Listen for
relationships
To listen for a relationship, you need to pay attention to how people talk to each other and some particular questions in the conversation.
请问这里为什么用 listen for,而不用 listen to 呢?
listen for是短语动词,汉语意思是“留心听”。《韦氏高阶英汉双解词典》的英语解释是:to pay attention to sounds in order to hear (something expected) 这个解释的意思是:注意听声音以便能听见(一些预料的事情)。(这里的to pay attention to=to listen carefully to)
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》第9版的英语解释和汉语词义是:“to be prepared to hear a particular sound留心听(某种声音)”(说明:to be prepared to hear a particular sound的意思是:做好准备听一种特定的声音)