雅思口語中國傳統(tǒng)話題怎么回答

在茫茫題海中，對每個話題一一準備是不現(xiàn)實的。即使可以，也會浪費考生大量的時間和精力，最后沒有一個話題是自己準備完整的。最關(guān)鍵的是，考試的時候，在緊張的狀況下，面對金發(fā)碧眼的考官，常會出現(xiàn)大腦空白，把以前準備的內(nèi)容全部忘光的情況。那么，怎樣才能避免這種悲劇上演呢？只有把相關(guān)題目的思路融會貫通，也就是一個思路可供不同題目使用。就像我們小時候玩的多米諾骨牌一樣，不同的話題即不同的骨牌，有機地把它們放到一起，排好，一旦我們有一個好的思路，攻克其中的一個話題，如同把一個骨牌推倒，隨之系列話題，都會隨即倒下。例如：A festival = A happy family event= An unforgettable event= A traditional event you attended= One favorite meal= A happy experience。

雅思口語考試中很少直接問到關(guān)于“傳統(tǒng)”（tradition）的考題，但“傳統(tǒng)”之所以作為考生公認的魔鬼話題，其原因就在于該話題具備了兩大特性：隱蔽和深度。

首先，隱蔽是指涉及傳統(tǒng)的考題往往用其它話題來隱藏自己，或者換句話說，很多其它話題中會隱含有傳統(tǒng)的意味。舉例來說，關(guān)于history、culture、arts，甚至關(guān)于wedding、handicraft、food的話題中，都有可能藏有“modern vs. traditional”的對立。隨著全球化浪潮的風起云涌，許多傳統(tǒng)文化、傳統(tǒng)思想以及傳統(tǒng)習(xí)俗都被拋諸腦后甚至煙消云散�，F(xiàn)代的觀念、價值以及倫理規(guī)范取而代之，形成了一次又一次的碰撞和對抗，孰是孰非，就要看你如何在“傳統(tǒng)”話題上的把握了。

至于傳統(tǒng)類話題的深度，可以說是不言而喻的——沒有一定的詞匯根底、沒有駕馭復(fù)雜句型的能力、缺乏對社會現(xiàn)狀的思考，這樣的考生是很難把該話題說好的，不少人甚至都沒有想到傳統(tǒng)竟然可以作為一種有效的答題思路。

下面專家將針對考生備考需要，提供口試第一階段的口語素材、真題實例及參考答案。

一、傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日“串串燒”

【Question 1】:

Do you often celebrate festivals in your culture/country?

分析：考生需回答“是”或“不是”，然后給出一個簡短的主要節(jié)日介紹，并介紹該節(jié)日的意義和慶祝日期。

Answer ‘yes’ or ‘no’ and then give a few brief details of the main festivals, including its meanings and dates.

擴展信息：人們怎么慶祝這些節(jié)日？
　　          
How do people celebrate them?
            
如果有特殊服裝，那天需要穿些什么？
              
special clothes worn at this time ( if any )

注意：問題中所問的festivals是復(fù)數(shù)概念，所以不能只談?wù)撃骋粋�節(jié)日的典禮。

【回答】: Yes, we do. We have many special celebrations（慶祝）in our country throughout the year. The Spring Festival（春節(jié)）, the Mid-Autumn Festival（中秋節(jié)）, and the Dragon Boat Festival（端午節(jié)） are among the most important ones. But even with the same festival, there are some different celebrating activities involved in different parts of China.

【Question 2】:

What special things do people do during festivals?

注意：問題的關(guān)鍵是special，所以不能僅僅把人們常做的一些事情如“meet their friends”以及“talk with members of family”視為節(jié)日期間的特殊活動。

擴展信息：這些節(jié)日背后有什么意義？人們有什么樣的感受？
　　          
What’s the meaning behind these special things and how do people feel about them?

