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大学英语口语考试对话

Dialogues

ByEdwardChou

1.Howcanyouusemoderntechnologiesforlanguagelearningorthestudyofothersubjects?

A:

Hey,Tim.I’velearnedthatyou’relisteningtoVOAspecialEnglishrecently.Really?

B:

Yeah.Toimprovemylisteningskillsandoralexpression.Asyouknow,it’sbothconvenientanduseful.

A:

Yousaidit.Nowadays,themoderntechnologiesliketheInternetareeverywhere.Itseemsthatyou’retryingtoapplythemintoyourlanguagelearning.That’sreallyawesome.

B:

Thankyou.TheInternetisalargeresourceofstudy.Whynotmakefulluseofit?

YoucanalsosurftheInternettogetsomeusefulstudyresourcesfrequentlyinyourfreetime.

A:

But....Imean....Don’tyouthinkthatitwilloccupyyoutoomuchtimesometimes?

B:

Thatnotthequestion.Ifyouwanttoachievesomething,spendingconsiderabletimeisanecessity.

A:

That’snotmyidea.Imean,itcanbeinefficient.Sometimes,youmayjustsurftheInternet,lostinselectingandcomparingallkindsofstudyresourcesanddoingnothingatlast.

B:

Um,itdepends.Frommyperspective,youshouldmakesomeplansaheadandcarrythemoutstrictly.Andthen,whensurfingtheInternet,youshouldlearntomanageyourtimeandbehavior.Ifyoumakeit,you’llbenefitalotfromtheInternet.

A:

You’reright.Whatwe’resupposedtodoistomanageourselves.Um,bytheway,howdoyougetaccesstotheInternet?

Apersonalcomputeroratinysmartphone?

B:

Both.

A:

Uh,itseemsyou’reenjoyingthismethodofstudying.

B:

Yeah,you’reright.Asyoucansee,moderntechnologiescanserveasourmostpowerfultoolsofstudy.Whatwe’resupposedtodoistousethemintoourstudyoflanguageandothersubjectsactively.

A:

You’reright.Itotallyagreewithyou.MaybeIalsoneedatry.

B:

Justdoit.You’llbenefitalot.

A:

Thankyouforyouradvice.

2.Whatarethequalitiesofanidealparent?

A:

What’sup?

Isthereanythingbotheringyou?

B:

Yeah.Ihavesomethingunhappywithmyparents.IamreallysadandI’venoideawhattodotoimprovethecurrentsituation.

A:

Whathappened?

Canyoutellme?

B:

Iamkeenoncomputerscience,youknow.Ilikeit.Iwanttostudyit.Butmymotherwon’tletmedoso.ShethinksitisawasteoftimeandIshouldfocusmoreonmymajor.Thatreallytroublesmealot.Ithinkanidealparentshouldreadoutandunderstandhischild’sinnerdesire,shouldn’the?

A:

Isee.I’msorrytohearthat,but,Ithinkyoushouldbemoreunderstanding.Youshouldrespectyourmom’sadvice.Asyouknow,anidealparentisalwaysagoodconsultant.

B:

Oh,Idon’tthinkmymomisanidealparentofthatkind.ThoughIknow,Idoknow,shelovesmeverymuchandIloveherso,yet,sheactsawkwardlyandclumsilyinthatway,Imeantogivemeproperadvice.Sheisjustmisleadingsometimes.

A:

That’sarealembarrassingsituation.Maybeyourmomshouldbeawittytourguide,insteadofaexcessivelysensitiveadviser.

B:

Whatdoyoumean?

A:

Imean,maybeanidealparentshouldbeawittytourguide.Theguidewon’tgivelotsofadviceandinstructions,instead,hewillletthetouristsgo,Imean,letthecurioustouriststoexplorethemostexcitingscenerybythemselves.Whileinneed,hewillalsoofferahelpinghand.

B:

Um,Igotit.ButIthinkit’skindofdifficultformyparentstodoso.Ionlywishtheycouldbemorefriendlyandunderstanding.Theystilltreatmeasatoddlerthree-year-old.Sometimes,theydoteonme,whilesometimestheycanbereallystiffandinflexible.

A:

Youshouldunderstand.You’realwaysachildofyourparents.

B:

Iknow.I’mnotblamingmyparents.Actually,Theylovemeverymuchandtheyhavedonealotforme.Ireallyappreciatetheirselflesssacrifices.I’mjusttroubledbecauseIdon’tknowwhattodotoimprovemycurrentsituation.

A:

Maybeyoucanhaveatalkwithyourparentssincerely.Ifyourparentsdoloveyou,they’lllistentoyou.

B:

Thankyou.Maybethatwillworkforme.

A:

Hopeyoucansolveyourproblemstimely.Goodluck.

B:

Thankyouverymuch.IwishIwill.

3.Whoisthepersonwhohasmadeadifferenceinyourlife?

A:

Oh,youreallyhavealoveforChinesecalligraphy,don’tyou?

B:

Yeah,yousaidit.Infact,Chinesecharactersareverybeautifulandofgreatcharm,andifyouspareafewminutestoobservethem,you’lldefinitelybefascinated.

A:

Really?

Idon’tthinkIhaveatasteforthat.

B:

Youjustneedatry.That’ssomethingmyjuniormiddleschoolChineseteacherhastoldme.Youshouldn’tquerythat.Heisareallywiseandthoughtfulsenior.

A:

Um,Isee.IcantellthatyouloveyourChineseteacherverymuch.Maybehe’stherightpersoninrighttimewhohasmadeadifferenceinyourlife.

B:

Iwon’tdeny.HedidhaveaprofoundimpactonmewhenIwasinmyearlystageofboyhood.HistrueloveforChinesecharacterandliteratureimpressedmemuch.Besides,itwashimwhospursmypassionforChinesecalligraphy.

