托福口语突破

　　托福口语是大陆考生的弱项，归根结底是因为没有合适的语言环境，日常生活中很难接触到原汁原味的英语。下面，为您整理美国人生活中常用的英语句式，希望能够充实你的托福口语。

　　1. It’s cool! 很好, 很棒!

　　Cool 这个字在英文里算是应用最广的字之一了, 几乎随时随地都可以听到人家在说这个字. 通常有二种场合人家会说 cool! 首先第一个场合是, 当有人说了一件不错的事情, 例如, "I am going to college this year." 你就可以说 "Cool!" 或是人家说, "I just bought a brand new car." 你还是说 "Cool!" 总之只要是好事, 你都可以说 cool!

　　另外一个场合会说 cool 多半是别人问你作了某件事了没, 你说作了, 别人就会说 cool. 例如别人问你 "Did you make one copy for me?" 你说, "Yes." 他就会很自然地说 "Cool." 又例如人家问你, "Did you go to watch the football game yesterday?" 你说, "Yes." 人家也会说 "Cool!" 总之, cool 这个字是无所不在的, 听到什么好事, 就说 cool 准没错.

　　2. It is neat! 太酷了

　　我们可以这样说, neat是cool的比较级, 比 cool 还再 cool 一点的就是 neat, 例如别人说他学钢琴学了十年, 像这种事你光用 cool 形容是不够的, 不如就说 neat! 会来的更贴切一点. 或是人家说, "I’ve been to Europe several times." 听到这种几乎不可能发生在一般人身上的事, 你也可以说 neat! Neat 这个字不论在用法上和程度上和 cool 这个字可以说是差不多的, 同样都是表现出对别人的一种肯定和认同. 例如今天我说 "I’ve taken piano lessens for ten years." (我已经学了十年的钢琴.) 这时候你就可以接, "Neat!" 或 "Cool!" (真是不简单!) 来表示你的敬佩之意. 另外, neat 和 cool 也有「新奇」的意思.当「新奇」解时这两个字常和 stuff 这个字连用, 表示一些很新奇又很棒的事物.例如你为了吸引别人的注意就可以说, "Check out those neat stuff!" (看看这些很棒的东西.) 这里用 neat 来形容这件东西 (stuff) 不但很新奇而且值得一看.同样的你也可以说, cool stuff, 例如, "I’ve just bought some cool stuff." (我刚买了一些很棒的东西.)

　　3. It is righteous! 酷毙了!

　　这是 cool 的最高级了, 如果一件事让你无法用 neat 形容, 那就只好用这个字了, 有人说他刚环游世界一周回来, 你就可以跟他说, "It’s righteous!" 但是这句蛮少用的, 我觉得.

　　4. It’s good. 很好.

　　再来介绍另一组也是常用的形容词.Good 跟 cool 很像, 都是听...

　　80,on the dot =准时,正点

　　-Did you and Amanda really meet exactly five minutes to two in front of the theater?

　　Yes, we were both there on the dot

　　81,on earth =究竟,到底

　　-How on earth can you believe that?

　　82,on end = 连续,没完没了的

　　-Did Linda ever finish that introductory chapter?

　　I am not sure; she spent hours on end rewriting it

　　83,on one's own =独立的,凭自己的力量

　　-She learned to use the computer on her own

　　84,on sale =减价

　　-Did you buy any of the sweaters that were on sale?

　　Buy any, I got five of them, there were such a good bargain

　　85,on campus =在校内

　　-Michel is the most talented actor on campus

　　Isn’t he though?

　　86,on the side =兼职,副业

　　-He has a job on the side preparing a libratory every day for the next experiments

　　87,once and for all =最后一次,干脆

　　-I am going to tell that neighbor of mine to turn down that music once and for all

　　I see why you are angry, but I've always found that the polite route is the most effective

　　88,out of =缺乏,没有

　　-I'd like to buy a copy of professor Franklin's book on shells

　　I am very sorry, that you’ve been out of print for some time now

　　-The bookstore is out of textbooks for France 102

　　-How can we be out of salt, I bought them only last week

　　-The bookstore is out of lined notebook paper 划线的笔记本

　...

