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潇潇语言实验室:托福听力口语篇(2)a

分类: TOEFL托福英语 
1. My best friend helped me choose a dissertation topic. - 我的最好的朋友帮我选了论文题目。 
托福常会考一些关于学习生活的句子。写论文通常是自己选论文题目,导师同意了才可以写。 
Dissertation: a long piece of writing about a subject, especially one that you write as part of a university degree- (博士学位)论文;(专题)论文 
还有一个意思差不多的词thesis, 托福也考过这个词。 
Thesis: a long piece of writing about a particular subject that you do as part of an advanced university degree such as an MA or a PhD: 论文;毕业(或学位)论文 
e.g. Writing a thesis on dance clubs is not as strange as it seems. 
2. Linda developed the film herself.-Linda自己冲洗胶卷。 
Develop这里不是"发展"的意思,而是"冲洗胶卷"。Film-胶卷 
Develop: to make a photograph out of a photographic film, using chemicals-冲洗胶卷 
I will have the film developed tomorrow. -我明天会把胶卷拿去冲洗。 
I want to have this photo enlarged. - 我想把相片放大。 
相片的底片叫做negative (noun) 
3. Bill disliked doing the laundry. -Bill讨厌洗衣服。 
很多中国学生会说,"Bill disliked washing his clothes."这样说也可以,但是口语中 "洗衣服"常说"do the laundry" 
Laundry: [uncountable] clothes, sheets etc that need to be washed or have just been washed 
洗衣店有两种Laundromat和dry cleaner’s Laundromat是可以用水帮你洗衣服的店。我的外国朋友问我广州有没有Laundromat. 因为她没有洗衣机,冬天水很冷,不想自己用手洗衣服。 
Dry cleaner’s:干洗店。 
Like doing something-喜欢做某事 
I like dancing in discos. 
Dislike doing something -不喜欢做某事 
Tom dislikes going to the dentist. 
Hate doing something -厌恶做某事 
Paul hates having his photo taken. 
Loathe/resent doing something-憎恨做某事 
I absolutely loathe traveling. 
4. I had the department secretary type my term paper.-我叫系里的秘书帮我打我的学期论文。 
Have sb do something. -让别人做某事, 托福常考结构。 
Term paper-学期论文。在美国的大学,有些科目不进行期末考,期末交一篇学期论文就当是该科的考试。 
5. Most colleges are no longer overcrowded, neither are the secondary schools. -多数大学都不再过度拥挤,中学也不是这样了。 
Neither这是初中就学过的词,便是"也不"。 
e.g. (1) He doesn’t like rock music, neither do I. - 他不喜欢摇滚音乐,我也不喜欢。 
e.g. (2) Mary is not American, neither am I. -Mary不是美国人,我也不是。 
Neither后面的动词形式取决于前面句子的动词。 
6. Her face lit up when she saw him.-她见到他时马上面露喜色。 
Lit up的原形是light up. 从字面理解是"亮起来""突然有光" 
If someone’s face or eyes light up, they show pleasure, excitement. 是指面露喜色或是显得兴奋。 
常用搭配:Light up with joy/pride/glee. 
7. After the cake had cooled, I put frosting on it. 
Frosting(在糕饼上的)糖霜混合物, 英国人称为 "icing" 
8. The program will be on in a quarter of an hour. -这个节目将会在15分钟后播放。 On指电视或是电台节目开播。 
在【潇潇语言实验室22集】提到quarter有几个意思,这里的quarter是15分钟。 
9. Judge Gray was never known for his leniency toward criminals. Gray法官向来都不是以对犯人仁慈闻名的。(言下之意,他对犯人不留情。) 
Be known for/be famous for/be noted for-以。。。。。闻名 
10. Mark has decided to run against Jack for treasurer. -Mark和Jack竞争财务部长的职位。 
Run for a position:参加竞选一个职位。 Run against somebody for a position-和某人竞争一个职位。 
e.g. Bob Dole’s running for President. -Bob Dole正在竞选总统职位。 

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