Part 1
Examiner
Are there tall buildings near your home?
Candidate
Yes, there's a complex of two office buildings and a shopping mall just across the street from my home. The office towers are high rise, each has over 30 stories. They dominate the skyline near my neighborhood.
Examiner
Do you take photos of buildings?
Candidate
I do that very occasionally, only when I feel the building is very impressive. I remember I once took photos of our national square and the gate tower because it is an important national symbol and a cultural relic. It looked very beautiful and solemn when it was light up at night.
Examiner
Is there a building that you would like to visit?
Candidate
Yes, I'm thinking about visiting the provincial museum in my hometown. I've heard it was newly renovated and it looks really grand in the photos. I haven't had a chance to visit it yet since it was renovated.
Examiner
Do you want to live in a tall building?
Candidate
No, for the concerns of safety and convenience I wouldn't live in a tall building because it is really time consuming when you want to get out of the buildings and if something bad like fires or earthquakes happen it could be very dangerous.
Are there tall buildings near your home?
Score: 86.0Suggestion: 用更自然的回答開頭並簡潔表達主要信息,然後補充具體細節。可以用一兩個連接詞使句子銜接更流暢,避免重複詞語(如 twice 使用“high rise”與“towers”感覺重複)。注意時態和數量一致。
Example: Yes, there are a few tall buildings very close to my home. For instance, a pair of office towers—each more than 30 storeys high—and an adjacent shopping mall sit just across the street, so they really dominate the local skyline.
Do you take photos of buildings?
Score: 82.0Suggestion: 回答要更精簡、語法更正確,注意細節描述要具體並使用連接詞。將不同時間點和原因分成清楚的句子,修正動詞形式(例如 'light up' 應為 'lit up' 或 'is lit up')。
Example: Not often — only when a building really impresses me. For example, I once photographed the national square and the gate tower because they are important national symbols; they looked especially beautiful and solemn when they were lit up at night.
Is there a building that you would like to visit?
Score: 88.0Suggestion: 回答已具體且直接,但可用更自然的連接詞和更精簡的結構來提高流暢度,避免重複(如 'I've heard' 和 'it looks' 可整合),並補充一兩句理由以豐富內容。
Example: Yes, I'd like to visit the provincial museum in my hometown. I’ve heard it was recently renovated and the photos make it look very grand, so I’m keen to see the new exhibits and the renovated architecture in person.
Do you want to live in a tall building?
Score: 84.0Suggestion: 答案有明確立場並給出理由,但需注意語句簡潔和語法(如 'for the concerns of' 可以改為 'because of concerns about';'time consuming when you want to get out of the buildings' 可改為更自然的表述)。添加連接詞使論述更連貫。
Example: No, I wouldn’t. Because of safety and convenience concerns — leaving a very tall building can be time-consuming, and in events like fires or earthquakes it could be much more dangerous than living on a lower floor.
× Yes, there's a complex of two office buildings and a shopping mall just across the street from my home.
✓ Yes, there's a complex with two office buildings and a shopping mall just across the street from my home.
句子中原用法“a complex of two office buildings”虽可理解,但更常见且更自然的搭配是“a complex with ...”来表示某一综合体内包含某些建筑。使用“of”时有时会造成歧义或不够地道,建议使用“with”来表示包含关系。建议多读原生例句,注意介词搭配。
× The office towers are high rise, each has over 30 stories.
✓ The office towers are high-rise; each has over 30 stories.
“high rise”作为形容词修饰名词时应写作复合词“high-rise”。另外两个独立分句之间用分号或连词更清晰。错误在于未正确拼写复合形容词并未连接两个句子。建议记住常见复合形容词写法并使用适当标点或连词。
× They dominate the skyline near my neighborhood.
✓ They dominate the skyline near my neighborhood.
本句语法正确,无需修改。保留原句。
× I do that very occasionally, only when I feel the building is very impressive.
✓ I do that very occasionally, only when I feel the building is very impressive.
本句时态使用正确,保持一般现在时表示习惯性行为,无需修改。
× I remember I once took photos of our national square and the gate tower because it is an important national symbol and a cultural relic.
✓ I remember I once took photos of our national square and the gate tower because they are important national symbols and cultural relics.
原句在指代“national square and the gate tower”时使用单数谓语“is”和“a ... relic”与并列主语不一致。应使用复数谓语“are”并将名词复数化“symbols”和“relics”以匹配复数主语。建议注意主谓一致并根据并列主语统一数形式。
× It looked very beautiful and solemn when it was light up at night.
✓ It looked very beautiful and solemn when it was lit up at night.
“light up”作为使动词的过去分词应为“lit up”,这里需用被动结构“was lit up”。原句错误地使用了基本动词形式“light up”。建议熟悉不规则动词的过去分词形式,在被动或完成时中正确使用。
× I've heard it was newly renovated and it looks really grand in the photos.
✓ I've heard it was newly renovated, and it looks really grand in the photos.
句子本身语法基本正确;仅建议在两个并列分句间加逗号和连词“and”以提高可读性。原句不影响时态或分词使用。
× I haven't had a chance to visit it yet since it was renovated.
✓ I haven't had a chance to visit it yet since it was renovated.
句子语法正确,使用现在完成时表示至今未发生的动作,后接过去时间点说明原因,符合习惯用法,无需修改。
× No, for the concerns of safety and convenience I wouldn't live in a tall building because it is really time consuming when you want to get out of the buildings and if something bad like fires or earthquakes happen it could be very dangerous.
✓ No. Because of concerns about safety and convenience, I wouldn't live in a tall building: it's really time-consuming to get out of the building, and if something bad like a fire or an earthquake happened, it could be very dangerous.
原句存在多处问题: 1) 介词搭配错误,“for the concerns of”应改为“because of concerns about”表示原因。属介词使用和表达搭配问题; 2) “time consuming”作为形容词需连字符“time-consuming”,并且表达“when you want to get out of the buildings”不如“不定式或动名词结构”简洁,改为“to get out of the building”; 3) 条件从句时态与虚拟语气:描述不太可能或假设的危险事件时应使用过去式“happened”或“were to happen”而非现在时“happen”; 4) 单复数和冠词:用“a fire or an earthquake”更自然。建议注意介词和固定搭配、复合形容词连字符、条件句时态以及冠词的规范使用。