7 分範例

問題: Do people in your country often invite others to their homes? Why?

思路 1

Yes, they do
是的,他們確實這麼做。
考官答案
Yes, it's often better to have a social gathering at someone's home instead of a restaurant. I think it shows closeness with the guests, as inviting someone to your home is personal. It means you trust them and it's more informal, so people can relax and be themselves.
是的,通常在某人家中舉行社交聚會比在餐廳中更好。我認為這顯示與客人的親密關係,因為邀請某人到你家是個人的。這意味著你相信他們,更不拘束,所以人們可以放鬆並做自己。
Yes, actually it’s preferable to have a social gathering at someone’s home rather than in a restaurant or somewhere. I think it’s a sign of closeness to the guests because inviting someone into your house is quite a personal thing. It shows that you trust that person and it’s also less formal, so people can unwind and be themselves more.
其實,在某人家裡舉行社交聚會比在餐廳或其他地方更好。這代表對客人的親密關係,因為邀請某人到你家是一件很個人的事情。這表示你信任那個人,而且也比較不正式,所以人們可以放鬆並展現真我。
語法分析
現在分詞作狀語:"邀請某人到您的房子" 使用現在分詞作狀語,強調了邀請行為的當前和持續性質,增加了句子的複雜性。 比較級:"更不正式" 使用比較級來對比在家和在餐廳舉行聚會的正式程度,清晰地表達了兩種情況的區別。 情態動詞:"可以放鬆" 使用情態動詞“can”表達可能性,說明在更不正式的環境中人們可以放鬆。
高分詞匯
  • social gathering
    社交聚會
  • preferable
    更好的
  • a sign of
    一個跡象
  • personal
    個人
  • trust
    信任
  • less formal
    比較不正式
  • unwind
    放鬆

思路 2

No, they do not
不,他們不会。
考官答案
No, not exactly. Many people live in small flats with limited space, so it's hard to entertain guests. Some also see it as invading their privacy, so they don't invite people other than family to their homes. Plus, neighbors can be a concern, as we need to be quiet at home due to people living above and below us.
不完全是。許多人住在空間有限的小公寓裡,所以很難招待客人。有些人也認為邀請客人進來等於侵犯他們的隱私,所以他們不會邀請除了家人以外的人到家裡來。另外,鄰居也是一個考慮因素,因為我們需要因為樓上樓下的居民而保持安靜。
No, not really. The reason is that most people live in quite small flats so there isn’t much space for entertaining. Some people also feel like it’s an invasion of their privacy too so never invite anyone outside the family to their home. Neighbors can also be an issue as we have to be relatively quiet at home because we are surrounded by people above and below us too.
不是真的。原因是大多數人住在相當小的公寓裡,所以沒有太多空間供應客。有些人也覺得這樣可能侵犯到他們的隱私,所以從不邀請家人之外的人來到他們家裡。鄰居也可能是個問題,因為我們在家裏必須保持相對安靜,因為我們周遭都有人。
語法分析
原因狀語從句:「原因在於大多數人住在相當小的公寓」使用原因狀語從句來解釋為什麼不適合在家招待客人,增加了句子的邏輯性和深度。 條件狀語從句:「因為在家裡我們必須保持相對安靜」使用條件狀語從句來說明需要在家保持安靜的原因,強調了住宅環境的限制對生活方式的影響。
高分詞匯
  • flats
    公寓
  • space for entertaining
    娛樂場所
  • an invasion of their privacy
    侵犯他們的隱私
  • outside the family
    家庭之外
  • issue
    議題
  • surrounded by
    四周被包圍