2020年雅思口语题库Part2&3(经历类)

Describeatripthathasbeendelayedforalongwhile

Youshouldsay:

Whatitisfor

Whenandwheredidyouplantogo

Whywasitdelayed

Andexplainhowyoufeelaboutthedelay

Aftermyparentspickedmeup,theytalkedalot.TheyaskedmeifIwastired,whetherIhaddinner,andcomplainedaboutthedelayedflight,butonlyexceptforthethingthattheyhadbeenwaitingformefor8hours,theydidn’tmentionanythingofthat.

Myparentshavewaitedformeathome,atthestation,attheentrancetotheexaminationhall,andattheconcert.Andnow,althoughIamagrown-up,Istillletthemwaitforme.IfeelverysadthatIsometimesgetimpatientatmyparentseventhoughIknowthatmyparentsaretheoneswholovemethemostandalwayshavethemostpatiencewithme.WhatIcandoistobebetterandmorepatienttothem,andIshouldalsoworkhardtowardsmygoalsandneverletthemdown.

PART3

Arethereanyimpactsleftbythechangesoftransportmodesontheenvironment

Yes,thereare.Takethesteamtraininventedduringthefirstindustrialrevolution,themotivationofthetraincomesfromburningthecoal,anditisknowntoallthatburningthecoalleadstotheemissionofsulfurdioxideandotherenvironment-harminggases,whichwillresultinnaturaldisasterslikesourrain.

Howwillthetransportmodesdevelopinthefuture

Well,noonecanpredictthefuture.ButIguessinthefuturethetransportmodewillbecomemoreconvenient,moreenvironmentally-friendlyandwithahigherspeed,Imean,theremaybenewtransportationsystemsdevelopedlikemachinesthatenablesustodomomentarymovementorsomethinglikethat.

Willpeoplestillchoosetodriveprivatecarsifthepublictransportisfree

Yesofcoursesomepeoplewilldo.Sinceassoonasthepublictransportbecomesfree,therewillsuretobeanincreasingnumberofpeoplechoosetotravelthroughthepublictransport,makingitcrowded.Asaresultsomepeoplemaychoosetostilldrivetheirowncarstocomfortthemselvesduringthetrip.

Howtodeveloptransportationinthecountryside

Inmyopinionthemostsignificantthingistoovercomethedifficultiesofvariousterrain,whichisreallytime-consumingandrequiresfinancialsupport.Meanwhile,labourisalsoneededduringtheprocess.

Doyouthinkbeingfastisthebest

WellIthinkitdepends.Beingfastisgood,mostofusexpecttosaveourtimeandhurrytothedestination,however,itisreallydangeroustoexceedthespeedlimitregardlessofthesafetyofourselves,andtherearealsopeoplewhoenjoytakingtheslowesttraintoenjoythescenery,forthem,beingfastmeansdampingthespirits.

Describeatimewhensomeoneapologizedtoyou

Whenandwherethishappened

Whothepersonwas

Whyheorsheapologized

Andexplainhowyoufeltabouthisorherapology

IwouldliketotalkabouttheexperiencethatmyroommateandImadeeffortstobereconciledtoeachother.

Sincethen,shehadbeennottalkedwithmeforalongtime,avoidingcontactwithmeinthedormitoryandintheclassroom.ItwasnotuntilthattimethatIfeltsoangrysinceIthoughtshewasrunningawayfromherresponsibility,soIdecidednottotalktoheragainandendourfriendship.

Shouldpeopleapologizeforeverything,whateverbigorsmallissues

Thereisnofixedanswertothequestion,sincethesituationvariesfrompersontoperson.ForcultureslikeJapaneseandBritishones,itisverycommonforthemtoapologizeforeverything,theybelieveitisasignofbeingpolitetoothers.Whileforsomeculturesthingsaredifferentandpeopletendtobelievethatapologizingalotistroublesomeandestranged.

DoChinesepeopleliketosaysorryUnderwhatcircumstancesdotheysayit

ComparedtoJapanese,wearenotanationthatattachsomuchimportancetoapologizingallthetime.Weonlyapologizewhenwedosomethingwrong,orthatthesituationisnotsatisfyingenoughforcustomersifweareintheserviceindustry.

WhydosomepeoplesaysorryWhydosomeothersnotliketosaysorry

Peoplesaysorrybecausetheydowrongthings,likehurtingothers’feelings.Somepeopledonotliketosaysorrysincetheythinkthatapologizingmakesthemfeelindecent.However,admittingone’sownmistakeandshoulderingtheresponsibilityisthesignofbravery,isn’tit

Whichoneismoreimportant,wordsoraction

Ithinktheyareofthesameimportance.Somepeoplesaythatactionspeakslouderthanwords,butwithoutcomfortingothersandcommunicatingtherealthinking,sometimestheremightbemisunderstandings.Andofcourse,actionisamustnomatteritistofixuprelationshipsorreachingthefoals.

Shouldpeoplehidetheiranger

No,absolutelyno.Angerisalsooneimportantmoodtous,wehavetoexpressit,butthewaytoexpressismoreimportant.Havingatantrumisuselesstosolvetheproblem,instead,discussingabouttherealfeelingandfiguringoutthesolutiontotheproblemisofmoreuse.

Arethereanycasesinwhichsomeonedoesnotmakeasincereapology

Sure,sometimespeopleapologizejustbecausetheyhaveto,maybetheyareunderthepressureofpublicopinionortherulesofthecompany.Thesesituationsareavoidablesincepeoplehavedifferentvalues.

Describeatimewhenyouwereinateamwithothers

Whoyouwereinateamwith

Whereandwhenthishappened

Whatdidyouandyourteamhadtodo

Andexplainhowyoufeltaboutthisexperience

Whichoneismoreimportantinateam,member’spersonalgrowthortheteam’scommongoal

Ithinkitshouldbethelatterone,theteam’scommongoal.Workingintheteammeansthateveryteammemberrepresentsthewholeteam.Sotheteam’scommongoalmustgofirst,anditshouldbethet.oppriority.

Isitgoodtohavedifferencesinateam

Ithinkitisagoodthingbecausedifferentpeoplewithdifferentideaswillgeneratefantasticones,whichmaybeinnovative.Besides,thedifferencesinateamwillhelpthecooperationintheteam.Peoplewithdifferentabilitieswillsupplementeachother,andthenthewholeteamwillbeverystrong.

IsitimportantforkidstobepartofateamWhataboutabasketballteamorafootballteam

Yes,Ithinklearninghowtocooperateinateamisquiteimportantforkids,becauseitisunavoidabletocooperatewithotherswhentheygrowup,especiallyinthework.AndIsupposethebetterwayforthemtolearncooperationandteamworkisinthepractice.Joiningabasketballteamorafootballteamshouldbeasensiblechoice.Kidscanlearnthiskindofskillswhentheyjustplaying,whichcanmakethemrememberclearly.

Whatskillsshouldateammembermaster

Itdependsonhisroleintheteam.Forthoseleaders,theyshouldmastertheabilitytocontrolthewholesituationandmakethebestuseofeveryone’sadvantage.Fortimekeepers,theyshouldbesensitivetoeveryimportantpointinthetaskandalsothedeadlineofthetask.

Dothedifferencesinateammatteralotforthewholeteam

Ithinkitdepends.LikemyexperienceIsaidinpart2,toostrongdifferencesdomatterthewholeteam.Istillrememberfinallywehadverylimittimetofinishourdisplayandtheresultwasnotpleasant.Whilesomedifferenceswillstimulatebetterandcreativeideas,whichcouldhelptheteam.

