Part 1
Examinador
Do you think museums are important?
Candidato
Yes I do think museums are important because museums often convey the background of a city and introduce the culture of the ancient people. So people can learn about these things by visiting a museum.
Examinador
Are there many museums in your hometown?
Candidato
Yes, there are several museums in my hometown. I know there are two in Taipei City and three in New Taipei City. I often went there when I was in kindergarten for a school trip. Teacher look for to the trip can teach out something.
Examinador
Do you often visit a museum?
Candidato
When I was young, I often went to museums because of the school trips. However when I grew up I seldom go to a museum because I often have no time and I can't spare any time to visit a museum because there's a lot of work.
Examinador
When was the last time you visited a museum?
Candidato
The last time I visited the museum was about two years ago. I went to a Taipei gallery that gathers the artist all around the world. That exhibition really impressed me by several unique artworks that really remind me.
Do you think museums are important?
Puntuación: 78.0Sugerencia: 回答切题,观点和原因都很清楚,但“the culture of the ancient people”表达不自然,可以改为“ancient cultures”或“the culture of ancient civilizations”。“convey the background of a city”也不够地道,建议使用“reflect a city’s history and culture”。另外,第二句可以用“Therefore”连接,并补充一个具体结果,使答案更有说服力。
Ejemplo: Yes, definitely. Museums are important because they reflect a city’s history and preserve the culture of ancient civilizations. Therefore, visitors can learn about the past in a much more vivid way than they would from a textbook.
Are there many museums in your hometown?
Puntuación: 55.0Sugerencia: 回答提供了数量和个人经历,内容具体;但最后一句有明显语法和用词问题。“Teacher look for to the trip can teach out something”应改为“Teachers looked forward to the trips because they could teach us something”。注意时态一致:描述幼儿园经历时使用过去时。还可以说明这些博物馆的类型或最有名的博物馆,让答案更自然。
Ejemplo: Yes, there are quite a few museums in my hometown. There are two in Taipei City and three in New Taipei City, including history and art museums. I visited them several times in kindergarten on school trips, and my teachers used these visits to make learning more interesting.
Do you often visit a museum?
Puntuación: 68.0Sugerencia: 答案使用了“When I was young”和“However”进行对比,结构基本清楚。但“when I grew up I seldom go”时态不一致,应改为“when I grew up, I seldom went”或谈现在时“nowadays, I seldom go”。“because”重复两次,显得冗余;可以用“as a result”或直接合并原因。建议补充未来计划,例如有空时想参观哪类博物馆。
Ejemplo: Not very often nowadays. I used to visit museums regularly on school trips, but I rarely go now because I have a heavy workload and little free time. However, I would like to visit an art museum when my schedule becomes less busy.
When was the last time you visited a museum?
Puntuación: 58.0Sugerencia: 回答包含时间、地点和感受,基本切题;但有多处不自然表达。“visited the museum”应改为“visited a museum”,“a Taipei gallery that gathers the artist all around the world”应改为“a gallery in Taipei that displayed works by artists from around the world”。“impressed me by”应改为“impressed me”,最后一句缺少完整意思,可以具体说明作品让你想起什么或为什么令人印象深刻。
Ejemplo: The last time I visited a museum was about two years ago. I went to a gallery in Taipei that displayed works by artists from around the world. I was especially impressed by several unique paintings because their unusual colors and designs made me think about different ways of seeing everyday life.
× Yes I do think museums are important because museums often convey the background of a city and introduce the culture of the ancient people.
✓ Yes, I do think museums are important because museums often convey the background of a city and introduce the culture of ancient people.
这里是在泛指古代人类,而不是指某一群已经明确提到的古代人,因此通常不使用定冠词“the”。如果指特定的古代民族或人群,才可以说“the ancient people”。
× Teacher look for to the trip can teach out something.
✓ Teachers who look after the trip can teach us something.
“Teacher”泛指带队的老师,应使用复数“Teachers”。当泛指一类人时,通常使用可数名词的复数形式。
× Teacher look for to the trip can teach out something.
✓ Teachers who look after the trip can teach us something.
主语“Teachers”是复数,所以不能使用单数形式“look”来构成第三人称单数变化;这里在关系从句中使用“who look after”与复数主语保持一致。
× Teacher look for to the trip can teach out something.
✓ Teachers who look after the trip can teach us something.
“look for”表示“寻找”,不符合这里“负责或照顾旅行”的意思。表示“照看、负责”应使用短语“look after”。“look for to”不是正确的固定搭配。
× Teacher look for to the trip can teach out something.
✓ Teachers who look after the trip can teach us something.
原句缺少清晰的关系从句结构,而且“teach out something”不是正确的英语表达。可以使用“Teachers who look after the trip”作主语,并用“teach us something”表示“教给我们一些东西”。
× The last time I visited the museum was about two years ago.
✓ The last time I visited a museum was about two years ago.
这里是泛指“参观一个博物馆”,前文没有指定某一家博物馆,因此使用不定冠词“a”比使用“the”更合适。“the”通常表示双方都知道的特定事物。
× I went to a Taipei gallery that gathers the artist all around the world.
✓ I went to a Taipei gallery that gathers artists from all around the world.
“artists”表示来自世界各地的多位艺术家,因此应使用复数形式。原句中的“the artist”是单数,不能表达“艺术家们”的意思。
× I went to a Taipei gallery that gathers the artist all around the world.
✓ I went to a Taipei gallery that gathers artists from all around the world.
表示艺术家的来源时,应使用介词“from”,即“artists from all around the world”,意思是“来自世界各地的艺术家”。
× That exhibition really impressed me by several unique artworks that really remind me.
✓ That exhibition really impressed me with several unique artworks that really reminded me of the visit.
整段内容是在讲两年前发生的经历,因此“remind”应使用过去式“reminded”。此外,“remind”通常需要说明“让某人想起什么”,所以补充“of the visit”使句子意思完整。