2016考博英语听力对话部分要注意听弦外之音
考博英语听力conversation总是会考一些语言当中的隐藏含义!这也就是我们平时常说的弦外之音!其实很多考博考生失分就是因为对于弦外之音的理解不是特别的到位。
以下题为例：
What can be inferred about why the woman decides to use the computer in the library?
(A)She thinks she might need additional help from the man
(B)She does not have a computer at home
(C)She has to hand in her assignment by the end of the day
(D)She will be meeting a friend in the library later on
我们再来看一下原文
WOMAN：
Right, abstracts! They'll definitely make the project more durable. I guess I should try out the electronic search while I'm still here then, you know, just in case.
MAN：
Sure, er… that computer's free over there, and I'll be here till five this afternoon.
WOMAN：
Thanks, I feel a lot better about this assignment now.
这个女的为什么要在图书馆用一下电脑来查资料呢?答案就在这个女性的第一段话：“Right, abstracts! They'll definitely make the project more durable. I guess I should try out the electronic search while I'm still here then, you know, just in case.对!简介!他们将会使这个项目的生命力更强!我猜我应该试试信息化的搜索方式，我等一会在那边的时候可以试一下，你知道的，以防万一吗!”
这里解题的核心就是在于最后的just in case以防万一。换句话说，这位女同学是害怕自己回到宿舍之后，不会使用电脑查图书馆资料，因此先在图书馆的电脑上试一下，如果有不懂的地方就让图书馆的这位帅哥教她一下。因此，本题的正确答案是AShe thinks she might need additional help from the man.她认为她或许需要这位帅哥的额外的帮助。
这就是所谓的弦外之音，也就是我们要听出说话人的潜台词。考博生们要格外注意。