Of course, the conditions of work are very different: The Polytechnic is offering two-year contract which could be renewed, but the language school is only offering a year's contract, and that's a different minus.
点睛
该句较长,出现在长对话之中。of course放在句首或句末时起强调作用。offer意为“提供”,通常指主动提供。which引导的是two-year contract的定语从句,其中renew意为“使继续有效;延长期限”。minus此处意为“缺点”,是该句的听音难点所在。
考点归纳
minus作名词时,有以下含义:
“负号,减号”。如:
Don't forget the minus when you add them up. 求和时别忘了负号。
“不利条件,不足,缺点”。如:
We should consider the pluses and minuses of the system. 我们应该考虑一下该系统的优点和缺点。
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