英語六級-聽力口語關鍵句12. Of course, the conditions of work are very

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作用。offer意為“提供”，通常指主動提供。which引導的是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?］。