12. Of course, the conditions of work are very different: The Polytechnic is offering two-year contract which could be renewed, but the language school is only offering a year's contract, and that's a different minus.
點睛
該句較長,出現(xiàn)在長對話之中。of course放在句首或句末時起強調(diào)作用。offer意為“提供”,通常指主動提供。which引導(dǎo)的是two-year contract的定語從句,其中renew意為“使繼續(xù)有效;延長期限”。minus此處意為“缺點”,是該句的聽音難點所在。
考點歸納
minus作名詞時,有以下含義:
“負號,減號”。如:
Don't forget the minus when you add them up. 求和時別忘了負號。
“不利條件,不足,缺點”。如:
We should consider the pluses and minuses of the system. 我們應(yīng)該考慮一下該系統(tǒng)的優(yōu)點和缺點。
聽音解惑
conditions⌒of[k?n?di??nz⌒?v]里的[z]與[?]相鄰,讀作[k?n?di??n z?v];Polytechnic⌒is[?p?li?teknik⌒iz]里的[k]與[i]相鄰,讀作[?p?li?tekni kiz];that's⌒a[ðæts⌒?]里的[ts]與[?]相鄰,讀作[ðæ ts?]。