托福考试每年报考的人数基本都是在呈上升的趋势，根据历年的考试积累的经验也越来越多，为此留学群托福栏目为大家整理了《2014年托福考试听力之生活场景背景知识》，供大家参考!
2014年托福考试听力之生活场景背景知识
1、找房
-抱怨：dormitory①太小太脏②太吵③管的太严;apartment①东西老坏②室友难处neat, considerate.
-找房难，不愿搬，抱怨多，怕涨价，减装修
-房东landlord，租户tenant
2、噪音
-室内：调音turn down，隔音sound proof，没意识到
-室外：airport, highway, traffic
3、空气污染
-室内：开窗，空气窒息stuffy,卡住了window is stuck
-室外：没办法，抱怨多
4、装修
-少花钱afford，新床new couch
-旧家具往哪放where do you want it to go?
5、修理
-什么坏了，找谁:管道工plumber, 水龙头/管子漏leaky faucet/pipe, 下水道堵塞clogged drain, 灯泡bulb, 电线wiring, 电灯light , 电工electrician
-修理贵，修不如买：以旧换新trade it in
修理工的总称：maintenance people, technician, repair person
6、高速路highway
-长塞车be tied up/ backed up in traffic, traffic jam, rush hour.
-拐错弯：should have turned, miss the turn
-从哪儿出get out , exit
-违章：超速speeding, 闯红灯go through the red light, 违章停车illegal parking, 停车场lot，罚单ticket, 交通队traffic court
7、迷路，问路
中南central south，左上角upper left hand，右下角lower right hand，沿着走 down, walk along. Off to
你去哪儿：where are you heading for
leaving for
8、外伤
-易受伤
-伤哪里:twist, strain, hurt, injure, shoulder, wrist, ankle, knee
-能不能动
-原因：搬东西或锻炼
9、看病
-症状:feel under the weather身体不适,catch a cold, have ringing in the ears , running nose, sneeze喷嚏。感染…病come down with, get a touch of, catch
-禁忌
-药管不管用:药起了作用it works/helps. It does good. It does the trick. It make difference.
药片pill，剂量dosage，入院be admitted to hospital, 出院check out of/release from
医务室infirmary,clinic. 药房pharmacy,棉团floss, 打针shots，抓药fill
10、打工
-时间，工资，经验
-职责，感受
11、借钱，还钱
-不愿借
-不想还
-(语气)why
12、帮忙
-帮或不帮
-为何不帮
lack of
13、捎东西 low on sth
-缺什么be short of
-要或不要，原因 run out of
14、搭车
-搭不上，听原因:接sb. pick sb up, 下车到哪儿drop sb off at sw
15、等人
-等不着
-不想等
-why