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——從2016年的真題講起

2016年1月9日，大陸考場的兩個托福口語機經(jīng)已經(jīng)見諸網(wǎng)絡端，分別是：

1. Do you agree or disagree with the statement? College students should be allowed to keep pets in their dormitories.

2. Do you agree or disagree with the statement? Celebrities like musician, athletes or performers can set good examples for young people.

具體措辭精準與否，我們不做特別的苛責，題是這兩個沒跑了。相比于職業(yè)選擇、消費取向、風俗介紹、意見建議等相對理性的話題，這兩個話題明顯較為生活化和年輕化。一個是問大學宿舍該不該讓寵物入住；一個是問偶像明星能不能成為年輕人的典范。

這兩個話題秉承托福主觀部分考查的一貫原則，同意不同意都有較大的空間。準備過類似話題的同學會很快羅列完2到3個論點，愉快收工。比如：寵物有三寶：有愛、責任、人緣好；寵物有三壞：臟亂、吵鬧、氣味怪。而事先沒預備過足夠機經(jīng)素材的同學就可能要慌不擇路，連編帶湊了。

可事實上，慣于背段子真的可以完美解決全部問題嗎？會不會急于展現(xiàn)自己熟記的觀點，反而與題目的主旨失之交臂呢？

比如第一個題，我們的關注點真的是寵物嗎？還是宿舍環(huán)境的要求和寵物的兼容性更為貼合呢？如果我們意識到寵物只是一個用于測試標準的工具，那么我們的回答就會顯得更具邏輯性。

比如我們可以這么開始：The essence of putting all students in the same living environment is to accustom them to a small community where love and happiness can germinate and dwell.

一個定義就可以輕松奠定讓寵物入住的基礎。接下來是和寵物相結(jié)合的推理過程。

Accordingly, a dormitory should not be a setting that is so homogenous with a classroom or a library. In there we should find the cutest moments of life when we can take photos with a puppy or play ball games with a kitty. It’s the place where students can learn that life is not all about learning, but sometimes about enjoying the simplest companies we have from even some furring little creatures.

(not only……but also……變個樣子是不是更適合這個句子？) 至于觀點嘛……在口語中，有個簡潔有力的結(jié)尾就好：So why keep them out of our life?

當然我們也可以更為直白地把觀點放在開頭（如果有的同學怕 love 和 happiness 還不夠讓考官解讀出我們的心意的話）：

Personally, I don’t think it’s a good idea to put pets among students who need a good rest after all kinds of academic and after-class activities. 這樣直白的表述加上一些觀點和細節(jié)，就不會被判做是廢話或者模板了。

Back to their most private spaces, students will need due tranquility and neat surroundings to go with their break and perhaps some study as well.

再細說寢室的要求，然后就可以讓貓貓狗狗們登場了：

But with a dorm mate’s cat meowing at our side or a dog’s saliva sticking to our books or pillows, what a sight would it be?

毛病出來了哦？再看影響室友關系的：

Personally, I cannot guarantee I won’t piss off someday and want to move out. I don’t mean everybody hates little lovely creatures, but living with them can be so different.

大家是不是發(fā)現(xiàn)，有了邏輯推理的思路，背不背段子真的不是那么重要了呢？即便在上面這個以寵物為題眼的考題中，阿貓阿狗們的戲份其實也不足以貫穿全文。  

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