考過雅思的考鴨們都知道,雅思口語題是很靈活的,考官經(jīng)常會根據(jù)你的答案繼續(xù)問一些 follow-up questions(跟進問題), 這就給了考官 go freestyle 的空間,一些腦回路清奇的考官很有可能一不小心就拋出一個讓人始料未及的問題,一時懵逼的考生也會一不小心說出一些奇葩的答案。
以前在翻考生口語考題回憶時就經(jīng)?吹揭恍┨貏e好笑的,忍不住整理出來,好笑是好笑,但是 unfortunately 幽默感并不是評分標準之一,想必這些考生的得分是慘烈的,所以笑完之后,我們還是要看看這些問題該怎么正兒八經(jīng)地回答哦!
首先,有一種特別喜歡黑自家人的考生,我必須要拎出來批評一下,不批不是中國人了。
某考官:Arethe news reported by CCTV true?
某考生:不是的,都被和諧了。
點評:???這位考生,你非要跟陌生人掏心窩子說真話嗎?能不能稍微保持點距離?而且我猜你“被和諧”用的一定是 harmonized,考官一定以為CCTV是這樣的畫風:
Harmonize 做動詞是“協(xié)調(diào)、統(tǒng)一、和聲”的意思,CCTV又不是合唱團,不需要 harmonize...此處該用的詞匯應該是 censored(審查,刪節(jié)),和中文里“被和諧”的意思是差不多的。
正經(jīng)回答參考:I believemost of the news reported by CCTV are in consistent with (和...一致) realities, but due to some politicalreasons, CCTV has to censor some information,and tosome extent (在某種程度上), it's protecting us.
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某考官:Whatjob is well-paid in China?
某考生:公務員 (public servant),因為公務員可以收很多禮。
點評:這位同學你要小心啊,高薪工作這么多,你為啥想不開非要這么說呢?
正經(jīng)回答參考:As far as Iknow, people who work in real estate have very comfortable income. Thehousing price is incredibly high in China, in some metropolises (大都市) like Shanghai, the average housing price for one square meter canbe as much as 50,000 yuan or even higher, so real estate a very lucrative (利潤豐厚的) business.
某考官:Wheredo Chinese people like to read and write?
某考生:Chinesepeople don't like to read and write.
點評:Speakfor yourself, ok?! 別替別人做主好嗎,切忌以偏概全哦,有大把中國人喜歡讀書和寫字,中國人表示不背這個鍋。這句話雖然沒有錯誤,但是觀點太過于主觀,又沒有理由支撐,你真的有認真對待這個考試嗎???
正經(jīng)回答參考:Traditionally,people read and write in their study (書房) or libraries,but I think more and more people prefer to read and write in cafes,because the atmosphere is great and we can study or work over a nicecup of coffee, it makes the experience more enjoyable.
某考官:Wheredo Chinese people make friends?
某考生:微信搖一搖。
點評:怎么說呢,這位考生一定是瘋了才會出此下策,微信搖一搖你會表達嗎你就說?我猜這位考生想表達社交網(wǎng)絡 (social network) 交友,但此處不用具體到某功能,比如微信附近的人...這到底是想交什么朋友就不好說了。
正經(jīng)回答參考:Besides theoccassions where we usually socialize, like parties or schools, we can alsomake friends over the internet. Social network websites and cell phoneapplications make it easy and convenient for us to meet interestingpeople and make friends with them.
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還有一種考生,是去表演才藝的。
考官:Whois your favorite celebrity (名人)?
某考生:權志龍. You know? He is ... Boom shakalaka (然后唱了半分鐘)。
點評:難以想象考官的心情。其實在口語考試中是很容易說到中文名詞,比如問到喜歡的名人、電影、節(jié)日等等,你不需要過于具化這個名詞,考官不需要100%了解這個東西,而是要了解你的語言能力,所以,概括性地介紹一下就可以了。
正經(jīng)回答參考:My favorite celebrity is a korean pop star namedQuanzhilong who is extremely popular among young people these days. I admirehim for his talent and good personality.
以上的問題其實都很正常,答不好不是考官的錯,而以下這些問題,就有點讓人“???”了,如果你遇到這類不按套路出牌的考官,不要掀桌離場,看看我給大家的建議吧。
某考官:Arethere any kind of special trees in China?
某考生內(nèi)心OS:???中文都說不出來,還叫我說英文,給你唱首《白樺林》吧?
點評:遇到這類比較專業(yè)的問題可以采取一個套路:老實交代。就說你不太了解這方面的知識就可以了,但盡量讓你的回答保持開放性 (open-ended)。你可以說明你目前還不了解,可以試著給出你非專業(yè)的回答,并表示出“也許我的理解并不準確,但我有興趣了解”這類意思。遇到不會說的單詞就繞過,盡量用簡單的英文去解釋自己不會表達的單詞。
正經(jīng)回答參考:Actually, I don't really have this field ofknowledge (知識領域),I like manykinds of trees though, there is one kind with yellow leaves that I particularlylike which is called Yin Xing in Chinese, but I'm not sure if it grows in Chinaexclusively (獨有的)。
BTW,銀杏確實是中國特有的樹種哦,英文名叫 ginkgo,還有很多其他獨有樹種,感興趣就問度娘吧~
類似的問題還有:
某考官:Howdo seeds grow into plants?
某考生內(nèi)心OS:人是人他媽生的,妖是妖他媽生的,植物是植物他媽生的。。。
點評:回答套路和上道題一樣,要淡定。〔灰陆o出否定答案,只要能往下聊就好,茫然時間不要超過5秒鐘。
正經(jīng)回答參考:Actually, Idon't have much expertise (專業(yè)知識) about plants, I justhave some common knowledge, like seeds need fertilizer, water, air, andsunshine to grow, and after some time, they become plants.
雖然以上這些問題或答案都挺奇葩的,但我們還是可以有以不變應萬變的思路,希望這篇文章對大家有幫助。篇幅有限,先整理這么多,如果你喜歡,在下方留個言,S姐會繼續(xù)整理哦~