77. Raising six children during the difficult times of the Great Depression took its toll on my parents' relationship and resulted in their divorce when I was 18 years old.
點(diǎn)睛
動(dòng)詞raise在句中作“撫養(yǎng)，養(yǎng)育”講。Great Depression特指美國(guó)1929年開(kāi)始的經(jīng)濟(jì)“大蕭條”。短語(yǔ)take its toll on sb./sth.為本句的聽(tīng)力難點(diǎn)，其意為“對(duì)某人或某事物產(chǎn)生嚴(yán)重的不良影響，造成重大損失”。短語(yǔ)result in意為“造成，導(dǎo)致”。
考點(diǎn)歸納
名詞toll在口語(yǔ)中經(jīng)常出現(xiàn)，其含義歸納如下：
意為“（道路、橋梁等的）通行費(fèi)”，也可指“長(zhǎng)途電話費(fèi)”。如：
You have to pay the highway toll, or you will be fined. 你得支付高速路通行費(fèi)，否則就會(huì)被罰款。
意為“傷亡人數(shù)”，常用于death toll中。如：
Death toll rises in the floods. 因洪水造成的死亡人數(shù)有所增加。
意為“（緩慢而有規(guī)律的）鐘聲”。如：
Can you hear the toll over there? 你能聽(tīng)到那邊傳來(lái)的鐘聲嗎？
聽(tīng)音解惑
times
of［taimz
?v］里的［z］與［?］相鄰，讀作［taim z?v］；took
its toll
on［tuk
its t?ul
?n］里的［k］與［i］相鄰、［l］與［?］相鄰，讀作［tu kits t?u l?n］；resulted
in［ri?s?ltid
in］里的［d］與［i］相鄰，讀作［ri?z?lti din］；when
I was
18 years
old［wen
aiw?z
ei?ti?n j??z
?uld］里的［n］與［ai］相鄰、第一個(gè)［z］與［ei］相鄰、第二個(gè)［z］與［?u］相鄰，讀作［we nai w? zei?ti?n j?? z?uld］。
