托福口语练习 请谈谈在你读过的书中,哪一本书对你很重要

Talk about a book you have read that was important to you for some reason.

请谈谈在你读过的书中,哪一本书对你很重要.

Explain why the book was important to you.

请解释为什么这本书对你很重要.

Give specific details and examples to explain your answer.

在回答问题的过程中,请给出一些具体的例子.

Some people believe that television has had a positive influence on society.

有些人认为电脑给社会带来的影响是积极的.

Others believe it has had a negative influence on society.

而有些人觉得它带来的影响是消极的.

Which do you agree with and why? Use details and examples to explain your opinion.

你同意哪种观点呢?为什么?请用具体的例子来阐述你的观点.

Explain why the woman disagrees with the reasons expressed in the letter.

请解释为什么该女性不同意信中所提及的原因.

Centerville college is planning to purchase a new sculpture for its campus¹.

森特维尔大学计划为学校添置一座新雕塑.

A student wrote a letter to the campus newspaper opposing this plan.

某学生向学校报纸写信,反对该计划.

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

你将有45秒钟的时间阅读这封信.计时现在开始.

Now listen to two students discussing the opinion expressed in the letter.

现在请听两名学生的对话,他们正在谈论自己对这封信的看法.

Did you see Paul's letter in the paper about the new sculpture?

你看见报纸上保罗关于新雕塑的信了吗?

Yeah, but it was totally unconvincing. His reasons for opposing the plan are just totally off.

看见了啊,但是那封信一点也不让人信服.他那些反对计划的理由完全都是错误的.

I am glad that we'll finally have some nice art on campus.

我特别开心,因为我们终于能在校园里看到一些漂亮的艺术品啦.

I'd like to shake the donor²'s hand and say "thank you."

我特别想握一下捐赠者的手,郑重地说一声"谢谢你."

What do you mean the donor?

捐赠者?什么意思?

You didn't know?

你不知道吗?

An anonymous³ donor is paying the bill for most of the sculpture.

一位匿名捐赠者给大多数雕塑买了单.

Not the university?

不是学校买单吗?

No! His assumptions⁴ about who's paying for it are all wrong!

不是的!所以他（保罗）说的谁付款的假设全是错的!

Still, I wonder if he has a point about the space it'll take up?

可是,我仍然在想如果他有一些关于空间的想法,那些理由会不会是确凿的?

Well, you know why Paul is upset.

哎呀,你知道保罗生气的原因吗?

He and his friends are always out there on the lawn⁵ right where the sculpture will be, kicking around the soccer ball.

他和他朋友经常去那片草坪踢足球,而那个地方恰好是放雕塑的地方.

Now they'll just have to use another part of the campus to play.

现在,他们不得不换个地方踢足球了.

Oh! So he just doesn't want to have to move.

噢,他就是不想挪地方啊.

Yeah! For him, it's sculpture versus⁶ convenience.

是的,对于他来说,就是雕塑带给他不便.

1 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。

2 donor   

n.捐献者；赠送人；(组织、器官等的)供体

参考例句：

• In these cases,the recipient usually takes care of the donor afterwards.在这类情况下，接受捐献者以后通常会照顾捐赠者。
• The Doctor transplanted the donor's heart to Mike's chest cavity.医生将捐赠者的心脏移植进麦克的胸腔。

3 anonymous   

adj.无名的；匿名的；无特色的

参考例句：

• Sending anonymous letters is a cowardly act.寄匿名信是懦夫的行为。
• The author wishes to remain anonymous.作者希望姓名不公开。

4 assumptions   

假定，臆断( assumption的名词复数 )； （责任的）承担； （他人债务的）承继； [the A-][基督教]1)。 圣母升天

参考例句：

• Their reasoning was based on a set of unstated assumptions. 他们的推理是以一系列未说明的假定为基础的。
• Your argument is based on a set of questionable assumptions. 你的论证建立在一套有问题的假设上。

5 lawn   

n.草地，草坪，上等细麻布

参考例句：

• The lawn was crawling with ants.草坪上爬满了蚂蚁。
• They are lying on a grassy lawn.他们躺在绿草如茵的草坪上。

6 versus   

prep.以…为对手，对；与…相比之下

参考例句：

• The big match tonight is England versus Spain.今晚的大赛是英格兰对西班牙。
• The most exciting game was Harvard versus Yale.最富紧张刺激的球赛是哈佛队对耶鲁队。