Talk about a place you enjoyed going to or visiting when you were a child.
請聊一聊你童年時期最愛去的一個地方。
Describe the place. Explain why you enjoyed it.
描述一下這個地方并解釋你鐘愛這個地方的原因。
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?
你是否贊成以下觀點?
Why or why not? Use details and examples to explain your answer.
請用具體實例作答并解釋原因。
It is more important to study math or science than it is to study art or literature.
學習數學或科學遠比學習藝術或文學重要得多。
The man expresses his opinion about the university's plan.
這位先生對這項大學計劃表達了自己的看法。
State his opinion and explain the reasons he gives for holding that opinion.
請簡述其觀點并解釋說明他如此認為的原因。
The university has announced a new policy regarding dining services.
校方宣布了一項關于用餐服務的新政策。
Read an article about it in the student newspaper. You have 50 seconds to read the article, begin reading now.
請閱讀下面這篇摘自校報的相關文章。你有50秒的時間閱讀文章。現在請開始閱讀。
Did you see that article?
你看過那篇文章了嗎?
Yeah, and it sounds like a great idea. It's really good for the students in that program.
看過了,這個主意聽起來不錯。對那個項目中的學生來說實在是太好了。
Don't they cook in class anyway?
可是他們在課上不也做飯嗎?
Well, yeah, they do.
是的,沒錯。
But, my cousin was in the program a few years ago, and she said that it's very different to cook for a lot of people in that kind of atmosphere than to cook for classmates.
不過,我堂姐幾年前也參加過那個項目,她說那種情況下給很多人做飯和單單給同班同學做飯太不一樣了。
Why is that?
怎么會呢?
Well, in class you can take your time, but, cooking for more people, there's more pressure.
嗯......在課上做飯的話,你可以慢慢來。但是給越多的人做飯,壓力就越大。
I mean, you're in a rush, people are waiting and it might be easy to make a mistake with all that stress.
你想啊,大家都在等你的飯,你肯定會手忙腳亂的,壓力這么大很容易就會做錯事。
Then I'll think you are a bad chef, right?
接著大家就會覺得你廚藝不好,對吧?
Absolutely!
沒錯!
So, OK,it's good practice. But what about the extra cost?
好吧,是個不錯的練習機會。可是額外費用呢?
Well, look at it this way.
嗯......可以換個角度來看這個問題。
You've eaten at some of the fancier restaurants in town, right?
你在城里一些比較高級的餐廳吃過飯,對嗎?
Yeah, there are some great places to eat around here.
對啊,這附近確實有些很不錯的餐廳。
Well, these students, they'll be making fantastic meals and it's gonna be cheaper than going out to one of those restaurants.
但是,這些學生可以做出很棒的食物,而且這比去外面那些餐廳吃飯要便宜一些。
Much cheaper, actually.
事實上會便宜很多。
So, you know, it'll be worth it.
所以,你看,這些都是值得的。
The meals will be as good as the ones in those expensive restaurants.
而且食物味道也不會遜色于很貴的餐廳里賣的那些。