Part 1
考官
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
考生
Yeah, sure. When I was a child. I have a bike. My bike. Not the new bike. It comes from my sister.
考官
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
考生
In the past few years bike not popular in my country, but nowadays. To think about the environment issue, uh, bikes become more.
Did you have a bike when you were a child?
分數: 35.0建議: 先直接回答问题,再用一两句补充具体信息。注意叙述童年经历时使用一般过去时,例如把“I have”改为“I had”,把“It comes from my sister”改为“It was passed down from my sister”。避免重复说“my bike”,并将零散短句合并成完整、自然的句子。
範例: Yes, I did. I had a second-hand bike that my older sister passed down to me. It wasn’t new, but I enjoyed riding it around my neighborhood.
Do you think bikes are popular in your country?
分數: 38.0建議: 先明确表达现在的看法,并理清过去和现在的对比:可以说“Bikes are becoming more popular”。注意使用完整句子和正确的复数形式,例如“bikes”,并将“考虑到环境问题”表达为“because people are more concerned about the environment”。最好补充一个具体原因或例子,避免句子停在“become more”。
範例: Yes, I think bikes are becoming more popular in my country. More people are choosing them because they are an environmentally friendly way to travel. They’re also convenient for short trips, especially in busy city centers.
× When I was a child. I have a bike.
✓ When I was a child, I had a bike.
这句话描述的是童年时的情况,应该使用一般过去时。将“I have”改为“I had”。此外,“When I was a child”是从句,不能单独作为完整句子;应与主句连接。
× My bike. Not the new bike.
✓ It was my bike, but it wasn't new.
原文中的“My bike”和“Not the new bike”都不是完整句子,缺少完整的主谓结构。可以合并成一个完整句子,并用“but”连接转折信息。
× It comes from my sister.
✓ It came from my sister.
这里描述的是童年时那辆自行车的来源,属于过去的情况,因此应将一般现在时“comes”改为一般过去时“came”。
× In the past few years bike not popular in my country, but nowadays.
✓ In the past, bikes were not popular in my country, but they are popular nowadays.
这里是在泛指自行车,应使用复数“bikes”,不能用没有限定词的单数“bike”。泛指一类事物时,可以使用可数名词的复数形式。
× In the past few years bike not popular in my country, but nowadays.
✓ In the past, bikes were not popular in my country, but they are popular nowadays.
“bikes not popular”缺少系动词“be”。描述自行车受欢迎与否时,应使用“be + popular”,例如过去用“were not popular”,现在用“are popular”。
× In the past few years bike not popular in my country, but nowadays.
✓ In the past, bikes were not popular in my country, but they are popular nowadays.
“but nowadays”后面没有完整的主句,导致句子结构不完整。使用“but”表示转折时,应在后面补充完整的主语和谓语,例如“but they are popular nowadays”。
× To think about the environment issue, uh, bikes become more.
✓ Considering environmental issues, bikes are becoming more popular.
“bikes become more”中的“more”后缺少说明比较内容的词,因此句意不完整。这里可以补上“popular”。另外,“To think about”不能自然地引出这里的原因或背景;可用“Considering environmental issues”(考虑到环境问题)表达。
× To think about the environment issue, uh, bikes become more.
✓ Considering environmental issues, bikes are becoming more popular.
“nowadays”表示当前正在发生的趋势,用现在进行时“are becoming”比一般现在时“become”更合适。描述逐渐变化的趋势时,可以使用“be becoming + 形容词”。