2010年2月7日托福口语、独立写作点评

 　　独家点评2010年2月7日新托福口语真题

　　1. Describe a difficult subject you are not interested in but useful2. Do you prefer to watch movies at movie theaters or watch DVDs at home?

　　题目分析：

　　第一题：

　　不感兴趣但有用的学科，高中的学科中，理科可以是：数理化，文科可以是：政史地。

　　也就是说你可以把学科说成你不感兴趣 （boring, make me fall asleep easily, having lots of formulas to remember），但是有用的，比如这些高中的学科对我们高考有着很大的作用（getting high scores in the National Entrance Examination） ，高考的成绩决定大学的好坏（ with good marks, we can go to the best universities in China），大学的好坏决定了以后毕业就业等（graduating from outstanding universities could provide us with more opportunities to find appealing jobs）。

　　大学的学科可以是会计、心理学、饮食与健康等。这些学科都是与我们的生活息息相关的。比如学好会计，我们可以理财，支配好收入与支出的关系。尽早存钱，买房子，有个家，这样才幸福。

　　Accounting¹ is a subject that I am not interested in, but I do think I can not live without it. Learning² how to plan a personal budget is quite important in our daily life. We should know how to allocate³ their money for savings⁴, living expenses in order to avoid the dilemma⁵.

　　学好心理学可以让我们分担家人朋友的烦恼，甚至在自己遇到问题的时候可以更冷静地看待，客观地分析。还可以通过了解别人的心理结交到更多的朋友，获得乐趣。

　　Psychology⁶ is a quite useful subject, we could share lots of things with our friends and family members, even if we are in difficulties or we are bothered by study or work we could judge them objectively⁷ and solve the problems by ourselves.

　　饮食与健康就是负责研究吃什么东西才健康的，对我们每个人都大有益处。

　　Diet and health is another useful subject. It’s so obvious that if we could learn this subject well, we could have strong body and lead a healthy life.

　　第二题：

　　At movie theaters——

　　1. 效果好，尤其是大制作影片需要剧场的环境，如《2012》，让人身临其境。

　　Fabulous⁸ sound, picture effects, esp. big budget productions have the ability to make the audience have the feeling of being in the movie. You know, there is a disaster movie called 2012, which I watched in the movie theater, I was totally attracted by the movie.

　　2. 结交喜欢同类电影的朋友。

　　It’s more likely to meet new friends there who are interested in the same type of the movies. For example, horror⁹ movie is my cup of tea. In fact, I’ve met several friends already from the movie theater who have the same interest with me.

　　3. 休闲放松方式。

　　It’s a good way to relax and release¹⁰ pressure. You know, my family members have a habit of walking to the movie theater and enjoy the movie there, especially in sunny days. It’s not only good for the health by walking, but also good for communicating with each other.

　　At home——

　　1. 省钱

　　It’s much cheaper to watch DVDs at home than to go to the movie theaters. If we watch the movies online it’s almost free. But if we go to the movie theaters it costs me as much as 50 for one movie watching.

　　2. 方便

　　It’s quite convenient to watch DVDs at home. You know, I like exchanging ideas with my friends and family members about the movies while watching. It must disturb others if I watch movies in movie theaters. Another thing I prefer to watch movies at home is that I can eat some snacks while watching movies. In fact, I know it allows audience to have some pop corn in the movie theaters; I think it’s not enough; I’d also like to have some chips. As you know, having chips must make some noise that could bother other audience in the movie theaters.

　　3. 乐趣

　　When watching movies, I myself would like to enjoy the movies with my friends, talking with them about the plot and acting¹¹ skills of the lead actors and actresses. I think it’s a lot fun. We always have great time when watching movies together.

　　独家点评2010年2月7日托福独立写作

　　真题回放：Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? In order to succeed, you should be more like others than be different from everyone else.

　　名师点评：本题按照题材分类属于” 做事方式类”类,在题库中与此相类似的题目有：

　　Some students prefer to study alone. Others prefer to study with a group of students. Which do you prefer? Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.

　　Some people believe that success in life comes from taking risks or chances. Others believe that success results from careful planning. In your opinion, what does success come from? Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.

　　Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? People should sometimes do things that they do not enjoy doing. Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer点评：这篇文章对于学生们来说相对比较困难， 因为文章的立意和论据需要学生有一定的生活阅历。

　　解析：本文题材依然延续了观点选择类 即投票题目，此类题目要求观点一定要明确，并对自己的观点进行论述，由于题目本身具有一定难度。因此正文段可以采用2-1结构即两段正面充分论证和一段让步论证的三个分论点。

　　开头段：

　　背景描述+表明观点

　　世界越来越小（the globalization ）使得个人的行为和思想得以无限的放大（like the magnifying¹² glass）。因此作为生活在新时代的80后（born in 80s），我们的生活不仅影响了自己更加影响了这个时代（influence）。那么我们是应该与时俱进（advance with the times and people）还是标新立异（create something new and original to make yourself different）呢？as a member of the generation, I assume¹³ that we should do things more like others, and,briefly, the argument is as follows.

