意題型和重復反問題型時有出現,而且語境材料偏長,信息量大、選項相對較長,這就使四級聽力的難度大大增加,考慮到聽力測試命題的這種趨勢,同學們更應該明確主攻方向,針對聽力測試的重點和難點,做好復習備考工作。
1.有關“對話”部分中的常見短語與表達方式:
(1)職業(yè)與身份:
a, 教師與學生
可能的場景:學生問老師問題;學生尋求老師幫助;學生詢問老師對作業(yè)的意見;老師要求學生校對論文打印錯誤。
常見詞與短語:
textbook, course, subject, homework, assignment, test, quiz, tuition, school record(成績單),credits(學分),registration, quit school, term paper, thesis(畢業(yè)論文),band(樂隊),Students’ Union, gymnasium, homecoming(校友聚會), dormitory, teaching building,do research for ,professor, semester, work as one’s teaching assistant, assistance, assist, trouble a professor, may I ask you a few questions, I have a class at ten, come in one’s office hours, finish reading one’s research report, revise (improve) some parts of it, get it published, read some papers he recommended, correct all the typing errors in a paper, read it through again, check the paper for typing errors等。
b, 圖書館管理員與學生
常見詞與短語:
library, book for reading assignment, magazine, periodical, fiction, reading room, library card, library catalogue(圖書館的圖書目錄), loan desk(借書處), journal, reference book, stacks(書庫), shelves, renew, due(到期的), overdue(過期的),close, open, weekend, weekday, check out, volume two (ten), check for sb., borrow, one the upper shelf, a book hard to identify/ is missing, has been misplaced 等。
c, 營業(yè)員與顧客
常見詞與短語:
on sale, bargain, price, out of style(老式), fashion, ready-made(成衣), cloth pattern(花紋,圖案),tip, cash or charge(付現金還是記賬),department store, cashier, supermarket, daily necessities, check-out stand(付款柜臺), receipt, shop assistant, salesman, clerk等。
d,飯店與顧客
常見詞與短語:
seasoning(調味品), menu, wine, drink, food, snack, banquet-tray(餐盤), paper napkin(紙餐巾), go Dutch(各自付賬),receptionist, service counter, a single room, a double room, customer, manager, boss, well-done(全熟的), underdone(半熟的)等。
e,醫(yī)生與病人
常見詞與短語:
hospital, doctor, nurse, patient, operation, ward, physician, medicine, surgery, hospital register’s office(掛號處), outpatient department(門診部), emergency department(急診部), to suffer from, to give an infection, to give first-aid treatment(急診)等。
(2)地點與方向
a,Hospital(醫(yī)院)
常見詞與短語:
blood pressure, cough, fever, a headache, pills, tablets, take one’s temperature, take medicine, patient, doctor, nurse, dentist, a physical examination, physician等。
b,Bank(銀行)
常見詞與短語:
account, bank clerk, current account(活期存款帳戶), check, service charge, cash the cheque, saving/check account(儲蓄/支票帳戶)等。
c,Hotel(賓館)
常見詞與短語:
hotel, motel, a single/double room, a suite, book a room, check in/out, register, fill in a room, make a reservation, lobby, Room Service, reception, front desk, porter, tip等。
d, Railway station(火車站)
常見詞與短語:
train, platform, passenger, check in/out, catch a train, miss a train, fail to catch a train等。
e, Bus station/stop(汽車站)
常見詞與短語:
conductor, passenger, fare, next stop, the terminal station(終點站)等。
f,Airport or on plane(飛機場或在飛機上)
常見詞與短語:
airliner, airlines, land, take off, flight, on board, boarding card, departure, arrival, destination, cancel a flight, delay, check in, luggage, fasten the safe belt, crew 等。
g, Library(圖書館)
常見詞與短語:
librarian, assistant, call number, book, due, overdue, return, renew, borrow, lend, latest issue, card, catalogue, fine(罰款), fiction, novel, magazine, bookshelf等。
h, Movie/Theatre(影劇院)
常見詞與短語:
film, movie, play, show, drama, row, seat, be on (上演,上映), performance, program, Shakespeare, Oscar, ticket, check in, The Twelfth Night等。
i,Store(商店)
常見詞與短語:
department store, the grocer’s, drug store, shop, go shopping, market, on sale, sell well, size ,type, fashion, style, color, cost, price, counter, brand, cash, check, assistant, May I help you? What can I do for you? How much does it cost? Here you are. pay, buy, purchase, change(零錢), US dollars, Hong Kong dollars, pounds, shelling, penny等。
j,School/University(學校)
常見詞與短語:
campus, department, dean, college, professor, teacher, student, tutor, lecturer, headmaster, principal, lecture, academic report, textbook, semester, examination, test, lab, required course(必修課), elective course(選修課), gymnasium, freshman, sophomore, junior, senior, undergraduate, graduate, post graduate, grade, bachelor’s degree, master’s degree, doctor’s degree等。
k,Restaurant(餐館)
常見詞與短語:
make a reservation, order(點菜), soft drink, wine, beer, brandy, whisky, dessert, salad, soup, bread, rice, noodle, potato, tomato, beef, meat, pork, chicken, mutton, pie, roast, fry, steam(蒸), a dish, main food, menu, Help yourself, I’m full. cook, delicious, taste, smell, waiter, waitress, pay the bill, cash, go Dutch(各付各的帳)等。
l,Post office(郵局)
常見詞與短語:
post, mail, postage, stamp, envelope, parcel, air-mail, EMS(Emergent Mail Service), registered mail, transfer(匯款), postcard, telegram, fax(facsimile), cable(電報)等。
m, Customs house(海關)
常見詞與短語:
declare(報關), clear/clearance(清關), tariff(關稅), pay duty on, duty free, fill in the form, article(物品), passenger, smuggling/smuggle, drugs, illegal, legal等。
n, Meeting(會議)
常見詞與短語:
deliver a speech, preside, host, chairman/chairperson, conclude, propose, suggest, for, against, agree, disagree, reinforce, argue, debate, dispute, solution, decide/decision等。
o, Dance & party(舞會/聚會)
常見詞與短語:
gather, together, DJ, disco, have a ball, dance with, music, band, dancer, singer, May I have the pleasure of next dance?等。
p, Gas station(加油站)
常見詞與短語:
pull in/out, petrol, gasoline, fill in the tank, litre等
q, At home(家里)
常見詞與短語:
housework, go to bed, retire to bed, housewife, sitting room, bedroom, washing room, do cooking, gardening, take a rest, in the garden等。
r, Court(法庭)
常見詞與短語:
your honor, jury, judge, justice, case, counselor, recess, lawyer, witness, victim, proof, identity, suspicion, to be executed sentence(裁決), imprisonment, execution, laws, legal, illegal, defendant, complainant等。