There’sapopulargameshowinChina,calledWho’stheBestDriver.Ireallywanttotakepartinthatcompetition‘causeit’ssupercool.
Thisgamerequiresexcellentdrivingskills,forexample,youhavetocontrolthespeedofyourvehicleprecisely,youhavetobeabletocontrolthesteeringwheelappropriatelysothatthecarcangointhedirectionyouwantittogo.Sobasically,youneedtocoordinateyourhandsandfeetperfectly.
Everycontestanthastomeetseveralchallenges.Forexample,theyneedtodriveonaplatformwhichislikeasee-saw.Andtheyhavetokeepthebalanceover10seconds,andthentheycangotothenextround.AndIthinkthehardestchallengeistheonewhereyouhavetoparkinseveralgaragesaccordingtotheirinstructions.Andthelastchallengeisyouneedtodriveyourcarintoamovingtruck.Soyousee,thisgamejustseemshumanlyimpossible.However,itdoesn’tstoppeoplefromenteringthecompetition,‘causetheprizeissotempting.IfIrememberright,thewinnercouldgetabrandnewcarand100,000RMBincash.
I’mnotthatgoodatparkingmycarintothegarage.Imean,Icouldn’tcontroltheangleprecisely,soifIsignupforthecompetitionnow,I’lldefinitelylosemarksbecauseofthat,andImightbeeliminatedinthefirstround.SomaybeIstillhavealongwaytogobeforeIcouldbethewinner.
雅思口语语言点解析:
gameshow=atelevisionprograminwhichpeopleplaygamesoranswerquestionstowinprizes
steeringwheel=thewheelthatthedriverturnstocontrolthedirectionthatavehiclegoesin
coordinate=tomakethedifferentpartsofyourbodyworkwelltogether
contestant=apersonwhotakespartinacontest例如:
Pleasewelcomeournextcontestant.
see-saw=apieceofequipmentforchildrentoplayonconsistingofalongflatpieceofwoodthatissupportedinthemiddle.Achildsitsateachendandmakesthesee-sawmoveupanddown.例如:
Canwegoonthesee-saw
humanly=withinhumanability;inawaythatistypicalofhumanbehavior,thoughtsandfeelings例如:
Thedoctorsdidallthatwashumanlypossible.
Hecouldn'thumanlyrefusetohelpher.
tempting=somethingthatistemptingisattractive,andmakespeoplewanttohaveit,doit,etc.例如:
Itwasatemptingoffer.
Thatcakelooksverytempting.
It'stemptingtospeculateaboutwhatmighthavehappened.
AweekendinRomeMm,soundstempting!
incash=moneyintheformofcoinsornotes/bills例如:
Paymentscanbemadebycheckorincash.
Thethievesstole£500incash.
paymentininstallments/inadvance/bycheck/incash
signupforsomething=toarrangetodoacourseofstudybyaddingyournametothelistofpeopledoingit
eliminatesomebody(fromsomething)=[usuallypassive]todefeatapersonorateamsothattheynolongertakepartinacompetition,etc.=knockout例如:
AlltheEnglishteamswereeliminatedintheearlystagesofthecompetition.
Shewaseliminatedfromthetournamentinthefirstround.
havealongwaytogo=toneedtomakealotofprogressbeforeyoucanachievesomething例如:
Shestillhasalongwaytogobeforeshe'sfullyfit.
作者简介:
朱博,新东方吉林学校雅思口语美女讲师,毕业于985院校大连理工大学,硕士保送一等奖学金。在校期间曾游学美国,任出版社英语出版中心校对四年,工作严谨,活泼开朗,让大家快乐的学习英语。