【素材庫】: special things people do during festivals and its meanings:

Spring Festival（春節(jié)）

-- 除夕夜盛宴

having a big meal on New Year's Eve

-- 放炮竹

setting off firecrackers
        
-- 穿上最好的服裝

putting on one's best outfits

-- 堆雪人

making snowmen

-- 從長輩那里得到紅包

receiving a red envelope with lucky money in it from elders

-- 做餃子和吃餃子

making and eating dumplings

-- 看春晚

watching the Spring Festival Gala on CCTV

Mid-Autumn Festival（中秋節(jié)）

-- 一邊賞明亮的滿月一邊吃月餅

eating moon cakes and pears while appreciating the bright full moon

-- 圍坐一圈，聽“嫦娥奔月”的動人傳奇

sitting around for the fascinating legend about ‘Change' Fly to the Moon

Dragon Boat Festival（端午節(jié)）

-- 紀念屈原（中國古代著名的學(xué)者）

showing respect to Qu Yuan, the famous Chinese ancient scholar

--賽龍舟（代表著合作與團結(jié)）

holding the Dragon Boats racing competition, demonstrating cooperation and teamwork

-- 做粽子，吃粽子

making and eating of a kind of dumpling called Zongzi

Double Ninth Festival（重陽節(jié)）

-- 尊敬和照顧老人

showing care and respect for the elderly

--聚在一起，登高，朗誦詩歌

getting together and climbing a high mountain and recite poems and articles

Pure Brightness Festival （清明節(jié)）（又叫做 Tomb Sweeping Festival）

--掃墓

Sweeping graves
        
-- 送鮮花

presenting/placing fresh flowers

-- 準備肉、蔬菜、米酒，經(jīng)常是預(yù)備一份完整的飯，放在墓前

offering meats, vegetables, rice wine, and often arranging a complete dinner to place in front of the tombs

-- 燒紙錢和其他代表財富的物品給死者

offering paper money and other symbols of wealth to the dead

-- 鞠躬表達敬意

bowing to express their respect and their regards

雅思口語Part2話題：傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日例子：

問答例句：

1. What public holidays do you have in your country?

We’ve got loads of them, for example, the one that’s just passed was the National Day holiday, and then we’ve got the Spring Festival of course - that’s probably the most important one - which is at the beginning of the year, sometime around, like, late January, beginning of February, that kind of time. And uh, what else do we have? Uh…oh yeah, the Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, and um… there are a few others as well but I can’t remember them all off-hand I’m afraid!

我們有很多這樣的節(jié)日，比如剛剛過去的就是國慶節(jié)，然后我們當然會有春節(jié)，這可能是最重要的節(jié)日，在年初的某個時候，比如一月下旬，二月初。時間的種類。呃，我們還有什么? 是的，端午節(jié)，中秋節(jié)，還有其他一些節(jié)日，但是恐怕我不能馬上記住它們!

2. Do people in your country celebrate Christmas?

Um…it’s kind of hard to generalize, but I would say, to an extent, yeah. I mean, by and large, it’s the younger generation that tend to celebrate Christmas, but they don’t celebrate it in the way Westerners would. You know, in the West, people go to church, open presents, um…whereas over here, it’s kind of like, just, “let’s get together for a party, go to KTV…” that sort of thing. So it is celebrated, but just in a slightly different way.At least that’s my understanding anyway!

有點難以概括，但我想說，在某種程度上，是的。我的意思是，總的來說，年輕一代傾向于慶祝圣誕節(jié)，但是他們不像西方人那樣慶祝圣誕節(jié)。你知道，在西方，人們?nèi)ソ烫茫�打開禮物，嗯……而在這里，這就像是，“我們聚會開個派對，去KTV……”之類的事情。所以它是慶祝的，但只是稍微不同的方式。至少這是我的理解無論如何!

3. Do you like public holidays?

Yeah I do. You know, it gives me the opportunity to be together with my family for a bit, take some time off, so yeah, I always tend to look forward to them.

是的。你知道，這讓我有機會和家人在一起，休息一段時間，所以我總是很期待他們。

4. Which public holidays do you like the most?

That’s a good question……. I guess I would have to say The Spring Festival, which I’m sure is most people’s favourite, the main reason being that it’s by far the most important festival in our culture. And so everything feels just a bit different during that time. You know, everyone seems happier, the streets are livelier, and it’s basically just like one long party which stretches on for a week or two. And, it’s also probably the only time of year you can eat and drink to your heart’s content without feeling guilty about it!

