托福阅读词汇对于托福考生来说是非常重要的,下面北纬托福张教授给考生整理的关于网络一些词汇希望可以帮助到考生,北纬托福预祝考生考试顺利。
Virtual troubleshooters on Chinese online marketplace Taobao now offer more than 3,000 services, ranging from friendly chats to technical assistance, such as modifying pictures and Web design. Prices vary from 1 yuan to 600 yuan.
淘宝上的网络钟点工提供3000多种服务,包括跟人谈心以及提供修图和网页设计等技术帮助。服务价格从1元到600元不等。
在上面的报道中,网络钟点工被意译为virtual troubleshooter,troubleshooter是指“解决麻烦问题的能手”。Virtual troubleshooter很直观地解释了“网络钟点工”这一职业:他们通过网络进行工作,以帮助别人处理麻烦来收取报酬,他们的服务包括帮人 vegeteal(偷菜)、陪人聊天、web design(设计网页)等。网络钟点工跟传统的hourly employee(钟点工)的区别在于工作必须是通过网络完成的。
Virtual在这里是指“借助计算机或者计算机网络进行的”,类似用法还有virtual conversations(网聊)以及传递心事和秘密的virtual floating bottle(网络漂流瓶)等。
目前对网络钟点工服务的标准和质量没有明确的衡量标准,很容易产生不必要的纠纷。业内人士提醒交易双方在交易过程中应该尽量保存好双方的chat archive/log(聊天记录)和交易证据。
随着生活节奏的加快,越来越多的人有意识地花钱找人解决生活中的一些琐事。这种需求催生了很多新兴的职业,如帮人排队的hired queuer(代排族)和帮人在网购中议价的net bargainer(网络议价师)等。
除了词汇,应学会分析题干及题目,比如题干中出现了effect,conclusion之类的词,其实已经界定了我们寻找的范围——段落靠后的部分,还有就是观点性和总结性的句子永远会是考察的重点所在。
做题的时候学会分析原文和选项,进行对比,比如句子简化题,做一题需要看五个长句,似乎很花费时间,但并不需要每个句子都要细看,而是先明确原句的逻辑及主干,抓住选项中的关键点与原句进行比较。
例如:As a result of crustal adjustments and faulting, the Strait of Gibraltar, where the Mediterranean now connects to the Atlantic, opened, and water cascaded spectacularly back into the Mediterranean.A. The strait of Gibraltar reopened when the Mediterranean and the Atlantic became connected and the cascades of water from one sea to the other caused crustal adjustments and faulting.B. The Mediterranean was dramatically refilled by water from the Atlantic when crustal adjustments and faulting opened the Strait of Gibraltar, the place where the two seas are joined.C. The cascades of water from the Atlantic to the Mediterranean were not as spectacular as the crustal adjustments and faulting that occurred when the Strait of Gibraltar was connected to those seas.D. As a result of crustal adjustments and faultin;g and the creation of the Strait of Gibraltar, the Atlantic and Mediterranean were connected and became a single sea with spectacular cascades of water between them。
原句是因果逻辑的句子,先找出其因: crustal adjustments and faulting,果:the Strait opened, and water cascaded spectacularly back into the Mediterranean。接着来看选项:A…. caused crustal adjustments and faulting 显然是因果倒置了,毫不犹豫地灭掉;
C. 因为此选项中出现比较not as spectacular as, 非常惹眼的一个核心词,而原文中是修饰动词的副词spectacularly,并未进行比较,二话不说也排除掉;D. As a result of crustal adjustments and faulting and the creation of the Strait of Gibraltar,… 这原因里怎么多出来一项啊,掳袖子撵人吧!