最近雅思口語(yǔ)出了一些貌似很簡(jiǎn)單,卻又讓很多同學(xué)哭笑不得的題目,我們接下來(lái)就一起來(lái)看看:
Describe an object that you think is beautiful .
You should say :
What it is
Where you saw it
what it looks like
And explain why you think it is beautiful
一眼看過(guò)去,整道題就是最基本的題型,而且都是最簡(jiǎn)單的英文單詞,考試遇到這樣的題目應(yīng)該覺(jué)得該不會(huì)是送分題吧?
前面幾個(gè)問(wèn)題隨便說(shuō)了saw it at a shop, in a museum , at someone's place...覺(jué)得自己已經(jīng)很輕松把見(jiàn)到這個(gè)物品的經(jīng)過(guò)都簡(jiǎn)單描述了一下自己見(jiàn)到這個(gè)物品的經(jīng)過(guò),就到了最后一個(gè)問(wèn)題:why do you think it is beautiful ? 這難道還是個(gè)問(wèn)題嗎?!
不對(duì),平時(shí)我們習(xí)慣了說(shuō)一個(gè)喜歡的東西,就是因?yàn)樗昂每础?,那說(shuō)beautiful肯定不會(huì)錯(cuò)了。可是現(xiàn)在還要解釋一個(gè)物件為什么被認(rèn)為是beautiful,出了說(shuō) it's nice, it's good-looking ...貌似詞窮了吧,那要怎么辦呢?
先別急,我們看一下要定義一樣?xùn)|西首先看外表appearance,那起碼用褒義的形容詞good/ attractive/ popular/ interesting介紹shape, color , style ,design,等方面,如果是特殊material能增加質(zhì)感texture的話(不要尬說(shuō)good quality),也可以提一下;想高分,就要把美的類型更具體一點(diǎn)的,比如:
1.with a harmonious balance of proportions/ shapes/ colors. 色彩搭配和諧的美
2. with a clean/ simple design which is easy on the eyes (順眼)/ elegant 優(yōu)雅大方的美
3. with a complex / intricate/ detailed design which is exceedingly mysterious / incredibly phenomenal 繁復(fù)華麗的驚艷,充滿神秘感的也是美
當(dāng)然要說(shuō)beautiful,描寫(xiě)視覺(jué)效果是沒(méi)錯(cuò),但是未免太膚淺了,想拿高分,想不到考英文還要提升審美?
想一下平時(shí)說(shuō)人beautiful,除了五官樣貌和身材比例,是不是還可以說(shuō)“心靈美”?但是object又不是人,它哪里有“心靈”可以看呢?
我們換另一個(gè)角度看,物品都是被創(chuàng)造出來(lái)的,之所以能有beautiful呈現(xiàn),功勞是不是應(yīng)該歸它的創(chuàng)作者?我們來(lái)看看怎么表達(dá)兩者的關(guān)聯(lián),從而體現(xiàn)物件的魅力之一—
首先,創(chuàng)作者一定要懂“創(chuàng)作”,而不是簡(jiǎn)單的重復(fù)勞動(dòng),批量生產(chǎn),那必須是有創(chuàng)意的creative, 有原創(chuàng)精神的original, innovative;
創(chuàng)作有可能會(huì)獨(dú)一無(wú)二的unique / stand out from the crowd ;
最后來(lái)看一下更高境界的升華美感,覺(jué)得美,不要直接說(shuō)good feeling,可以說(shuō)feelings of joy, pleasure ,awe, or serenity,
或者更高級(jí)一點(diǎn),用情感共鳴表達(dá)美的意境:with emotional resonance: not only because of its physical attributes, but also because of the emotions it evokes in(me) / the connections with (me)triggering special / beautiful memory .
好了,今天Part 2 的問(wèn)題先說(shuō)得這里,感興趣更多精彩內(nèi)容和想探討雅思高分干貨表達(dá)的請(qǐng)關(guān)注下一篇Part3 :
Do you think there are more beautiful things now than in the past ? why ?
what beatiful scenery spots are there in your county ?
why do you think people create beautiful things ?
where do you think people usually come into contact with beautiful things ?