Intermediate Listening Lesson 09

A: "Did you already take the history exam?"

B: "Yeah. It was hard. When do you take it?"

A: "I take it tomorrow morning. There is so much material, that I don't know what to emphasize¹ on. What types of questions did you get?"

B: "Mostly on the civil war. You should also study the impact² Martin Luther King Jr. had on American society."

A: "How about Abraham Lincoln? Did you get any questions about him?"

B: "I only had 1 question about him. But you might get more. I don't know if he will have the same exam or not."

A: "Hopefully he will use the same exam, cause I'm going to spend most of my time studying the civil war. It is a huge section and that is what he lectured the most on in class."

B: "If you can't study everything, then that is probably the best way to go."

A: "Aright. Thanks for the info. I gotta go to the library now."

B: "Good luck."

A: "Thanks. See ya."

1 emphasize   

vt.加强…的语气，强调，着重

参考例句：

• I must emphasize the fact that she is only a little girl. 我必须强调这样一个事实，这就是她只不过是个小女孩。
• I must emphasize the fact that they are only children. 我必须强调这一事实,即他们只不过是孩子。

2 impact   

n.冲击，碰撞；影响；vt.装紧，压紧

参考例句：

• The computer had made a great impact on modern life.计算机对现代生活产生了巨大的影响.
• How will the war impact on such a poet?战争对这样一个诗人会产生什么影响？