雅思听力小词分析:but 文章中涉及到了BUT是非常重要的小词,容易听露,我们需要重点注意。 下面将为考生们分析一个小词BUT,它在听力中非常容易被忽略,因此需要我们加倍小心。
重要遥
转折
But在句子中的出现频率非常高,在大多数情况下用作并列连词连接,连接两个并列的分句或两个并列的成分,在意思上BUT表示转折,翻译为但是,可是。 如:
A real find for our patients has been the shock-absorbing shoe insert. A cheap but very effective solution.
Sometimes theres simple fix such as changing the guy at the top. . . . But a more ambitious approach . . . would be to alter . . .
这边表示的是含义的转折,说话的侧重点往往是放在BUT的后面。 因此往往会是听力中的考点,我们需要在听力过程中留意去听取。
What does Karin think the company will do?
A. Look for private investors
B. Accept a takeover offer
C. Issue some new shares
Audio Scripts: . . . They have the choice of accepting the very favorable terms that another company . . . have given them to buy them out. . . . Or they could . . . offer some new shares if they wanted. But I . . . expect they will start trying to find individuals whod be prepared to back them with some of the capital they need.
此题我们会发现A,B,C都有提及,并且都做了同义词互换,因此在听力中有较大的负担。 不过BUT的出现却能够帮助我们解题。 这个词语后面就是答案,这样我们就很快的定位到了答案句。 当然也可以通过排除法来做题,也就是but前面都是错的,排除B和C遥也能很快知道答案A。
还有一种情况是出遥固定短语not only . . . but also . . . 中,这是一组关联并列连词,表示其所连接的成份在意义上后一项对前一项的补充和引申,但侧重点在后一项上,意思是不但而且。 如,
Not only is he interested in the subject but also all his students are beginning to show interested in it.
有时候,but和also可以被分隔遥,如:
Of course they bring different ideas, but its also their attitudes . . .
个别时候甚至可以将also省略,不过意思还是一样的
During times of change they should be thinking not only about the strain on their staff but take time out to think of themselves.
此时意义类似于and,因此前后两句都很重要,都有可能是考点,需要同等注意。