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答案雅思口语
Speaking Part One
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Doesyournamehaveanyspecialmeaning?
Well,Iamnotsure. Iguessthereissomethingspecialaboutit,butIneveraskedmygrandpathisquestion. Heisthepersonwhogavememyname.
Well,Idon’tknow. It’sjustaverycommongirlname. Actually,Iwassomewhatannoyedbackinhighschool. Peoplealwaysmistookmeforanothergirlinmyclasswhohadexactlythesamename.
Whydosomepeoplechangetheirname?
Tobefrank,Idon’tknowwhybutIcanonlyassumethattheyarenotveryhappywiththeirnamesgivenbyothers. Theywanttobeincontrolofeverythingintheirlife.
Whataretheadvantagesofstudyinginsteadofworking?
Whenstudying,Ionlyhadtoworryaboutmyexams. Butnow,Ihavetoworryaboutmyunpaidbills,mymortgageandmychildren’sexams.
Doyouagreethatthereshouldbeaworldlanguageforeveryone?
Yeah,Ican’tagreemore. Ireallyfeelit’sahugewasteoftimetolearnasecondlanguagefromothercountrywhenwecanworkoutawayforeveryonetospeakthesamelanguage. IthinkEsperantoisagreatidea.
Doyouagreethatpeoplewillgetmarriedevenlaterinthefuture?
Why?
Istronglyfeelthatpeopleareonthewaytothat,butit’sdifficulttoexplainthereason. Maybeit’sprobablytheincreasinggeographicmobilitythatmakeswefeelwehavemorechoiceswhenitcomestodatingandmarrying,sowekeepthinkingwecanfindsomeonebetterthanwehave.
Yes,Ibelieveso. Personally,Ithinkpeoplemarrylaterpartiallybecauseofadeclineinthebeliefofafirmandlong-termcommitment. What’smore,livingtogetherwithoutgettingmarriedisnolongerconsidereddisgracefulbyyoungpeople,sothequestionforthemis“whyshouldwegetmarriedifwecanlivetogetherwithoutawedding?
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Doyouhavebrothersorsisters?
No. Idon’thavebrothersorsisters.Actually,Iamtheonly daughterinmyfamily. Youknow,mostofthepeopleaboutmyagearetheonlychildintheirfamily. Asyouknow,thisis mainlyduetothebirthcontrolpolicyinChina.
Doyouprefertoliveinasmallfamilyorinalargefamily?
Well,Idon’treallycarewhetherit’slargeorsmall,aslongasIstaywithmybelovedfamily. Justasthesayinggoes,“Youdon’tchooseyourfamily. That’stheGod’sgifttoyou,asyouaretothem.”
It’struethatpeoplelivinginasmallerfamilyenjoymoremobilityandindependence,butifIgettochoose,Iwouldpreferalargefamilywithrelativescaringfor,lovingandsupportingeachother,whichIthinkismoreimportanttome.
Doyouliveinaflatorahouse?
Well,Iliveinaflat. It’sakindofoldbuildingwhichhasbeenconvertedintoasix-floorflathouse. AndIliveonthethirdfloor.
Canyoudescribethecommunityyoulive?
Imovedtomynewapartmentonlyaboutayearago. Mycommunityisarelativelynewresidentialareawithseveralhigh-risesaround. Tobefrank,Idon’tevenknowmynext-doorneighbor. Itseemsthatpeopleallkeeptothemselves,whichisnotwhatIlikeaboutmycommunity.
Whyareholidaysimportanttoyou?
Havingaholidayistakingabreak. DuringholidaysIcandosomethingIreallyIwanttodo,sayreadingabookIdidn’tfinish2yearsagoorhangingaroundwithfriendstocatchupthings.
Howhashouseworkchangedinyourfamilyinthepastfewyears?
Obviously,householdchoresarenolongerforwomenexclusively. Menareincreasinglyawareofthesignificanceofsharinghouseworkwiththeirwives,whichisbeneficialforthefamilyharmony.
What’syourfavoritesport?
I’mveryintobasketball,youknow. I’mahugefanofMichaelJordon. Playingbasketballisalotoffun. Forexample,yougettomeetnewfriends.
Whyisexercisegoodforyou?
Itiswithoutdoubtthatdoingexercisecanbeveryrewarding. Ithelpstocontrolbodyweight,maintainstrengthandimproveimmunity. What’smore,doingexercisehelpstodevelopco-ordinationandteamspirit.
Whydoyouthinksomepeopleareveryintoextremesports?
Ithinkthefearthatdrivesmanypeopleawayfromtherisksofextremesportsmaybethesameingredientthatkeepsotherscomingbackformore. Forsome,lifeisallaboutadventures,risksandchallenges.
Canwelearnmorefromtelevisionorfrombooks?
Bothareeducational,Ibelieve. Televisionappealstoyoungteenagersmore,whereasbooksareattractedtoolderpeople. Personally,I’mmoreintoreading. Justlikewhatpeoplesay,“ifyoureadalotofbooks,you’reconsideredwell-read;butifyouwatchalotofTV,you’renotconsideredwell-viewed.
Whatdoyouthinkarehealthyfoods?
Vegetables,ofcourse. Allvegetablesarenaturallylowinfatandfullofvitamins,mineralsandfiber. Actually,vegetablesareamustonmydiet.
