在雅思听力考试中，烤鸭们往往容易漏听最简单最常见的单词，比如and，but之类。但恰恰这些简单的词汇却决定着考题的正确率。今天，小编先来说说如何在雅思听力中把握but。
释义1：转折
But在句子中的出现频率非常高，在大多数情况下用作并列连词连接，连接两个并列的分句或两个并列的成分，在意思上BUT表示转折，翻译为“但是”，“可是”。如：
A real find for our patients has been the shock-absorbing shoe insert. A cheap but very effective solution. (剑3 Test1 Section4后面缩写为：3-1-4)
Sometimes there's simple fix such as changing the guy at the top. ... But a more ambitious approach ... would be to alter ... (5-4-3)
这边表示的是含义的转折，说话的侧重点往往是放在BUT的后面。因此往往会是听力中的考点，我们需要在听力过程中留意去听取。
What does Karin think the company will do?
A. Look for private investors
B. Accept a takeover offer
C. Issue some new shares
Audio Scripts: ... They have the choice of accepting the very favorable terms that another company ... have given them to buy them out. ... Or they could ... offer some new shares if they wanted. But I ... expect they will start trying to find individuals who'd be prepared to back them with some of the capital they need. (5-4-3)
此题我们会发现A,B,C都有提及，并且都做了同义词互换，因此在听力中有较大的负担。不过BUT的出现却能够帮助我们解题。这个词语后面就是答案，这样我们就很快的定位到了答案句。当然也可以通过排除法来做题，也就是but前面都是错的，排除B和C同样也能很快知道答案A。
还有一种情况是出现在固定短语not only ... but also ... 中，这是一组关联并列连词，表示其所连接的成份在意义上后一项对前一项的补充和引申，但侧重点在后一项上，意思是“不但……而且……”。如，
Not only is he interested in the subject but also all his students are beginning to show interested in it.
有时候，but和also可以被分隔使用，如：
Of course they bring different ideas, but it's also their attitudes ... (7-1-3)
个别时候甚至可以将also省略，不过意思还是一样的
During times of change they should be thinking not only about the strain on their staff but take time out to think of themselves. (7-1-3)
此时意义类似于and，因此前后两句都很重要，都有可能是考点，需要同等注意。
释义2： 同义互换
BUT往往不会在试卷上出现，因此我们不需要过分关注它与其他词语之间的互换。但是同样表示转折的词语却有不少，同样也是我们需要关注的。
However:
Videos, however, are ideal for use with everyone present in the class... (2-3-3)
Whereas:
Asiatic lions also have a long fold of skin on the undersides, whereas not many African lions have this. (6-4-4)
Nevertheless:
Nevertheless, when you start out and particularly when you're going for an interview, it's important not to confuse people ...(IELTS plus Test 3 Section 4)
这些词语虽然都表示转折的意思，但是相对于but来说都属于生难词汇，尤其是在听力过程中，往往无法能够听懂这些词语；另外由于这些词语都较长并且一般后面都会有一定的停顿时间，在听力中听到并不难。因此在听力过程中出现频率并不是很高。
总而言之，小编要提醒广大烤鸭们，有时候长篇大论反而是迷惑大家的，而简单的一个连词却是答题的关键所在。
