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口语救生圈口语Part2+答题示范
口语救生圈口语Part2+答题示范
口语救生圈口语Part2答题示范
口语救生圈PART2答题范例:
迟到的经历
Describe an important occasion when you were late.
You should say:
when this happened;
what occasion you were late for;
why you were late;
and explain the result of your being late.
范例:
Well,IwaslatefortheEnglishLiteratureexamattheendoflastsemester.Atthattime,Iwassupposedtobeintheclassroombefore9:
00a.m.ButIdidn’tgetthereuntil9:
30.
HowcouldIbelateinsuchanimportantoccasion?
Well,thealarmclockwastoblameformyunpunctuality.Italwaysworkedfine,thoughitmightgoalittlebitfastersometimes.Ineverthoughtitshouldconkoutonmeonthatday.Itcertainlydidn’tdeservemytrust.Anyway,atabout9:
10,Iwokeup,wonderingwhytheclockhadn’tgoneoffyet.IhadasinkingfeelingwhenIsawtheclockwasshowing24:
00.Aftercheckingoutthetimeonmycellphone,IgotdressedandgrabbedapencilandmyIDcardandthenrushedoutmyapartmentinanamazingspeedwithoutbrushingmyhair,letalonewashingmyface.
Icalledacabandfinallyarrivedatthecampusintenminutes.Inthelift,Ikeptworryingabouttheexam:
whatiftheteacherwon’tletmein?
WhatamIgonnatellher?
Or,ifsheorheisreallyniceandgivesmeanopportunitytosittheexam,canIfinishthepaperwithinonehour?
Fortunately,theinvigilatorwasmytutorforthegraduationthesis.Shedidn’tsayaword.Butaccordingtoherwiredexpression,IknewImustlookterrible.Anyway,Imanagedtofillinalltheblanksonthepaper,thoughIhadnoideaaboutsomewriters’birthdatesormasterpieces.ThegoodthingwasthatIgotaC,whichwasn’ttoobadconsideringitwasadifficultsubject.
Sofromthenon,IwouldsetatleasttwoalarmclocksifIhadimportantthingstodothenextday.
Notes:
be to blame – 该受责备,应承当责任,(是)某种不良后果的原因
unpunctuality – 不守时
conk out - (机器等)失灵,出故障
go off – 闹铃、警铃等铃响
a sinking feeling - a feeling that something bad is going to happen 不祥之感
let alone – 更不用说
invigilator – 监考人
口语救生圈PART2答题范例:
房间
Describearoomyouspendmostofyourtimein.
Youshouldsay:
wheretheroomis;
whattheroomlookslike;
whatyouusuallydointheroom;
andexplainhowyoufeelabouttheroom.
范例:
Well.TheroomthatIspendmostofmytimeinismybedroom.Actually,becauseofmyfather’sbusiness,myfamilymovedaroundmanytimeswhenIwasyoung.Andwefinallysettleddown inanewly-built housingestate aboutsixyearsago.Youjustcan’timaginehowexcitedIwaswhenknowingthatIcouldhaveapermanentbedroomofmyown.
Itisquite runofthemill atthefirstglance.Thewalliswhiteandtheflooriscoveredwithlightyellowsquare ceramictiles.Butifyou takeacloserlookat it,youwill marvelat the ingenuity ofthedesigner.Thereisan emeraldgreen apple-shapedlightontheceiling.ItmakesmehappywhenIlieonthebedstaringatitanddoingnothing.Besidemybed,thereisabig built-in deskandseveralclosets.Ihavetosay,everyspaceofmyroomisperfectlyutilized.
Mostoftime,Iwouldstudyinmybedroom.Itis well-lighted.Idon’thavetoturnonthetablelampinthedaytime.ItisinthisroomthatIwentthroughahardtimepreparingforthecollegeentranceexamwhole-heartedly.Soitmeansalottome.Apartfromstudying,I’veplantedquitealotofsmallgreenplantsandflowersonthe windowsill.Myroomwouldbefullofvitalitywhenthelightshinesinthroughthewindow.
