闻言察意说CET听力(2)
文章出处： 发布时间：2006-07-09
例4 You will hear:
M：Jane, what would you do if you were on vacation overseas and lost all your money and credit cards？
W：Well, I guess I'd probably sell my watch and camera-or I might get a job as a waitress somewhere till I made enough money to buy a plane ticket to return home.
Q: What are they talking about?
You will read：
A. An invented story.
B. A real life experience.
C. An imaginary situation.
D. A terrible nightmare.
该对话虽然较长，但只要听到虚拟语气句中“What would you do if you were ...”，就会知道这是表示假设的情景（An imaginary situation），于是选C。
虚拟语气的内涵意义是语法现象在听力测试中的应用，只要掌握好这部分语法，这类听力试题就会迎刃而解。
四、从反义问句的否定含义判断说话人的意图
请看例句：
例5 You will hear:
M：I think I'm going to give up playing tennis. I lost again today.
W：Just because you lost，is that the reason to quit?
Q: What does the woman imply?
You will read：
A. The man should stick to what his doing.
B. The man should take up a new hobby.
C. The man should stop playing tennis.
D. The man should find the cause of his failure.
将整个对话联系起来，一般疑问句“... is that the reason to quit？”就成了反义问句，句子的含义也起了变化，增加了内在含义。这种问句不需要对方回答，称之为修辞问句，往往用来表示说话人否定的内涵。如：Is that a reason for despair?这难道是灰心丧气的理由吗？（这不是灰心丧气的理由）；Is no one going?没有人去吗?（应该有人去）Where does Tom live？W眯要？汤姆住在哪里？谁知道啊！（我也不知道）“... , is that the reason to quit?”的，言外之意就是“难道失败是放弃的理由吗？”也就是劝男士坚持下去。答案为A。反义问句往往比直接回答更为生动幽默，能起到传神的效果，我们不难理解其意义。
五、从短语的含义判断说话人的意图
这是判断说话人的意图中最难掌握的一部分。在这类对话中，说话人通常会借助一些短语、习语、惯用法来表明自己的观点和态度。有时我们听清了录音内容，却不了解其中固定用法的意义因而也不能判断说话人的意图，这就要求我们熟练掌握、积累短语、习语、惯用法的意义。
例6 You will hear:
M: What's the matter? You have been sitting there for ages, just staring into space.
W: I told the Brownings I'd send them a postcard. Now I don't know what to say.
Q: What's the woman doing?
You will read:
A. visiting the Brownings. B. Writing a postcard. C. Looking for a postcard. D. Filling a form.
对话中“for ages”中“ages”的原意是“长时期，几百年”，这里是夸张的用法，意思是“很良长一段时间”。“staring into space”是“怔怔地凝视着前方”，并不是在注视着某一个东西，而是表示在思考着什么。明白了“staringinto space”的意思，则选择正确答案B。
例7 You will hear:
M：My chemistry project is in trouble. My partner and I have totally different ideas about how to proceed.
W：You should try to meet each other half way.
Q: What does the woman suggest?
You will read：
A. The man should work with somebody else.
B. The man should meet his partner's needs.
C. They should come to a compromise.
D. They should find a better lab for the project.
本题的关键在于是否理解短语“to meet each othcr half way”的意思是“通过互让达成一致”。它和C中“come to a compromise”意思相同，因此选C。
对话作为交际语言，总要表达一定的意思或达到一定的目的。我们在听音时要注意情景和语意的整体理解，提纲挈领，抓住其中的关键信息，借助以上几点提示，判断说话人的意图，做出正确选择。
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