　　60,make ends meet ——有足够的钱支付家用

　　-They understand how difficult it is to make ends meet when you are a student

　　-Did you hear that Messier turn down that job?

　　Yeah, the hours were convenient, but she wouldn't have been able to make ends meet

　　61,lose track ——忘记,不了解,没有记下来

　　-Why were you late for the meeting this afternoon?

　　I just lost track of time

　　62,lose weight——体重减轻

　　-I must have lost some weight, look at baggy (松垂的) in my pants are

　　They don't look that loose to me

　　63,make a point of ——努力,特别努力,特别注意

　　-Next time it snows, I’ll make a point of taking a close look

　　64,lose one's train of ——忘记

　　-When you interrupted me, you make me lose my train of thought

　　65,make it ——办成功,做到,到达

　　-Here I am, I’m lucky I made it to the exam on time

　　I can see you were in a hurry; you are wearing your sweater inside out

　　-At the rate of its being used, the copier is not going to make it through the rest of the year

　　The year, it’s supposed to be good for five

　　-The subway is running behind schedule and traffic is backed up for blocks I don't know

　　If we will make the sever fifteen show

　　It's a beautiful night, let’s try to get there on foot, and if we don't make it, let’s

　　Just have dinner near the theater

　　66,make out ——分辨出,看清,听出,弄懂

　　-Any me...

　　40,it's who you know that counts——认识的人起作用

　　-Did you hear that Greg got a job in his uncle's law office?

　　Like they say, it's who you know that counts

　　41,is ice cold ——理所当然

　　-Does Professor Ford always come to class?

　　Is ice cold?

　　42,It never fails——总是发生

　　-It never fails; plan a big picnic and it sure to rain

　　-It never fails it's raining hard outside and I am stark stuck 来自 stick 阻延或推迟 Without an umbrella (困在里面)

　　I'd like to let you have mine, but I have to go out soon

　　43,inside out ——里朝外

　　-Here I am, I am lucky I made it to the exam on time

　　I can see you are in a hurry; you are wearing your sweater inside out

　　44,keep an eye——留意

　　-One of the members of the dormitory counselor is quitting, do you know of anyone who would be interested in and taking her place?

　　I am not sure, but I'll certainly keep an eye on for you

　　45,keep from——抑制,防止

　　-No one could keep him from speaking

　　46,keep track of——掌握..的线索,注意动向,通晓世态

　　-You certainly have a lot clocks there seems to be one in every room

　　My family gives them to me because I have trouble keeping track of the time

　　47,knock oneself out ——使自己筋疲力尽

　　-Gorier has been knocking herself out on that project

　　48,last ——最不情愿的

　　-The last person I want to see is Jeff

　　-Would you like to come mountain climbing with ...

　　21,hold down——胜任 保有(一份工作)

　　-Holding down a job, going to class, studying sometimes can become too much for one person

　　Take it easy

　　22,hardly ever ——几乎从来没有

　　-Do you ever get as much as a foot of snow here? 这下过一英尺的雪吗

　　Hardly ever

　　-We hardly ever see them here

　　23,have a way with——有天赋,能够领导,说服或影响

　　-Bonnie really has a way with waltz words Bonnie真会说话

　　24,have one eye on——看着,想着

　　-The lecture this morning was so boring

　　I'll say, I had one eye on the clock the whole time

　　25,have one's hands full——非常繁忙

　　-Can you take over for me here I have a client coming to see you

　　Well, I can't I'm kind of(有点,相当于sort of ) have my hands full

　　26,head and shoulders above——在某方面强于某人

　　-In computer Porcine? Is head and shoulders above the rest of us

　　27,help oneself——自取所需

　　-George helped himself to another piece of pie

　　28,help sb with sth ——帮助某人做某事

　　-I don't imagine that you would have time to help me this

　　As it happens, I would

　　29,hang up ——挂断电话

　　-Did you get cut off?