Whatshouldateammemberdo

Ithink,mostimportantly,ateammembershouldcompletehisworkperfectly.Heshouldmakesurethattheparthedidwasright.Besides,ifpossible,hecouldhelpotherswithinhisrange.Also,teammembersshouldcooperatewithothers.Forexample,Aisresponsibleforcollectingthedata,andwhenBneedsomedata,AshouldprovidesuchdataorhelpBtofindthemquickly.Inthisway,theteamcouldworkwithhighefficiencyandcompleteness.

Describeagoalyou’dliketoachieveinthefuture

Whatitis

Whyyou’dliketoachieveit

Howtoachieveit

Andhowyoufeelaboutit

SinceI’mpreparingandapplyingformypostgraduateuniversityinBritain,mygoalinthenearfutureistosuccessfullyreceivetheadmissionletterfrommydreamschool.IknewthatuniversitywhenIwasstillachildandIprettylikeitbecauseofitsniceenvironment,strongacademicatmosphereandbestprofessorsinmarketingfields.Idreamtogotheretofurthermystudydayandnight.Ilosttheopportunitytobeanundergraduatethere,soIhopetorealizemydreamforthepostgraduateprogram.TherearemanythingsIneedtodotoachievethisgoal.Firstly,mygradepointaverageshouldbeveryhigh,soItrytokeephighscoresineverysubjectsinceIstartmyuniversity.Fortunately,duetomyhardworking,theresultwaspleasant.Secondly,IhavetopassmyIELTStestwith7,andthisiswhatI’mfightingfornow.Also,Ineedtofindtwoprofessionalpersonstowritelettersofrecommendation,notonlyprofessionalintheacademicareabutprestigiousintheindustry.Thereisstillalongwayformetoachievemygoal,butIbelievethatwithmyhardworking,thefinalresultwillpleaseme.Ifeelenergeticandthrillingtochasemydream.

Whenpeoplesetgoals,dotheykeeptheminmindorwritethemdown

Frommypointofview,theywillkeeptheminmind.Inotherwords,theywillnotwhooptheirgoalsup.Allinall,iftheydon’tachievesuchgoals,itwillbeveryembarrassingwheneveryoneknowsit.

IsitcommonforpeopletosetgoalsinChina

Yes,ofcourse.Thereisatraditionthateveryonewillsetseveralgoalsforthemselvesatthebeginningofayear.However,possibly,fewpeoplewillinsistonachievingthosegoals.Asweallknow,itisnotaneasythingtoinsistondoingsomething.Also,thewaytoaccessgoalsisdifficultandarduous.

Whatlifegoalsdopeoplesetiftheyhavenothingtodowithwork

Ihaveheardmostpeoplehavesetoneofthelifegoalsis,Iwanttocultivatemyreadinghabit.Ya,manypeoplesetthegoalofreading10booksayear.However,therearemanyreasonsforthemnottoachievethisgoal,likenotenoughtimeortoomuchworkmakingthemsotired.Ithinkalmosteveryonehassetthiskindofgoalintheirlife.

Dopeoplegenerallysetlong-termorshort-termgoals

Isupposemostpeoplewillsetbothgoals.Short-termgoalsaresettoachievethelong-termgoal.Inotherwords,weseparateourlong-termgoalintoseveralsmallgoals,sothatitseemseasytoaccessandourlong-termgoalismorelikelytoberealized.

Whyisitimportanttosetcareergoals

Ithinktherearetwomainreasons.Firstly,careergoalswillhelppeopletoimprovethemselvessothattheycanbettereligibleforthepositionandevenforthehigherposition.Besides,withcareergoals,peoplewillbemoreenergeticandproactivefortheirwork.Otherwise,theywilljustdotheirworkeverydayanddonotthinkaboutwhattheyaredoingnow.Therefore,itiscriticalandnecessaryforustosetcareergoals.

Dotheoldsetthesamegoalsastheyoung

Idon’tthinkso.Fortheyoung,theirgoalsaremuchmorerelatedtotheirworkbecauseofself-fulfillmentandmoney.Whilefortheoldpeople,theytendtosetlifegoalssincemaybemostofthemhavealreadyrealizedtheircareergoals.Theywanttohavemoretimetoenjoytheirlifeandmaybesomeofthemwanttocompletetheirdreamwhentheywereyoung.

Describeatimewhenyouofferedtohelpothers

Whatyouwerehelpingthepersonwith

Whodidyouhelp

Whenithappened

Andexplainhowyoufeltafterhelpingtheperson

ThetopicremindsmeofthetimeIhelpedtwostrangers.

Shouldparentshelpchildrenwiththeirhomework

Ofcoursenot.Idon’tthinkitishelpfulforthechildren,becausetheyhavetoknowthateveryoneshouldberesponsiblefortheirwork.Insuchway,theirchildrenmaytakeitforgrantedthattheyareallowedtorelyonothers.Whilethefactisthattheyshouldbeindependentbecausenobodycouldberesponsibleforthemaftertheygrowup.

Onwhichoccasionsshouldparentsguidetheirchildren

Inmyview,onoccasionsthatwillinfluencechildren’squalities,parentsshouldguidethem.Forexample,achildtellsalietohisparentsbecausehewantstocoverhismistakes,andinthisway,hisparentsshouldguidehimthatitisfinetomakemistakesbuthehastobehonestyandtoholdtheresponsibilitybravely.

Whyshouldpeoplehelpothers

Ialwaysbelievethat,everyonewillbeintroublesomeday,sowhenyouareabletohelpothers,pleasedon’trefuseit.Otherwise,youwillfindithardtofindanyonetoaidyouwhenyouneedthem.Also,itisapleasantandjoyfulthingtohelpothers,whynottodoso

Whatarethequalitiesthataneighborshouldhave

Ithinkthemostimportantoneshouldbenotdisturbingothers.Itisnoisyandannoyingifyourneighbormakesoutsomenoisewhichinfluenceyourleisuretime,orevenyoursleep.Inotherwords,aneighborshouldstandinothers’shoessothattherelationshipwillbefine.

Shouldtheyounghelptheoldindoinghousework

Yes,ofcourse.Whenweareinourchildhood,itisourparentstodohouseworkandtotakecareofus.Andnowwhenwegrowup,itisthetimeforustosharesomehouseworksothatourparentscanrestforsometime.Besides,doinghouseworktogetherwillbeagoodwaytocommunicatewitheachother.

WhatadvicedoChineseparentsgivetotheirkids

MostChineseparentsusuallytelltheirchildrenasayingthatanoldhorseknowstheway,especiallywhenchildrenrefusetolistentotheiradvice.IthinkmostChineseparentswouldliketotransfertheirmindtotheirchildren,whileevenachild,heisapersonbelongingtohimself.SomaybeChineseparentsshouldlearnlisteningtotheirchildren.

Istheyoungwillingtohelptheold

Itdepends,mostyoungpeoplewouldliketodothehouseworkbutmoreparentsarereluctanttoletthemtodoso.ThissituationisquitegeneralinChina.Ourparentsareusedtotakingcareofus,evenwehavealreadygrownup.LikemymotherusuallythinkI’mnotgoodatdoinghousework,soitisbetterformetostayinmyroomratherthanhelpingherinhousework.

Describethebiggestchallengeyou’veeverencountered

Whatthechallengewas

Whenyouencounteredit

Howyoufeltwhilefacingit

andexplainwhatyoudidtoovercomethatchallenge

Inourdailylife,weunavoidablycomeacrossvariouschallengesindifferentstagesofourlife.