這是個好問題……我想我得說“春節(jié)”，我相信春節(jié)是大多數(shù)人最喜歡的節(jié)日，主要原因是它是我們文化中最重要的節(jié)日。所以在這段時間里，一切都有點不同。你知道，每個人看起來都更快樂，街道也更熱鬧，基本上就像一個延長一兩個星期的派對。而且，這也可能是一年中唯一一個你可以盡情地吃和喝而不為此感到愧疚的時刻。

5. What do other people in your country usually do on public holidays?

I can’t speak for everyone, but I guess most people either stay at home or go travelling. And if you’ve ever stayed in China during a public holiday, you’ll have seen for yourself the hordes of people that flockto all the tourist spots, right across the country.

我不能為每個人說話，但我想大多數(shù)人要么呆在家里，要么去旅行。如果你曾經(jīng)在中國度過公共假期，你會親眼看到成群的人涌向全國各地的旅游景點。

6. What would you like to do during the next public holiday?

Umm…I haven’t really given it much thought actually! But seeing as I went travelling during the last one, I’ll probably just take it easy and spend the time chilling out at home. Something like that!

我真的沒怎么考慮過!但是當我在最后一次旅行的時候，我可能會放松一下，在家里消磨時光。類似的事情!

7. Do you think public holidays are important?

Yeah, I think they really are, cos I mean, here in China, the public holidays are always on a certain festival, so it’s one way of helping maintain all the various customs and traditions we have. Just to give you an example, if you took away the Dragon Boat Festival holiday, it probably wouldn’t get the attention it deserved, and over time, people might simply stop bothering with all the customs that are associated with the festival, like dragon-boat racing. So yeah, I think it’s pretty important that we continue to have them.

是的，我想他們真的是，因為我的意思是，在中國，公共假期總是在某個節(jié)日，所以它是一種幫助保持我們各種風俗和傳統(tǒng)的方式。舉個例子，如果你把端午節(jié)假期拿走了，它可能不會受到應(yīng)有的重視，隨著時間的推移，人們可能會不再煩惱與端午節(jié)相關(guān)的所有習(xí)俗，比如賽龍舟。所以，我認為我們繼續(xù)擁有它們是非常重要的。

8. Do you think there should be more public holidays in your country?

No, not really, if I’m gonna be honest with you. I mean, I think we have enough as it is. Almost every month there seems to be a public holiday of some sort, and you know, I think that’s more or less enough. There’s no need to go over the top with them , otherwise, ……. , I guess it would break up the momentum of our daily lives, if that makes sense!

不，不是真的，如果我對你誠實的話。我的意思是，我認為我們已經(jīng)足夠了。幾乎每個月都會有某種公共假日，你知道，我認為這差不多。沒有必要和他們一起過頭，否則……我想這會打破我們?nèi)粘Ｉ�活的動力，如果這有道理的話!

例文：

Describe a traditional festival.

You should say:

what it is

when it is celebrated

how it is celebrated

and explain how you feel about this traditional festival.

We have many traditional festivals in China, the most famous one being Spring Fes-tival, or Chinese New Year. But I’d like to talk about a festival that occurs every year around September or early October, called Zhong Qiu Jie, or Mid-Autumn Day. It is perhaps lesser-known outside of China, but it is personally one of my favourite fes-tivals and one that I look forward to every year.

As the name suggests, Mid-Autumn Day should take place around the middle of au-tumn. The reason the date changes is because it should be the fifteenth day of the eighth month in the Chinese lunar calendar, and this changes in the Western calen-dar depending on the year.

The reason it is one of my favourite festivals is because we eat moon cakes! As well as being delicious, moon cakes have a special meaning. They are round, which is a symbol of family and togetherness. They usually have a sweet filling, which represents a sweet and happy life. Moon cakes are generally only around at this time of year, so it’s important to make the most of them while you can.

　　As you can tell, I’m a big fan of Mid-Autumn Day. It makes me feel warm, thinking about my family, and a little nostalgic as I remember all the years I have eaten moon cakes. I think it’s very important to keep these traditional festivals going as they rein-force Chinese culture and remind us to think about our families at a time when more and more people may live a long way from home.

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