　　No they are asking to hang up and try again later

　　30,hold on ——等一等,停一下

　　-If I don't find my wallet pretty soon, I am going to have to report it stolen

　　Hold on, before you call campus security office, have you checked your car or your jacket pocket everywhere

　　31,hold up——阻...

　　1,give out——分给人们,分发

　　-The dormitory laundry service gives out clean sheets each week, doesn't it?

　　2,give credibility to——相信

　　-did you hear about jam(拥挤,堵塞) Jim——你听说有关Jim的事了吗

　　I wouldn't give that rumor any credibility

　　3,give sb a ride——让某人搭车

　　-Can I give you a ride over there?

　　4,give up——放弃,投降,屈服

　　-You are not going to give it up, are you?

　　-I think I am going to give up playing table tennis I lost again today

　　Just because you lost, is there any reason to quit

　　5,give someone a break——行行好吧, 用于口语(与人方便)

　　-Give me a break; I am nervous enough as it is? 行行好吧,我已经够紧张的了

　　6,go ahead——开始做某事

　　-Do go ahead before with your dessert? 吃点甜点吧

　　7,go around——足够分配

　　-Are there enough assignment sheets to go around?

　　8,go in for——从事,致力于; 参加,追求

　　-What he wants to do is get someone to go in for him just pass back the mid-term exams

　　他希望有人可以帮助他通过期中考试

　　9,go off——开始响起来

　　-She never wakes up before her alarm goes off

　　10,go out of one's way——格外努力，比往常多做

　　-I was touched that our neighbor brought over a dish when we moved in

　　Yes, Miss Smith really goes out of her way for others

　　11,go over——仔细检查，仔细考虑，仔细看

　　-Would you have some time this week to go over these questions with me?

　　How does tomorrow sound——再读一遍，研究

　　-How about seeing the new movie at th...

　　在托福考试听说读写各部分中，口语肯定是中国考生得分最低的部分。很多考生阅读能够轻松得到二十多分，但口语只有悲惨的十几分。究其原因，当然一方面是由于我国的英语教育一向以来轻应用而重应试。许多在学术界赫赫有名的大家，都是毕生精研语法，以能写几个谁也看不懂的长难句自夸于世。真要开口说英语，只怕要羞死狄更斯，气煞泰戈尔。为什么?因为他们也听不懂。语法搞得再清楚，说的英语却没人能听懂，这样的英语学习又有什么意义呢? 另一方面，中国考生在托福口语部分失分惨烈，也是由于对于这种考试的要求和难点没有进行充分的了解和准备。所谓知己知彼，百战不殆。要破解新托福口语部分，我们必须首先了解中国学生在面对新托福口语考试时觉得最困难的部分在何处：

　　1、基本没有准备时间

　　托福口语部分共有六道题，每道题的难度递增。以最容易的第一题来说，准备时间只有15秒，回答时间只有45秒。这对于很多没有充分准备的考生来说，根本还没来得及思考，准备时间就结束了。刚要开始回答，第一个句子还没来得及展开，回答时间就结束了。我们知道：People are very, very emotional. 正常情况下，人们是很容易受到自己情绪影响的。第一道口语题一旦发挥失利，必然会影响到后面的表现。每道题之间衔接紧密，基本没有让考生喘息调整的时间。因此很多考生都是从第一题开始一败千里，甚至考完了试都不敢回顾自己在口语部分的表现。

　　2、回答必须具体详细

　　在口语部分的评分细则中，考生回答中的“details, examples and specific reasons” 被明确的规定为评分的重要标准。这一规定的确是一针见血。有很多考生，凭着多年的考试经验，背了一大篇模棱两可的句子。如：“Generally speaking, in current world we have some conflicting theories…”等等。打算在考口语时用这样一堆“stock language”滥竽充数。但是，这一在其他考试中行之有效的手段，在托福口语考试中却不会有好的效果。一旦参与评分的美国教育考试中心的两位 raters不能在回答中找到具体的细节，该考生的回答立刻会被评为劣等。