TodayIwouldliketotalkaboutthebiggestchallengeI’veevermet.WhenIenteredmyseniorschool,Iwasshockedbymylowscoreofmathintheplacementtests.AndIfoundwhatthemathteachertaughtwasfarbeyondmyknowledge.Imeanitwasdifficultandtiringtofollowtheteacher.Ifeltdepressedandlackedmyconfidenceinmath.IthoughtIlackedthegiftformath.Duetosuchnegativemood,Istoppedmakingeffortsandevengaveitup,whichresultedinmylowergradesinthenexttest.Fortunately,myteachernevergavemeupandencouragedmetoovercomethischallenge.Shealsorequiredmetoaskatleastthreequestionsadayafterclass.Withherhelpandencouragement,Igraduallyfoundthesuitablemethodstolearnmathandworkedhardonthissubject.AlthoughIwasstillnotthetopstudentsinmathinmyclass,butIregainmyconfidence.AndinGaokao,whichlikeSATinAmerica,Ididwellinmath.

Whatdoyouthinkarethedifficultiesofchildren

Therearemanydifficultiesforthem,andduringdifferentstages,theywillmeetdifferentchallenges.Whentheyareinprimaryschool,theymayfindlearninghowtogetalongwiththeirfriendsisachallenge.Inhighschool,theyfindtheirdifficultiesarehowtoimprovetheirstudyandreceiveapleasantgrade.Whileenteringuniversity,theymayfeelconfusedabouthowtogetalongwiththeirgirlfriends.

WillChineseparentsreducetheirchildren’sdifficulties

Itdepends.Ifsuchdifficultiesarewhatthechildrenhadtoovercomeandovercomingthemwillbehelpfulforchildren,parentswillmorelikelynottoreducethem.Whileifthedifficultiesarenotnecessary,parentswilltrytheirbesttoavoidthemorjusthelptheirchildrentoovercomethemmoreeasily.

Whatdoyouthinkarethedifficultiesinsports

Ithinkthepersistenceshouldbethebiggestdifficulty.Itisboringandarduousforathletestodothesamesportseverydayandtheyhavetodoitasperfectaspossibleafterthousandsofpractices.Justwithimagination,Ifinditistoodifficultformostpeople.SoIreallyadmirethoseoutstandingathletes.

Whichonecankeepyoufocused,teamworkorindividualsports

IsupposeI’mmoresuitableforteamwork.WhenIamallocatedwithmypartofwork,Iwillbededicatedtocompletemypart.TeamworkcankeepmemorefocusedratherthanIdosomethingindividuallybecauseIthinksomeoneiswatchingmeandthenIwillcaremyperformanceandkeepfocusedandhardworkingonmypart.

Describeatimewhentheweatherstoppedyoufromdoingwhatyou’veplannedto

Whenthathappened

Whatyouhaveplannedtodo

Whatyoudidintheend

Andexplainhowyoufeelaboutit

I’dliketotalkaboutanexperienceofchangingmyplanbecauseofthetyphoon.

IthappenedinAugustlastyear,whenIplannedtoflytoTaiwantoattendmybestfriendDiana’swedding.Wewereveryclosealthoughweliveindifferentcities.Sheaskedmetobeherbridesmaid.Iwasflatteredandpreparedforherweddingforalongtime.Ihelpedherchoosetheweddingdress,thejewelry,eventhedecorationofherwedding.Whenthebigdaycame,Iwasexcited.But,thetyphoonalsocamehere.Alltheflights,trainsandcoacheswerecancelled.Iwassodepressed.

Ieventhinkaboutdrivingacarbymyself.ButIgaveupthatideaimmediatelybecauseitwastoodangerousinsuchbadweather.IcalledherandapologizedtoherbecauseIwasthebridesmaidbutIcan’tbethere.Sheunderstoodme.Afterall,there’snothingwecandoagainsttheweather.Sowejustacceptedit.Luckily,herweddingwasperfect,whichmademefeellessguilty.Herlittlesister-in-lawactedasherbridesmaid.

Becauseofthebadweather,Ipost.ponedmyvisitforacoupleofweeks,butwestillfeelhappyandthrillingtoseeeachother.Ifinallysendmybestwishestoherinperson.

DoChinesepeopleenjoytalkingaboutweatherwhentheymeetWhy

Idon’tthinkso.Insteadofweather,Chinesepeoplearemorewillingtotalkaboutwhattheyeatorsomethingdeliciouswhentheymeet.ImeanthefoodshouldbethemostdiscussedtopicwhentwoChinesepeoplemet.Aboutthereason,itshouldbetracedtothecountry’stradition.AsweallknowEnglishpeopleliketotalkaboutweather,butfewpeopleknowwhy.

WhatkindsofweatherdoChinesepeopleprefer,coldorhot

Itdependsondifferentpersons.Forme,IpreferhotweatherbetterbecauseI’mmorelikelytocatchacoldwhentheweatherbecomescolder.Also,itisinconvenientanduncomfortabletogooutfortravelingwhenitisfreezingoutside.Additionally,therearemorerainydaysinthewinterinShanghaiandIhaterain,soIprefersummer.

Willschoolbeinfluencedbyheavysnowyweather

I’mnotsurebecausesuchsituationhasneverhappenedinShanghai.IrememberthatIhaveonlyexperiencedsnowytwotimefromIborn.ButIthinkifthesnowyweatheristooheavyforpeopletocommute,theschoolwillbeinfluenced,andnotonlyschoolsbutcompanies,orexactly,thewholecity.

Whydoyouthinkit’squitewarmthiswinter

Thisismainlybecauseofglobalwarming,thereasonwhichisknowntoall.Wehavetofacetheresultofglobalwarming.Toomuchgreenhousegasesarereleasedtotheaireveryyear,andtheearthseemscouldnotsuffermore.Thewarmwintershouldremindhumansofsuchproblem,andthegovernmentsshouldtakesomemeasures.Otherwise,maybeoneday,humanbeingswillbedistinctjustlikedinosaurs.

DoesweatherhaveanyimpactonChinesepeople’sdailyactivitiesWhy

Yes,ofcourse.WhenIwasinTaiwan,people’sdailyactivitiesarefrequentlyinfluencedbytyphoon.Whenthetyphooniscoming,thegovernmentwilldelivertheannouncementofstoppingcompaniesandschoolstomakesurethesafety.Weatherliketyphoonmaythreatpeople’ssafety,sothegovernmentwilltakesomemeasurestofacesuchweather.

Whatdopeopledoindifferentweather

Insunnydays,familiesaremorelikelytotaketheirchildrenoutforhikingorpicnic.Also,youngpeoplewouldliketoparticipateinoutdooractivities.Whileinrainydays,somepeoplechoosetostayathomeordosomeindooractivities.

DoChinesepeopleenjoysunbathing

Ithinknot.Insteadofsunbathing,moreChinesegirlsareafraidofsun.YouwillfindmoregirlsholdinganumbrellainsummertoprotectthemselvesfromUV.Andevensomegirlschoosetowearlong-sleevesinsummersothattheycankeepfairskin.Ithinkmanyforeignersfeelstrangeaboutthis.

Describeatripyoutookbypublictransport

Wheredidyougo

Whoyouwentwith

Whatyoudooverthetrip

Andexplainwhyyouchosetotravelbypublictransport

WhenIwasinTaipeiseveralyearsago,Ihadanexperienceofatriptravelingbypublictransport.Iandmyfriendsfeltliketogosomewherenearbytospendourweekend,andallofushadthesameideatogotoJiufen.Jiufenisaniceandmysteriousplace,becausepeoplewillfinditlooksdifferentlyindifferentweatherandseason.Also,therearemanydeliciousfoodandcutestores.Wedecidedtogotherebypublictransportationratherthanprivatecar,becauseJiufenisonthemountain,andthewaytothereishardtodriveespeciallyforpeoplewhoarenotusedtodrivingmountainroutes.Forthesakeofsafety,wechosetotakethetrainthere.Fortunately,wefoundthesplendidsceneryalongthetrainandweenjoyedourchattimeonthetrain.Whenwegotthere,wefoundourfavoritefoodandweplayedcardgamesandchattedwitheachotherinthehotel.Afterevening,wewenttoatouristattractionthereandtooksomefunnyphotos.Thewholetripwasagreatmemoryandallofusfeltliketogothereagain.Thistripreinforcesthefriendshipbetweenusandwefounditwasalsointerestingandrelaxingtravelingbypublictransport.Weareprobablychoosingpublictransportnexttime.

