Part 1
Giám khảo
Is it easy for you to remember people's names?
Thí sinh
It is often difficult for me to remember people's names because many names sound similar. However when a name has an interesting pronunciation or a memorable meaning. I find it easier to remember. I usually replace the name several times and link it to a video image to help me recall it later.
Giám khảo
How do you remember people's names?
Thí sinh
I usually repeat a person's name silently a few times and try to link it to a vivid image or a distinctive feature. Because figure associations help me record names faster. Sometimes I also mentally check their surnames with a polite title like Mr or Mis, which makes it easier to address them correctly in formal situations.
Giám khảo
How do you feel when people can't remember your name?
Thí sinh
I don't mind someone forget my name the first or second time because names can be hard to remember instantly. However, if someone forgets my name repeatedly I feel a bit annoyed and disrespected, especially if it is a college or somewhere I say often.
Giám khảo
Do you often forget people's names?
Thí sinh
Of course not, remembering people's names and saying them correctly is a basic sign of respect. However, I sometimes forget the names of people I haven't seen for decades or whom I will never meet again. In those cases I tried I already tried to record detail about them to help me remember.
Is it easy for you to remember people's names?
Điểm: 78.0Gợi ý: 句子结构需要更连贯,避免句子片段(如“However when...”后缺少主句)。注意语法(e.g. replace 应为 repeat 或 rehearse 更合适),并在5句以内用衔接词自然衔接观点和细节。可以把方法和原因更具体化。
Ví dụ: I often find it difficult to remember people's names because many names sound similar. However, when a name has an unusual pronunciation or a meaningful story behind it, I remember it more easily. I usually repeat the name a few times and associate it with a vivid image, which helps me recall it later.
How do you remember people's names?
Điểm: 82.0Gợi ý: 注意避免句子片段(例如以Because开头的句子应与主句合并)。用词需准确(‘Mis’应为 ‘Ms.’ 或 ‘Mrs.’;‘record’不太自然,可用 ‘memorize’)。可补充具体例子说明效果。
Ví dụ: I usually repeat a person's name silently a few times and link it to a vivid image or a distinctive feature because these associations help me memorize names faster. For example, I might think of someone named Lily holding flowers. I also check their surname with a polite title like Mr. or Ms. to make sure I address them correctly in formal situations.
How do you feel when people can't remember your name?
Điểm: 75.0Gợi ý: 语法和拼写需注意(如 'someone forget my name' 应为 'someone forgets my name';'college' 或 'place' 用词不当)。表述应更简洁并提供理由或具体情境以支撑情感表达。
Ví dụ: I don't mind if someone forgets my name the first or second time because remembering names instantly can be difficult. However, if a person keeps forgetting my name, I feel annoyed and a little disrespected, especially if it's a place I visit regularly, like my college or workplace.
Do you often forget people's names?
Điểm: 72.0Gợi ý: 注意时态和重复(如 'I tried I already tried' 有错误)。句子要更简洁并用具体说明说明何种“记录细节”的方法有效。避免绝对化开头 'Of course not',可更自然地表达频率。
Ví dụ: I don't often forget people's names because using someone's name correctly shows respect. However, I sometimes forget the names of people I haven't seen in decades or who I will never meet again. In those cases, I try to note down specific details about them—like where we met or a distinctive trait—to help jog my memory later.
× However when a name has an interesting pronunciation or a memorable meaning.
✓ However, when a name has an interesting pronunciation or a memorable meaning, I find it easier to remember it.
这个句子是一个从句(when 引导的时间状语从句),但原句缺少主句,导致句子不完整。应在从句后补上主句并用逗号分隔。建议在从句后加上完整主句(如“I find it easier to remember it”)。
× I usually replace the name several times and link it to a video image to help me recall it later.
✓ I usually repeat the name several times and link it to a visual image to help me recall it later.
原句中用“replace”不符合语境,应使用“repeat”(重复)。此外“video image”不太自然,改为“visual image”更贴切。此处动词形式无误,但词选择错误,按列表中最接近的问题类型归类为动名词/动词用法问题。
× Because figure associations help me record names faster.
✓ Because such associations help me record names faster.
原句首有 because 引导的从句但缺主句或与前句连接不当,且“figure associations”不自然。改为“Because such associations...”或者将从句与前句合并,确保句子完整。建议使用更自然的表达并将从句与前句连贯。
× Sometimes I also mentally check their surnames with a polite title like Mr or Mis, which makes it easier to address them correctly in formal situations.
✓ Sometimes I also mentally check their surnames with a polite title like Mr or Ms, which makes it easier to address them correctly in formal situations.
原句中“Mis”是拼写错误,应为“Ms”。这是量词/称谓的使用错误(或拼写错误),容易导致误解。建议注意常见称谓的拼写。
× I don't mind someone forget my name the first or second time because names can be hard to remember instantly.
✓ I don't mind someone forgetting my name the first or second time because names can be hard to remember instantly.
在“不介意(don't mind)”结构后应使用动名词(gerund),而不是不定式或原形动词。原句中使用“forget”原形不正确,需改为“forgetting”。
× However, if someone forgets my name repeatedly I feel a bit annoyed and disrespected, especially if it is a college or somewhere I say often.
✓ However, if someone forgets my name repeatedly, I feel a bit annoyed and disrespected, especially if it is a place I visit often.
原句“especially if it is a college or somewhere I say often”有两处问题:’say' 用法错误,应为“visit”,并且句子缺逗号分隔。将“college or somewhere I say often”改为“a place I visit often”更清晰自然。保持现在时态恰当。
× Of course not, remembering people's names and saying them correctly is a basic sign of respect.
✓ Of course not; remembering people's names and saying them correctly are basic signs of respect.
主语是并列结构“remembering ... and saying ...”,为复数,谓语应使用复数动词“are”。另外,原句中“a basic sign”与复数主语不一致,需改为复数“signs”。
× However, I sometimes forget the names of people I haven't seen for decades or whom I will never meet again.
✓ However, I sometimes forget the names of people I haven't seen for decades or whom I will never meet again.
此句语法正确,无需修改。保持现在完成时“haven't seen”用于描述从过去持续到现在的状态是恰当的。
× In those cases I tried I already tried to record detail about them to help me remember.
✓ In those cases I try to record details about them to help me remember.
原句混合了过去式“tried”和现在完成式“already tried”,导致时态混乱。根据语境应使用一般现在时“try”表示习惯性动作,并把“detail”改为可数复数“details”。如果想表达过去的行为,应改为“I tried to record details...”并删除“already”。