对于很多准备考雅思的同学来说,雅思听力是非常重要的,那么今天就和出国留学网的小编一起来了解一下雅思听力需要注意哪些条件词?
条件词是比较常见的一类关联词,主要包括Only if,Unless,Except for,As long as,Provided that,On condition that…等等,其主要表达的含义是“只有…才…”,“只要…就….”。这类词的出现通常会对整个句子的含义产生重要的影响。比如下面的句子:
The third computer network that is the Macintosh computer network is reserved for the second and third year students to use only unless you are the first year students of the Graphic Design course who require higher quality of the output of your work.
在这个句子中,如果抛开unless后面的部分,则表达的含义就是“只有二年级和三年级的学生可以用MAC电脑”,但是加上后面的内容后我们发现,其实平面设计专业的一年级学生也是可以使用的。如果考生在听录音中没有把握这一点,就很有可能忽视重要的细节。
条件词在雅思听力考试中出现的频率也是非常高的,例如剑5Test4Section3Question29为搭配题,需要考生选出学生Jason的观点:
A its workers are motivated
B it has too little investment
C it will overcome its problems
D its marketing campaign needs improvement
E it is old-fashioned
F it has strong managers
听力原文:
KARIN: …The company’s got to recover, don't you think, Jason?
JASON: Hmmm - I'm not sure. I think it can but it's not a foregone conclusion unless they manage to attract the right level of investment.
原文中的“I think it can”是一个干扰性十分强的内容,容易误导考生选择C选项。但是如果考生注意到条件词unless后面的内容就可以全面的理解Jason的观点,其实应该是和B选项吻合的。
又如剑7Test1Section1Question7为笔记填空题,要求考生填“bus time”,对应原文为:
M: And you said your excepted time of arrival was 11:30? So if I book your Shuttle for after 12:00- let's say, 12:30 that should give you plenty of time to, you know, collect your baggage maybe grab a coffee?
W: Yeah, that sounds fine, as long as we land on time!
M: Well, we’ll take your flight details so you don‘t need to worry too much about that.
从原文中我们可以看出,12:30是M推荐的时间,但是紧接着W的回答是分为两个部分的,前面是赞成这个建议的,但是后面的条件是“as long as we land on time”,也就是说最终的答案并不一定是12:30,只有通过下文中M的回答我们才可以确定答案就是12:30。
可见,条件词在雅思听力中起着重要的作用,如果考生忽略这些词汇就很容易误解说话者要表达的含义,或者对录音的理解产生误差。因此在雅思听力练习中,考生需要对文章中出现的条件词保持敏感,对于出现这类词汇的地方一定要仔细听,避免错过细节内容,导致失分。
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