Doyouoftentakepublictransport

Yes,sinceI’mstillauniversitystudentandI’mnowinShanghai,Itakepublictransportveryoften.ItischeaperandconvenientformetotakepublictransportwhenIhavetogosomewhereinShanghai.Amongallthekindsofpublictransportations,Itaketheundergroundmostoftenduetoitsefficiency.Andtherearemorethan10undergroundlinesinShanghaiandmostplacesareavailablebyunderground.

Whydopeopleenjoytakingpublictransport

Ithinkthemajorreasonisitsavesmoney.Livingcostsinbigcitiesareusuallyhigh,peoplewithoutenoughmoneycouldnotafforddrivingacar.Besides,anotherreasonisconvenienceandefficiency.Itisknowntoallthatmanybigcitieshavetheproblemoftrafficjam,ormoreexactly,serioustrafficjamespeciallyinthepeaktime.Sotakingpublictransportationlikeundergroundsavespeople’stimeandtheycanalsohavearestonit,comparedwithdrivingacarbyhimself.Thesearesomereasonwhypeopleenjoycommutingbypublictransportations.

Willfreepublictransportreducetrafficcongestion

I’mnotsurehowmuchsuchmeasurecouldreducetrafficcongestion,butitcanhelptoeasethesituation.LikeIhavesaidbefore,peoplewhowanttosavemoneywouldliketochoosepublictransportation,andfreefarecouldencouragemorepeople.Butforthosewhodonotcaremoney,thismeasuremayhavenoinfluence.AndIthink,mostpeopledrivingcarsdon’tcaremoneysomuch.Sosuchmeasurepossiblycouldnotreducetrafficcongestiontogreatextent.

Describeatimewhenyouwerenotallowedtouseyourmobilephone

Youshouldsay:

Whereyouwere

Whatyouweredoingatthetime

Whywasthemobilephonenotallowed

Andexplainhowyoufeelaboutthewholeexperience

Arechildrenallowedtousemobilephonesinyourcountry

TherearenoclearregulationsbutparentsinChinatendtonotallowtheirchildrentousemobilephones,becauseusingmobilephonestooofteninchildhoodmayleadtomyopiaandinattention.Also,ifchildrengetusedtousingmobilephonestooearly,theywilllosetheirinterestsintherealworldandtheymayreluctanttomakefriendswithotherpeers,whichisnothelpfultohisgrow.

Howdoyoulikechildrenhavingmobilephones

IholdthesameopinionwithmostChineseparentsbecauseofthoseconcernsIhavejustmentioned.Inordertohelpchildrengrowuphealthilyandkeeptheircuriositytowardstherealworld,theyshouldnotbeexposedtomobilephonesandothergadgetstooyoung.Ithinkchildrenshouldnotbeallowedtousemobilephonesintheirearlyage.

AtwhatageshouldchildrenhavemobilephonesSix,sevenoreight

Ithinktheseagesarestilltooearlyforthemtousemobilephones.Maybetenorelevencouldbethemuchmoresuitableages.ButIhavetomentionthateventheyareallowedtousemobilephonesattheseages,theirusingtimealsoshouldbelimited.Thisisbecausespendingtoomuchtimeonmobilephonesmayprobablyinfluencetheirstudyandnormalsocialactivities.Andconcernsofmyopiaandinattentionstillexistsincetheyarestillgrowing.

Domanyoldpeopleusemobilephones

Idon’tthinkso,becausemygrandparentsarestillusedtousingtelephones,althoughmyparentsboughthimamobilephone.Andmygrandpastillhasanotebookofcontactnumbersofdifferentrelatives.Duetotheirlivinghabits,theyprobablyfeeluncomfortableandstrangetousemobilephones.So,Ithinkmoreoldpeoplearelikelytousetraditionaltelephonesratherthancellphones.

Doyouthinkthereareanydrawbacksofusingthemobilephone

Yes,thereareseveraldisadvantages.Firstly,itinfluencesbotheyehealthandcervicalhealthwhichhavealreadybeengeneralhealthproblemsformanypeople.Besides,wearemorelikelytobedisturbedinourprivatetime.Forexample,ourbossmayaskustodosomeurgentworkbymobilephone,evenwehavebeenoffwork.Also,wearemoreeasilytobedistractedbymobilephoneswhenwearerequiredtofocusonsomething.

Whatdomostpeopleusetheirmobilephonesfor

Themainpurposeisforsocial.Privately,weusemobilephonestocontactwithourparents,friendsandspouse.Intheworkplace,weusemobilephonestosendfilesandcontactcustomersorcolleaguesforwork.Besides,youngpeopletendtousemobilephonestoshowtheirlifeonsocialmediasuchasFacebookandInstagram,especiallywhentheyhavesomespecialpartiesortheygooutfortraveling.

Describeanenjoyablejourneyyou’vebeenon

Whenwasthejourneytaken

Whatdidyoudoonthejourney

Andexplainwhyitwasenjoyable

Travelwillchangemymindandmakemefeeldifferent.Ishouldnotstoppursuingthedreamoftravelingaroundtheworld.WhenIamwalkingonastreetinanothercityorcountry,Ire-recognizemyself,andIalsogetachancetothinkaboutalotofthings.

Justlookatthedirectionandroute,youcanwalkthroughthecity,walkthroughthefields,tocreatememories.Thecomfortablefirst-classseathasalargespace,andthereisnotoomuchbaggage.Ittakesmetowalkthroughmanyplaces.

Ithinktravelingisagoodhobbytohelpusrelax.Whilewearenotold,withoureyesstillbright,andourbodiesarestillhealthy.AllIwanttodoistogoonajourney,andenjoymylife!

Part3

Didyoutellanyoneaboutthejourney

Yes,IwrotetravelnotesonmyblogandonothersocialmedialikeWeibo,theyearnedmealotof“like”s.Iamapersonwholovesharingmyfeelingsandthinkingwithothers,inthatdoingsomakesmefeelvaluedanduseful.

Haveyouhadthechancetogoon…/thesamejourneyagain

Well,Iamnotsure,althoughIdohopetodoso.Itdependsonalotofthings,likemytime,mydeposit,peopletogowith...Andtherearealsootherthingstoconsider,likepoliticalfactors.NotbeingsurewhetheryoucangoonthesametripmaybethemostsignificantreasonformetoenjoyeverysecondwhenIamtraveling.

HavethetransportmodeseverchangedinrecentyearsHow

Well,oneofthemostsignificantchangeisthatprivatecarsbecomemoreandmorepopular.Inthepastthelivingstandardisnotashighasitisrightnowandmostfamiliescannotaffordprivatecars.WhileaftertheReformandOpening-up,peopleenjoymoreincome,thustheyareabletohavemoredepositintheiraccount.

Whichtransportmodedoyouprefer

Iprefersubway,itisconvenientandcheap,inaddition,itcoversthemajorityofthecity,makingiteasiertotraveltodifferentplaceswhateverthedestinationis.

