DSE Listening Skills 聆听应试技巧
进阶听前读题。
- 开考前两分钟：skim task file，知题数和要求。
- 预测空格类型（n/d/p）并写下，耳朵有目标才听得准。
- 听时短写、不理整齐；漏题立即跳，不要为一题哀悼而失两题。
文体小知识：Exam strategies.
§课文原文 Passage
1Good afternoon, candidates. The recording will begin in two minutes, so use this time wisely. Skim the whole task file first so that you know how many questions there are and what each section demands. As you read, predict the type of information each blank needs — is it a name, a date, a number or a place? Write a small 'n', 'd' or 'p' beside the blank to remind yourself. This one-minute habit tells your ears what to hunt for, and half of successful listening is knowing what you are listening for.
2While the recording plays, write your answers in short forms and do not worry about neatness, because you may tidy them up later during checking time. Note keywords as you hear them instead of writing full sentences, since the tape will not wait for your handwriting. If you miss an answer, leave it and move on immediately. Do not panic, because the next question may carry an easier mark, and losing two marks while grieving over one is the most common disaster in this paper.
3Use the transfer and checking time carefully. Check the spelling of names and the accuracy of numbers, because one wrong letter costs a whole mark. Thursday is not Tuesday, no matter how tired you are. Verify singular and plural forms, and make sure every answer fits the grammatical frame of the sentence. Finally, confirm the time, because answers that are correct but written in the wrong box earn nothing.
4That is all from me. Relax, breathe and trust your preparation, because today is simply the hundred and first time you have done this. Good luck.
§逐句中文翻译 Sentence-by-sentence translation
Good afternoon, candidates.
各位考生，下午好。
The recording will begin in two minutes, so use this time wisely.
录音将于两分钟后开始，请善用这段时间。
Skim the whole task file first so that you know how many questions there are and what each section demands.
先略读整份任务题册，了解共有多少题目、每部分有何要求。
As you read, predict the type of information each blank needs — is it a name, a date, a number or a place?
阅读时，预测每个空格所需的资料类型——是人名、日期、数字还是地方？
Write a small 'n', 'd' or 'p' beside the blank to remind yourself.
在空格旁写上小小的「n」、「d」或「p」提示自己。
This one-minute habit tells your ears what to hunt for, and half of successful listening is knowing what you are listening for.
这一分钟的习惯会告诉你的耳朵该猎取甚么，而成功聆听的一半，正是知道自己正在听甚么。
While the recording plays, write your answers in short forms and do not worry about neatness, because you may tidy them up later during checking time.
录音播放期间，用简写记下答案，不必工整，因为你可以在检查时间再整理。
Note keywords as you hear them instead of writing full sentences, since the tape will not wait for your handwriting.
听到关键字便记下，不要写完整句子，因为录音不会等你的手。
If you miss an answer, leave it and move on immediately.
若错过某题答案，立即放下，继续前行。
Do not panic, because the next question may carry an easier mark, and losing two marks while grieving over one is the most common disaster in this paper.
别慌，因为下一题可能是更容易的分数；为一分悲伤而失两分，是本卷最常见的灾难。
Use the transfer and checking time carefully.
小心运用誊写和检查时间。
Check the spelling of names and the accuracy of numbers, because one wrong letter costs a whole mark.
核对人名的串法和数字的准确度，因为错一个字母便整整丢一分。
Thursday is not Tuesday, no matter how tired you are.
无论多累，Thursday 也不是 Tuesday。
Verify singular and plural forms, and make sure every answer fits the grammatical frame of the sentence.
核实单复数形式，确保每个答案都切合句子的文法框架。
Finally, confirm the time, because answers that are correct but written in the wrong box earn nothing.
最后确认作答位置，因为写错格子的正确答案一文不值。
That is all from me.
我的提醒到此为止。
Relax, breathe and trust your preparation, because today is simply the hundred and first time you have done this.
放松、深呼吸、相信你的准备，因为今天只不过是你第一百零一次做这件事。
Good luck.
