托福口语练习 什么样的品质能让人成为一位好家长

What characteristics¹ do you think make someone a good parent?

你认为什么样的品质能让人成为一位好家长？

Explain why these characteristics are important to you.

请说明你为什么觉得这些品质很重要。

Some students prefer to work on class assignments² by themselves.

一些学生倾向于自己独立完成课堂作业。

Others believe it is better to work in a group. Which do you prefer? Explain why.

另外一些学生却认为最好是以小组的形式完成课堂作业。你倾向于哪一种方式？为什么？

The woman expresses her opinion of the change that has been announced.

学校宣布了一项改革举措。在下面的对话中，该女士表达了自己对这项改革的看法。

State her opinion and explain her reasons for holding that opinion.

请阐述她的观点以及用于支撑观点的理由。

The university's Dining Services department has announced a change.

某大学的餐饮服务部门宣布了一项改革举措。

Read the announcement about this change.

请阅读关于该改革举措通知。

You will have 45 seconds to read the announcement. Begin reading now.

你将有45秒钟的时间来阅读这项通知。阅读现在开始。

Now listen to two students discussing the announcement.

现在请听两名学生关于这项通知的对话。

Do you believe any of this? It's ridiculous³.

你相信通知里所说的吗？这真是太荒唐了。

What do you mean? It is important to eat healthy foods.

什么意思？吃健康食品是很重要的啊。

Sure it is! But they are saying a yogurt is better for you than an omelet or than hot cereal⁴?

这当然是很重要的。但是他们说酸奶比煎蛋卷，比热谷物粥更好？

I mean, whether something is hot or cold, that shouldn't be the issue⁵.

我的意思是，不管这个东西是热的还是凉的，都不应该成为问题的关键。

Let's say maybe on a cold morning, in that case,

让我们来打个比方，嗯，可能是一个很冷的早晨，在这种情况下，

which is going to be better for you, a bowl of cold cereal or a nice warm omelet?

什么对你最好呢？是一碗冷粥还是一个热气腾腾很温馨的煎蛋卷？

It's obvious. There's no question. I'm not gonna argue with you there.

答案很明显，这根本就不是一个要回答的问题。我不打算和你争论这个问题。

And this whole thing about saving⁶ money.

这项改革只是为了省钱。

What about it? Well, they are actually going to make things worse for us, not better.

为什么这么说？哦，实际上，他们把事情弄得对我们越来越糟糕，而不是更好。

Cause if they start to cutting back and we can't get what we want here on campus⁷,

因为，如果他们开始缩减食堂提供的食品种类的话，我们在学校就买不到想要吃的。

well, we are going to going off campus and pay off-campus prices.

这样子话，我们只能去校外购买了，然后还是以校外价购买。

And you know what? That'll be expensive.

你知道后果吗？这样就会更贵。

Even if it's only two or three mornings a week, it can add up.

即便只是一周购买两次或者三次，学生的生活成本也是会增加的。

1 characteristics   

n.特性，特征，特色，[数]（对数的）首数( characteristic的名词复数 )；独特性；性质

参考例句：

• the textural characteristics of the rocks 岩石的纹理特征
• Men have ascribed their own characteristics to their gods. 人们认为他们的特性属于诸神。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 assignments   

n.分配( assignment的名词复数 )；工作；任命；归属

参考例句：

• You will need to complete three written assignments per semester. 你每学期要完成三个书面作业。
• Headquarters was swamped by an avalanche of applications for battle assignments. 请战书像雪片似地飞向指挥部。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

3 ridiculous   

adj.荒谬的，可笑的；荒唐的

参考例句：

• It is simply ridiculous to attempt such a thing.试图干这种事，简直可笑。
• It's the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard in my life.这是我有生以来听到的最为荒唐可笑的事。

4 cereal   

n.谷类，五谷，禾谷

参考例句：

• I have hot cereal every day for breakfast.我每天早餐吃热麦片粥。
• Soybeans are handled differently from cereal grains.大豆的加工处理与谷类的加工处理不同。

5 issue   

n.出版，发行，（报刊等）期、号，论点，问题，结果， （水，血等的）流出；vt.使流出，放出，发行（钞票等），发布（命令），出版（书等）发给；vi.发行，流出，造成...结果，进行辩护，传下

参考例句：

• I bought the book the day after its issue.这书出版后的第一天，我就去买了它。
• I'll support her down the line on that issue.在那个问题上我将全力支持她。

6 saving   

n.节省，节约；[pl.]储蓄金，存款

参考例句：

• Energy saving is term strategic policy of our country.节约能源是我国长期的战略国策。
• Old-fashioned housewives were usually very saving.旧时的家庭主妇通常都很节俭。

7 campus   

n.大学校园，学校校园；大学　

参考例句：

• They spoke of the old days on the campus.他们谈起昔日的校园生活。
• The campus covers an area of twenty square kilometres.这个校园占地二十平方公里。