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研究生英语口语考试话题
话题一:
Doyouthinkit’snecessaryforapersontohaveambition?
Whyorwhynot?
B:
hello,ljt,hereihaveaquestiontoaskyou.Doyouagreethatitisnecessarytohaveambitioninourlife?
A:
Iagreewithmorethan100percents.
B:
Thencanyouexpressyourreasons?
A:
Ofcourse.Itisnotdifficulttoimagineaworldshortofambition.Maybeitwouldbeakinderone:
withoutdemands,withoutconflictions,withoutdisappointments.buthowboringthelifewouldbe!
Asweknowambitionisthebasisandthesourceofsuccess,whichsignshowfarapersoncouldgo.Secondly,itprovidesuswiththerequireddrivingforcetoaccomplishanyundertakingsinourlife.Indeed,oncewemakeupourmindstochoosetodosomething,ourlifewillbecomemeaningfulandspecificallyorientated.
B:
Idonotcompletelyagreewithyou!
A:
why?
B:
Obviously,awell-orientatedambitioncanmakehislifebeautiful,meaningfuland
rewarding,evenmakehimasarespectableperson.Butawronglydirectedambitioncanbedangerous.Forexample,OsamabinLaden(本拉登)hasambition,Buthisambitionissodangerousthatbroughttotheworlddisaster.
A:
Oh,Idon'tconsiderthispoint.
B:
Nevermind,Ithinkweshouldhaveambition,but,beforethatweshouldhavealookwhetherourambitionintherightdirection.
A:
Ican’tagreewithyouanymore.
话题二
Whoplaysacrucialroleinyourlife?
Inwhatway?
A:
helloljt,hereihaveaquestiontoaskyou.inyouropinion,Whoplaysacrucialroleinyourlife?
B:
First,Ithinkparentsarethemostimportantinmylife,becausetheyteachmethetruthsinlifeandtherulesinsociety.Inshort,theytaughtmehowtobehaveasahuman.
A:
Yes,parentsnotonlygaveuslife,butalsogaveusmanyknowledgetosurviveinthisworld.Soaftergraduation,weshouldtryourbesttofindagoodjob,thenletparentsenjoylife.
B:
second,IwanttotalkaboutmyhighschoolEnglishteacher.I'mnotthatkindofstudentwhoaregoodatEnglish.Thebeginning,myEnglishisoftennotpasssothatIwantedtogiveupEnglish.(我感觉翻译的不太好,你改改)。
MyEnglishteachersavedme.ShegavemeencouragementandconfidenceandletmereciteEnglishessaytohereveryday.I'mreallyappreciatethegodarrangedsuchateacherforme.(具体一点,得说说他对你的影响啊).
A:
Iagreewithyou.Parentsgiveuslife,teachersgaveusknowledges,friendsgiveusfriendship.wearesoluckybecauseofthosepeoplethatsupportusinourlife.
B:
Soweshouldcherishthem.
话题三:
Whatpartdoesmoneyplayinhappiness?
A:
hello,ljt,haveyouheardthatsomebodysaidthat:
ifyouhaveenoughmoney,youcanbuyeverything,includehappiness.whatdoyouthinkaboutthissentence.
B:
Iagreewithitcompletely.Inoursocietymoneyisindispensable.Withoutmoneywecan'tsurviveinthis
world,letalonggettinghappiness.
A:
Yes,weneedmoneytobuynecessitiestosupportourdailylife.Weneedfoodtoeat,weneedhousetoresideandweneedclothestokeepworm.Buttherearestillalotofthingscan'tboughtbymoney,likefriendship,respectfromothersandheath.Howeverthesethingsplayakeyroleinhappiness.SoIthinkmoremoneydoesnotnecessarilybuymorehappiness.
B:
Idon'tthinkso.Asweknow,therichalwaysgetmorefriends.Ifyouarepoor,evenyourrelativeswilllookdownuponyou.Therichcanalsogetbettermedicalcarewhentheycomeacrosssickness.What'smoremoneycangiveusthefeelingofsuccess.AsBuffettsaid"whatmakesmehappyisnotthemoney,itistheprocessIgetthem”.Soinmyopinion,moneycanalwaysmakeyouhappy.
A:
Youareamaterialist.However,thepoorcanalsogethappiness.ArichmanbuyshisGFacar,itobviouslywillmakeherhappy.Buta(这里是不是有点小错误)simplykissfromapoormancanalsomakehisGFhappy.SoIthinkmoneyisnotindispensabletohappiness.
B:
ifyouhavetosayso,Iagreewithyou.
话题四:
Doyoubelievethattheordinarypersonishappyorunhappy?
Why?
A:
Hi!
ljt,Ihaveaquestiontoaskyou.Doyoubelievethattheordinarypersonishappy?
B:
Ican’tputitclearly.Itmostlydependsontheattitudestheyhave.Ifonehasthegoodattitudetowardlife,hewillalwaysbehappynomatterheisextraordinaryornot.Forexample,thoughIamanordinaryperson,Icanalwaysfeelveryhappy.Itrymybesttoenjoymylife.Icanplaygames,watchTV,readbooksandeventakeashowerinthesunshine.Doyouthinkso?
A:
Maybeyoucanenjoyyourownlife,butnoteveryoneislikeyou.Sometimestheordinarypeoplehavetodothejobthattheyarenotinterestedin.It'sareallyaboringthing.What'smore,incontemporarysociety,thereareallkindsoftemptationfilledupourdailylife,theymakeusproducemoredesires.Inthiscondition,wewillwantalotofthings.likeahouseacarandsoon.Thenitwillbringusalargefinancial
pressure,justlikeastoneonourshoulderwhichmakesusevencan'tbreath.Inthiswayhowcanyoufeelhappy.Soinmyopinion,theordinarypersonarealwaysnothappy.
