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潇潇语言实验室 No. 26

托福听力口语篇 (5)

1. The laboratory was colder than necessary. -这实验室太冷了。(可能指冷气温度太低，没有必要。)

Than necessary = than it is necessary=than it needs to be.

2. I let Jack borrow my notes. －我让Jack借了我的笔记。

Notes是指上课时做的笔记。Take notes－做笔记

Bank notes -钞票

3. Brian, who's a geologist, gave a talk on the formation of fossils.-Brian是一个地理学家，他对岩石的形成进行了讲话。

"give a talk on sth" -对…进行讲话

4. You may substitute another graduate level course for that one.－你可以用另外一门研究生水平的课程来代替那个课程。

Substitute (verb)代替。这个词也可以做名词来用。

e.g. (1) Vitamin pills are no substitute for healthy eating.－维他命丸不能代替健康的饮食。

e.g. (2) The lead singer was ill and her substitute wasn't nearly as good. －主音歌手病了，代替她的人没有她那么好。

Substitute teacher－代课老师

5. Professor Dunken allows no excuses whatsoever.

Whatsoever: (adv.)used to emphasize a negative statement: 用在否定句中加强语气。

Political factors played no part whatsoever in this decision. －这个决定根本没有政治因素。

6. Jane may be resting in the lounge.－她可能在休息室休息。

Lounge用作名词是"休息室"。

Lounge (verb) spend time doing nothing: 用作动词是"无所事事"

He was just lounging around all day. -他整天都无所事事。

有一次，我看见我的美国同事和他的朋友做在楼梯上，我问他，"What are you doing here?"
他答道，"Lounging."

7. Now isn't that a terrific view?－你不觉得那景色真美么？

Terrific(口语),非常好

口语中常用来表示"非常好"的单词还有great/fabulous/awesome/superb/marvelous/fantastic/amazing

8. We should cross out the names of the people who never come.－把那些从来不来的人的名字划调。

cross sth out (短语动词)to draw a line through something you have written, usually because it is wrong:在错误的地方划一条横线。

9. There hasn't been a student like him in the department for a great many years.－系里很多年都没有想他这样的学生了。

A great many-很多

10. His architectural design broke new ground in the field.－他的建筑设计在这个领域取得了新的进展。
break new ground：to do or discover something new:发现了新的东西或是取得了新的进展。

11. For another seventy-five dollars, Carl could have bought a newer model.－再多75美元，Carl就可以买一个更新的款式了。

这句话也是虚拟语气, 句型： could have done sth. －指过去有可能做某事，但是事情上并没有做。

13. The bed spreads are very cheap at Marshals.-Marshals的床单很便宜。 Marshals－商店名 bed spreads －床单

14. He won't just go to any school.－他不是随便哪间学校都愿意去。

Any这里是指随便一间学校。

有如：I'm not just anybody.－我可不是普通人。

15. M: Do you mind if I smoke?－你介意我抽烟么？

W: Please don't.－请不要抽烟。

如果不介意可以说。"Go ahead."－你请便。

17. Could you possibly give me a hand?－你能不能帮帮我？

Give sb a hand =help sb. －帮助某人

Let me give you a hand.=Let me help you.－让我帮你一把吧。

但是注意：give sb a big hand=为某人热烈鼓掌。

Let's give him a big hand.－让我们为他热烈鼓掌。

18. M: Where can I find a battery for my radio at this time of night.－在晚上这个时候去哪能给我的收音机找到电池呀？

W: Why don't you try the drug store? It's open late.－你为什么不试试药店呢？他们很晚才关门。
At this time of night－在晚上这个时候，含有已经很晚的意思。

美国的drug store不是单纯的药店，它还会买一些日用品。所以在drug store能买到battery(电池)一点也不奇怪。

It's open late.是指药店开门开到很晚。

How late are you open?－你们营业到几点？

换种问法：What are your opening hours?－你们的开放时间是什么？

18. Can you get off the phone? I have to make a call.－你能不能放下电话呀？我想打个电话。

Make a phone call to sb. ＝telephone sb. －打电话给某人

19. Can't we slow down? I'm tired.－我们能不能慢一点？我很累.

Can't we do something?也是提建议的一种方式，通常有点抱怨的含义。

Slow down－放慢速度。

如果老外讲英语讲得太快，你可以说, "Can you slow down a bit? I can't quite follow you."－你能不能讲慢一点。我不太明白你得话。

21. M: Will the field trip be on Friday as originally scheduled.－实地考察还是按预定计划定在在星期五吧？
W: As far as I know. －据我所知是的。

Field trip: an occasion when students go somewhere to learn about a particular subject:学生为了了解学习某个主题出外考察。

例如，为了让学生更了解地中海的地形，学校组织去地中海实地考察都可以称为field trip.这是国外大学比较时兴的教学方法。

as originally scheduled－和原来安派的时间一样。

相似的结构还有，as expected －和期望的一样。

He won the game as expected. －正如大家期望的一样，他赢得了比赛。

22. W: Let's take our suits in case the sun comes out.－让我们带上我们的游泳衣吧，以防太阳出来。
M: Want to go for a swim, do you?－你想去游泳，是么？

Suits这里是指swimming suits －游泳衣

In case－because of a possibility of something happening, being needed, etc:以防一件事情会发生

