Part 1
Examinador
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Candidato
I did not have a bike until I was a fifth grader in elementary school. I wanted to learn it just because I want to join my friends to hang out and at the beginning I was teaching myself how to learn ride the bike. So it really took me a while to do it.
Examinador
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Candidato
I think it depends on the areas. I am from the county which is called Huaian. Bikes are not so popular there. Most of the people in Huaian there are riding electronic bikes, but in Taipei, since there are U bikes everywhere, bikes are quite popular here.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Puntuación: 68.0Sugerencia: 先直接回答,再按“原因+经历+结果”的顺序展开,整体逻辑是清楚的。主要问题是时态和搭配:叙述过去经历时应使用过去时,如“wanted”和“could”;“learn a bike”应改为“learn to ride a bike”;“how to learn ride”应改为“how to ride”。“join my friends to hang out”不自然,可以说“join my friends when they went out”或“hang out with my friends”。此外,第二句过长,建议拆分,并使用“because”和“although”增强衔接。
Ejemplo: No, I didn’t have a bike until I was in fifth grade. I wanted to learn to ride one because I wanted to hang out with my friends after school. At first, I taught myself, so it took me quite a while to learn how to balance and pedal properly.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Puntuación: 75.0Sugerencia: 回答能够直接表达“因地区而异”,并且通过淮安和台北进行对比,内容具体,这是优点。表达上,“depends on the areas”应改为“depends on the area”或“varies from place to place”;“the county which is called Huaian”不自然,可直接说“Huaian, where I’m from”;“electronic bikes”应改为“electric bikes”或“e-bikes”。注意避免重复使用“there”,并把“since”改成更自然的“because”或使用“while”连接对比。可以进一步说明人们选择电动车的原因,例如通勤方便、节省体力。
Ejemplo: I think it varies from place to place. In Huaian, where I’m from, traditional bicycles aren’t particularly popular because most people use electric bikes for commuting. However, bicycles are much more common in Taipei, partly because the city has U-bike stations everywhere and cycling is convenient for short trips.
× I wanted to learn it just because I want to join my friends to hang out and at the beginning I was teaching myself how to learn ride the bike.
✓ I wanted to learn to ride a bike because I wanted to join my friends when they hung out. At the beginning, I was teaching myself how to ride a bike.
这段话是在描述童年发生的事情,所以应该保持过去时。前面使用了 wanted,后面不应使用现在时 want,应改为 wanted。描述过去朋友一起玩时,也可以使用过去时 hung out。建议讲述过去经历时,先确定时间背景,并尽量统一使用过去时。
× I was teaching myself how to learn ride the bike.
✓ I was teaching myself how to ride a bike.
learn 后面不能直接接 ride;如果表达“学习骑车”,应使用 learn to ride。原句中的 how to learn ride 结构不正确,而且 the bike 指代不明确。可以直接说 teach myself how to ride a bike,表示“自学骑自行车”。
× Most of the people in Huaian there are riding electronic bikes.
✓ Most people in Huaian ride electric bikes.
这里表达的是淮安人的一般交通习惯,不是正在进行的动作,所以应使用一般现在时 ride,而不是现在进行时 are riding。描述长期习惯、普遍事实或经常发生的事情时,应使用一般现在时。