Part 1
Giám khảo
Are there a lot of crosswalks around the placewhere you live?
Thí sinh
In past two years I found, uh, that I didn't have enough crosswalks, uh, around the place I lived. But currently I found the government at some crosswalks around my apartment and the area.
Giám khảo
Is there anything you would like to change aboutthe traffic in your area?
Thí sinh
Yes, I would like to change the moment of the red light because I found I usually use the crosswalk between my office and my apartment. It's very quick and I need to speed up my steps.
Are there a lot of crosswalks around the place where you live?
Điểm: 62.0Gợi ý: 表达要更自然、简洁,并补充具体细节。注意时态一致,用连词使句子更连贯,避免重复填充词如“uh”。例如可以先给出总体情况,然后说明变化和确切地点或数量。
Ví dụ: A clearer answer: "Until a couple of years ago there weren’t many crosswalks near my home, but recently the local government has installed several new ones around my apartment complex and along the main road."
Is there anything you would like to change about the traffic in your area?
Điểm: 66.0Gợi ý: 需要更具体地说明希望怎样改变红绿灯时长并给出原因和影响。使用连接词(e.g., because, so, therefore)使逻辑更清晰,同时避免模糊表述如“very quick”。
Ví dụ: A clearer answer: "Yes. I would like the red light at the pedestrian crossing between my office and apartment to be extended by about ten seconds, because the current crossing time is too short and I often have to rush, which feels unsafe."
× In past two years I found, uh, that I didn't have enough crosswalks, uh, around the place I lived.
✓ In the past two years I found that there weren't enough crosswalks around the place where I lived.
错误类型:过去时态与表达不完整。 说明:原句缺少定冠词“the”且时态和表达方式不自然;“didn't have enough crosswalks”虽然是过去时,但更地道的表达是用“there weren't enough crosswalks”来说明过去某段时间里数量不足。另外“the place I lived”应改为“the place where I lived”或“where I lived”使语义完整。 建议:在表示过去一段时间时使用“in the past two years”,并用“there + be”的过去式描述数量不足;必要时加上关系词where使句子更完整。
× But currently I found the government at some crosswalks around my apartment and the area.
✓ But currently I have found that the government has put up some crosswalks around my apartment and the area.
错误类型:现在时/表达方式不当。 说明:原句使用“found”与“currently”时间不一致,应使用现在完成时“have found”来表达从过去到现在的发现;短语“the government at some crosswalks”不通顺,意图应为“政府已经设置/安装了一些人行横道”,可用“has put up some crosswalks”。 建议:当提到从过去到现在的变化或发现时使用现在完成时;描述动作时用合适的动词短语(例如 put up, install, build)。
× Yes, I would like to change the moment of the red light because I found I usually use the crosswalk between my office and my apartment.
✓ Yes, I would like to change the duration (or timing) of the red light because I have found that I usually use the crosswalk between my office and my apartment.
错误类型:现在时态与词汇使用不当。 说明:原句“change the moment of the red light”用词不准确,应为“change the timing”或“change the duration”;“because I found I usually use”中“found”与“usually”时间冲突,应使用现在完成时“have found”或直接用现在时“find”。 建议:用更准确的名词如 timing 或 duration 来描述红灯的时长/时机;当说明长期观察到的事实用现在完成时或一般现在时,并保持时态一致。
× It's very quick and I need to speed up my steps.
✓ It's very short, so I need to quicken my pace (or speed up my pace).
错误类型:副词/形容词使用与搭配不当。 说明:原句“It's very quick”用来描述红灯时长不太自然,通常说“it's very short”或“the red light is very short”;“speed up my steps”搭配不自然,应为“quickly walk”或更常见的“quicken my pace / speed up my pace”。 建议:使用自然搭配,如“the red light is very short”以及“quicken my pace”或“speed up my pace”。