祝各位好运。
1重点摘要 Summary
听前读题。
2生字卡 Vocabulary
略读题目。
预测。
笔记。
关键字。
串字。
数字。
时间。
检查。
3逐步讲解 Steps
- 听前听前的考点是录音开始前的两分钟是免费的准备时间，用得好等于先胜一仗。方法是开考前 skim 整份 task file：知道有多少题、每部分要求什么；在每个空格旁边用小字标注 n（name）、d（date）、p（place），让耳朵带著目标进场。以本课为例，标注完成之后，听到人名、日期、地名时自然会提高警觉。易错位在于考生呆坐等录音，或者只顾紧张而不读题；谨记 train your ear before the recording starts，录音未开，准备已经开始。
- 听时听时的考点是聆听进行中，速度与取舍比整洁重要。方法是答案用短写，不理字体，只记关键字，迟些才整理；漏了一题立即跳到下一题，绝不可为一题停留而连失两题。以本课为例，录音讲到电话号码，先速记数字，transfer 时才补全格式。易错位在于考生执意把当前答案写得工整，结果漏听下一题；谨记 the tape will not wait for your handwriting，为一题停留而连失两题，正是本卷最常见的灾难。
- 听后听后的考点是 transfer 与检查时间决定细节分，四项检查缺一不可。方法是逐格执行四查：人名串法（留意录音逐个字母的串读）、数字准确（Thursday 与 Tuesday 一音之差）、单众数、文法框（答案放回句子是否通顺）。以本课为例，听写日期时先确认是 Thursday 而非 Tuesday，才写入空格。易错位在于考生疲倦之下草草 transfer，一个字母之差全题零分；谨记 no matter how tired you are，one wrong letter costs a whole mark，检查是夺分的最后一道关卡。
- 重点重点的考点是数字与专名永远是聆听卷的核心，也是最容易被抄错的位置。方法是听到时间、价钱、电话号码、人名地名，立即写在空格旁边，绝不依赖记忆；专名要留意录音的串法提示，通常会逐个字母串出。以本课为例，录音说姓氏 Chan 时逐字母串出，当场记下最稳妥。易错位在于考生自以为记得住，transfer 时数字与串法已经模糊；这些是最容易抄错又最计分的资讯，听到即写是唯一可靠的方法。
- 写对格写对格的考点是答案只有写在所属的空格才有分，错格等于错答。方法是 transfer 完成后逐题核对：答案的题号与答题格的号码是否一致，不要靠感觉，要一格一格对应确认。以本课为例，第 7 题的答案若错置于第 8 题的空格，两题同时零分。易错位在于考生赶时间整批移动答案，错位而不自知；correct answer written in the wrong box earns nothing，写对格是成本最低的分数保障。
- 预测空格预测空格的考点是预测空格类型是聆听卷性价比最高的技巧，一分钟换来全卷的方向感。方法是开录音前为每个空格判断所需资讯类型：名称（n）、日期（d）、地点（p）还是数字；带著这些标签去听，耳朵会自动过滤杂音、捕捉目标。以本课为例，空格前是 The meeting will be held at，预测为地点，听到房号即捕获。易错位在于考生毫无准备地听，每句都想全部记住，结果什么也记不牢；耳中有目标，听力才精准，这个习惯令你开录音之前已经领先。
- 心态管理心态管理的考点是心态本身就是技巧，紧张会直接压缩听力的容量。方法是开考前执行放松程序：深呼吸两次，提醒自己这只是第一百零一次练习；遇到听不懂的一句，让它过去，整卷的得失不由一句决定。以本课为例，监考员结尾说 relax, breathe and trust your preparation，放松的耳朵听得更多。易错位在于考生一题失手后方寸大乱，连环失分；谨记 today is simply the hundred and first time you have done this，信任自己多月来的准备，镇定本身就是得分能力。
5例题示范 Example
这段是监考员开考前的指引。综合它的建议，写出 DSE 聆听卷「听前 → 听时 → 听后」完整策略。
- 第一步：听前两分钟：skim 整份 task file，知有多少题、每部分要求什么。
- 第二步：预测空格类型：旁边写小字 n（名）、d（日期）、p（地方）——等于告诉耳朵要猎取什么。
- 第三步：听时用短写不理字体；漏了立即跳到下一题，不要为一题哀悼两题——「the most common disaster in this paper」。
- 第四步：transfer 时检查：人名串法、数字准确（Thursday 不是 Tuesday）、单众数、文法框。
- 第五步：最后确认答案写对格；放松呼吸，当是「the hundred and first time」练习。
- 答案：监考员指引可整理成三阶段策略。听前：两分钟 skim 整份 task file，掌握题数和每部分要求，预测每个空格类型——名、日期、还是地方——用小字 n、d、p 标在旁边，令耳朵有猎物可寻。听时：答案用短写不理整齐，关键字听到就写；漏一题立即跳，不要为一题哀悼而再赔上下面两题——他说这个是这份卷最常见的灾难。听后 transfer：逐格检查人名串法、数字（Thursday 不是 Tuesday）、单众数和文法框，最后确认答案写对格。心态：放松呼吸，当第一百零一次练习这样做。三阶段做齐，才对得住半年准备。
6常见错误 Mistakes
76 题快测 Quick check
Q1录音前准备时间？
Q2听前做什么？
Q3听时做什么？
Q4听后？
Q5常见题型？
Q6技巧？
8重点回顾 Recap
- 开考前两分钟：skim task file，知题数和要求。
- 预测空格类型（n/d/p）并写下，耳朵有目标才听得准。
- 听时短写、不理整齐；漏题立即跳，不要为一题哀悼而失两题。
- Transfer 时四查：串法、数字、单众数、文法框。
- 答案写对格才有分；放松呼吸，当练习第一百零一次。