考研英語聽力數(shù)字表達類基本要求(2)

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3.英語中貨幣的表達方法
    英國貨幣:penny(便士)/pence (penny的復數(shù)),pound (£)
    £20.50:twenty pounds fifty pence,也可以簡單地寫作:twenty fifty
    美國貨幣:
    1美元鈔票a S|1.00 bill
    1 dollar=100 cents
    (S|1.00=one dollar)
    (S|2.00=two dollars)
    25美分1 quarter
    10美分1 dime
    5美元1 nickel
    1美分1 penny
    S|15.95:fifteen dollars ninety-five cents,或fifteen ninety-five.
    (注:表示正常價格: regular price, normal price.
    表示價格劃算:a good buy, a better buy, an excellent price, a good price/ bargain.
    表示價格較貴:dear, expensive, more expensive, steep.
    表示價格便宜:cheap, inexpensive, bargain price, less expensive.
    表示減價出售:sale price, on sale, garage sale, Christmas sale, special price.
    詞組:discount, half, double, cut off, knock off, twice as much as ,cross off, etc.)
    4.英語中關(guān)于數(shù)字及其計算的聽力考點
    (1)數(shù)字辨別:
    有關(guān)數(shù)字辨別的一個關(guān)鍵考點就是類似30/13,40/14,50/15,60/16的聽音,看大家能否聽出其發(fā)音區(qū)別。聽力理解中難以分辨的基數(shù)詞主要有以下幾對:
    thirteen與thirty; fourteen與forty; fifteen與fifty; sixteen與sixty; seventeen與seventy;eighteen與eighty; nineteen與ninety,在英文中這幾對數(shù)詞叫做teens and tens(十幾與幾十)。
    不管加減還是乘除,這類題中至少會出現(xiàn)兩個數(shù)字,你的任務就是迅速地判斷這兩者的關(guān)系,然后根據(jù)聽音再確定正確選項。
    (2)加減法計算:
    在需要簡單的加減法計算的題型中,對話中至少出現(xiàn)兩個數(shù)字,它們之間的關(guān)系往往用“多少”、“遲早”、“快慢”、“前后”的形容詞、副詞或介詞短語等來表達。還要注意一些能夠表示數(shù)的存在或引起數(shù)的變化的動詞,這些動詞也能確定數(shù)字之間的加減關(guān)系,例如:
    be, have, start, begin, spend, miss, leave, postpone, prolong, increase, add, borrow, lend, loan, delay, save, go up, go down, rate, at x% off the price等。
    大家還應該記住下面這些表示加減關(guān)系的詞:
    more(多),less(少),late(晚),early(早),fast(快),slow(慢),before(前),after(后),add/addition(加上),plus(加上),subtract/ subtraction(減去),minus(減去)
    Dialogue 1:
    M: This black bag is 2.00 and that blue one is a dollar more.
    W: The red one is twice as much as the blue one.
    Q: How much are two red bags?
    A.S|4.00 B.S|6.00
    C.S|8.00 D.S|12.00
    這道題從選擇項上來看非常簡單,因為數(shù)字不大,所以乍一看選擇項有可能放松警惕,而實際上,這道貌似簡單的題,中間卻暗含著陷阱。因為原文中提到black、blue、red三個顏色的bag,最后提問的是紅色書包的價格,包含了一個加法和乘法運算。如果大家在聽的時候沒記好,又沒有做好筆記,就很容易出錯。因此,在聽力答題中要保持一個清醒的頭腦,穩(wěn)扎穩(wěn)打是成功的重要保證。
    Dialogue 2:
    W: Three hours ago, I saw Bob at a meeting. Is he home yet?
    M: No. He said he would be back at four and it's six already.
    Question: What time did the woman see Bob?
    A??2∶00 B??3∶00 C??5∶00 D??6∶00
    在這個例子中,見到Bob的具體時間必須依據(jù)現(xiàn)在的時間推斷出?,F(xiàn)在時間是6點鐘,而說話人是在三小時之前見到Bob的,因而那時的時間約是3點鐘。正確的選項是B.
    Dialogue 3:
    M:Which coat did you finally decide to buy?
    W: Well, I would like to buy the green one, but it was S|85.00, so I bought the pink one instead, and save S|35.00.
    Question: How much did the woman pay for the coat?
    A'60 B??75 C??90 D??50
    原對話中并未直接給出說話人所購買的衣服的價錢,但可以通過其他信息推算出來?;疑路?5元,而買棕色的可以節(jié)省35元,即棕色的衣服是50元。應選D.