Part 1
考官
Is it easy for you to remember people's names?
考生
I think if their names are very special and have a very funny pronunciation that'll be easy for me to remember. Otherwise it's not quite simple for me to remember because maybe I can recognize their faces but it's really hard to match the faces to the names.
考官
How do you remember people's names?
考生
Normally I will make a very short story including their appearance with their names together, and there could be some funny ones to help me remember. It's difficult to memorize all people's names, especially if you are in a new environment, so it does require some certain schemes like make up a story to help.
考官
How do you feel when people can't remember your name?
考生
I think it's okay because name is just a tag a sound for others to call me as long as they know what kind of person I am, my personality or the way who I am. I think that's enough. Name is just a representative.
考官
Do you often forget people's names?
考生
Yes, sometimes I feel like their name is on the tip of my tongue but I just all of a sudden my mind goes blank and cannot recall their names. This time I would feel a little bit embarrassed because if you cannot speak out their names, people will think they don't treat them seriously but it's just only because my poor memory.
Is it easy for you to remember people's names?
分數: 70.0建議: 回答直接,且用“认得脸却对不上名字”补充了具体困难,内容相关。注意表达自然度:“have a very funny pronunciation”不够地道,可改为“sound unusual”;“not quite simple”建议用“not very easy”。后半句可适当简化,避免重复出现“remember”和“faces”。
範例: Not always. I can usually remember names that sound unusual, but I often recognize someone's face without being able to recall their name.
How do you remember people's names?
分數: 66.0建議: 你提供了“把外貌和名字编成小故事”的具体记忆方法,这是回答的亮点。注意语法和搭配:“make a story including their appearance with their names”可改为“make up a story that links their name to their appearance”;“schemes”在这里不自然,可用“techniques”或“tricks”;“like make up”应改为“like making up”。后两句意思重复,可以合并。
範例: I try to link a person's name to something distinctive about their appearance. For example, if someone called Rose wears a red jacket, I might make up a little story about a rose in a red garden. That kind of association helps the name stick in my mind.
How do you feel when people can't remember your name?
分數: 60.0建議: 你明确表达了“我不介意”,并解释了原因,基本回应了问题。不过,“a tag a sound”和“the way who I am”不自然;“name is just a representative”也没有准确表达你的意思。建议用“a name is just a label”说明名字只是称呼,并减少重复,让理由更清楚。
範例: I don't really mind if someone forgets my name. A name is just a label, and I care more about whether people understand and respect me as a person. Of course, it’s nice when they remember it, but it’s not a big deal.
Do you often forget people's names?
分數: 69.0建議: “on the tip of my tongue”用得恰当,也解释了忘记名字时的感受和原因。注意避免语法错误和不自然搭配:“I just all of a sudden my mind goes blank”可改为“my mind suddenly goes blank”;“speak out their names”建议用“say their names”;“it's just only”重复,且“they don't treat them seriously”指代不清。可用更简洁的表达说明别人可能觉得你不够在意他们。
範例: Yes, occasionally. A name will be on the tip of my tongue, but then my mind suddenly goes blank. I feel a little embarrassed because the other person might think I haven't been paying attention, even though I simply have a poor memory for names.
× It's difficult to memorize all people's names, especially if you are in a new environment, so it does require some certain schemes like make up a story to help.
✓ It's difficult to memorize all people's names, especially if you are in a new environment, so it does require some certain schemes, like making up a story to help.
这里的 like 表示“例如”,后面应接名词或动名词,因此 make 应改为 making。可以记住:like 后举例说明某种做法时,通常使用动名词形式,如 like making up a story。
× I think it's okay because name is just a tag a sound for others to call me as long as they know what kind of person I am, my personality or the way who I am. I think that's enough. Name is just a representative.
✓ I think it's okay because a name is just a tag, a sound for others to call me. As long as they know what kind of person I am—my personality or the way I am—I think that's enough. A name is just a representative.
name 和 representative 在这里都是单数可数名词,前面需要冠词。泛指名字时用 a name;泛指某个代表物时用 a representative。
× I think it's okay because name is just a tag a sound for others to call me as long as they know what kind of person I am, my personality or the way who I am. I think that's enough. Name is just a representative.
✓ I think it's okay because a name is just a tag, a sound for others to call me. As long as they know what kind of person I am—my personality or the way I am—I think that's enough. A name is just a representative.
the way 后面应接完整的主谓结构,表达“我的样子/我的为人”时说 the way I am。who 用于指人,不能放在这里代替主语 I。
× Yes, sometimes I feel like their name is on the tip of my tongue but I just all of a sudden my mind goes blank and cannot recall their names.
✓ Yes, sometimes I feel like their name is on the tip of my tongue, but all of a sudden my mind goes blank and I cannot recall their names.
原句中 I just 和 my mind goes blank 形成了不恰当的主语衔接。可以直接以 my mind 为主语,说 my mind goes blank;后面的并列动作则补出主语 I,即 I cannot recall their names。
× This time I would feel a little bit embarrassed because if you cannot speak out their names, people will think they don't treat them seriously but it's just only because my poor memory.
✓ I would feel a little bit embarrassed because if I cannot say their names, people will think I don't take them seriously, but that's only because of my poor memory.
原句先用 I 描述自己的感受,随后突然改用 you 指代同一个人,造成代词指代不一致。这里应统一使用 I。表达别人会认为“我不认真对待他们”时,也应使用 I don't take them seriously。
× This time I would feel a little bit embarrassed because if you cannot speak out their names, people will think they don't treat them seriously but it's just only because my poor memory.
✓ I would feel a little bit embarrassed because if I cannot say their names, people will think I don't take them seriously, but that's only because of my poor memory.
because 后面通常接从句;如果后面接名词短语 my poor memory,应使用 because of。因此应说 because of my poor memory。