Describeaninterestingconversationyouhadwithastranger

Youshouldsay

Whothispersonwas

Whattheconversationwasabout

Whyyouhadthisconversation

Andhowyoufeltaboutit

HeythistopicactuallyremindsmeofateapartyI’vebeentoseveralweeksagoThethemeofthatpartywasaboutdifferentlivingstyles.sobasically,everyonegottosharetheirownspecialwaysforlivingtheirownlives.Atthebeginning,weweredividedintoseveralgroupsandwereaskedtoexchangeourviews.Mypartnerisayounggirlwhoisjustatthesameagelikeme.Whilechattingtogether,Ifoundthatherlifewassoamazing

Firstshewasactuallyself-employed.Halfofhertimewasspentonrunningherlittleshop,sellingloadsofartefactsshecollectedfromdifferentcitiesandcountries;theotherhalfwasspentontraveling.shetoldmeeverymonth,shewouldtrytosqueezesometime,perhapsonly3or5days,toseeotherplaces.

Whileshewasdescribing,youknow,howwonderfulitwaswhenshebumpedintoexquisitehandmadestufffromlocalshops,herfacewasfilledwithenchantinghappinessatthatmoment.Ifeltsoadmiredabouthercosthat’soneI’dliketohaveinthefuture.It’sjustliketheperfectlife,youknow,yougettosupportyourselfandchaseyourdreamatthesametime.iwasfeelingsojealousabouther.

Finally,itwaslikerevealingthesecret,shetoldmesheactuallygotpreparedforherlifeusing5years.Beforerunningherownshop,sheworkedsohardinaforeigncompany.Soyousee,itreallypaysoff.Thatconversationtrulyleftmeadeepimpression.MaybeIneedtoworkevenharderformywork,youknow,nopainsnogains.

What’sthedifferencebetweenface-tofaceconversationandphoneconversation

Comparingtoface-to-faceconversation,duringphoneconversationitismorelikelytomisunderstandtheotherperson’smeaningsincedailycommunicationforhumansiscomposedofnotonlyverballanguagebutalsobodygestureandfacialexpression.Inthephoneconversation,thesetwopartsaregreatlysuppressedwhileinface-to-faceconversationitisjusttheopposite.Additionally,phonesinevitablyblurtheintonations,causingevenmoredifficultiesindistinguishingthetruemeaningandemotionoftheotherperson.

WhichonedoyoupreferFace-to-faceconversationorphoneconversation

Ipreferface-to-faceconversationratherthanaphoneconversation.AsIhavesaidbefore,thephoneconversationislessreliableindeliveringtrueemotionsandbodyimplications.Ithinkthesearealsocriticalcomponentsinthecommunications.Also,thereisscientificevidenceshowingeyecontactsinface-to-faceconversationpromoteanincreaseofkindlinessandaffinitybetweentwopeople.

Arethereanydisadvantagesofface-to-faceconversation

Forface-to-faceconversation,itismoretimeconsumingasanappropriatescheduleisneededfortheconversation.Therearemorefactorsofdistraction,creatinglowerefficiencywhenthediscussionisaboutsomeseriousproblems.Face-to-faceconversationsarebetteratexpressingrealfeelings,inotherwords,itmaybepronetotriggerquarrels.

Describeatimeyoufelttiredbuthadtokeepawake

Whyyoufelttired

Whyyouhadtokeepawake

Whatyouhadtodotokeepawake

andexplainhowyoufeltabouttheexperience

Myenthusiasmwaspeakinguntilwewerebacktoherhome.Sammiisseveralyearsyoungerthanme,andIhavetoadmitthatsheindeedismuchmorevigorousbecausethelightinhereyesneverdimmedthatday.Itwasaboutthemidnight,Isuggestedthatweprobablyshouldgotobedandsheagreed,butitwasnotwhatIwasthinkingabout—sheinsistedontellingmemoreaboutherlifeinBeijingandaskedmetowatchthelivestreamofherfavoritevlogger,inbed.

Itwasagreatweekend.IfoundmyselfindulginginhappinesswhenIrecalledthetimeandbrowsedthephotostakenwithSammiwhenIwasbacktoShanghai.I’mlookingforwardtohavingacatch-upwithheragain.

Whatkindofpeoplelacksleep

Ithinkthosewhohaveverybusyworklacksleep,astheyspendmostoftheirtimeinworking,andusuallyneedtoworkovertime.Theyarelivingundergreatpressureeverydaysothattheyneedtorestwell.However,theydon’thaveenoughtimetosleep.That’swhyIthinkthiskindofpeoplelacksleepalot.

Whydopeoplefeeltiredalotnowadays

Ithinkitisbecausepeoplearenowlivinginaworldthatiswaymorestressfulthanbefore.Peoplehavemoretostudyandmoretowork,whichoccupiestoomuchtime.Thus,theytendtohavelesstimetosleepandtheyfeeltiredalot.

Howdopeoplekeepawakewhentheyaretired

Takingcoffeeisagoodwaytoalertone’sbodyandstayawake.Thatiswhycafesaresocommontoseeinthestreet.

Whatoccasionsdopeopleneedtokeepawakeeventhoughtheyfeeltired

Forstudents,theyneedtostayawakewheninlectures.Forthosewhowork,itisnecessarytohaveasobermindwheninwork.

Describeatimethatyoudidn’ttellthetruthaboutsomethingtoyourfriend

Whatdidyoudo

IwenttravelingabroadthisyearwithmyparentsandIaskedforsometravelsuggestionsinasocializingapp,somyplanwasknownbymanyofmyfriends.

Whydopeopleliesometimes

Inmostcases,peoplelieforgrabbingmoreprofit.Andthiskindofliecanbesometimesveryhurtfulwhendisclosed.However,sometimespeoplelieforprotectingsomeoneelse.Thiskindoflieiscalledwhitelie,whichiskindandsweet.

Howwouldyoudefinewhitelies

Whiteliesaretoldtoprotectsomeoneelse.Thoughtheyarealsonottrue,Iconsiderthemacceptableandsometimesevenpreferable.

Doyouthinkit’simportanttoteachchildrentobehonest

Yes,itisnecessarytoteachchildrenwhatisright.Beinghonestisofgreatimportanceforhumans.Honestkidsarealwayslovelywhileliarsarealwaysdisgusting.

Whataretheotherwaystoteachchildrenabouthonestyexcepthavingparentsorteachersteachthem

Childrenwillbetaughtabouthonestybyeveryonetheymeetintheirlife,iftheyevertellanignominiouslie.Theywillgettheirpenaltyandlearnabouthonesty.

Somepeoplesaythatliarsarethosewhohaveagoodmemory,whatdoyouthink

Tosomedegreethisopinionisquiteconvincing,asliarsneedtorememberwhattheyliedandsaythesamethingtoeveryoneinordertonotbedisclosed.

Describeanoccasionwhenyoucelebratedyourachievement

whatachievementyoucelebrated

howyoucelebratedit

whyyouwantedtocelebrateit

Andexplainhowyoufeltaboutthiscelebration.

I’dliketodescribeanachievementIcelebrated.TheachievementwasthatIgotadmittedtomydreamuniversity,Fudanuniversity.ItwasreallybigformebecauseFudanisoneofthebestuniversitiesinShanghai,maybeeveninChina,anditmaybemanystudents’dreamtobeabletostudythere.AndIthinkIwasjustsoluckytobetheonewhorealizedthisdream.

Well,itwasthreedaysafterIgottheadmissionletter.Myparents,grandparentsandIwenttomyfavoriterestauranttocelebrateit.AndIreceivedabigredpacketcontaining10,000yuanfrommygrandparents.Dayslater,Ialsocelebratedwithtwoofmybestfriends;wewenttoShanghaiDisneyland.Believeitornot,itwasmyfirsttriptothisfamousthemeparkanditwasamazing.

AsforwhyIwantedtocelebrateit,well,IthinkanyonewouldagreethatbeingabletostudyatFudanisabigdealbyanystandard.Imeanwhowouldn’twanttosharethisgoodnewswithfamilyandfriends!Besides,Ilovecelebrations.Theymakemehappyandyoung.ImeanIwouldn’tmissanychancetohavefun.

