托福听力时间长任务重,长时间集中注意力的同时还要记笔记的确是一项比较困难的事情。所以在听力听录音时我们要有选择的着重听重点部分,学会听听力的信号词。信号词不仅能帮助我们把握语篇结构,且信号词后面往往会跟着考点。下面介绍八类需要我们注意的信号词
表示因果关系
as a result 、therefore 、since、for 、for this reason 、so、because 、consequently 、as、thus
表示序列关系
first 、before 、first of all、on the right/left、next、to begin with、turn right/left 、afterward、meanwhile、second、 last but not least 、for a start、third 、finally、 until、between 、firstly 、subsequently、then 、secondly 、previously、in the middle 、for one thing、 for another、after 、in the first place
表示结论
as a result、altogether 、finally、in short、therefore 、overall、in sum 、thus、 on the whole、in brief 、accordingly、to conclude、in a word 、consequently、 to sum up、in conclusion、 so 、to summarize
表示列举
and、in addition to that、one more thing 、what’s more 、besides 、too、as well as、for instance 、both and 、together、for example 、further more 、such as、in addition 、likewise、 like、similarly、moreover
表示转折关系
although 、by contract 、as a matter of fact、nevertheless 、in contrast 、instead、 however 、while 、otherwise、though、 but 、despite、on the contrary 、on the other hand 、in the same way、in spite of 、yet 、whereas
表示强调
that is 、in particular、 I mean、namely、 especially、 actually、in other words 、that is to say 、specially、another way of saying、 equally
表示定义
define, is defined as, known as, that is, the term means, we mean, we can state
其他重要信号词
And now (we will) …
Most importantly…
Now tell me….
One more things before I move on to…
to start with…
Next, I’d like to…
finally, can you tell us…
And what about…
well, that’s about it
except for…
Right, so the first thing…
I’d like not to move on to…