A:

HewasdefinitelyagoodqualifiedChineseteacher.IfonlyIhavesuchagoodteacher,maybemyattitudetowardsthissubjectwouldbealittledifferent.Youknow,IdidawfulinChineseinthecollegeentranceexamination.Itwasashit.

B:

Oh,sadstory.SoyourChineseteacherswerenotsogood?

A:

Franklyspeaking,theyweregoodteachers.Buttheyjusttaughtmehowtotakeexams,nothowtoexplorethebeautyofourmotherlanguage.

B:

Iunderstand.Theyteachersarejustperformingtheirdutiesinthisexamcenterededucationsystem.They’renottoblame.Oh,you’veremindedmeofonelessongivenbymyChineseteacher.Doyouknow“BujinoSensei”?

A:

YoumeantheteacherofLuXun?

B:

Yougotit.Throughtheessay,hetaughtustherealpatriotismandthejudgingbetweentherightandtheevil.Thatwaswhereheimpressedmemost.

A:

That’sunbelievable.Asyousaid,youreallyhaveagoodteacherandhereallyhasmadeadifferenceinyoulife.

B:

You’reright.

4.Howtomakeagoodfirstimpressionatajobinterview?

A:

Oh,Tim,takeiteasy.It’sjustannormaljob,interview.Don’tbeexcessivelynervous.

B:

But...Ijustcannotmakeit.HowcanIbenotnervouswhentakingtheinterview?

Oh,it’sthefinalinterview.IfIfailtoleaveagoodfirstimpressiontotheboss,Iwilllosethisjob!

It’sratherdifficulttogetanotherjobofferasgoodasthisone.

A:

So,justbeprepared.Nervousnesswon’tbringyouanything.

B:

Iknow.ButI’velosttheorientation.Canyougivesometips?

A:

Okay,letmesee...

B:

Oh,don’tsay“Letmesee”.YouknowIwilldieandgodowntohellifIdon’tpreparewell.

A:

Okay,first,takeiteasy.Trustme.Takeiteasy.

B:

Well,Itrymybest.

A:

Aboveall,youshouldbeconfident.Ifyou’renotconfidentandbehaveclumsilyandawkwardlyonthejobinterview,howcanyouconvincethebossthatyou’recapableofthejob.So,takeadeepbreathandtrustinyourself.

B:

Iwishitwillwork.

A:

Now,askyourself,“haveyoumadefullpreparation?

”

B:

Somescriptsforthepossibleconversations,someintroductions,some...Idon’tknow.Maybethey’reenough?

A:

Ifyoucanshowyourrespecttotheinterviewer,yoursenseofresponsibilitiesandyourconfidenceofyourabilities,that’swellenough.Don’tworrytoomuch.

B:

Andthen?

A:

Keepmodest.Don’tbeaggressiveorsniffy.

B:

Iknow.I’malwaysamodestperson.

A:

But,youshouldknow,somepeoplewillbecomeadifferentpersonwhentakinganinterview.

B:

Okay,I’lltakenotice.

A:

Oh,remember,afluentexpressionwillhelpyoualot.Besides,becleanandtidy.Also,remembertobepunctual.

B:

Thankyouforyouradvice.Ifeelmuchbetterafteryoutellmesomuch.

A:

You’rewelcome.Maybetorememberallthesetipsistiresome.But,allinall,remembertoshowyourcapabilityproperly.

B:

Thankyouverymuch.Iwill.

5.WhatmeasurescanbetakentopreventtheincreasinglyspreadingAIDSaroundtheworld,especiallyindevelopingcountries?

A:

Haveyouheardofthenews?

ItsaysmillionsofpeoplehavediedofAIDSinAfrica.Howhorrible!

ItseemsthatHIVvirushasruledthisabandonedland.

B:

Iknow.Infact,AIDSnotonlyexistsinAfrica,butalsomanyothercountries.However,thediseaseisespeciallyinundateinthosedevelopingcountriesinAfrica,liketheIvorycoast,Nigeria,Congo,Cameroon,andsoon.Peopletheredosufferalot.

A:

Isee.Butthefrustratingfactisthatwehumanbeingstodayhavenotfoundanefficientcuretothishorriblediseaseyet.Whatcanwedoifinfectedbythevirussomeday?

Howcanweeliminatethishorribledisease?

B:

Franklyspeaking,we’reunabletoeliminateAIDSinashorttime.However,wecanatleastcontrolit,preventingitfromoverspreading.Inreality,tocurethemillionsofpatientsisdefinitelysignificant,whiletopreventthebillionsofhealthypeoplefrombeinginfectedbyHIVisofmuchmoreurgency.That’strueespeciallyforthosedevelopingcountries.

A:

Iunderstandwhatyoumean.Maybethegovernmentofthosecountriesshouldeducatepeoplenottomakeunhealthybodyfluidscontactswithothers,likesharinganusedinjector,carryingoutunhealthysexbehavior,havingunsafebloodtransfusion,etc,sincethosearethemajorrouteoftransmissionofAIDS.

B:

Um,Isee.Ithinkthemostefficientwayisnottomakebodyfluidscontactwithothers.

A:

Anotherthingisthattheyshouldn’tletpregnantwomenwhocarryHIVgivebirthtotheinfectedbaby.Itonlybringsoutmoresuffer.

B:

Youshouldthinkthat?

Idon’tthinkso.

A:

However,sometimesthethingmorallyrightandgoodisnotsoasyouthink,youshouldunderstand.

B:

Maybeyou’reright....Um,maybewecanalsodosomethingtomakeadifference,notonlythegovernment.

A:

Um,soundsalright.HowaboutwemakingapostertoteachpublicknowledgeofpreventingAID