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觀點(diǎn)還是事實(shí)(opinions or facts)
其實(shí)這兩件事情的拎不清是普遍存在的，不僅僅是在雅思口語(yǔ)中。而且想要把這兩樣?xùn)|西完全分清楚在我看來(lái)絕不是件易事。
但如果我們?cè)?ldquo;opinion”和“fact”出現(xiàn)比較嚴(yán)重的混淆或有點(diǎn)拎不清的話，我覺(jué)得在這里我就有必要給大家說(shuō)一說(shuō)了。
同學(xué)們?cè)诨卮饐?wèn)題時(shí)有時(shí)會(huì)容易把opinion當(dāng)fact來(lái)說(shuō)。說(shuō)多了就會(huì)給人一種很武斷的感覺(jué)。比如：
If children bring cellphones to school, it will affect their studies.
Some foreigners in China are interested in Chinese culture, so they are willing to try Chinese food.
More and more Chinese parents have seen the benefits of studying abroad, so they will send their children to get a university degree in a foreign country.
孩子帶手機(jī)去學(xué)校就會(huì)影響他們學(xué)習(xí)?
老外喜歡中國(guó)文化就會(huì)去吃中國(guó)菜?
出國(guó)留學(xué)好家長(zhǎng)就一定會(huì)送孩子出去?
其實(shí)我們可以發(fā)現(xiàn)回答都是在推測(cè)或推理。所以遇到這種問(wèn)題時(shí)，我們最好在表達(dá)中體現(xiàn)你的回答不是一個(gè)事實(shí)(或板上釘釘即將發(fā)生的事實(shí))。
接下來(lái)，老師簡(jiǎn)單地對(duì)上面三句話做一些改動(dòng)，大家再看看：
If children bring cellphones to school, it will, in my opinion, affect their studies.
Some foreigners in China are interested in Chinese culture, so it is possible/ likely/ chances are that they are willing to try Chinese food.
More and more Chinese parents have seen the benefits of studying abroad, so they will consider the possibility of sending their children to get a university degree in a foreign country.
同時(shí)，我們有時(shí)也會(huì)把“fact”當(dāng)成“opinion”來(lái)說(shuō)。其實(shí)老師替大家感到惋惜——本來(lái)可以大大方方地“事實(shí)勝于雄辯”，但偏偏要“以理服人”，往往聽(tīng)上去不夠真實(shí)。
我們簡(jiǎn)單地看幾個(gè)例子：
Q：Where do you listen to music?
A: I can listen to music anywhere. I can listen to it at school, home and on the subway train.
咋一看答案似乎沒(méi)有問(wèn)題。但情態(tài)動(dòng)詞can表示一種可能性或能力。那么難道你在哪聽(tīng)音樂(lè)還需要用邏輯去推嗎?建議把can去掉。
Q: Is it a good area for elderly people where you live?
A: yes. There is a part near my apartment, and elderly people can do exercise in the morning or have a chat with each other.
雖然這么說(shuō)也可以，但我還是覺(jué)得既然是在你家附近，你完全可以眼見(jiàn)為實(shí)啊。所以不必去推斷，直接說(shuō)成生活中的小細(xì)節(jié)。比如，Yes. There is a park near my apartment, and I can often see elderly people doing exercise or chatting with each other when I walk past it.
有的同學(xué)可能會(huì)說(shuō)：“有這個(gè)必要嗎?我把詞匯和語(yǔ)法用對(duì)不就可以了嘛!考官只看我英文水平，又不會(huì)在乎我說(shuō)話的真實(shí)性。”
但老師認(rèn)為，衡量一個(gè)人的語(yǔ)言能力不僅僅是概念上的正確，如詞匯和語(yǔ)法等等，而更多的是這個(gè)人所表達(dá)的東西或傳達(dá)的信息是否到位。到位的語(yǔ)言給人的感覺(jué)會(huì)很舒服，而且易懂，容易得到對(duì)方的贊同。不到位的語(yǔ)言往往給人一種“粗糙”的感覺(jué)，反復(fù)出現(xiàn)會(huì)造成誤解和混淆。也許這就是為什么我總聽(tīng)考官說(shuō)中國(guó)學(xué)生語(yǔ)法很好，但實(shí)際口語(yǔ)分?jǐn)?shù)又很低的原因了吧。
不管怎樣，希望今天的分享能對(duì)大家備考時(shí)有所啟發(fā)和幫助。
Opinion的東西嚴(yán)謹(jǐn)，但沖擊力不強(qiáng);Fact的東西沖擊力很強(qiáng)，但容易遭到質(zhì)疑。
Good luck!