HowIfeltaboutitIfeltitwasahugeaccomplishment,oneofthemostimportantmilestonesforme.Imeanitcouldbealifechanger.Iwillbemeetingexcellentpeoplethereandreceivingthebesteducationandlandingadecentjobinthefuture.I’mdefinitelygonnamakemyparentsproud.Butatthesametime,I’llbefacedwithlotsofchallenges.Workingwiththebestpeoplewouldn’tbesoeasy,andIbelievethatthere’llbealotofcompetitionthere.ButI’mconfidentI’llsurvive.

HowdoChinesepeoplecelebratetheirfamilyevents

IthinkthemostcommonwayforChinesepeopletocelebrateafamilyeventishavingdinnertogether.Whenmybrothersgotenrolledinacompany,theybothusedthesalaryofthefirstmonthtobuythefamilyadinner

Isthereanythingdifferentfromothercountries

IthinksittingtogetherandhavingadinnertogethertocelebrateisakindoftraditioninChina,alsoforinstanceSpringfestivalandmidlunarfestival.

Whyisitimportantforsportsfanstocelebratewhentheirfavoriteteamwins

AsfarasIknowinothercountries,onsomeoccasionspeoplewouldbuyagifttocongratulateotherpeopleorsendgiftstoeachotherascelebration.TheritualonChristmasinwesterncountriesisagoodexample.

Dopeoplepreferwinninginateamorontheirown

Ithinkthesecelebrationscreateasenseofbelongingforsportfans.Theyseeteammembersasapartoftheirfamily.Italsoenhancestheconnectionbetweenfansandteammember.Additionally,itisapartoftheentertainmentofsupportingateam.

Whatkindsofachievementsdopeopleoftencelebrate

Peoplecelebratefestivals,promotionincareer,enrollmentintohighereducationinstitutions,successinexamsandanniversariesofimportantdates.

Describeaspecialdaythatmadeyouhappy.

Whereyouwere;

Whoyouwerewith;

Whatyoudid;

Andexplainwhyyoufelthappy

Iwouldsayoneofthehappiestdaysinmylifehadtobemygraduationdayatuniversity.Itwassuchaspecialdaythatwasspentwithmyclosestfriends,myclassmates,myteachersandmyfamilytoo.Therearen’tmanyoccasionswhenyouhaveallofyourlovedonesinthesameplace,butthisiswhatmakesgraduationdaysoremarkable.

There’safeelingoffriendshiphavingbeenthroughyearsofhardworktogethertoachievethebestresultsinourexams,butthenagain,it’salsoknowingthatthisistheendofsomethinguniquetoo.

IrememberwakingupthatdaywithmixedemotionsasIknewthereweresomepeoplefromuniversitywhoIwouldprobablynevermeetagain.Nonetheless,Iwasmoreexcitedaboutfinallywearingmyuniversity’sgraduationgown.MyfamilyandIarrivedattheeventinplentyoftimewhichallowedmetocatchupwitheveryone.Therewerecameraseverywhere,peopleposingingroupsandbythemselvesintheirgowns,nottomentionthebouquetsofflowerswhichwerebeinghandedouttoeverybody.Itreallywasaspectacle!Thencamethetimeforthepresentation,anditreallywasthemostexcitingpartofthedayforme.

TofinallyfeelthatmystudieswereoverandIhadachievedwhatIhadsetouttodo.Myfamilyweresoproudofmetoo,andthatputthebiggestsmileonmyface.Irealisedatthatmomentthatitwasthefirstdayoftherestofmylife.

Howdopeoplecelebratebirthdaysorweddings

Peopleusuallyholdpartieswiththeirfriendsandfamilytocelebratebirthdaysorweddings.Forbirthday,mostpeopleprefertocelebratewithfriendsandfamily.Theyliketoeatbirthdaycakestogetherandsingbirthdaysongs.Asforweddingceremony,peopleprefertocelebratewiththeircouplesinromanticrestaurantandrecalltheirlovestories.

Howmuchmoneydoyouthinkpeoplewillspendonbirthdaysorwedding

Itvariesfrompeopletopeople.Differentpeoplehavedifferentideasoncelebratingbirthdaysandweddings.Somepeoplethinkitisimportanttocelebratethespecialmomentwiththeirdearestlove,thus,howtheycelebrateandwheretheycelebratearelessimportant.Othersthinkitisimportanttocelebrateinanelegantplaceandhaveagreatmeal.Asforme,Inormallyspend500-1000RMBformybirthday.

Doyouthinkit’stoomuch

IthinkthemostimportantthingforbirthdayandweddingistostaywiththepersonIlove.Inormallyspend500-1000RMBformybirthdayandIthinkthat’saffordableformetohaveanicedinnerinaelegantrestaurantwithmyfamilyormyfriends.

Doyouthinkweddingsmakepeoplefeelhappy

Ibelieveweddingscanmakepeoplefeelhappyandofferpeoplehope.Ithinkweddingsareasymbolofperfectloveandcanarouseoursenseofhappiness.Aweddingmeansthereisanewstartforthisnewcoupleandtheirfutureisfullofhope.Theycanstartanewlifetogetherandmakeeveryefforttomaketheirhomebetter.

Whataresomeofthethingsthatcanmakepeoplefeelhappy

Peoplecanfeelhappyiftheirneedsaresatisfied.Simplethingscanmakepeoplefeelhappy.Forexample,warmfoodanddrinkscanmakepeoplefeelhappyincoldweather.Comfortablebedandcleanroomcanmaketiredpeoplefeelhappybecausetheycanhaveagoodrest.

Whatisyourdefinitionofhappiness

Itisdifficultformetodefinehappiness.Ifeelhappyifmyneedsaresatisfied.Simplelittlethingscanmakemefeelhappy.IfeelhappyifIstaywithpeopleIlove.IfeelhappyandsatisfiedifIcanenjoydeliciousfood.IfeelhappyifIcanseethebeautifulsunsetwhenIfeelupset.

Doyouthinkpeopletodayarehappierthanbefore

Iagree.AsIsaid,peoplecanfeelhappyiftheirneedsaresatisfied.Inrecenttimes,peoplehavemoreopportunitiesandfreedomtodowhattheywantandenjoytheirlife.Convenienttrafficconditionofferspeopleopportunitiestotravelfromcountrytocountry.Internetprovidesmoreefficientandflexiblewayofworking.Incontrast,peopleinthepasthadlesschancetoenjoytheirlife.

Describeatimewhenyoufirstmetsomeone

Whereyoumethimorher

Whenyoumethimorher

Whatyoutalkedabout

andexplainhowyoufeltaboutit

Abouttwoyearsago,myfriendintroducedmehisprofessor,Mr.Feng,whoistheDeanofEnglishDepartmentinhisuniversity.Tobespecific,it’smorelikearecommendationbecauseinthatcaseIcanhavetheopportunitytolistentohislecturesandgetsomeadviceinmymajor.

Heaskedmetositinthefrontrowandtreatedmeashisownstudent,Imean,hewouldlookatmeattimesandcheckedwhetherIhaveanythingconfused.Thefirstlecturewasabout2hoursbutIfeltlikeonly1hourpassingbecausehe’sveryhumoroustomaketheabstractknowledgeeasiertounderstand,suchassharinghisexperienceoflearning,tellingusrelatedstoriesandjokes.Also,Iconsultedseveralquestionswithhimafterclassandgotthedetailedexplanations.

