托福听力单句训练附答案:第99期

 　　听力题目：

　　17.(A). Here are the facts relevant¹ to the topic.

　　(B). They all expressed their opinions on the topic.

　　(C). That’s the topic, but no one is interested.

　　(D). Those facts have little to do with the topic.

　　18.(A). It’s possible that she got on another plane.

　　(B). She heard that her flight had been canceled.

　　(C). It’s a good thing she didn’t miss her flight.

　　(D). She didn’t think the passengers would miss her.

　　答案与音频文本：

　　DC

　　17. Those facts are interesting, but irrelevant² to the present topic.

　　18. To think she might have missed the plane.

1 relevant   

adj.有关的，贴切的

参考例句：

• I don't think his remarks are relevant to our discussion.我认为他的话不切我们的议题。
• These materials are relevant to the case.这些材料与这案件有关。

2 irrelevant   

adj.不恰当的，无关系的，不相干的

参考例句：

• That is completely irrelevant to the subject under discussion.这跟讨论的主题完全不相关。
• A question about arithmetic is irrelevant in a music lesson.在音乐课上，一个数学的问题是风马牛不相及的。