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Another key tip: Expand your answers.
另一個重要建議是：擴充你的答案。
What does this mean? Well, maybe the examiner asked you a question, "What is your favorite food?" Or -- sorry. Let me think of a good example.
什么意思呢？比如說考官問你，“你最喜歡的食物是什么？”呃這個例子不太好，咱們換一個好點兒的。
"Do you like to play sports?" The examiner might ask you that.
“你喜歡運動嗎？”考官問。
Some students might just say, "No." And that's their answer. "Do you like to play sports? Do you like to cook?" "No."
有的同學可能回答，“不喜歡，”僅此而已。
Well, the examiner is not going to be able to judge your English if you answer questions yes or no.
要是你用“是或否”回答問題，考官是無法判斷你的英語水平的。
You have to give bigger, longer answers. This is what I mean by expand.
你必須給出更具體、更長的答案，也就是我所說的擴充。
Don't just say "yes" or "no". Even if you don't know what to say, make something up.
不要只說“是”或“不是”。即使你不知道說什么，那就編點東西。
For example, a common question they ask, "Where are you from?"
舉例來說，考官經常問，“你來自哪里？”
Now, I could just say, "I'm from Toronto." Or, "Toronto." This isn't going to help my IELTS mark.
如果我只是說，“我來自多倫多”或“多倫多”，是不可能拿高分的。
It's better if I expand this answer.
如果我擴充了答案則會好很多。
"I'm from Toronto. It's actually the biggest city in Canada. It's also considered one of the most multicultural cities in the world."
“我來自多倫多，它是加拿大最大的城市，也是世界上文化最多元的城市之一。”
I don't have to talk too long about Toronto. I don't want to say the whole history of Toronto.
關于多倫多我不需要說得太長，也不需要說完多倫多的整個歷史。
I don't want to keep talking and talking and talking. But I don't want a very short answer.
我也不想一直說個不停，但我絕不想要一個過于簡短的答案。
You need to find an answer that is not too short and not too long. You want something in the middle.
你應該找到一個不長不短的，也就是長度合適的答案。
That's what I mean by "expand".
我說的“擴充”就是這個意思。
One way to expand your answers is by giving examples.
擴充答案的一個方法是舉例子。
So I asked this question earlier. You know, "What's your favorite food?" "Oh, I love Indian cuisine." How can I add to this?
就像前面說過的那個問題，“你最喜歡的食物是什么？”“我喜歡印度美食。”這個答案要怎么擴充呢？
I can give examples. My favorite dish is palak paneer.
我可以舉例。我最喜歡吃菠菜奶豆腐。
It's made from spinach, a type of cheese they use in India, spices. You know, we often eat it at my house.
這道菜用菠菜做主料，加上印度的一種芝士，撒上調味料。我們經常在家做來吃。
So there. Instead of just saying, "I like Indian food", I've given a lot of examples. And that's what you want to do.
你看，不是簡短地回答“我喜歡印度美食，”我還舉了很多例子，希望你們也這樣做。
