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 haft 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: packaging and shopping. Please let Candidate A have a look at it. (考生B,这是你的图片:包装与购物。请出示你的图片给考生A看一下。)
(Hand over the picture to Candidate B.)(把图片递给考生B。)
【正确答案】Candidate A
A: A girl is trying on a pair of jeans. It's very huge. When the girl has it on, it's nearly up to her neck. But she thinks it's pretty for it's a famous brand. Her parents are stunned. Although this picture exaggerates a bit, it reflects a reality that the youth always pursue the brand names and ignore other factors. If she is wearing the jeans like these, she doesn't look beautiful at all.
一个女孩正在试穿一条牛仔裤。这条裤子非常大,女孩穿上以后几乎到了她的脖子。但是她还是认为它非常漂亮,就因为这是一个名牌。她父母都无语了。尽管图片上描述的情况有点夸张,但是这也确实反映了一个现实:年轻人总是盲目追求品牌,从而忽视了其他因素。要知道,如果真的穿成这样,她根本就不好看。
B: Many people, especially the young, are pursuing the famous brands blindly. They only buy goods of famous brands and refuse to take one of less famous brands. They don't care whether these clothes fit them well. For them, brand name is the most important thing. It's a symbol of fashion.
现在有很多人,尤其是年轻人盲目追求名牌。他们只买名牌产品,拒绝不那么出名的一般产品。他们也不在乎这些衣服是否适合自己。对于他们来说,品牌是最重要的,是时尚的象征。
Candidate B
B: Judging from the picture, a sales woman is promoting some products. We can see different products have their own packaging. In some societies, when people go shopping, the first thing they care about is quality; while in other societies, the first thing customers will care about the cost; still in some other countries, they concern packaging of the products. I think the color, size, and quantity of items need to be considered in the packaging of any product. And with the development of market economy, manufacturers should pay attention not only to the quality but also to their packaging. When qualities are the same, what people caring about will be their packaging. Nobody is willing to buy a good product in a bad or dirty box.
从这幅图片可以看出,一位女售货员正在推销商品。我们可以看到不同的商品有不同的包装。在一些国家里,当人们购物时,人们最关心的是质量;在其他一些国家里,人们最先想到的是价格;还有些国家,在那里人们最注重的是外观包装。我认为在包装一种商品时,颜色、大小和数量都是需要考虑的因素。随着市场经济的发展,制造商不但应该注重质量而且更应该注重包装。当商品质量一样时,人们关注的就是包装了。即使质量再好,也没有人愿意买包装糟糕或很脏的商品。
A: I agree with what Candidate B said. I think the technique of packaging is very important for a manufacturer. With the improving of people's living condition, they will not only care about the quality but will choose the much more delicately packaged products with the same quality.
我同意考生B所说的。我认为包装技巧对制造商来说非常重要。随着人们生活水平的提高,他们不但会注重质量,而且会选择包装更精美的商品。
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