要報(bào)名參加雅思考試的朋友看這里,下面是出國留學(xué)網(wǎng)雅思考試欄目提供“2017年雅思口語備考資料:觀點(diǎn)還是事實(shí)”,希望可以幫助到大家!
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中。而且想要把這兩樣?xùn)|西完全分清楚在我看來絕不是件易事。
但如果我們在“opinion”和“fact”出現(xiàn)比較嚴(yán)重的混淆或有點(diǎn)拎不清的話,我覺得在這里我就有必要給大家說一說了。
同學(xué)們在回答問題時有時會容易把opinion當(dāng)fact來說。說多了就會給人一種很武斷的感覺。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)校就會影響他們學(xué)習(xí)?
老外喜歡中國文化就會去吃中國菜?
出國留學(xué)好家長就一定會送孩子出去?
其實(shí)我們可以發(fā)現(xiàn)回答都是在推測或推理。所以遇到這種問題時,我們最好在表達(dá)中體現(xiàn)你的回答不是一個事實(shí)(或板上釘釘即將發(fā)生的事實(shí))。
接下來,老師簡單地對上面三句話做一些改動,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,我們有時也會把“fact”當(dāng)成“opinion”來說。其實(shí)老師替大家感到惋惜——本來可以大大方方地“事實(shí)勝于雄辯”,但偏偏要“以理服人”,往往聽上去不夠真實(shí)。
我們簡單地看幾個例子:
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.
咋一看答案似乎沒有問題。但情態(tài)動詞can表示一種可能性或能力。那么難道你在哪聽音樂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.
雖然這么說也可以,但我還是覺得既然是在你家附近,你完全可以眼見為實(shí)啊。所以不必去推斷,直接說成生活中的小細(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)可能會說:“有這個必要嗎?我把詞匯和語法用對不就可以了嘛!考官只看我英文水平,又不會在乎我說話的真實(shí)性。”
但老師認(rèn)為,衡量一個人的語言能力不僅僅是概念上的正確,如詞匯和語法等等,而更多的是這個人所表達(dá)的東西或傳達(dá)的信息是否到位。到位的語言給人的感覺會很舒服,而且易懂,容易得到對方的贊同。不到位的語言往往給人一種“粗糙”的感覺,反復(fù)出現(xiàn)會造成誤解和混淆。也許這就是為什么我總聽考官說中國學(xué)生語法很好,但實(shí)際口語分?jǐn)?shù)又很低的原因了吧。
不管怎樣,希望今天的分享能對大家備考時有所啟發(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!

