Well, do you think people can tell you their real thoughts just through phone? Without person-to-person contact , it is unlikely for you to dig deep into their minds and unlikely to get truth.
考生听到第一句话时,从语言的反问语气可以判断发言者的观点是不支持的——“你认为人们会通过电话告诉你真实的想法吗?”,第二句其实是对第一句话的解释——“没有面对面的接触,你不太可能发掘他们的内心想法,不太可能知道真相”,所以观点是反对的。
因为大部分情况下,英文是首句中心句,段落其他部分是支持中心句的内容,所以听到首句就是主要意思,因此这种模式相对简单,但是考生也要能听出表示观点的词,比如赞成(support, be for …,go for… be on the side of…, quite agree with…) ,中立(mutual , just so so, you can try it, not the best),反对( not good, be against…, not recommend…, better avoid …),喜欢(be favor of, like, prefer),一般态度(it’s ok, but…) ,不喜欢(dislike),必须( must, it is necessary…),依情况而定( it depends),没必要( not necessary),等等。
(2)间接表述观点
有的时候,发言者为了充分地表达自己的观点,或者为了使自己的观点显得不偏激,会很委婉地表述观点。比如:
Well, I don’t think you should start with the case study too early unless you have made full preparation or you might find you can’t meet the deadline . However, it really is the best approach you can try to get people’s response though it is somewhat time-consuming. If you think you can spare your study time, just go for it.
由于第一句话出现don’t think ,所以很多考生会潜意识将主体判为否定的观点。然而,转折词However 出现以后,要特别小心,因为意思上会有大的转变,这里的it really is the best approach 就是很大的一个转折, 说明发言的人是持支持的态度的。此外,最后一句话是总结性的观点,一句just go for it 非常清楚地再次表示其支持观点。