B:
Maybe,youareright.I'mstillastudent,IhavenotenterthesocietysoIcan'tfeelthepressuretheysuffered.Butiftheycantakeiteasy,Ithinktheycanstillfeelthehappinessfromtheirlivings.
A:
Yes,youareright,weallshouldenjoyourlives.
话题五
In your opinion, what is the most important characteristic (for example, honesty, intelligence, and a sense of humor) that a person can have to be successful in life?
Use specific reasons and examples from your experience to explain your answer.
A:
hello,ljt.Ihaveaquestiontoaskyou.Ifonewantstobeasuccessfulman,whatcharacterdoyouthinkisthemostimportant?
Here,Ihavethreechoicesforyou:
honesty,intelligenceandasenseofhumor.
B:
well,ifIhavetochoiceone,Iwillpicktheintelligence.
A:
why.Canyouexplainyourreason?
B:
ofcourse!
Ithinkmaybeinourstudyingperiodweallhavemetsomeclassmates,whoworkveryhardandreallyhonestbutcan'tdowellintheirstudy.Howevertherearestillmanystudentswhosparelittletimeintheirstudyingbutalwaysgetgoodscoreintheirexampaper.Soithinkintelligenceisthemostimportantthing.
A:
ican'tagreewithyou!
Ithinkhonestyismoreimportant.Ifapersonextremelysmartbutheuseshisclevernessinbadareas,hewillneverbeasuccessfulman,hewillevenbeanenvylikeHitler.Ifwewanttosucceedweshouldbeagoodpersonfirst.
B:
soinyouropinion,Hitlerisnotasuccessfulman?
After300yearsnobodywillrememberwhoyouare,buttheywillneverforgetwhoisHitler.Andsometimeswecannotjudgewhatisrightandwhatiswrong.IndeedHitlerismysuperstar.Thereonceaherosaidifitcanmakemycountrystrongiprefertobeabutcher.
A:
youarecrazy.NoonewilllikeHitlerandnoonewillthinkheisasuccessfulman.
B:
OK.Ithinkwehavedifferentunderstandingaboutsuccess.
A:
yes,thisistheonlyagreementwecanreach.
B:
allright.Nevermind,ithinkwecanholdourownopinions.
A:
OK.
话题六:
Hardshipisalwaysabadthing,doyouagreeordisagree,giveyourreasons.
A:
Hello,ljt.Inourlife,wewillsufferalotofhardships.Somepeoplethinkitisalwaysabadthing,butsomepeople,likeme,thinkitsometimeswillbeagoodthing.Canyouexpressyouropinion.
B:
ah,Ithinkitisunbelievablethatsomebodywillenjoyhardship,unlessheiscrazy.Weallknowwhatdoeshardshipmean.Whenwelostourrelatives,itisahardship;whenwebreakupwithourboyfriendsorgirlfriends,itisahardship;whenwegetserioussickness,itisahardship.Icannevercombinehardshipwithanygoodthings,howcanyousayitwillbeagoodthing?
A:
Yes,youareright.Hardshipwillhurtusatthemoment,butwhenwegetthroughthatperiod,wemaylearnalot.
B:
OK,thencanyougivemesomeexamples?
A:
yes,ofcourse.Thereisaninstance.Lastmonth,myfatherwasdiagnosedwithatumorinhisneck.Thoughitisabenignone,itisreallyahardtimeformyfamily.Butitalsomakesmeunderstandhowimportantmyfathertomeandmakeshimknowhowdeeplywelovehim.
B:
allright,itsoundsalittlereasonable.Maybewhatyousaidisright.Buthowaboutsomeunfortunateaccident,likeagirlbeingraped?
OnceIreadapairofnewsaboutthis.Itsaidmaybethisaccidentwasahardshipbutgettingthroughthisperiodshewouldbecomemuchstronger.Itsoundsjustlikebeingrapedisagoodthing,itmakesmereallysick.peoplecouldneverunderstandhowdoestherapedgirlsuffered,itwillbeherlifetimenightmare.
A:
Thiskindofaccidentisreallyterrible.ButIputitissometimesthathardshipwillbeagoodthings,notalways.
B:
Ok,ifso,Iagreewithyou.
话题七:
Whatistherelationshipbetweenwageinequalityandglassceiling.
A:
helloljt,nowadaysmanypeopleespeciallywomenwillcomeacrosswageinequalityandglassceiling.Itjustlookslikethereisaninvisibleglassovertheirheadsmakingthemfailtopromotesuccessfully.
B:
youareright.Womenalwaysowemuchlessthanmenthoughtheydothesamejob.What’smore,theycan’tgetthesameopportunitytopromoteaswellas.
A:
then,doyouknowwhythisphenomenonwillhappen?
B:
Ithinkitisallbecauseofsexdiscrimination.Mostemployersthinkwomenarenotasefficientasmen,sotheypaywomenmuchless.Andtheyhavetheprejudicethatwomencan’tmanageacompanywell,sotheywon’tgivewomenthechancetobeasupervisor.
A:
ok,maybewhatyousayisreasonable.Butwealsoshouldthinkofwomen’snaturallimits.Whenwomenhaveababytheyhavetopayalotoftimeonfamily.So,theywillsparelesstimeonworking.Maybethisisanotherreasonwhywomenwillsuffersuchsituation.
B:
Butwhyshouldwomenrathermenpaymuchmoretimeonfamily,itisstillsexdiscrimination.
A:
Itisa