Part 1
Examinador
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Candidato
Yeah, of course I bought a bike when I wore with a child. It is a black bike my mother bought it for me.
Examinador
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Candidato
Um, yeah, when I was a child, it's a very, um, popular, um, bicycle in my country because at that time many people can't afford a car or other transportations, but today it is not popularized before.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
Pontuação: 45.0Sugestão: 先直接回答问题,再补充一两个具体细节。注意表达“小时候”应使用“when I was a child”,而不是“when I wore with a child”;描述过去的自行车时,统一使用过去时。另外,“a black bike my mother bought it for me”中重复使用了宾语,可改为“a black bike that my mother bought for me”。
Exemplo: Yes, I did. I had a black bike that my mother bought for me when I was a child. I used to ride it around my neighborhood.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
Pontuação: 42.0Sugestão: 问题询问现在自行车是否流行,因此要先明确说明现在的情况,再用过去作对比。减少“um”等填充词;描述过去用过去时(例如“couldn't afford”),并将“transportations”改为更自然的“other forms of transport”。结尾可表达“现在不如以前流行”,例如“not as popular as it used to be”。
Exemplo: Bikes used to be very popular in my country, especially when I was a child. Many people rode them because they couldn't afford a car. These days, bikes are not as popular as they used to be, although people still use them for exercise and short trips.
× Yeah, of course I bought a bike when I wore with a child.
✓ Yeah, of course I bought a bike when I was a child.
这里描述的是童年时发生的事情,应使用一般过去时。wore 是 wear 的过去式,意思是“穿着”,此处应使用 be 动词的过去式 was。
× Yeah, of course I bought a bike when I wore with a child.
✓ Yeah, of course I bought a bike when I was a child.
表达“当我还是个孩子时”应说 when I was a child,不需要介词 with。建议记住固定表达 be a child,而不是 be with a child。
× It is a black bike my mother bought it for me.
✓ It is a black bike that my mother bought for me.
my mother bought for me 是修饰 bike 的定语从句。bike 已经是 bought 的宾语,因此不能再用 it 重复指代。可以加 that 引出定语从句,并删除 it。
× Um, yeah, when I was a child, it's a very, um, popular, um, bicycle in my country because at that time many people can't afford a car or other transportations, but today it is not popularized before.
✓ Um, yeah, when I was a child, bicycles were very popular in my country because at that time many people couldn't afford a car or other forms of transportation, but today they are not as popular as before.
句子描述的是“我小时候”的情况,应该用过去时。原句中的 it's(it is)与过去的时间背景不一致;可改为 bicycles were。
× Um, yeah, when I was a child, it's a very, um, popular, um, bicycle in my country because at that time many people can't afford a car or other transportations, but today it is not popularized before.
✓ Um, yeah, when I was a child, bicycles were very popular in my country because at that time many people couldn't afford a car or other forms of transportation, but today they are not as popular as before.
这里谈论的是一类交通工具(自行车),应使用复数 bicycles,而不是单数 bicycle。另一个问题是 transportation 通常作为不可数名词使用,不加 -s;可以说 other forms of transportation。
× Um, yeah, when I was a child, it's a very, um, popular, um, bicycle in my country because at that time many people can't afford a car or other transportations, but today it is not popularized before.
✓ Um, yeah, when I was a child, bicycles were very popular in my country because at that time many people couldn't afford a car or other forms of transportation, but today they are not as popular as before.
at that time 指过去的时间,因此“买不起”应使用过去式 couldn't afford,而不是现在时 can't afford。描述过去情况时,要确保句中相关动词的时态保持一致。
× Um, yeah, when I was a child, it's a very, um, popular, um, bicycle in my country because at that time many people can't afford a car or other transportations, but today it is not popularized before.
✓ Um, yeah, when I was a child, bicycles were very popular in my country because at that time many people couldn't afford a car or other forms of transportation, but today they are not as popular as before.
transportation 在表示“交通运输”时通常是不可数名词,不能使用复数形式 transportations。可以直接说 transportation,或说 other forms of transportation。
× Um, yeah, when I was a child, it's a very, um, popular, um, bicycle in my country because at that time many people can't afford a car or other transportations, but today it is not popularized before.
✓ Um, yeah, when I was a child, bicycles were very popular in my country because at that time many people couldn't afford a car or other forms of transportation, but today they are not as popular as before.
原句用 not popularized before 来表达“现在不如以前流行”,比较结构不正确。应使用 not as + 形容词 + as,例如 not as popular as before,表示“没有以前那么流行”。