潇潇语言实验室--托福听力口语篇二

1、1. My best friend helped me choose a dissertation topic. -我的最好的朋友帮我选了论文题目。托福常会考一些关于学习生活的句子。写论文通常是自己选论文题目,导师同意了才可以写。Dissertation: a long piece of writing about a subject, especially one that you write as part of a university degree- (博士学位论文;(专题论文还有一个意思差不多的词thesis,托福也考过这个词。Thesis: a long piece of writ

2、ing about a particular subject that you do as part of an advanced university degree such as an MA or a PhD:论文;毕业(或学位论文e.g. Writing a thesis on dance clubs is not as strange as it seems.2. Linda developed the film herself.-Linda自己冲洗胶卷。Develop这里不是"发展"的意思,而是"冲洗胶卷"。Film-胶卷Develop: to

3、 make a photograph out of a photographic film, using chemicals-冲洗胶卷I will have the film developed tomorrow. -我明天会把胶卷拿去冲洗。I want to have this photo enlarged. -我想把相片放大。相片的底片叫做negative (noun3. Bill disliked doing the laundry. -Bill讨厌洗衣服。很多中国学生会说,"Bill disliked washing his clothes."这样说也可以,但是口语

4、中"洗衣服"常说"do the laundry"Laundry: uncountable clothes, sheets etc that need to be washed or have just been washed洗衣店有两种Laundromat和dry cleaner's Laundromat是可以用水帮你洗衣服的店。我的外国朋友问我广州有没有Laundromat.因为她没有洗衣机,冬天水很冷,不想自己用手洗衣服。Dry cleaner's:干洗店。Like doing something-喜欢做某事I like dancin

5、g in discos.Dislike doing something -不喜欢做某事Tom dislikes going to the dentist.Hate doing something -厌恶做某事Paul hates having his photo taken.Loathe/resent doing something-憎恨做某事I absolutely loathe traveling.4. I had the department secretary type my term paper.-我叫系里的秘书帮我打我的学期论文。Have sb do something. -让别人

6、做某事,托福常考结构。Term paper-学期论文。在美国的大学,有些科目不进行期末考,期末交一篇学期论文就当是该科的考试。5. Most colleges are no longer overcrowded, neither are the secondary schools. -多数大学都不再过度拥挤,中学也不是这样了。Neither这是初中就学过的词,便是"也不"。e.g. (1 He doesn't like rock music, neither do I. -他不喜欢摇滚音乐,我也不喜欢。e.g. (2 Mary is not American, ne

7、ither am I. -Mary不是美国人,我也不是。Neither后面的动词形式取决于前面句子的动词。6. Her face lit up when she saw him.-她见到他时马上面露喜色。Lit up的原形是light up.从字面理解是"亮起来""突然有光"If someone's face or eyes light up, they show pleasure, excitement.是指面露喜色或是显得兴奋。常用搭配:Light up with joy/pride/glee.7. After the cake had co

8、oled, I put frosting on it.Frosting(在糕饼上的糖霜混合物,英国人称为"icing"8. The program will be on in a quarter of an hour. -这个节目将会在15分钟后播放。On指电视或是电台节目开播。在【潇潇语言实验室22集】提到quarter有几个意思,这里的quarter是15分钟。9. Judge Gray was never known for his leniency toward criminals. Gray法官向来都不是以对犯人仁慈闻名的。(言下之意,他对犯人不留情。Be kno

9、wn for/be famous for/be noted for-以。闻名10. Mark has decided to run against Jack for treasurer. -Mark和Jack竞争财务部长的职位。Run for a position:参加竞选一个职位。Run against somebody for a position-和某人竞争一个职位。e.g. Bob Dole's running for President. -Bob Dole正在竞选总统职位。11. W: I need to make a hotel reservation for the c

10、onference. -我要给这次会议顶酒店。Make a reservation预定,可以是在餐厅预定位置,在酒店预定房间,或是预定机票。托福常考的情形就是这几种。M: How about having the travel agent do it? -叫旅行社帮忙预定怎么样。How about doing something:这个句型常用来提建议。A: I can't decide where to eat out. -我决定不了去哪吃饭。B: How about going to the McDonald's? -去麦当劳怎么样?Eat out-是指出去餐馆吃饭。&quo

11、t;我么今天晚上出去吃饭吧"这句话很多中国学生容易说成,"Let's go out to eat tonight."事实上,口语中的表达是,"Let's eat out tonight."12. W: How about some more apple pie, Bob? -Bob,在再吃点苹果派吧。M: You wouldn't have to force me to take another helping. -你不用逼我,我也会再吃多一份的。(言下之意是这苹果派很好吃,你不用逼我,我也会自己多吃些。 Helping

12、:(食物的一份,一客Force sb to do sth. -逼某人做某事。13. M: I'll have to repair this old knapsack (背包 again. W: Will it do any good? -这有用么?(这样做有好处么?言下之意是她不赞成补那个背包,还不如买个新的算了。e.g. (1 Smoking does you no good.-吸烟对你没有好处。e.g. (2 Drinking hot milk before bed will do you good. -睡觉钱喝热牛奶对你有好处。14. M: Would you tell Paul

13、 I'm sorry I lost his radio?-你能不能告诉Paul我很抱歉我弄丢了他的收音机。W: Hadn't you better tell him yourself? -你自己告诉他不是更好么?英文中常用You'd better do something来提建议,这里是用了这个句型的反问句型Hadn't you better do something?15. W: Can you take me to the Palace Restaurant quickly? I'm ten minutes late already. M: I do

14、n't know. I'll try. But with traffic this heavy, it will take at least twenty more. With traffic this heavy -交通这么拥挤,this在这里的是"这么,这样地"的意思。表程度。That有类似的用法:That-那样,那么(表程度 e.g. (1 Is the problem that easy?问题有那么简单吗?e.g. (2 Things are not that bad. -事情并没有那么糟糕。16. W: Weren't you nervou

15、s when the professor called on you? -教授叫你回答问题时你是不是很紧张。M: I'll say. I shook all over. -是的,我全身都发抖。我们在中学课本学过call on sb.是拜访某人的意思。call on sb:to visit someone for a short time e.g. I'd like to call on Annal while I'm in London.但是在美式英文中,call on sb.有另外的意思:(American to ask a person in a group of

16、people to answer a question or to give their opinion about something -提问某人,或是叫某人发表意见。She was afraid the teacher would call on her and she wouldn't know the answer.-她怕老师提问她时她不知道答案."I'll say"是表示同意对方说的话。类似的表达方法还有:You bet/You said it/You can say that again./You hit the nail on the head

17、.这些句子都是表示赞成对方说的话,托福听力都考过。17. W: Why do you always put on slippers(拖鞋 when you go into your apartment? -你进你的公寓时为什么总是穿上拖鞋。18. M: It saves wear and tear on the carpet. -这样会减少对地毯的磨损。wear and tear: often + onthe damage that happens to an object or a person when they are used or when they do something -使用

18、一样东西对这样东西产生的磨损。这个短语也可以用于人。指事情对人的损耗。e.g. (1She made everyone wear slippers inside the house to avoid wear and tear on the carpet. -e.g. (2 The wear and tear of life in a busy office has taken its toll on our staff.take a/its/their toll: to have a bad effect on someone or something -对某事产生不好的影响,尤其指身心的损耗。Bringing up nine children had taken its toll on my mother. often + on The disease has taken a horrendous toll in parts of western Africa.19. W: Which do you prefer? The striped (条纹的, the polka dot(圆点花样的 or the plai