I don't think I'll need any money but I'll bring some just in case.－我想我应该不需要钱，但是还是带上些钱以防万一的好。

Go for a swim=go swimming－去游泳。

23. W: I never pictured you as the outdoors type.－我从来都没有想象你会说户外型的人。

M: When you live in the mountains you learn to adapt.－当你住在山区你就会适应了

Picture （verb）to imagine something, especially by creating an image in your mind :想象,尤其是在脑海中创造一种形象

e.g. The house isn't at all how I had pictured it.－这个房子和我想象的根本不一样。

Picture… as…－把。。。想象为。。。。

e.g. Sam had pictured her as kind of serious, but she wasn't like that at all. -Sam想象她是有点严肃的人，但她根本就不是那样的人。

Type -类型。
在男女关系种如果说，"He/She's not my type." 意思是"他/她不是我喜欢的类型。"

Adapt: to gradually change your behavior and attitudes so that you get used to a new situation and can deal with it successfully [+ to]: 适应

e.g.(1)The children are finding it hard to adapt to their new school.－孩子们觉得很难适应新学校。

e.g.(2)I'm finding it hard to adapt to the American culture.－我觉得很难适应美国文化。

24. Do we need to get together to plan our seminar?－我们需不需要聚在一起计划一下我们的研讨课？
Seminar: a class in which a small group of students meet to study or talk about a particular subject：小班研讨课，研讨会

Get together－聚在一起，聚会。Let's get together sometime。－我们找个时间聚聚吧？

也可以做名词来用：get-together (noun): a friendly informal meeting or party: a family get-together－家庭聚会

25. M: I thought it would be fun if we all went to see that movie downtown.－我想如果我们都去市区开那部电影该多好玩呀.（这里用了过去是，虚拟语气，表示委婉的建议。）

W: Count me out. I've heard it isn't worth the money.－我可不去。我听说那部电影并不值得花钱去看。

Count me out－不要把我算进去，意思是你干什么都不要叫我，我没有兴趣

Count me in －把我算进去，我有兴趣和你们一起行动。

也可以说成："I'm in."

It's not worth the time.－不值得花这个时间。
It's not worth the money.－不值得花这个钱。
It's not worth the risk.－不值得冒这个险。

25. Margaret, I could use your advice.－我非常需要你的意见。

Could use （口语）f you say you could use something, you mean you would really like to have it:－很想要： I could use a drink.－我很想喝水。

注意是用"could"

26. I've put off doing my science requirement for three years.－我想把我的科学必修课推迟三年读完。

Put off doing sth./put sth. off: [often + until]to decide or arrange to do something at a later time: 推迟做某事。

e.g. (1)They had decided to put the wedding off until her brother came home from abroad. －他们决定把婚事推迟到她的哥哥从国外回来再说。

e.g.(2) I've put off talking to him about this for far too long.－我推迟和他谈这件事情推迟得太久了。
e.g.(3) Never put off what you can do today until tomorrow.－今日事今日毕。

27. I figured, since you are doing premed, you know about the various courses. －我想既然你在都医学预科课程，你肯定了解很多课程。

Figure: （verb）informal especially American English to form a particular opinion after thinking about a situation : figure that: （非正式用法）对情况进行思考后形成的观点，想，认为，觉得

e.g. I figured that he was drunk and shouldn't be allowed to drive.－我认为他醉了，不应该让他开车。
premed adjective informal （非正式）relating to classes that prepare a student for medical school, or to the students who are taking these classes: 医学预科的

a premed student －医学预科学生
- premed(noun)医学预科课程

29. What you need a good introductory course for non-science majors.－你需要修一门为非理科专业学生而设的好的入门课程。

Introductory course －入门课程

Non-science majors－非理科专业的学生

Non－非（前缀，不能单独使用）non-profit－非盈利性的

大学里的主修成为"major"，辅修是"minor"

major n.<美>[教]主修课, [律]成年人, [乐]大调adj.主修的, 成年的, 大调的，主要的vi.主修
minor n. 未成年人, 副修科目adj.较小的, 次要的, 二流的, 未成年的vi.辅修n.[乐]小调, 小音阶

30. I'm really weak in math.－我的数学真的很差。

Be weak in sth. －做的不好
Be good at sth.－做的好，擅长

32. I'm a little squeamish about dissecting things. －解剖东西让我觉得有点恶心。
Dissect: (verb)解剖

Squeamish：（adjective）easily shocked, upset or easily made to feel sick by unpleasant sights: 易呕吐的, 神经质的

I could never be a nurse - I'm too squeamish.－我永远都不能当护士。－我太用以恶心了。

33. It even fits with my hobby of mountain climbing.－这甚至和我喜欢爬山的爱好相符合。

"Fit with" 又做"fit in with"
fit in with sth （短语动词）If one activity or event fits in with another, they exist or happen together in a way that is convenient.没有冲突的。