說起雅思聽力出現的條件詞,先說一句西方的.諺語：There is no free lunch in the world. 世界上沒有免費的午餐。很多語句的前後都會伴隨着一些條件詞：
Only if, Unless, Except for , As long as, Provided that, On condition that
如果聽題時候分神了,烤鴨會死得很慘!
例一：只有二三年級生才能使用MAC電腦嗎?
The third computer network that is the Macintosh computer network is reserved for the second and third year students to use only, unless you are the first year students of the Graphic Design course, who require higher quality of the output of your work.
不是,因爲後面有個unless部分。
例二：是否任何事情都可以聯繫你?
Q: May I put you into our mailing list?
A: Well, Id prefer not, except for the information about the promotion you mentioned just now.
只有一個條件可以,就是except for後面的情況。
例三：你覺得多長時間播一次廣告可以接受呢?
Q: How long will it be tolerate to have adverts?
A: Well, Id say every quarter of an hour, as long as they dont last for 10 minutes each time.
答案絕對不是10分鐘,我的課上這個題是重點題也是難題!很多考生會選錯,純粹是因爲考生只聽到10分鐘這個點太清楚了,別的都很模糊,而且as long as 的條件詞特別提醒了考生後面的錯誤選項。