英语四级经典必背500句:听力口语关键句77 77. Rising six children during the difficult times of the Great Depression took its toll on my parents,relationship and resulted in their divorce when I was 18 years old. 四级词汇讲解: 动词raise在句中作 抚养,养育 讲。Great Depression特指美国1929年开始的经济 大萧条 。短语take its toll on sb./sth.为本句的听力难点,其意为 对某人或某事物产生严重的不良影响,造成重大损失 。短语result in意为 造成,导致 。 英语四级考点归纳: 名词toll在口语中经常出现,其含义归纳如下: 意为 通行费 ,也可指 长途电话费 。如: You have to pay the highway toll, or you will be fined.你得支付高速路通行费,否则就会被罚款; 意为 伤亡人数 ,常用于death toll中。如: Death poll rises in the floods.因洪水造成的死亡人数有所增加。 意为 钟声 。如: Can you hear the toll over there?你能听到那边传来的钟声吗?