雅思听力中的关键小词——but

 朗阁海外考试研究中心

前文中，我们涉及到了AND是非常重要的小词，容易听漏，我们需要重点注意。下面朗阁海外考试研究中心将为考生们分析另一个小词——BUT, 它在听力中的重要性不亚于AND, 也同样非常容易被忽略，因此需要我们加倍小心。

u 重要性

Ø  转折

But在句子中的出现频率非常高，在大多数情况下用作并列连词连接，连接两个并列的分句或两个并列的成分，在意思上BUT表示转折，翻译为“但是”，“可是”。如：

A real find for our patients has been the shock-absorbing shoe insert. A cheap but very effective solution. (剑3 Test1 Section4后面缩写为：3-1-4)

Sometimes there's simple fix such as changing the guy at the top. ... But a more ambitious approach ... would be to alter ... (5-4-3)

这边表示的是含义的转折，说话的侧重点往往是放在BUT的后面。因此往往会是听力中的考点，我们需要在听力过程中留意去听取。

What does Karin think the company will do?

A. Look for private investors

B. Accept a takeover offer

C. Issue some new shares

Audio Scripts: ... They have the choice of accepting the very favorable terms that another company ... have given them to buy them out. ... Or they could ... offer some new shares if they wanted. But I ... expect they will start trying to find individuals who'd be prepared to back them with some of the capital they need. (