如何给你的托福口语回答画龙点睛
想要练好托福口语,至少要选一套好的教材。好的教材应该情景分类,告诉你在什么场合说什么样的话,最好能附有文化背景的介绍,因为东西方文化差异大,同样的场景,用中式思想表达可能会闹出不少笑话。托福口语教材最好配有磁带,以便模仿和记忆。建议选用由英、美国人编写的经典口语教材,例如《走遍美国》、《英语900句》等。
口语教材选定以后, 就要反复跟读模仿直至能完全背诵。如何检验自己对教材的掌握程度呢? 这个方法还是不错的:即把句型的英文遮住,对着中文说英文,再把中文遮住,对着英文说中文,如果能流利做到这两点,基本就算过了背诵这一关了。
另外,在学习过程中, 要特别注意那些与中式思维不同的表达方式, 比如说,“Would you mind giving me a push?” 很多人会不假思索地答“Yes, of course”, 其实正确回答应该是“Not at all”。推荐大家背诵一些精华短句,这样可以使你的口语回答画上画龙点睛的一笔。
1.I’m an office worker. 我是上班族。
2.I work for the government. 我在政府机关做事。
3.I’m happy to meet you.很高兴见到你。
4.I like your sense of humor. 我喜欢你的幽默感。
5. I’m glad to see you again. 很高兴再次见到你。
6. I’ll call you. 我会打电话给你。
7. I feel like sleeping/taking a walk. 我想睡、散步。
8. I want something to eat. 我想吃点东西。
9. I need your help. 我需要你的帮助。
10. I would like to talk to you for a minute. 我想和你谈一下。
11. I have a lot of problems. 我有很多问题。
12. I hope our dreams come true. 我希望我们的梦想成真。
13. I’m looking forward to seeing you. 我期望见到你。
14. I’m supposed to go on a diet/get a raise. 我应该节食/涨工资。
15. I heard that you’re getting married. Congratula-tions.听说你要结婚了,恭喜!
16. I see what your mean. 我了解你的意思。
17. I can’t do this. 我不能这么做。
18. Let me explain why I was late. 让我解释迟到的理由。
19. Let’s have a beer or something. 咱们喝点啤酒什么的。
20. Where is your office? 你们的办公室在哪?
21. What is your plan? 你的计划是什么?
22. When is the store closing? 这家店什么时候结束营业?
23. Are you sure you can come by at nine? 你肯定你九点能来吗?
24. Am I allowed to stay out past 10? 我可以十点过后再回家吗?
25. The meeting was scheduled for two hours, but it is now over yet.会议原定了两个小时,不过现在还没有结束。
26. Tom’s birthday is this week. 汤姆的生日就在这个星期。
27. Would you care to see it/sit down for a while? 你要不要看/坐一会儿呢?
28. Can you cover for me on Friday/help me/tell me how to get there?星期五能不能请你替我个班/你能帮我吗/你能告诉我到那里怎么走吗?
29. Could you do me a big favor? 能否请你帮我个忙?
30. He is crazy about Crazy English. 他对疯狂英语很着迷。
31. Can you imagine how much he paid for that car?你能想象他那车付了多少钱?
32. Can you believe that I bought a TV for $25? 你能相信我买那台代电视机用了25美元吗?
33. Did you know he was having an affair/cheating on his wife?你知道他有外遇了吗?欺骗他的妻子吗?
34. Did you hear about the new project? 你知道那个新项目吗?
35. Do you realize that all of these shirts are half off? 你知道这些衬衫都卖半价了吗?
36. Are you mind if I take tomorrow off? 你介意我明天请假吗?
37. I enjoy working with you very much. 我很喜欢和你一起工作。
38. Did you know that Stone ended up marrying his secretary?你知道吗?石头最终和他的秘书结婚了。
39. Let’s get together for lunch. 让我们一起吃顿午餐吧。
40. How did you do on your test? 你这次考试的结果如何?
光是背托福口语教材是远远不够的,因为你不见得会有那么好运气,每次与人交流的内容都跟书上的对话一模一样。所以在熟背句型的同时,还要学会如何把这些句型消化吸收,化为己用。
(编辑:Joe)