【听力提分】托福听力习语题解题技巧（二）

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摘要：想要提升托福听力，没有太多的捷径，只有熟练掌握常用美国习语，正确理解其惯用语境合场合才能事半功倍。小站今天为你带来习语题解题技巧Ⅱ，如果你反复研究，相信一定能从中获取有用的信息。

没有太多的捷径，只有熟练掌握常用美国习语，正确理解其惯用语境合场合才能事半功倍。小站今天为你带来习语题解题技巧Ⅱ，反复研究，相信你能从中获取有用的信息。

谈到习语，千万不要从词语的字面意思来揣摩词义，事实上，习语往往与该词的字面意思相差千里;再解答该类题型时，可以遵循这样一种逻辑：见到什么，不选什么。例如，再课堂演讲结束之前，教授通常会总结一下所论述的观点。教授说：To wrap up… 大家知道，wrap字面上作“包装，包裹”之意，但与up结合，即成了“总结”之意。在答案中遇到“包装，包裹”的字眼，完全可以不予理会。

经典真题解析：

(一)

Professor: I have chosen to limit this study to the reactions of Whitman’s admirers for the simple reason that the opinions of his detractors have remained static. Early critics, like later ones, violently objected to Whitman’s technique and subject matter. Among them was Henry James, whose criticism was nothing short of bitterness.

Narrator: Listen again to part of the lecture. Then answer the question.

Professor: Among them was Henry James, whose criticism was nothing short of bitterness.

What does the professor mean when he says this?

A: Henry James was one of the critics who had very few comments on Whitman.

B: Henry James was one of the critics who thought Whitman’s works lacked sweetness.

C; Henry James was one of the critics who firmly believed Whitman was good.

D: Henry James was among those who criticized Whitman’s works intensely.

解析:

Nothing short of 是 “一点儿也不少,非常” 之意. 答案A,B将该习语强行分割开, 如将nothing 对应few, 将short of 对应lack. 因此A,B 予以排除. 答案C正好将词义本末倒置,也予以排除. 答案为D.

因此正确答案为D.

(二)

What does big shot refer to?