雅思考官披露：口语考试的“潜规则”
<p> 潜规则一：不能只说<span word="Sorry">Sorry</span></p><p> 谦虚是中国人的传统美德，影响并反映在每一个中国人身上。时至今日还有不少人在奉行着孔子在两千多年前的信条：知之为知之，不知为不知，是知也。这固然是一种优点，但在实际操作的时候还要讲求方法。拿雅思口语考试来说，费闻立指出，如果考生不认识或听不懂考题中的某个单词，他们完全有权利来问考官，而且不会被扣分。关键在于怎么问假如你只是说一句<span word="Sorry">Sorry</span>或<span word="Sorry">Sorry</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="dont">dont</span> <span word="know">know</span>，给考官的印象就是你缺乏最基本的社交能力，甚至是一种不礼貌、不友好的态度，此类考生一定会被潜规则掉。相反，如果你说<span word="Sorry">Sorry</span>, <span word="what">what</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="mean">mean</span>?或<span word="Sorry">Sorry</span>, <span word="what">what</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="mean">mean</span>?或<span word="Sorry">Sorry</span>, <span word="could">could</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="please">please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="me">me</span>?，那是完全可以被接受的问话方式。因此，考生在碰到生词或听不懂某个单词的意思时，第一，切莫慌张;第二;一定要使用得体的语言来询问考官，千万不能只说一声<span word="Sorry">Sorry</span>!</p><p> 潜规则二：话语中一定要有<span word="something">something</span> <span word="original">original</span></p><p> 先问一个常识性的问题，希望大家能不加思考地回答我：如果你是一位雅思口语考官，每次考试要接待30个考生，而每次问到<span word="food">food</span>时，30个人都会异口同声地说<span word="delicious">delicious</span>;每次问到<span word="What">What</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span>?时，30个人的开场白都是<span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="beautiful">beautiful</span> <span word="city">city</span> ，这时你会有怎样的感受和心情?拿费闻立的话来说，<span word="You">You</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="bored">bored</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="death">death</span>!直白地说，考官也是人啊，也有人的所有感情及情绪啊，每天都听到<span word="delicious">delicious</span>, <span word="beautiful">beautiful</span>, <span word="important">important</span>, <span word="international">international</span>这些陈词滥调，不烦闷才怪呢!因此，费考官强烈建议考生：<span word="You">You</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="original">original</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dont">dont</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="beautiful">beautiful</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span>. 也就是说，在考官心目中，原创的精神比什么都重要，再好的词汇、再优美的语言，一旦成了人人口中的陈词滥调或口水话，就比任何东西都要糟糕。就刚才的<span word="food">food</span>问题，我们完全可以说<span word="fantastic">fantastic</span>, <span word="incredible">incredible</span>, <span word="marvelous">marvelous</span>等表示赞赏的词，而谈到对<span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span>的看法，情愿用<span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="city">city</span>这种更简单的语言来避免机械化的套路。说到原创精神的培养，一是多开发点同义词和近义词，来替代原来的<span word="clich">clich</span>二是多与外教交流，及时注意他们在用词方面的原创之处。比如老外绝对不会去说<span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="knowledge">knowledge</span>，而有一次我听到一位外教说<span word="recipients">recipients</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="knowledge">knowledge</span>，我就赶紧记下来，日后可以为我所用。</p>
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