Stayinginthisroommakesmefeelsafeandcalm.Youknow,asthedoorisclosed,meandallthesecrets,perplexitiesorjoysarelockedinthisprivatespace.Sometimes,Ijustlovebeingaloneandenjoyalittlebitofprivacy.
相关问法:
Describeyourfavoriteroomorapartment.
Youshouldsay:
whereitis;
howlongyouhavelivedthere;
whatroomsandfurnitureithas;
andexplainwhyyoulikeit.
积累实用的表达:
settledown–定居
housingestate–住宅区。
类似的表达有residentialarea/block,community
runofthemill–普通的,一般的
atthefirstglance–咋一看,第一眼看起来。
相当于atthefirstsight
ceramictile–瓷砖
take/haveacloserlookat–仔细看,进一步查看
marvelat–对……感到惊奇
ingenuity–心灵手巧,独创性
emeraldgreen–翡翠绿,鲜绿色
built-in–嵌入式的,内置的
well-lighted–光线充足的
windowsill–窗台
口语救生圈PART2答题范例:
编自真人真事的电影
Describeafilmaboutrealpeopleorevents.
Youshouldsay:
whenandwhereyousawthismovie;
howyouknewthisfilm;
whatstorythemovietells;
andexplainhowyoufeelaboutthismovie.
范例:
I’veseen quiteafew filmsbasedonrealstories,mostofwhicharefrom
Hollywood.TheoneI’dliketotalkaboutisTitanic,whichistrulyamasterpieceofthe world-renowned directorJamesCameron.
Whatstoryittells:
ThefilmisaromancestorysetamidthesinkingofTitanic-themost astonishing shipwreck inhistory,whichcausedthedeathsofoverathousandpeople.Thedirectorfully captures thehorrorandscaleofthe tragedy,anddelicately portrays thelovebetweenJack,athirdclasspassengerwhowasatalented,yetpennilessartist,andRose,afirstclasspassengerwho wassupposedto marryaproudandwealthyguy.
Whenandwhereyousawit
Ithink it’ssafetosaythat almosteveryonehasseenit.AndIactuallysawthisfilmseveralmonthsago,ina3Dtheatrewithmyfriends.
Whatyoufeelaboutthefilm:
Iwenttoseethefilmbecauseeveryonewastalkingaboutit,andIreallywantedtofindoutwhatallthefusswasabout.Havingwatchedit, Ihavetoadmit,itistrulyoneofthebestfilmsI'veeverseen.Iparticularlyapplaudthescenesthat depict thelovebetweenJackandRoss.Forexample,therewasascenethatJackgaveupthesmallpieceofwoodenslabtoRosewhentheywerebothsoakedin nippingcoldwater.It tuggedatmyheartstrings asIwatchedJackslowlylosehisstrengthandtemperatureandfinallystop breathing.
Ending:
Well,tosumup,Ithinkthemovieisreallysadbutinspirational,foritmakesmebelievethatlovecantriumphoverthefearofdeath.
Notes:
Quiteafew–很多、不少,类似表达包括quitealot;quiteabit;quiteanumber
World-renowned–世界闻名的
Cameron–注意人名的发音,Cameron/ˈkæmərən/
Astonishing–难以置信的、惊人的
Shipwreck–海难、船只失事
Tragedy–悲剧、惨剧
capture,portray,depict这是三个可以用来描述电影、电视剧、书籍的好词
besupposedto–本应发生的、照理(例)应该发生的
It’ssafetosaythat–可以这么说、基本上是这么回事。
潜台词:
说话的人未验证事实,但基本确定。
whatallthefussisabout–意思是为什么大家都说它那么好(whyotherpeoplethinkitissogood)
Ihavetoadmit–常用的衔接词,表示我不得不承认的是、我得承认的是…
Nippingcold–刺骨的寒冷
tugatyourheartstrings - 是一个比喻用法,表示makesyoufeelsad
breathing–注意动词breathe发音是/briːð /,而名词breath发音是/breθ/。
因此动名词形式的breathing应于动词的元音发音一致/ˈbriːðɪŋ/
口语救生圈part2答题范例:
海边活动
Describe aleisureactivityyouliketodonearthesea.
