说话人使用的关联词
说话人先表达了自己的观点,然后使用了表示转折等逻辑关系的关联词(in fact,however,but,yet),对自己的态度进行了修正或者补充,这需要综合考虑说话人前后态度的变化,并对关联词后面的信息进行特别关注。请看下面的例子:
Example
You will hear:
Woman:Do you want your career to be in teaching?
Man:At one time Ithought Idid.But now I’m much more excited about the idea of working with statistics,you know,doing pure research.
Question:What is the man’s idea about pursuing a career in teaching?
You will read:
A.He is now excited about it.(https://www.daowen.com)
B.He is now confused about it.
C.He now prefers teaching over statistics.
D.He now prefers statistics over teaching.
女士问是否男士愿意以教书为职业,男士先说自己曾经想教书,然后使用了转折,说自己现在对统计学更感兴趣,希望做纯理论研究。通过转折可以判断男士态度的转变,而且转折词(but)后面的信息显得更重要,所以,答案应该选D。
另外,有一些固定使用的表达,需要在判断说话人态度的时候引起注意,例如:
You have a point there,but Ibelieve…
I’d love to,but…
So do I.Neither do I.If only…