Part 1
Examiner
What is your favourite food?
Candidate
My favorite food is hot pot, which allow me to put different ingredients into one pot of soup such as beef, pork and corn. It also is a social meal which allows me to share with my friends or parents to celebrate different events and festivals.
Examiner
What kind of food did you like when you were young?
Candidate
When I was child, I like to eat different snacks, for example, chocolate candies and chips. However, my mother always told me I cannot eat too many because it is not healthy and easy let me to get fat.
Examiner
Do you eat different foods at different times of the year?
Candidate
Yes, I do. For example, I would like to eat the mooncake with my family to celebrate the Mid Autumn festival, and in addition, the moon can also mean that a group of family. In addition, I would like to eat rice cakes during the Chinese New Year.
Examiner
Has your favourite food changed since you were a child?
Candidate
Yes, I have checked my favorite food since I was a child. When I was small I used to eat different snacks, for example candy, chocolate and cheese. Now I would like to eat some healthy food too. Uh, stay healthy and give it for example bagels and salad.
What is your favourite food?
Score: 72.0Suggestion: 语法和表达需更准确,避免时态与主谓一致错误;回答要更精炼,并用连接词使句子更连贯;可以补充具体细节(例如最喜欢的配料或吃火锅的场合)以显得更具体自然。
Example: My favourite food is hot pot. I like it because I can cook different ingredients—beef, pork and corn—in the same soup, and everyone shares the meal. Also, I enjoy eating hot pot with friends during celebrations because it creates a lively atmosphere.
What kind of food did you like when you were young?
Score: 60.0Suggestion: 注意时态和主谓一致(使用过去时);避免语法错误和啰嗦表达,使用原因连接词(because, so)使逻辑更清晰;给出一两个具体例子或结果以丰富内容。
Example: When I was a child, I liked eating snacks such as chocolate and chips. However, my mother often warned me not to eat too many because they are unhealthy and could make me gain weight.
Do you eat different foods at different times of the year?
Score: 68.0Suggestion: 减少重复(避免多次使用“in addition”),提高表达准确性;用更自然的短语描述文化意义并补充具体情境;句子不宜过多冗余。
Example: Yes. For example, my family always eats mooncakes at the Mid-Autumn Festival because they symbolize family reunion. During Chinese New Year, we eat rice cakes as a tradition to wish for a better year.
Has your favourite food changed since you were a child?
Score: 65.0Suggestion: 句子结构需更自然,避免不必要的词语(如 'I have checked' 和填充词 'uh');清晰对比过去与现在的饮食习惯,使用连接词(but, however, now)并给出具体例子。
Example: Yes, my tastes have changed. When I was a child I often ate sweets like candy and chocolate, but now I prefer healthier options such as bagels and salads because I want to stay fit.
× My favorite food is hot pot, which allow me to put different ingredients into one pot of soup such as beef, pork and corn.
✓ My favorite food is hot pot, which allows me to put different ingredients into one pot of soup such as beef, pork, and corn.
错误类型:关系代词引导的定语从句中动词要与先行词(hot pot,单数)保持一致。原句用 allow(复数或原形)不符合单数先行词,应使用第三人称单数形式 allows。此外,列举项建议在最后一项前使用逗号(牛津逗号可选)以提高清晰度。建议多关注主谓一致,遇到单数先行词从句动词用第三人称单数形式。
× It also is a social meal which allows me to share with my friends or parents to celebrate different events and festivals.
✓ It is also a social meal that allows me to share it with my friends or parents to celebrate different events and festivals.
错误类型:代词和从句衔接不当。原句中 which allows me to share with my friends... 缺少宾语,造成含义不完整。应加上宾语 it(指代 a social meal / hot pot)并将 which 改为 that 亦可接受。建议注意确保动词有明确宾语,代词要清楚指代。
× When I was child, I like to eat different snacks, for example, chocolate candies and chips.
✓ When I was a child, I liked to eat different snacks, for example, chocolates and chips.
错误类型:句子结构与时态使用不当。首先短语应为 a child 而不是 child。谈论过去的习惯要用过去时 liked 而不是现在时 like。另:chocolate candies 表达不自然,通常用 chocolates 或 candy(不可数)或 candies(复数)。建议注意冠词和过去习惯用过去时表达。
× However, my mother always told me I cannot eat too many because it is not healthy and easy let me to get fat.
✓ However, my mother always told me I could not eat too many because it was not healthy and it would easily make me get fat.
错误类型:情态动词和从句时态不匹配。reported speech 中 told 后面的内容通常要用过去时态,cannot 应改为 could not。并且原句结构不自然:easy let me to get fat 应改为 it would easily make me get fat 或 it would easily make me gain weight。注意情态动词在间接引语中时态要后退,同时动词搭配(make sb do)不加 to。建议学习间接引语时态后退规则和固定搭配。
× Yes, I do. For example, I would like to eat the mooncake with my family to celebrate the Mid Autumn festival, and in addition, the moon can also mean that a group of family.
✓ Yes, I do. For example, I would like to eat mooncakes with my family to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival, and the moon can also symbolize a family coming together.
错误类型:动词/短语使用及名词形式。mooncake 应用复数 mooncakes(泛指节日食品)且不需要定冠词 the(泛指)。Mid-Autumn Festival 作专有名词要大写并加连字符以更自然。原句 the moon can also mean that a group of family 翻译和表达不自然,应改为 the moon can also symbolize a family coming together(“象征家庭团聚”)。建议注意专有名词、大写与复数形式,以及用更地道的动词如 symbolize。
× In addition, I would like to eat rice cakes during the Chinese New Year.
✓ In addition, I like to eat rice cakes during Chinese New Year.
错误类型:介词/时态搭配不当。句子回答一般习惯应使用一般现在时(习惯性动作):I like to eat… 而不是 I would like to eat…(表示愿望或礼貌请求)。Chinese New Year 前通常不加定冠词 the(亦可视上下文),更常见用 during Chinese New Year。建议区分一般现在时描述习惯与 would like 描述愿望。
× Yes, I have checked my favorite food since I was a child.
✓ Yes, my favorite food has changed since I was a child.
错误类型:时态与动词选择错误。原句 have checked 意思是“我已经检查过”,与问题“Has your favourite food changed since you were a child?” 不匹配。应使用 has changed 表达“是否改变”。并保留 since I was a child 表示起点。建议根据问题使用相对应的词(changed 而非 checked)。
× When I was small I used to eat different snacks, for example candy, chocolate and cheese.
✓ When I was small, I used to eat different snacks, for example candy, chocolate, and cheese.
错误类型:时态和标点细节问题。句中 used to 正确表达过去习惯,主要修改是加入逗号以提高可读性,并可将 candy 与 chocolates 区分为可数/不可数。总体无需大改,但应注意列举时的逗号。建议在口语中保持清晰停顿并使用恰当的名词形式。
× Now I would like to eat some healthy food too. Uh, stay healthy and give it for example bagels and salad.
✓ Now I like to eat some healthy food too. For example, to stay healthy I eat things like bagels and salad.
错误类型:代词和句子结构混乱。原句中 stay healthy and give it for example… 结构不正确,give it for example 不符合英语习惯。应将意图重写为 For example, to stay healthy I eat things like bagels and salad 或 I try to stay healthy by eating things like bagels and salad。另将 would like 改为一般现在时 like 表示现在的习惯。建议用简单清晰的句子表达因果(为了……我会……),避免直译中文结构。