　　3、词汇、句型必须丰富

　　这一点要求考生在回答时，不能只使用单一的“this is a book.”, “that is a pen.”这样的句型。想要取得一个好分数，考生所使用的词汇和句型必须要能匹配得上自己的教育背景。要能表明该考生在真实的北美学术环境中可以很好的进行学术交流。

　　4、回答必须流畅，思维必须清晰

　　二、托福口语应试技巧

　　古人云：观千剑而后识器。想要破解新托福口语部分，我们首先把托福考试与雅思考试做一个横向的对比。我们发现，雅思的口语部分一般由考官来主导考察过程。考官的作用体现在两方面：

　　1、当考生由于紧张等原因无法发挥出水平时，考官会尽量提供帮助，诱导该考生发挥出真实的水平。

　　2、当考生对考题作了充分的研究准备，并按照事先准备的回答流畅的进行背诵时，考官会主动打断该考生的背诵，且有意转换到生僻话题。目的仍然是要考察该考生真实的英语水平。

　　由此可知，在雅思口语考试中，侧重进行考察的是conversation, 即真实的交流，交谈能力。但是，托福的口语考试与此恰恰相...

　　新托福IBT 增加了口语考试，这对于我们中国学生来说是比较头疼的一个考试项目，想要IBT取得高分，突破口语大关相当重要。

　　要想突破IBT口语，首先还是要实实在在的从基础做起。口语是个累积的过程，那么平日的练习必不可少。就IBT考试的出题重点来看，还是主要针对校园生活。所以平日可以在这方面多放一些注意力。多听听有关这方面的资料，可以起到事半功倍的效果。

　　另外，还要求考生具备在英语环境下听课并作课堂笔记的能力。所以平时要学会做笔记，这也是IBT考试的一个新的特点，在写作中也用得到。再者，要锻炼比较、总结并阐述自己观点的能力;及能够用英文处理校园生活中出现的问题的能力。这些对口语分数的提高都有很大的帮助。

　　就IBT考试出题的题型来看，主要是独立型和综合型. 所谓独立题型就是我们传统的考试题型，一问一答的形式。有十五秒的准备时间,然后用四十五秒钟将回答通过麦克风录入电脑. 综合题型是综合了读---READING, 听---LISTENING和说---SPEAKING 三种能力融合在一起进行测试的,对于中国考生来说是一种新的题型。

　　考试过程中先提供一篇很短的文章,用四十五秒钟读完.然后再听一段同样主题的文章.然后用三十秒对所读所听和两部分内容进行综合,比较,归纳,总结,最后在六十秒内将之通过麦克风录入电脑. 所以这类题型中对听力能力的要求也是非常高的，而非单纯的我们传统的口语考试。刚开始做这类题型的时候，建议可以先把答案落实到书面上。

　　因为开始接触这样的试题，头脑中一定会很乱，不知道该从何说起，可能会东一句，西一句的，毫无条理性。所以落实到书面上这样一个过程就是帮助整理你的思路。如果真的很难回答出来，就像写作文一样，一字一句的把答案写下来。然后大声读熟，再重新回答问题。这样把一套题目练熟之后，再进行下一套题目的练习。

　　经过一段时间之后，就可以只列出纲要，再根据纲要回答问题。最后一个阶段就是像正式考试一样，脱口回答问题。在练习的过程中除了要注意内容的完整性和条理的清晰性之外，还要注意语音和语调的标准，这是个漫长的过程，一定要从平时做起，要多多注意。例如，遇到这样的一个题目，可以先把它落实到书面上：

　　What place or landmark in your country do you recommend that other people visit?

　　在看到这样一个题目的时候, 先在脑海里搜索你所熟悉的place或者landmark. 找到以后,再筛选题目。找到一个比较容易说的题目并且最好是大家所熟悉的话题.接下来就要想回答内容的支撑点。然后再展开,分别找到其他的论据来论证它。至少要说2-3个论据, 这样才更有说服力，例如:

　　I recommend people go to Beijing, the capital city of China, for the following several reasons. First, Beijing is the best representative of a conventional Chinese city. It has numerous historic places like the great wall and the summer palace from which people can ...