问答题
Interlocutor: Now, I'd like each of you to talk on your own for about one and a half minutes. I'm going to give each of you a different picture and I'd like you to talk about it. Candidate A, here is your picture. Please let Candidate B have a look at it.)
(现在,我希望你们每个人谈论大约1分半钟。我要给你们每人一幅图片,请谈论图片上的内容。考生A,这是你的图片,请让考生B看一下。)

(Hand over the picture to Candidate A.)
Candidate B, I'll give you your picture in a minute.
Candidate A, I'd like you to describe the picture and tell us what you think about it. Remember you have only about one and a half minutes for this, so don't worry if I interrupt you, all right?
(考生A,我要你描述一下这幅图片,告诉我你的想法。你只有1分半钟的时间,所以如果我打断你,请不要紧张,好吧?)
Candidate A: (Approximately one and a half minutes.)
Interlocutor: Thank you. (Retrieve the picture.)
Candidate B, is there anything else you would like to say about the picture? (考生B,对这幅图,你还有什么要补充的吗?)
Candidate B: (Approximately 30 seconds.)
Interlocutor: Candidate B, here is your card. Please let Candidate A have a look at it. (考生B,这是你的图片,请让考生A看一下。)
(Hand over the picture to Candidate B.)
【正确答案】Candidate A
A: A man, judging from his look, is a high leader. He is asked to mite something on a huge rock. The men around him are very humble to him. One man, bowing to the leader, is holding the ink stone. The other three are bowing to him, too. Perhaps they are praising his handwriting or painting. They want to make the scenery famous in this way. But in fact, they destroyed the beauty of the nature.
一个从样子来看像一个高官的男人在一块巨大的岩石上题字。他身边的人对他都非常谦恭。一个对他哈腰的男人正拿着砚台。其他3个人也都在向他鞠躬。也许他们都在称赞他的书法或绘画。他们希望以这种方式来使风景变为名胜。但事实上,他们破坏了真正美的本质。
B: From this picture, we can see that these people are too selfish. The nature belongs not only to some but to the whole human beings. They have no rights to write a word on it. What we want to see is the natural scenery, not the artificial one. I think every one should protect the natural environment and prevent any actions from destroying it. Thus we can make our nature more and more beautiful.
从这幅图中,我们可以看到,这些人太自私了。大自然是属于所有人类的,而不仅仅是一部分人的。他们没有权利在上面涂画。我们想看到的是自然风光,而不是人造风景。我认为每个人都应该保护自然环境,防止人为破坏。这样我们才能够使我们的大自然越来越美丽。
Candidate B
B: A kid is taking a bus with his mom. Beside them, two adults are seated. One is looking out of the window, while the other is reading a newspaper. His mother stands in the middle, and in order to keep balance, she has to grasp a handrail. The kid has nothing to hold, so he just holds one of his mother's big earrings. The kid says: "Mom, I find your big earring necessary in taking a bus." The picture is funny, but ironic. In our society there are some people who don't care for the old and the young.
一个孩子和他的妈妈一起乘公交车。在他们的旁边,两个成年人坐着无动于衷,一个看着窗外,而另一个正在看报纸。他的妈妈站在中间用一只手抓着扶手以保持平衡。这孩子没有东西可以扶,所以他只有抓着他妈妈的一只大耳环。小孩说:“妈妈,我发现你的大耳环在坐公共汽车的时候很必要。”这幅画很有趣,但是也很讽刺。在我们的社会中还有一些人一点也不关爱老人和小孩。
A: Buses are usually crowded. Many people have to stand in it. Although China is a country with a long history and famous for its politeness, there are still some people who are very impolite. They care only about themselves. These people grab seats in buses, jump the queue, and so on. Their behavior is really harmful to the society.
公交车通常都很拥挤。许多人不得不站着。虽然中国是一个历史悠久的国家并且以礼仪之邦闻名世界,但是仍然有一些人是非常不礼貌。他们只关心自己。他们在公交上抢座位,插队,等等。他们的这些行为对社会是有害的。
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