Part 1
Examiner
Do you have a talent or something you are good at?
Candidate
I think so. Why? I think everyone has a talent to do something as long as they can. They can be, they can be. They can be patient enough to do their thing for a long time. Then they can train a talent for themselves.
Examiner
Was it mastered recently or when you were young?
Candidate
When I was young I was just interested in it and now I somehow can say that I am becoming more mastered in this area. I mean language. I was interested in the in the language when I was young and now I'm quite good at it.
Examiner
Do you think your talent can be useful for your future work? Why?
Candidate
Of course, my talent can be useful for my work, no matter for the future or for my current situation. They can both. It can help me in the both situations and because I think my talent is my perseverance in doing things.
Examiner
Do you think anyone in your family has the same talent?
Candidate
Yes, I think my father, my sister, they both, they both have this good talent. We share the same personality, I guess, because I can see from the things they do in their lives.
Do you have a talent or something you are good at?
Score: 58.0Suggestion: 回答需要更直接和具体。避免重复和犹豫(如“If so”, “they can be”等),并用一两句说明你具体的才能是什么以及为什么。控制在最多5句内,使用连接词使逻辑连贯。举例说明能提升说服力。
Example: Yes — I’m good at learning languages. I became interested in languages as a child and practised regularly by reading, watching films and speaking with friends. Because I’m persistent, I can keep improving even when it’s difficult, which helps me make steady progress.
Was it mastered recently or when you were young?
Score: 62.0Suggestion: 要明确时间点并避免含糊表达(如“somehow”, “becoming more mastered”)。用主题句直接回答,再用1–2句具体细节说明何时开始、如何练习以及现在的水平。使用恰当的时态和更自然的搭配。
Example: I started learning languages when I was about ten and have studied them ever since. Over the years I practised daily, attended classes and spoke with native speakers, so now I can communicate confidently in several languages.
Do you think your talent can be useful for your future work? Why?
Score: 60.0Suggestion: 回答应更精炼并给出具体职业相关的例子,说明如何将才能用于工作(例如沟通、翻译、教学等)。避免重复短语,使用连词(because, so, therefore)来连接原因与结果。
Example: Yes, it will be valuable in my future career because strong language skills improve communication and collaboration. For example, as a project manager I could negotiate with international clients and translate documents, which would make me more effective.
Do you think anyone in your family has the same talent?
Score: 66.0Suggestion: 回答要具体说明谁有相同才能以及举例说明他们如何表现出这个才能。避免重复“they both”并用连接词解释原因。提供1–2个具体事例来支持观点。
Example: Yes, both my father and my sister are good with languages. My father often translates letters for relatives and my sister volunteers as an interpreter at community events, which shows we share a similar interest and persistence.
× I think everyone has a talent to do something as long as they can.
✓ I think everyone has a talent for doing something as long as they try.
主谓搭配与动词短语使用不当:原句中 not natural 的结构“has a talent to do something as long as they can”语义和搭配不顺。用“talent for doing something”更符合习惯搭配,且把“as long as they can”改为“as long as they try”使条件更明确。建议使用固定搭配“talent for + -ing”来表达“在……方面有天赋”。
× They can be, they can be. They can be patient enough to do their thing for a long time.
✓ They can be patient enough to work at something for a long time.
动名词/动词+ing形式错误:原句重复且结构混乱。“do their thing”不够正式且与“be patient”搭配不佳。将句子整合为“be patient enough to work at something”并使用不定式说明目的或能力更自然。建议用清晰的动词短语代替口语化重复。
× Then they can train a talent for themselves.
✓ Then they can develop a talent for themselves.
句子结构与搭配不当:英语中通常用“develop a talent”或“cultivate a talent”,而不是“train a talent”。“train”常用于训练技能或人。建议用“develop”或“cultivate”来表达培养天赋。
× When I was young I was just interested in it and now I somehow can say that I am becoming more mastered in this area.
✓ When I was young I was just interested in it, and now I can say that I am becoming more proficient in this area.
时态与词形使用问题:短语“becoming more mastered”是错误用法,应使用“become/becoming + 形容词”,且“mastered”是过去分词,不适合此处。用“proficient”或“more skilled”更自然。请用“become/becoming + adjective”来表示能力/水平的变化。
× I was interested in the in the language when I was young and now I'm quite good at it.
✓ I was interested in language when I was young, and now I'm quite good at it.
形容词/副词或冠词使用问题:原句有重复“the in the”,应删除多余的“the”。此外,“interested in language”比“interested in the language”在泛指学习语言时更常用。建议注意重复词和冠词的使用。
× Of course, my talent can be useful for my work, no matter for the future or for my current situation.
✓ Of course, my talent can be useful for my work, both for the future and for my current situation.
冠词/句式错误:原句“no matter for the future or for my current situation”语法和表达不自然。用“both...and...”结构更清晰地表达两种情形。建议使用并列结构来表示两方面都成立。
× They can both.
✓ Both can.
代词/指代问题:句子“They can both”孤立使用含义不明确且与上下文的主语(talent)不匹配。更简洁且与前句衔接的表达是“Both can”或在上下文中直接重复主语“Both of them can”。建议使用完整的指代短语以避免歧义。
× It can help me in the both situations and because I think my talent is my perseverance in doing things.
✓ It can help me in both situations because I think my talent is my perseverance in doing things.
句子结构错误与冠词使用:原句中“in the both situations and because...”结构混乱,应去掉不必要的定冠词并把原因从句连贯地接上。将两个并列部分合并为一个主句更通顺。建议注意连词连接和定冠词使用。
× Yes, I think my father, my sister, they both, they both have this good talent.
✓ Yes, I think my father and my sister both have this talent.
代词与句子结构问题:句中重复“they both, they both”冗余且打断句子流畅。将主语并列并使用“both”放在谓语前或主语后更简洁自然。建议避免重复代词,保持句子紧凑。
× We share the same personality, I guess, because I can see from the things they do in their lives.
✓ We share the same personality, I guess, because I can see it from the things they do in their lives.
句子结构与指代不明:原句“can see from the things they do”缺少明确的宾语,读者不清楚“see”到的是什么。加入“it”作为宾语(指代前句的“same personality”)使句子完整且明确。建议在类似句子中使用清晰的指代词以避免歧义。