Tobefrank,Idon’treallyseethepointofarrangingfoodsintoa“healthyfood”classoran“unhealthyfood”class. Whatweshouldrealizeisthatitisourchoiceoffoodandoureatinghabitthatreallymatters. SoIfeelitisreallyunfairtodescribepizza,chipsandicecreamasjunkfood. Withoutthem,eatingseemstobelessfun.
Canyouconsiderwhyfastfoodrestaurantsinyourtownarepopular?
It’struethatfastfoodrestaurantslikeKFCandMcDonald’sareverypopularhere. Theycanbefoundonalmostallhighstreets. Iguesspeoplearealwaysreadytotrysomeexoticfoodsfromothercountries. Andthesewesternfastfoodrestaurantsareclean,casualandcomfortable,whichhavebecomefashionablesocialbases.
Canyouconsiderthedifferencebetweenmenandwomenintheirshoppinghabits?
Concerningshopping,Ithinkmenandwomenholddistinctattitude. Formen,shoppinghappenswhentheirsockswearout. However,womenshopevenifthewardrobesarefull. Apparently,women’sdesiretoshopisendlessandthisissomethingmencanneverunderstand.
Isithelpfultoteachmusiccoursesinhighschool?
Certainly. Itmakesagoodcompensationforothercourseslikemathandphysics,whichIthinkareverydullandboring. Singingtogetherwithmyschoolmatesismuchmorefun.
Arethereanynegativeeffectsifchildrenaretaughttoplayamusicalinstrument?
Well,itishardtosay. Personally,Ibelievethatitisundoubtedlyofgreatbenefittoachild’smusicaldevelopment. However,somechildrenwhoareforcedbytheirparentstoplayamusicalinstrumentdon’treallythinkso. Iguesstheyhavetheirreasons.
Howdotheoldpeoplelookatyoungpeoplefashion?
Ifyouaskme,thoughIhaven’thit50,Ithinkadaringlyfashionableminiskirtisalwaysconsidereddangerouslyinappropriatebyoldpeople. ButIcanseewhytheyhavestrongreaction. Onceyouhit50,itistimetothinktwiceaboutminiskirts.
Whatdoyouthinkofthefashiontoday?
“Unexplainable”istheonlywordformetoexplainfashion. ButIdofeeltherearemanypeoplestronglyinfluencedbyit,otherwisetherewon’tbesomanyfashionvictimswalkingonthestreets,whowearunreasonablyexpensiveclothesbutlookperfectlyridiculous.
Inwhatwayshastourismchangedyourcountry?
I’mnotsosurebutbyattractingmoreforeignvisitors,tourismhelpstoboosteconomyandcreatemorejobs. Atthesametime,inordertoenhancethecity’simage,thegovernmentpaysmoreattentiontotherenovationandmaintenanceoftheinfrastructure. Sotourismbenefitsnotonlyindividualsbutacountryaswell.
Whatisthepublictransportationlikeyourtown?
I thinkthechoicesofpublictransportationaresufficienthereinthetown. Therearetaxi,busandsubwaywhichisarelativelynewcomer. However,likemostoftheotherbigcities,trafficcongestionwasandisstillaseriousproblem. Nowwiththegovernment’surgetorevitalizeautomobileindustry,thenumberofprivatecarsisdramaticallyincreasing,whichmakesthepresentproblemevenworse.
Howdoyouthinkitcouldbeimproved?
Thisisaquestionneedingquitesomeconsideration. AsfarasI’mconcerned,whatsoundsmorefeasibleatthemomentistodiscourageprivatecardrivingbuttoschedulemorepublictransportlikebuses.
CanyouconsideranynegativeeffectswatchingTVmightcause?
Undoubtedly,TVentertainspeople. However,TVviolenceiswhatworriesparentsmost. Inordertoattractandholdaudiences,TVviolencehasbecomesographicthatchildrenmaybemorelikelytobehaveinaggressiveorharmfulwaystowardsothers.
Theeffectsoftelevisionseemtobemoreintensiveonyoungerviewers. ThemoretimechildrenspendwatchingTV,thelesstimetheyarespendingdoingotherimportantactivitieslikereading,gettingexercise,beingoutdoorsandtalkingwithfamilies. Consequentlychildrenhavesuchproblemslikelowerreadingscores,obesityandpoorphysicalfitness.
Doyouthinkfestivalsareimportantforacountry?
Yes,Ithinkso. Everycountryhastraditionalfestivals. Thesefestivals,apartfromitsreligiousimportance,alsohelpincreatingsocial,culturalandemotionalbondsamongpeople. Besides,peoplegettohaveholidaysduringbigfestivalslikeChineseNewYear.
HowdoyoucomparetheChinesefestivalswiththewesternfestivals?
AsfarasIknow,westernfestivalsarecountedaccordingtosolarcalendar,whereasChinesefestivalsuselunarcalendar. That’swhyChineseNewYearisnotthefirstdayoftheyearonsolarcalendar. OneanotherdifferenceisthatChinesefestivalsarenotasreligiousasthewesternones.
Doyouagreethatweathercouldaffectpeople’smoodorpersonality?
Ithinkso. FromwhatIreadinthebook,whenweareexposedtosunlight,ourbodymakeslotsofVitamin,whichproduceasubstanceinthebrai