SoIsoonunderstoodwhyFengissocharismaticandpopularinthatuniversityandafterthefirstmeeting,IwasallowedtoattendmoreofhislecturesfromwhichIhadlearntalot.EventhoughInolongergotohisclasses,wearestillkeepingintouchandIfeelluckytoknowhim.

Howdoyouwelcomenewmembersinagroup

Iwillholdanice-breakingpartytoprovideopportunitiesfornewcomerstogetfamiliarwithothers.Iwillplaysomefunnygamestoclosedistancebetweenpeople.Inordertosetapressure-freecontext,Iwilltrytoknowthenewmembers’hobbiesandfindsomecommontopicstointeractwiththem.

HowdoChinesepeoplemakenewfriends

Likepeopleinothercountries,differentpeoplechoosedifferentwaystomakenewfriends.Somepeopleenjoysocialgatheringandconsideringthataschancestominglewithpotentialfriendsandexpandsocialnetwork.Somepeopleenjoymakefriendsonsocialwebsitesorapplicationsbyonlinechatting.

Doyouthinkit’sstrangetomakefriendsonline

Idon’tthinkso.Imakesomefriendsthroughonlinegame.Wehavegoodfriendshipandwechatonlinealmosteverydayforayearbutwehaven’thadachancetomeeteachotheroffline.Somesocialwebsitesandapplicationsareveryintelligentandcanmatchpeople’sinterestsandhobbies.It’sefficienttomakefriendsonlinebecausetheInternetcanofferalargersocialcircle.

Whydosomepeoplehavefewfriends

Somepeoplehavenarrowsocialcircleandarenotgoodatsocial.Theymayhavesocialanxietydisorderandfeelfrustratedwhentalkingtostrangersanddon’tknowhowtostartaconversation.Asaresult,theyhavelesschancetomakenewfriends.

Whichismoreimportant,newfriendshipsoroldones

Ithinkbothnewfriendsandoldonesareimportantforme.IwouldchooseoldfriendsifIhadto.IthinkoldfriendshaveexperiencedmanyimportantthingswithmeinthepastandIknowthemwell.

Describeaboringtimeyoufeltwithothers

Whenthisoccasionwas

Whoyouwerewith

Whatyoudidtogether

Andexplainwhyyoufeltbored

Thinkingofgettingbored,I’dliketosharewithyouapartyItookpartinseveralmonthsago.ItwasactuallymybestieAlicewhoinvitedmetothisdancingparty.Butsadly,Alicedidn’tmakeitsinceshegotabadcoldthatday

IstillwenttherecosIdidn’thaveotherplans,soIwasthinkinglike,maybeitwouldbeagreatchancetomakesomeothernewfriends.Unfortunately,itwasadisaster.

First,sinceAlicedidn’tcomewithme,IfoundthatIbarelyknewanyoneelse.Anditseemedthat,everyonebroughttheircompanionsandkepttotheirowncircles.Actuallynoonewastryingtotalkwithme,soitwastrulyhardformetofitin.Iwaslikequiteembarrassedatfirstandgettingabitwearyofthisplace

Then,Iwasattractedbythedessert,youknow,there’sagoodselectionofcookiesandcupcakes.Idecidedtofeedmyselfwiththesegood-lookingsnacksandheadedtohome.Butyouknowthesayingonemisfortunecomesontheneckofanother,halfofthesnackshavepeanutbutterinitwhichisreallynotmycupoftea.Havingnoonetotalkplushavingnothingtoeat,Ifeltextremelyfrustrated.Finally,Ileftthepartybeforedyingofboredom

Whydopeoplefeelborednowadays

IthinkpeoplefeelborednowadaysbecausemodernlifeandtheInternetofferconvenientandaccessiblewaytoeverything.Peoplehavechancetogetwhatevertheywantandtheyarefreetodowhatevertheywantto.Lifehaslesschallengeforpeople.Asaresult,peoplefeelboredbecausetheirneedscanbesatisfiedeasily.

Whydopeoplereadbookslessoftenthanbefore

MostpeoplereadbookstoacquireknowledgewhiletheInternetcanofferpeoplemoreopportunitiestoacquireknowledgeandgainlatestinformation.Peoplecanwatchvideosonlinetolearnanddoactivitiestoconsolidatetheirunderstanding.Incontrast,readingbooksismoremonotonous.

Doyouthinkplayinggamesisagoodwaytomakepeoplefeellessbored

Ithinkplayinggamesisagoodwaytokilltimebutpeoplestillfeelboredafterplayinggames.Playinggamescanofferpeopletransitoryhappinessandsatisfaction.Butdomoremeaningfulthings,forexample,learningordoingsports,canmakepeoplegainsenseofachievementandsatisfaction.

Wouldpeoplechangetheirjobswhentheyfeelboredaboutthejobtheyaredoing

Ithinkforyounggeneration;theanswerisyes.Mostyoungpeopleprefertodochallengingjobssotheycanstayexcitedwhentheyatwork.Foroldgeneration,theypreferastablelifeandtheyareunwillingtochangetheirmodeoflife.SoIthinkoldpeoplemightnotchangetheirjobswhentheyfeelbored.

Whatkindsofjobsareboringtomostpeopleinchina

Ithinksomemonotonousjobsareboringtopeople,forexample,cleaningworkandsecurityjob.Peopledochangelessjobseverydayandthereisnochallengeforthemintheirjob.Peoplemightfeelboredbecausetheycontinuetodothesamethings.

Describeatimeyouborrowedsomethingfromothers.

Whatthesituationwas

Whatyouborrowed

Whomyouborroweditfrom

Andexplainwhyyouborrowedit.

Well,I’dliketotalkaboutatimeIborrowedsomething.Ithappenedaroundtwomonthsago,whenourschoolorganizedatriptoHangzhou,acitynotfarfromShanghai.IrememberIwasonaschoolbusalongwithallmyclassmates.ThenIfoundthatthebatteryofmyphonewasrunninglow.Igotalittleanxious.

Apparently,Ineededtoborrowsomethingtochargemyphonewith,anditwasaportablepowerbank.Ithinknowadayspowerbanksaresoimportantsinceweuseourmobiledevicesallthetime.AportablepowerbankisusuallyasmallandlightdevicewhichcanbeconnectedtooursmartphonesthroughaUSBcableforelectricity.

SoIjustaskedaroundtoseewhetheranyonehadapowerbankwiththem.Fortunately,agirlsittingbehindmehadbroughtapowerbankinherbag.Well,tobehonest,itwasabitawkwardbecauseatschoolmeandthatgirldidn’tspeakmuch.Whenshehandedmethepowerbank,IwasalmostsurethatIblushed.

Finally,IwanttoexplainwhyIborrowedit.Firstofall,itwasalongtripandIwasn’texactlyinatalkingmoodprobablybecauseIdidn’trestwellthepreviousday,soIneededsomethingtopasstime.Youknowhowdependentweareonoursmartphonesnowadays.Imeanwithoutthispowerbank,thebatterywould’vediedsoonandI’dhavespenthoursonthebusdoingnothingandfeelingbored.

Canyoutellmethekindsofthingspeoplemostcommonlyborrowfromfamilyorfriends

ThemostcommonthingswenowadaysborrowisthemembershipofwebsitesandappslikeIqiyi.Sometimespeoplefeeliftooexpensivetopayforthemembership,insteadofpayingforit,theytendtoborrowfromtheirfriendsorbuyonetousetogether.

Doyouagreethatitisalwaysbettertobuythingsthantoborrowthem

Ofcoursenot.Forthingsthatweonlyuseonce,itismorecost-effectivetoborrowthingsratherthanpurchasing.However,ifitisthingsthatareuseddaily,itismoresuitabletopurchasethem.

