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2018-05-23 正领国际教育

上周我们共同见识了复联英雄们如何成为大家的外挂雅思口语助攻,本周Jenny老师带大家来看一下另外一个强大的联盟,她们就是没事聚在一起“切茶嘎三胡”的“绝望的主妇”本妇们。没错,是另外一部旁白都令人回味无穷的生活类美剧,<Desperate Housewives>啦。

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里面主妇们鲜明的性格也是当年办公室里已婚女性茶余饭后的谈资(好像不小心暴露了什么),提到这个,零零后要摊手翻白眼了,老师,代!沟!好吧,看剧有代沟,考雅思并没有,学英语更没有,接下来我们看看一群主妇的生活能给我们什么启发呢?

雅思口语Part 2常考题之:照片

Describe a photo you have taken

You should say:

Where you took it

When you took the photo

What/who is in the photo

And explain how you felt about the photo

思路很清晰,按照话题卡顺序直接陈述便可,语言能力强的同学也可以在描述how you felt about the photo的时候拓展一下,说出拍照给你带来了什么感受。

那么怎么样移花接木,让你的答案符合英语思维,又有内涵呢,先来看两个段子:

Season 4- episode 15

It happens the second Sunday of every May. We celebrate the women who give us life and so much more. The ones who protect us at all costs, who have the courage to fight those who would do us harm, who put our happiness ahead of their own. But mostly, we celebrate a mother's love, which is constant, eternal, and there from the very beginning.   

我们总会在五月的第二个周日,跟母亲一起度过,她们给了我们生命和随之而来的一切,她们不惜代价地保护我们,她们充满勇气地与伤害我们的亊物对抗,她们把我们的幸福当做头等大亊。最重要的是,我们赞美母亲的爱,如此坚定,如此永久,自我们出生的那一刻就开始了。

Season 2- episode 7

Yes, cameras are tools designed to capture images. But in truth, they can capture so much more. They can uncover hidden longing of men who should no longer care. They can reveal the extraordinary secrets of the most ordinary marriages. Most amazing of all, cameras can quietly and clearly reveal to us our dreams-- we didn't even know we had. 

是的,照相机是用来捕捉画面的。但事实上,它能捕捉到更多东西。它能揭示一个看似心不在焉的人心底隐藏的渴望;它能泄露许多普通婚姻的天大的秘密;最惊人的是,相机可以在不知不觉中告知我们自己的梦想——我们从未意识到已拥有的梦想。

所以我的答案,就是母亲节的一张照片,来感受一下:

Speak of photos, the most impressive one was taken by me on Mother‘s Day last year.  I was at home with my family watching a reality show on TV. I didn’t take the photo on purpose actually. And every time I look at it on my computer screen, it reminds me of the great love mothers pour on their children. In the photo, my mom was concentrating on the show while my younger brother leaned on her shoulder eating nuts. My little niece was in that photo too. She was sleeping in her bed with her mother gently patting her. Two mothers in one photo, they showed their love to their children.

The photo is also a timeless reminder that on the second Sunday of every May, we celebrate the women who give us life and so much more. The ones who protect us at all costs, who have the courage to fight those who would do us harm, who put our happiness ahead of their own. But mostly, we celebrate a mother's love, which is constant, eternal, and there from the very beginning.

This photo is also an inspiration. I found out that cameras are tools designed to capture images. But in truth, they can capture so much more. They can reveal the extraordinary surprises of the most ordinary days (这里稍微做了处理,将marriage改为days, 更为贴近考生。). Most amazing of all, cameras can quietly and clearly reveal to us our dreams-- we didn't even know we had.

怎么样?不用汉译英,英文思维、地道表达直出的答案,是不是更加符合考官的胃口呢?

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