Youshouldsay:
whattheactivityis;
howoftenyoudoit;
howdifficultitistodoit;
andexplain whyyouliketheactivity.
范例:
Actually,therearequitealotofpopularleisureactivitiespeopledonearthesea, suchasstrollingalongthebeach, writingcharactersordrawing picturesonthesand,orplayingbeachvolleyball. Luckyforme Igrewupnearthesea.WhenIwaslittle,Icouldgothereeverydaywithmyplaymates,doingallkindsoffunthings.Itwasmorelikealargeplaygroundforus.There’ssomethingIstillliketodowhenIamatthebeachinmyhometown-diggingintosandforshellfishsuchasclams.Itisaveryrelaxingactivity.Minimalthinkingisrequired.Allyouneedtodoiskeepdigging slowlyandgently.Ifyoudigthemwithgreatstrength,youwouldprobably end upwith lotsofsmashedshells.EachtimeIcanbringhomealittlebucketofclams.Itdoesn'tnecessarilymeanthatIamverypatient.IjustlovetospendhoursdoingthingsIlike.AndIbetfewpeoplewouldn'tlovediggingclamsasitissoeasyandfulfilling.YoucanimaginehowhappyIamcarrying somanyclamshomebeforesunset.Becauseofme,myfamilywouldhaveonemorepalatable dish onthetable.
Notes:
Strollingalongthebeach–stroll:
walksomewhereinaslowrelaxedway,表示“漫步”.along表示“沿着”,通常和表示细长条形状的名词同时使用,例如alongtheroad/river/corridor等。
Luckyforme–完整的表达是[Itwas]luckyforme[that]Igrewupnearthesea.Luckyforme也可以改为Luckilyforme.
Endupwith–tofinishwiththepossessionofsomeoneorsomethingorinthecompanyofsomeoneorsomething. 译为以…为告终,指不好的结果。
例如Hetriedhardbutendedupwithapoorgrade.CarefuloryouwillendupwithJohnnyfortheweekend. 区分endwith的用法,Hernoteendedwiththewords:
‘Seeyousoon.’Endwith表示以…为结尾,中性含义。
apalatable/ˈpælətəbl /dish–一道鲜美可口的菜肴
口语救生圈part2答题范例:
小语种
Describeaforeignlanguage,otherthanEnglish,thatyouwouldliketolearn.
Youshouldsay:
whatitisandwhereitisspoken;
howyouwouldlearnit;
whatdifficultiesyoumighthavewhenlearningit;
andexplainwhyyouwouldchoosetostudythislanguage.
范例:
Well.ThelanguageI’vealwayswantedtolearnisJapanese,becauseIbelievetherearemultiplebenefitsoflearningit.Firstofall,Icanenjoy JapaneseTVdramas withoutreferringtothe Chinesesubtitles.Moreover,IcantraveltoJapanindependentlyandcommunicatewithlocalpeople.Anditevenmeansmorejobopportunitiesforme.IcanbeaninterpreterifmycompanyisdoingbusinesswithJapanese.
Asweallknow,learninganewlanguageis farfrombeinganeasytask.IhavebeenfullyawareofitsinceIbegantolearnEnglish.Inordertolearnitwell,Ithinkitisverynecessaryto signupfor an elementarycourse ofJapanesefirst.Icanhardlypronouncethebasic 50Japaneseletters correctlywithouttheinstructionofaqualifiedteacher.Besides,Ineedto spare sometimeeverydaytomemorizethevocabulary,basicsentencestructures,andsomeexpressionsfrequentlyusedindailylife.Ishouldalsomakegooduseofmytimebylisteningtotherecordingsoftexts