Canyoutellmethereasonswhyborrowingthingscansometimescausearguments

Thisisledbysomeone’suntrustworthy.Sometimestheycannotreturntheborrowedthingbackaccordingtotheagreementandmayevenbemadatothersiftheyaskforthatthingwhichtheylend.Soitisveryimportanttocheckthecharactersofothersbeforelendingthingstothem.

Doyouthinkwhetheritisalwaysnecessarytogetpermissionbeforeborrowingsomething

Yesofcourse,itshowsrespecttoothers.Forme,ifotherstakeawaythethingswithoutpermission,Iwillfeeldisrespectedandwillnevertrustthatguyafterwards.Ibelievethatevenclosefriendsshouldsharesomedistancewitheachother.

Canyoutellmeareasonabletimelimitforreturningborrowedthings

Ithinkthisdependsontheagreementwhenpeoplelendthingstoothers.Ifitisappointedtoreturnthingsinaweek,thenthat’sit,peoplewhoborrowitmustreturnitontime.Onlywhenpeoplestcktothetimelimitandbecarefulwhenusingborrowedthings,theyarepossibletoborrowitforasecondtime.

CanyoutellmewhysomepeoplemightnotwanttoborrowvaluablethingsUsingotherpeople’sideas

Fromtheperspectiveofpeoplewhoneedtoborrow,theymightthinkitistroublesomeiftheydamagethevaluablethingandhavetoapologizeandpaymoneyback.Andtheymayalsothinkfromtheperspectiveofotherswhotheyborrowthingsfrom,theymightnottrustothersiftheylendtheirvaluablestuff.

Doyouthinkwhetheritisacceptableinbusinesstoborrowideasforproductsfromothercompanies

Yes,companiesshouldalwayscareaboutsituationsoutsidethecompanyandlearnfromotherstoimprovethequalityoftheirproducts.However,itisnotpermittedtodosoifthereisapatentwhichprotectsthedesignoftheproduct.

Howdoyouseetheattemptsbymusicianstopreventunauthorizeddownloadingoftheirmusic

Therearemusiciansmakingpublicspeechestopreventthebehaviour,besides,theyalsotweettoexpresstheirfeelingsaboutit.Whenitisnecessary,theyalsoinstituteproceedingstoaskotherstocompensatefortheirloss.

Doyouagreethatimportantscientificdiscoveriesarenevermadebyonepersonalone

Yes,Iagreetothisidea.Sincepeopleareconnectedbyco-operations,andonecannevermakeveryhugeprocesswithoutothers’help.Theyhavetorelyonothers’helpandlearnfromprecedent,theyallhavetosteponthegiant’sshoulder.

Describeanoccasionyoulostsomethingbutgotitback.

whattheoccasionwas

whatyoulost

howyougotitback

Andexplainwhyyoulostit.

I’dliketotalkaboutatimeIlostsomethingbutgotitback.Ithappenedaroundthreemonthsago.Oneday,Iwasreadytogotowork,butIcouldn’tfindmykey.IrememberIwasrunninglatesoIjustlefthome,decidingtolookforitafterIcameback.

AsImentioned,Ilostthekeytoourhome.Itwastiedtoakeychain,andnormally,I’dputitinmybagafterIopenedthedoorwithit.SoIalwayshaditwithme.Actually,IfeltalittleworriedbecauseIdidn’tknowwhereIlostit.ButasIrecalled,thelasttimeIhadseenitwasafterIopenedthedoor,soImust’velostitathome.

AfterIgotbackhomethatday,Istartedlooking.Ilookedalmosteverywhere---thebedrooms,balcony,allthedrawers,butIjustcouldn’tfindit.Dayslater,Ialmostgaveuptheideaoffindingitback,butIfoundit.Itwasjustunderthecoffeetable.IrememberIdroppedsomethingandwhenIwasreachingforit,Isawthekeyrightthereunderthetable.Tobehonest,Iwasabitthrilled!

Finally,IwanttoexplainwhyIlostit.Well,franklyspeaking,Ididn’tknow.Normally,I’mnotacarelessperson,andInevermisplaceanything,especiallyimportantthingslikekeys.Inretrospect,Iguessitmust’vebeenmysonwhoputitthereonpurpose.Actually,hedoesthatalotjustforfun.

Canyoutellmethingswhichpeopleoftenlose

Whatpeopleoftenlosearethingsthataretiny,whatevertheimportanceitistothemselves.Forinstance,girlsoftenlosetheirrubberband,itisnormalforstudentstoloseclips,andpassengerssometimeslosetheirticketsorIDcards.

Canyoutellmewhatpeoplecandotoavoidlosingthings

Peoplehavetoputeverythingbacktoplaceswheretheyoughttoplacethesethingsasplanned.Thisisamethodtaughtbymymother,shetoldmethatifIplanforspaceforallmybelongingsandputitbackassoonasIfinishusingthem,itisdifficulttolosethings.Inaddition,peoplecanalsomakeuseofmemorandum.

Canyoutellmewhysomepeopleworrymorethanotherpeoplewhentheylosethings

Ithinkthisdependsonone’sowncharacteristics.Somepeopleareeasiertogetexcited,mad,ormovedthanothers,Imean,theirmoodisnotthatstable,sotheytendtobemoreworriediftheylosethings.Andtherearealsocircumstancesthattheymightvaluethatthingsomuchthattheydonotwanttoloseit.

Canyoutellmewaystofindsomethingimportantthathasbeenlost

Ithinklostandfoundandradiobroadcastshouldbemadeofgoodusesinceitisveryconvenient,andithaswidecoverage.Thisiscommonlyusedinbookstores,supermarkets,orinshoppingmalls.Butifthingsarelostontheroadorotherplaces,itisbettertogotothepolicetoseekforhelp.

Doyouagreethatifapersonfindssomethinginthestreet,it’sallrighttokeepit

NoIdon’t.WhenIwasataveryyoungage,mymotherandmyteachertoldmenottopocketthemoneyonehaspickedup.Theonewholosethethingmightbeworriedandmaycomebacktolookforit,sotherightthingistohandittothepolicestationorwaituntiltheownercomeback.

Canyoutellmewhymanycultureshavestoriesaboutfindingburiedtreasure[e.g.gold]Losscausedbymodernization

Wellfirstofall,thisisadreamofmostpeople.Imean,howhappyandluckyitistofindburiedtreasure!Meanwhile,itisalsoagoodwaytoverifythecharacteristicsoftheprotagonist,whetherheorsheishonest,forinstance,andburiedtreasuresometimesalsoactsasarewardofgodinsomestories

Canyoutellmesometraditionsorknowledgewhicharelostorforgottenwhenasocietymodernizes

Letustakethetraditionalskillsofcarpenterasanexample.Ihaveheardthatinthepast,Chinesecarpentersdonotneedtousenailsnorgluetomakefurnitureandotherstuffs.Butwithmodernization,carpentersnowadaysfinditreallyconvenienttouseglueandnailtoconnectpartsofstuffs,leadingtothelossoftraditionalknowledgeandskills.

Doyouthinkwhethermodernizationgenerallyhasanegativeimpactonsocialrelationships

Tosomedegreeyes.Withmodernization,peopletendtosteerattheirtinylittlescreenoftheircellphonesinsteadoftalkingtopeoplearoundthem.WellIalsohavetocommitthattechnologyalsobringspeoplecloserbecauseitismuchmoreconvenienttochatwithfriendsorrelativesfarawayfromwhereyouare.

Doyouagreethatwelosemorefrommodernizationthanwegain

Itdependsonwhichperspectivewearetalkingfrom.Intermsoftheenvironment,truly,modernizationdampenstheenvironment,thusharmingthehealthofhumanbeings.Butonecanneverdenythatmodernizationbringsusconveniencetotravel,live,communicate,anddootherthings.Itismorelikeadouble-edgedsword.

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