　　正文段：

　　第一段， firstly，80后的年轻人很多都处于30岁以下，这样的年龄无论在物质上还是精神上都不具备成功的资源（most beneath 30，we generation not only own material but also psychic¹⁴ resource）。而我们前辈（predecessor ）或同辈们（peer）已经为我们树立了榜样。所以我们可以借鉴别人的道路和方法前进（short cut），这样可以使我们走很多弯路。（举例法）第二段， Secondly，如果我们能够听取他人的意见或者获得与他人相似的成功曾更容易得到他人的认同和支持。可以通过举例子，例如现在的大学生创业set up in business as a bookseller，我们可以借鉴他人的创业机制（Business mechanism），从事已经被验证的事业可以更容易获得成功。如果标新立异则可能会遇到被别人误解的尴尬，例如最近的网络红人罗玉凤。（假设法）第三段， Although， different ideas and behavior虽然会短时间内（temporary）会获得瞬间的名誉（reputation）但是只是迎合了人们的猎奇心理（curiosity），after a long while, 人们就会淡忘，所以只求新颖只会让自己陷入困境。（让步段）结尾段：

　　重申观点

　　We should peruse¹⁵ the business that somebody has made a model for us.

 

1 accounting   

n.会计，会计学，借贷对照表

参考例句：

• A job fell vacant in the accounting department.财会部出现了一个空缺。
• There's an accounting error in this entry.这笔账目里有差错。

2 learning   

n.学问，学识，学习；动词learn的现在分词

参考例句：

• When you are learning to ride a bicycle,you often fall off.初学骑自行车时，常会从车上掉下来。
• Learning languages isn't just a matter of remembering words.学习语言不仅仅是记些单词的事。

3 allocate   

vt.分配，分派；把…拨给；把…划归

参考例句：

• You must allocate the money carefully.你们必须谨慎地分配钱。
• They will allocate fund for housing.他们将拨出经费建房。

4 savings   

n.存款，储蓄

参考例句：

• I can't afford the vacation,for it would eat up my savings.我度不起假，那样会把我的积蓄用光的。
• By this time he had used up all his savings.到这时，他的存款已全部用完。

5 dilemma   

n.困境，进退两难的局面

参考例句：

• I am on the horns of a dilemma about the matter.这件事使我进退两难。
• He was thrown into a dilemma.他陷入困境。

6 psychology   

n.心理，心理学，心理状态

参考例句：

• She has a background in child psychology.她受过儿童心理学的教育。
• He studied philosophy and psychology at Cambridge.他在剑桥大学学习哲学和心理学。

7 objectively   

ad.客观地，客观上地

参考例句：

• Everything that exists objectively can be understood. 客观存在的事物都是能够被理解的。
• He hoped they would write objectively about China. 他希望他们能客观地报道中国的情况。

8 fabulous   

adj.极好的；极为巨大的；寓言中的，传说中的

参考例句：

• We had a fabulous time at the party.我们在晚会上玩得很痛快。
• This is a fabulous sum of money.这是一笔巨款。

9 horror   

n.惊骇，恐怖，惨事，极端厌恶

参考例句：

• The public has been awakened to the full horror of the situation.公众完全意识到了这一状况的可怕程度。
• The thought of working nights fills me with abject horror.一想到要夜间工作我就觉得惨兮兮的。

10 release   

vt.发布，发表，发行；释放，放开

参考例句：

• After my examination I had a feeling of release.考完试后我有如释重负之感。
• This medicine will give you release from pain.这药吃后会解除你的疼痛。

11 acting   

n.演戏，行为，假装；adj.代理的，临时的，演出用的

参考例句：

• Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。
• During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。

12 magnifying   

放大的

参考例句：

• Fame is a magnifying-glass. 名誉是放大镜。
• It is unusual for people to press their differences by magnifying them. 对人们来说，以夸大差异的方式强调差异是不正常的。

13 assume   

vt.假装；假定，设想；承担；呈现，采取

参考例句：

• I assume that he won't cheat you.想来他是不会骗你的。
• We can't assume anything in this case.在这种情况下我们不可能做出假设。

14 psychic   

n.对超自然力敏感的人；adj.有超自然力的

参考例句：

• Some people are said to have psychic powers.据说有些人有通灵的能力。
• She claims to be psychic and to be able to foretell the future.她自称有特异功能，能预知未来。

15 peruse   

v.细读，精读

参考例句：

• We perused the company's financial statements for the past five years.我们翻阅了公司过去5年来的财务报表。
• Please peruse this report at your leisure.请在空暇时细读这篇报道。