引導(dǎo)語:在雅思聽力考試中,條件詞往往并沒有表達(dá)具體的含義,但是這些詞在語篇中起到的作用確實(shí)不容忽視的。下面為大家詳細(xì)介紹雅思聽力中需要注意的條件詞,希望對大家的雅思聽力備考有幫助。
條件詞是比較常見的一類關(guān)聯(lián)詞,主要包括Only if,Unless,Except for,As long as,Provided that,On condition that…等等,其主要表達(dá)的含義是“只有…才…”,“只要…就….”。這類詞的出現(xiàn)通常會對整個句子的含義產(chǎn)生重要的影響。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.
在這個句子中,如果拋開unless后面的部分,則表達(dá)的含義就是“只有二年級和三年級的學(xué)生可以用MAC電腦”,但是加上后面的內(nèi)容后我們發(fā)現(xiàn),其實(shí)平面設(shè)計(jì)專業(yè)的一年級學(xué)生也是可以使用的。如果考生在聽錄音中沒有把握這一點(diǎn),就很有可能忽視重要的細(xì)節(jié)。
條件詞在雅思聽力考試中出現(xiàn)的頻率也是非常高的,例如劍5Test4Section3Question29為搭配題,需要考生選出學(xué)生Jason的觀點(diǎn):
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
聽力原文:
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”是一個干擾性十分強(qiáng)的內(nèi)容,容易誤導(dǎo)考生選擇C選項(xiàng)。但是如果考生注意到條件詞unless后面的內(nèi)容就可以全面的理解Jason的觀點(diǎn),其實(shí)應(yīng)該是和B選項(xiàng)吻合的。
又如劍7Test1Section1Question7為筆記填空題,要求考生填“bus time”,對應(yīng)原文為:
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.
從原文中我們可以看出,12:30是M推薦的時間,但是緊接著W的回答是分為兩個部分的,前面是贊成這個建議的,但是后面的條件是“as long as we land on time”,也就是說最終的答案并不一定是12:30,只有通過下文中M的回答我們才可以確定答案就是12:30。
可見,條件詞在雅思聽力中起著重要的作用,如果考生忽略這些詞匯就很容易誤解說話者要表達(dá)的含義,或者對錄音的理解產(chǎn)生誤差。因此在雅思聽力練習(xí)中,考生需要對文章中出現(xiàn)的條件詞保持敏感,對于出現(xiàn)這類詞匯的地方一定要仔細(xì)聽,避免錯過細(xì)節(jié)內(nèi)容,導(dǎo)致失分。