<一>, 首先就拿四六級考的最多的工作場景的某些場景詞舉例。
例1:2005-12-10 (四級小對話)
錄音原文:
M:You know the electronics company is coming to our campus to recruit graduate students next week.
W: Really? What day? I'd like to talk to them and hand in my resume.
Q: What does the woman want to do?
正確選項:Apply for a job in the electronics company
解析:resume是工作場景當中一個非常常見的詞,意思是簡歷,這個女士說要遞交簡歷,簡歷是用來找工作的啊,所以resume推出apply for a job (申請一份工作),那顯然這個題其實就考大家對簡歷這個場景詞的熟悉度。
例2:2006-12-19(四級長對話)
A) To make a business report to the woman.
B) To be interviewed for a job in the woman's company.
C) To resign from his position in the woman's company.
D) To exchange stock market information with the woman.
錄音原文:
W: Please have a seat. Mr. Sanders. I've received your resume last week and was very impressed.
M: Thank you.
解析:錄音原文為這篇長對話的第一輪對話,其實只要大家聽到這里女士話中提到的場景詞resume就足夠了,兩個人對話,一個人提及另外一個人的簡歷怎么怎么樣,大家想這不就是在面試嘛。所以resume提示be interviewed for a job (B選項)為正確選項。
例3:2002-6-10 (四級小對話)
錄音原文:
M: I spent so much time polishing my letter of application.
W: It's worthwhile to make the effort. You know just how important it is to give a good impression
Q: what do we know about the man?
正確選項:He wants to get a new position
解析:這個題只要大家熟悉這個場景詞組(letter of application)申請信,也就是求職信,大家就會明白一定是找工作,選項中的場景詞position 意思是職位 = post = job,所以答案就出來了。
例4:2011-12-15 (六級小對話)
錄音原文:
W: Have you heard the news that James Meil has resigned his post as Prime minister?
M: Well, I got it from the headlines this morning. It's reported that he made public his decision at the last cabinet meeting.
Q: What do we learn about James Meil?
正確選項:He has left his position in the government.
解析:大家會發(fā)現(xiàn)這個題其實還是考察大家對場景詞的熟悉度,只要大家聽到resigned his post 就夠了。resign辭職= left, post = position職位的意思,前面四級例題就提過,所以答案就可以直接選了。
例5:2010-12-15 (六級小對話)
錄音原文:
M: I think your boss would be very upset when he gets your letter of resignation.
W: that may be so. But in the letter, I just told him frankly I could no longer live with his poor management and stupid decisions.
Q: what do we learn about the woman?
正確選項:She has made up her mind to resign.
解析:這個題考的就是場景詞組 letter of resignation (辭職信),只要大家熟悉這個詞組并且聽到,一定就能選對。
<二>,以上談到工作場景大家可能還比較熟悉,下面拿一個大家可能并不重視的小單詞來舉例。
nuisance ['nju?s(?)ns] 討厭的人或東西(大家可以讀音聯(lián)想去記:讀音像牛神--牛鬼蛇神--討厭的人或東西)
例1:2008-6-13 (六級小對話)
錄音原文:
M: I hear John left his cat in your care while he's on vacation abroad. How are you getting along with it?
W: Well, it never comes when I call it. It spills its food and sheds all over the place. I can't wait till John gets back.
Q: How does the woman find the cat?
正確選項:A real nuisance.
分析:原文劃線句說,貓把食物撒的到處都是,已經(jīng)等不及讓John, 也就是它的主人趕緊把貓領(lǐng)走了。這不就說明這個女士被貓折磨的不行了,那答案就出來了。但關(guān)鍵大家必須先認識和熟悉nuisance這個詞,對吧?
例2:08-12-24 (六級長對話)
錄音原文:
W: Say? Hold on. Peter. I thought you said your organization was non-violent, what do you mean by "harass"?
M: Well, we circle round and round the ships and get in the way when they try to dump the drums of nuclear waste in the sea. We talk to the men and try to change, you know, yell at them to stop. We generally make ourselves as much of a nuisance as possible.
Q: How does Green Peace try to stop people from dumping nuclear waste?
正確選項:By harassing them.
解析:這個題大家可以通過聽到女士提到的Harass (騷擾)原詞做出來,如果沒有聽到的話,大家熟悉nuisance,原文這句話說"通常我們盡可能讓我們自己變成讓他們討厭的人",那選項提到不停騷擾他們肯定就是非常讓人討厭的啊,這樣考慮也是可以做出來的。
例3: 2013-12-16 (六級短文聽力)
錄音原文:
In America, white-tailed deer are more numerous than ever before, so abundant in fact that they've become a suburban nuisance and a health hazard.
Q: What do we learn about white-tailed deer in North Haven?
正確選項:They have become a headache to the community.
解析:問題問通過文章對North Haven地區(qū)白尾鹿有什么了解,原文提到他們成為了郊區(qū)令人討厭的動物,那不就是讓人頭疼的東西嘛,become a suburban nuisance = headache ,所以做對這個題的前提還是大家熟悉nuisance這個詞。
通過以上例題,希望大家能明白兩件事情,首先場景詞的積累是大家提高聽力實力的捷徑,大家需要好好對待。其次,大家要明白真題的重復特點,一定好好做真題,反復做!
大家明白場景詞的重要性之后,場景詞從哪兒來呢,有的老師會給大家用詞頻統(tǒng)計軟件,機械性的統(tǒng)計詞頻,我個人覺得用處不大。比如詞頻統(tǒng)計軟件統(tǒng)計出來的高頻詞一定要背嗎?可能是非常簡單的詞,根本不是考點,但是詞頻非常低的單詞呢?就比如第一次出現(xiàn)nuisance,大家可能說不用管,但是后來這樣的詞還是會反復考察。