2018年12月大学英语六级听力关键句
大学英语六级听力关键句(1)
Following a telephone call to the police from an anonymous caller, hundreds of shoppers were shepherded out of the store while roads in the area were sealed off.
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follow此处意为“在……之后”,其现在分词形式引导句子的状语。anonymous意为“匿名的”。be shepherded out of意为“从……中被引导出来”,shepherd此处为动词,本身含有“带领,引导;护送”之意。如:
The super star came in, shepherded by her guards. 这位超级巨星在保镖的护送下进来了。
seal off意为“封锁,封闭”。
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与seal有关的常见短语搭配还有:
seal up意为“(为防止空气、水等渗入或渗出)封闭”。如:
Those doors have been sealed up for years. 那些门已经封闭多年了。
seal sb.'s fate意为“决定某人的命运(尤指厄运)”。如:
The words would seal his fate for ever. 那些话将决定他今后的命运。
seal in意为“密藏,封住”。如:
Fry the fish quickly to seal in the flavor. 把鱼快速煎好以保持原味。
大学英语六级听力关键句(2)
In an effort to spread awareness to teens across the nation, the Allstate Foundation sponsored a Keep-The-Drive Summit at Sunset Station on January 23rd.
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in an effort to do sth. 意为“为做成某事”,置于句首引导目的状语,表示强调,而其后所接的目的也是听音的重点。awareness意为“意识,认识”。sponsor意为“赞助;主办”。summit意为“峰会”。
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口语中与effort有关的短语还有:
make an effort (to do sth.) 意为“尽力做某事,勉为其难做某事”。如:
Even though you don't like them, you should make an effort to be polite. 你即使不喜欢他们,也应该尽力礼貌一些。
make every effort意为“尽一切努力”。如:
Every effort is being made to deal with that problem. 为处理那个问题,人们正尽一切努力。
be an effort意为“费力,痛苦”。如:
He was so weak that even standing up was an effort. 他太虚弱了,就连站起来都很吃力。
大学英语六级听力关键句(3)
I think you'll get a sense about it after working in it in a number of years.
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get a sense about意为“对……有感觉/理解/判断”。work in此处意为“在……方面工作”。a number of意为“许多”。
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口语中常见的与sense有关的短语还有:
in a/some sense意为“在某种意义上来说”。如:
You are right in a sense. 在某种意义上来说,你是对的。
in no sense意为“绝不是,绝非”。如:
In no sense should such a thing be allowed to happen again. 这种事绝不允许再发生。
there is no sense in doing... 意为“做……是没有道理/意义的”。如:
There is no sense in keeping calling me. 不停地给我打电话是没有意义的。
in all senses意为“在各方面,彻头彻尾”。如:
He is excellent in all senses. 他在各个方面都很优秀。
bring (sb.) to one's senses意为“使头脑清醒;使醒悟”。如:
A gentle slap in the face brought him to his senses. 轻轻打在脸上的一巴掌使他恢复了清醒。
come to one's senses意为“恢复理性;苏醒”。如:
I finally came to my senses and apologized for my rudeness. 我终于恢复理性,为自己的无礼道歉。
see sense意为“明白事理”。如:
I hope you see sense before it's too late. 我希望你能尽快明白过来,以免为时太晚。
大学英语六级听力关键句(4)
I've been tied up with my studies.
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本句中的be tied up with sth. 意为“被某事占据了时间”,其中with sth. 可以省略。这一表达还可以用在拒绝邀请的对话中。如:
—Would you come to our party tomorrow? 你明天能来参加我们的聚会吗?
—I'd like to, but I am tied up all day tomorrow. 我想去,可是我明天一整天都没空。
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听力考试中常出现的表示“占据时间,忙碌”的表达还有:
be occupied with意为“忙于,从事于”。如:
My mum is occupied with all kinds of daily affairs. 我妈妈忙于处理各种日常事务。
be engaged in意为“忙于,致力于”。如:
The professor is engaged in writing a book on English usage. 教授正忙于编写一本讲英语用法的书。
busy oneself with意为“忙于”。如:
I'm busying myself with preparing for an exam. 我正忙于准备一次考试。
大学英语六级听力关键句(5)
What kind of topics does your program cover?
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cover一词是本句的听音难点和重点所在,如若不能正确理解其含义,也就无法理解整句话的意思。cover此处意为“包括,包含,涉及”。
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动词cover的常见含义还有:
“遮盖,遮蔽”。如:
Please cover the table with clean white cloth. 请在桌子上铺上干净的白布。
“足以支付”。如:
His uncle will cover his tuition fees. 他的叔叔将会支付他的学费。
“报道”。如:
The journalist will cover the party's annual conference. 该记者将会报道政党的年度大会。
“给……保险、投保”。如:
They are covered against fire. 他们投保了火险。