托?荚囍谐霈F(xiàn)長難句的部分多為閱讀,因此考生對于長難句的訓(xùn)練也往往集中在看懂上。其實除了閱讀以外,托福聽力中也會不時出現(xiàn)一些結(jié)構(gòu)略為復(fù)雜的句式,大家也需要具備聽懂它們的能力。下面就讓小編結(jié)合實例分析聽懂托福聽力復(fù)雜句式的重點要點。
1)反問句
Isn’t that just for when you need help with writing/, like an essay or research paper? (TPO24-C2)
同學(xué)們一聽就會知道是個問句,以及會聽到writing、research paper這些詞,但會感覺開頭有點快,這一點主要因為發(fā)音快導(dǎo)致不易辨認清楚。本句其實是Isn’t just for sth.這種反問句句式,在聽的方面主要是區(qū)分isn’t that和is that的發(fā)音;在理解上就要注意反問句所表達的偏強調(diào)的意思。
2)強調(diào)句
But actually, it was a physicist/ who came up with a method that was a breakthrough. (TPO15-L3)
這句話較簡單,主要是同學(xué)們?nèi)菀茁牰巳匀徊磺宄@是強調(diào)句型it was sb. who…,而這個句型基本上是初中語法知識,但你看,作為用得少的典范,就容易反應(yīng)不出,即使它再簡單。
3)插入語
So the original hypothesis/ that the stones found with sauropods were gastroliths/, even though it hasn’t been supported/, has helped us to make new hypothesis/, which may eventually lead to the answer. (TPO27-L3)
這句話比剛才的難度要大,首先要判斷出that引出同位語,指hypothesis,所以從the original hypothesis到gastroliths是主語,根據(jù)我們上一期文章提到的抓“核心主謂賓”的方法,要有意識抓謂語動詞。接著聽到even though,這個時候就要召喚語法預(yù)判能力了,因為even though固定搭配“雖然…但是…/即使…也…”,所以even though引導(dǎo)的都是讓步從句,我們?nèi)匀灰ブ骶,也就繼續(xù)等待剛才“the original hypothesis…gastroliths”主語部分之后的謂語動詞出現(xiàn),此后我們聽到has helped…確定謂語動詞。到此為止,主干部分已經(jīng)清楚So the original hypothesis…has helped us to make new hypothesis。最后which引導(dǎo)定語從句修飾new hypothesis,較簡單。
另外本句要注意聽出hasn’t been supported, has helped的否定和肯定,否則邏輯仍會混亂。本句語法成分較多:同位語,插入語,定語從句,但相對最難的是插入語。
4)被動句
It was presented in the works of well-known Greek philosophers/ as early as the fourth century B.C.E. (TPO21-L1)
本句如果第一遍沒聽懂,則要在精聽中的第二遍聽主干,也就是核心主謂賓:It was presented…再在第三遍抓里面的細節(jié),也就是其他介詞引導(dǎo)的部分;其中注意連讀works of,as early as;本句為大家也用得相對較少的被動句句式。
5)倒裝句
Only after the site at Gonur-depe was excavated/ were archaeologists able to identify it/ as coming from Gonur-depe. (TPO28-L4)
本句首先聽聽前半部分有明顯的停頓were,那么迅速判斷only after…were是明顯的倒裝句。事實上本句很多同學(xué)看都不一定看得懂,這就考查語法功底的扎實程度了。
以上就是托福聽力中聽懂復(fù)雜句式長難句的一些實例分析,希望大家能夠從中收獲到一些技巧要點,順利聽懂這些高難度的句式。