英语六级-听力口语关键句10. He wasn't there long, though, because his

10. He wasn't there long, though, because his mother passed away just four years later.

点睛　

though意为“尽管，然而”，此处为插入语，表示语气的转折，切忌与其后引导原因状语从句的because混在一起。pass away在句中意为“去世，亡故”。later用在时间之后通常表示“一段时间之后”，如：three weeks later三周之后。

考点归纳　

口语中常见的与pass有关的短语还有：
pass around意为“传递；分发”。如：
This letter is being passed around among the students. 这封信正在学生中间传阅。
pass down意为“往下传，传给后人”。如：
The knowledge was passed down from one generation to the next. 这些知识是一代一代传下来的。
pass out意为“昏迷，失去知觉”。如：
She always passes out at the sight of blood. 她总是一见到血就晕过去。

听音解惑　

passed⌒away［pɑːst⌒əˈwei］里的［t］与［ə］相邻，读作［pɑːs təˈwei］。