VOA慢速英语:Improve Your Listening Skills by Transcribing

1. Some learners want to build up general English skills, while others want to take exams that involve listening skills.

build up 逐步建立; 增进
例句：His defect caused arrears of work to build up in the court.
他的缺点使法院的工作积压起来。

2. Whether you want to build general English skills or prepare for a test, being able to understand spoken English is a necessary skill.

be able to 能够; 能
例句：He will be able to take up his normal routine shortly.
他不久就能处理日常事务。

3. Pascal Hamon says that listening exercises should force English learners to focus on turning the sounds that they hear into words.

focus on 致力于; 使聚焦于
例句：Instead, we should focus on long-term trends.
因此，我们应该将焦点集中在长期趋势。

4. You can start practicing transcription on your own by following these steps:-First, find audio that has a printed transcript, but do not look at the words.

look at 审视; 评判; 接受
例句：He expected the girl to look at him in blank astonishment.
他以为那女店员又会瞠目结舌茫然以对。

5. Listen to part of a song at the end of this story.

at the end of 在…结尾，在…末端
例句：He parted with us at the end of the trip.
旅行结束时他和我们分手了。