【雅思口語系列】兩頁小說帶你完勝人物類話題！

辛苦備考雅思口語的同學(xué)們，不知大家平日里除了雅思真題，還會(huì)用什么素材做積累呢？英�。棵绖�？電影？還是新聞？其實(shí)聽上去不怎么搭邊的流行小說也可以是口語素材的優(yōu)質(zhì)資源呢！當(dāng)然，選材很重要。接下來就讓我們一起來見識一下，一本對的小說，是如何給我們的雅思口語開掛的吧！

首先，我們簡單說一下選材。大部分烤鴨認(rèn)為英文小說猶如雞肋，因?yàn)楸旧韺儆陂喿x文本，所以不確保口語是否可用；同時(shí)作為通俗讀本，小說對于作文和閱讀能力貌似也無法做到短時(shí)間內(nèi)提升。其實(shí)，只要選對素材，一本小說是完全可以解決n多難題的。秘訣就在于我們對于作者和其文風(fēng)等信息的掌握。

今天我們就以美國現(xiàn)代作家Donna Tartt和她1992年的作品The Secret History為例，領(lǐng)略一下，如何只用這本小說的前兩頁完勝雅思口語人物類話題！

正文開始前，請?jiān)试S我隆重介紹一下我們的“嘉賓”。

 （圖片來源：環(huán)球人物雜志）

Donna Tartt，2014年普利茨獎(jiǎng)獲得者。Donna生于美國密西西比州，是一位新浪漫主義作家。自出道以來，她的著名作品有3部，The Secret History是她的首部作品。

 （圖片來源：維基百科）

小說以Donna的母校為背景原型，是一部經(jīng)典的校園小說。整部小說以細(xì)致的人物描繪和心理活動(dòng)描寫著稱，這正是我選擇這部作品作為雅思人物類素材的重要原因。

接下來，讓我們再回顧一下近期的雅思口語中高頻人物類話題：

雅思口語Part2：

1.仰慕的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人
Describe a leader who you admire (for example, in sport, business or politics).
You should say:
Who this person is
What this person did that you admire
How you know this person or know about this person
And explain how this leader's qualities impressed you.

2.有創(chuàng)造力的人
Describe an innovative person
You should say
Who is this person?
Why do you think he is innovative?
And explain what the influence he has on you is

3.搬入的人
Describe a person who moved in with you.
You should say:
Who that person is
When he or she moved
Why he or she moved in with you
And explain how it affected your life.

4.共度時(shí)光的人
Describe a person who you like to spend time with.
You should say:
Who this person is
How you know this person
What you like to do together
Why you like to spend time with this person

5.你的好品質(zhì)（注：闡釋品質(zhì)時(shí)需涉及人物性格、特長等詞匯，故為人物類）
Describe a good part of your personality or character.
You should say:
What it is
What this part of your personality or character is like
How it affects your life or work
And explain why you think it is good.

現(xiàn)在，讓我們來領(lǐng)略一下，細(xì)節(jié)大師對于這幾類人都是如何描繪的！

崇拜的人：

He was a marvelous talker, a magical talker, and I wish I were able to give a better idea what he said, but it is impossible for a mediocre intellect to render the speech of a superior one.

他十分健談，近乎神奇。真希望我可以更好地理解他的話，但對于一個(gè)普通的小知識分子來說，去渲染一個(gè)高手的演說無異于班門弄斧。

點(diǎn)評：此處標(biāo)黃的幾個(gè)形容詞用法都可算是advanced vocabulary，和名詞搭配得當(dāng)，可以加分！標(biāo)藍(lán)的第二條件句此處使用也非常出彩。

人物外貌：

1)Two of the boys wore glasses, curiously enough the same kind: tiny, old-fashioned, with round steel rims. The larger of the two – and he was quite large, well over six feet – was dark-haired, with a square jaw and coarse, pale skin.

兩個(gè)男孩都戴眼鏡，說來也奇怪，他們的眼睛都一樣。都是小小的，復(fù)古款，有圓形鋼圈的那種。塊頭比較大的那個(gè)，話說他真的很高大，絕對有6英尺以上。他留著深色的頭發(fā)，下巴方方的，皮膚既蒼白又粗糙。

2)The smaller of the two – but not very much – was a sloppy blond boy, rosy-cheeked and gum-chewing, with a relentlessly cheery demeanor and his fists thrust deep in the pockets of his knee-sprung trousers. He wore the same jacket every day, a shapeless brown tweed that was frayed at the elbows and short in the sleeves, and his sandy hair was parted on the left, so a long forelock fell over one bespectacled eye.

個(gè)子比較小的那個(gè)，不過也沒有差很多。他是個(gè)看起來邋邋遢遢的金發(fā)男生。臉頰紅紅的，還嚼著口香糖。他有一種冷漠卻輕松的氣質(zhì)。他雙手握拳，并且一直插在褲子口袋里。他每天都穿著同一件走形的花呢外套。衣服的肘部已經(jīng)磨損了，袖子還有點(diǎn)短。他的黃頭發(fā)偏分到了左邊，還有一撮長長的劉海耷拉在眼鏡前。

點(diǎn)評：這兩段人物描述分別說明了人物的外貌、氣質(zhì)、以及穿著，很符合雅思第二部分一些人物類話題的要求。標(biāo)黃的形容詞大部分都為符合形容詞，廣大烤鴨們可以多多借鑒。標(biāo)藍(lán)的部分是比較native的短語和句型。

好啦。我們這次的雅思口語人物類話題分享就先告一段落，希望對大家有幫助。各位，下次見哦。

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