当听到表示转折或对比的词或短语时,考生一定要注意
雅思听力并不要求学生把每个词都听出来,有时说话太快会干扰学生的思维。这时,不要惊慌。在听的过程中注意一些转
折语气或转折词,这些往往会隐藏答案,当听到表明转折点或对比的词或短语时,演讲者会提供新的信息或完全相反的观
点,但是像“but”在考试是会弱化的,类似于/b?/, 所以考试时一定要仔细分辨。
强转折: but, however, nevertheless, on the contrary, on the other hand, yet, while, whereas
让步:Although, though, even if, in spite of, despite对比:by/in contrast, by comparison, as a matter of fact, instead, otherwise
Eg. Most people tend to book twenty-four hours in advance…however, the earliest you book a computer is forty-eight hours before you need it.
如果注意到however一词,可知第yi个数字24小时是个陷阱,而正确答案应为48小时。
转折信号词基本上是听力考试中逢考必出现,而且是听力中多次出现的,相信很多考生虽然听力语段没听完整,但很快就
能准确识别出转折关系,从而找到正确答案。